Trump faces a midterm reckoning as polls show Democrats on track to take control of the US House
Donald Trump pledged $15 billion to farmers hurt by tariff-driven diesel and fertiliser costs, with the payout timed to land just before Tuesday's midterm vote.
America's midterm campaigns end today with Democrats poised to flip the House, needing to turn only three seats in a field where well over a dozen Republican districts are polling in trouble. The Senate is murkier: Democrats must flip four of 22 Republican seats up for re-election, and polls show the GOP trailing in at least eight of them. Trump's sagging approval rating, the unpopular war in Iran and cost-of-living fears are dragging Republicans down across the board.
Cook Political Report shifted Michigan's Senate race from toss-up to 'lean Democrat', with Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers by 11 points in a New York Times/Siena poll.
California alone has eight House races in play, with money and accusations flying over ties to Trump, Big Tech and corporate PACs.
