Americans have begun voting in some districts in critical midterm elections that mark the first major voter test of Donald Trump’s presidency, with control of Congress at stake.
As polling stations opened at 6:00 a.m. in some places on the East Coast (1 p.m. in Israel), Republicans are keenly aware that losing their majority will hamstring his divisive, nativist political agenda over the next two years.
A man votes at the Greenspring Retirement center during the mid-term election day in Fairfax, Virginia on November 6, 2018. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
At stake are all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 seats in the 100-member Senate, 36 governor posts and seats in state legislatures across the country.
For almost two years, Trump’s rule-breaking, sometimes chaotic administration has enjoyed a largely free hand from the twin Republican-controlled chambers, but the midterms could finally see his wings clipped.
— AFP
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