Politics · United States · 6 hrs ago
US midterms will decide control of Congress
US voters go to the polls on 3 November to elect members of Congress in the midterm elections.
The elections involve the House of Representatives and the Senate, which together make up Congress.
Republicans currently control both chambers, while Trump’s approval rating is about 37%, giving Democrats hope of winning control.
All 435 House seats are up for election, but only 21 districts are considered close races; Republicans hold 15 of them.
Thirty-five Senate seats are being contested, and seven races are considered toss-ups, six of them currently held by Republicans.
The results will shape Trump’s final two years in office, and voters will decide which party controls Congress.
US voters will elect members of the House and Senate on 3 November, with both chambers currently controlled by Republicans.
The results could determine how the rest of Donald Trump's presidency plays out.
All 435 House seats are up for election, and 35 Senate seats are also being contested.
The Cook Political Report identifies 21 House districts and seven Senate seats as toss-ups.
Democrats are hopeful of winning both chambers, citing Trump's low approval rating as one reason they have a chance.
- Who
- US voters will elect members of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- What
- The midterm elections will determine whether Republicans keep control of Congress or Democrats take control.
- When
- 3 November. The article does not state the year.
- Where
- Across the United States.
- Why
- The results will determine control of Congress and could affect the rest of Donald Trump's presidency.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Trump began his second term with an approval rating of just over 50%, according to Silver Bulletin.
Trump's approval rating was around 42% when he launched air strikes with Israel against Iran.
Trump's approval rating fell below 40%.
Americans will vote in the midterm elections.
- House seats up for election
- 435
- Senate seats up for election
- 35
- House toss-up districts
- 21: 15 held by Republicans and six by Democrats
- Senate toss-up seats
- 7: six held by Republicans and one by Democrats
- Republican Senate seats
- 53 of 100
- Trump's current approval rating
- About 37%
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