US President Trump attacks Senate candidates in late-night posts after spending his final midterm speech talking about grass and algae
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which Trump suggested renaming after himself on the eve of midterm polling day, as voter anger over grocery and gas prices driven by his Iran war and tariffs dominated the final campaign stretch.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll finds 49 per cent of Americans say their finances have worsened under Trump's second term, with just 13 per cent reporting improvement. The cost of living ranked as the top concern for 48 per cent of voters, dwarfing immigration at 13 per cent. The US-Israeli war with Iran — now in its ninth month — has driven petrol prices up more than a dollar a year, to $4.15 a gallon.
Only 25 per cent of voters say the Iran war has been 'worth its costs', against 55 per cent who say it has not.
The DOJ is deploying around 1,000 monitors across all 50 states — the largest election-monitoring operation in its history.
The FBI's New Haven office told followers Election Day was Wednesday, not Tuesday, leaving the post up for 14 hours before deleting it.
