US Midterm Elections As Intense Contest Of Who Controls Congress

Ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, in the United States campaigning has reached a fever pitch with Democratic and Republican leaders pulling out all the stops to mobilise voters.
 
Democrats are hoping to flip control of both chambers of Congress, which is currently controlled by US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party.
 
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats are up for grabs on Tuesday. Voting will also be held to elect governors in 36 of the 50 US states.
 
With the cost-of-living crisis, exacerbated by the US-Israel war on Iran, becoming one of the key talking points of these elections, here’s where things stand as of Monday:...