Live: Americans head to the polls to vote in US midterm elections
Summary
Americans are voting in the November 3, 2026, U.S. midterm elections. Democrats are widely projected to win control of the House, while control of the Senate remains uncertain; the results could affect President Donald Trump’s ability to pass legislation.Key Facts
- Democrats need to gain three House seats and four Senate seats to take control of those chambers.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom accused Trump of trying to discard 20,000 ballots and intimidate election workers.
- A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop asking California officials to set aside ballots cast by people on its suspected-noncitizen lists.
- Judge James Boasberg said the administration’s lists contained many people wrongly identified as noncitizens.
- The Supreme Court had rejected a request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots.
- Representative Haley Stevens backed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers after losing the Democratic primary to Abdul Al-Sayed.
- Trump campaigned for Republicans at Washington’s Reflecting Pool ahead of the election.
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