General U.S. NewsNov 2, 2026·2 min read

Trump, Vance and candidates campaign on last day before US midterms

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Trump, Vance and candidates campaign on last day before US midterms

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US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance have begun their final push ahead of the November 3 midterm elections , with Republican and Democratic candidates spreading out across the United States for a last day of campaigning. Republicans are trying to hold their majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives despite Trump’s low approval ratings and polls predicting that the Iran war, high energy prices, and the affordability crisis could mean a strong night for Democrats. In an interview on the New York Post’s Pod Force One podcast, Trump said that, in the event of having to work with Democrats, he’ll become “Mr. Veto”. “It wouldn’t be the first time [we] have a president and he doesn’t have the Senate. In Michigan, Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is holding a “Get-Out-The-Vote” canvass rally at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti on his last morning of the campaign. In Texas, Democrats James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa are making final pushes for Senate and governor, respectively, with a joint rally in Austin at 6:30pm CT (00:30 GMT on Tuesday). Talarico’s opponent, Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, is scheduled to appear in Conroe at 12pm CT (18:00 GMT) and Allen at 6:30pm CT (00:30 GMT). Separately, a federal judge in Washington is due to hear a lawsuit early Monday over whether immigration agents can be present at polling places. Common Cause, UnidosUS, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and the city and county of Denver are challenging the US administration’s position that armed agents from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE (immigration enforcement agency)) may enter polling places for immigration enforcement. The Department of Homeland Security has said ICE is not planning operations targeting polling locations.

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Republicans and Democrats hold last rallies around the United States as polls point to a tight congressional race.

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