Americans Vote in Midterms as Trump Faces Congressional Test
- Americans vote today, November 3, 2026, in midterm elections serving as a referendum on President Donald Trump's second term, with Democrats seeking to wrest control of the House of Representatives from Republicans.
- Widespread voter frustration over inflation and rising fuel costs has fueled Democratic momentum, as midterm elections historically favor the opposition party when approval ratings plummet; Trump's approval stands at 36%, a second-term low.
- Record-Breaking early participation saw over 57 million ballots cast before Election Day, while the Supreme Court rejected an administration bid on Monday to block 20,000 California mail-in ballots the Trump administration alleged were cast by noncitizens.
- Should Democrats secure the House, they would gain investigative authority over Trump's administration; a Senate majority would allow them to block his judicial appointments, including potential Supreme Court vacancies.
- Both parties view these results as a rehearsal for the 2028 presidential race, where they will settle on nominees as Republicans navigate a post-Trump political landscape following this referendum.
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The midterm elections in the United States are taking place today, with voters deciding all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 37 seats in the Senate, and 36 state governors. The projections are clearly in Democrats' favor, with the Silver Bulletin election model giving them a 95 percent chance of winning the House and a 78 percent chance of winning the Senate. A Democratic-majority Congress could make the next two years of the Trump adm…
Americans vote in midterm election that could upend Trump presidency
Voters across the United States are going to the polls on Tuesday and Washington is bracing for a major upheaval. President Trump’s Republican Party currently holds both chambers of Congress. But poll watchers are predicting a Democratic wave that could see that all change.
All 435 deputies in the House of Representatives will be re-elected, with a third of the senators: On Tuesday, the US Congress will be elected - and this election could significantly postpone power relations in the US.
Voting centers will close gradually between Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 3:00 a.m., according to the time in Argentina.The time to define the winners will vary according to the speed of state scrutiny and how hard each contest turns out.
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