More than 50m Americans cast ballots in early voting with three days to go before midterms
Record number of early votes cast, with Democrats outnumbering Republicans in states which collect that informationThere has been a surge of early voting for the US midterm elections, with millions more Americans going to the polls compared with the last…
It’s closer to Beijing than Washington – and residents of this Alaskan outpost are reeling from Trump’s policies
On the Bering Sea, Unalaska is the US’s most productive seafood port, employing thousands of workers. But Trump’s cuts, and his disastrous war with Iran, have caused chaos – and put Republican control of Congress at riskIt was less than 17 hours until…
Ads accusing Republican candidates of protecting Epstein fill airwaves in final midterm push
But select Democrats, too, are being accused of having ties to the late sex offender as country prepares to voteIn races across the country, Democratic candidates or groups that support them have released ads accusing Republicans of protecting pedophiles…
Judge bars DoJ from threats to election workers as Trump to hold tele-rallies three days before elections – live
With control of Congress on the line, next week’s midterms amount to a referendum on Trump, who has urged voters to pretend he is on the ballotSign up for the Breaking News US emailHello and welcome to the US politics live blog.Donald Trump is…
Affordability, AI and Iran: Americans on the key issues guiding their midterm votes
Guardian readers share their concerns and disillusionment with the political climate under Trump as elections loomMillions of Americans will head to the polls on 3 November in elections that will determine control of the Republican-held House of…
Trump beware: US voters are concerned about government corruption
Alleged self-dealing by the president and his allies doesn’t look so good as corruption emerges as a key issue for midterm votersGovernment corruption a top issue for US midterm voters, exclusive poll findsVoters under 50 probably won’t remember the…
The staggering $446m Elon Musk has spent on the US midterms – visualized
The tech mogul’s midterm donations backing Republicans have made him the largest single-cycle political donor in modern US historyElon Musk has poured so much money into US politics this midterms election cycle that his donations could fund half a dozen…
A working-class Alaskan Native takes on a ‘multimillionaire’ Republican for seat in Congress
Independent candidate Bill Hill is threatening to unseat Trump ally Nick Begich with a message of affordabilityAs Republicans fight to maintain their narrow majority in Congress, they face a unique challenge in Alaska – not from a Democrat, but from an…
Trump reverses decision to cancel Kansas and Iowa rallies before midterms
The president cancelled the events in favor of tele-rallies, as Republicans face a fight to retain control of CongressDonald Trump cancelled, and then promptly uncancelled, two in-person rallies in Kansas and Iowa this weekend as polls suggest US midterm…
Final countdown to the make-or-break midterms – podcast
There are 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 in the Senate and 39 governorships up for grabs in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Jonathan Freedland is joined by Carrie Dann, of the Cook Political Report, to run through some of the races to watch…