WASHINGTON.- The United States Supreme Court has rejected Donald Trump's bid to block the counting of more than 20,000 mail-in ballots in California, just hours after the president told the country in a nationally televised speech that the economy was "booming", as more than 57 million Americans had already voted early across 47 states and Washington, D.C., ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate's 100 seats are at stake, along with governorships in 36 states, in a vote that will decide control of Congress for the last two years of Donald Trump's term.
The court ruling landed on the eve of the election, after a final campaign day marked by a split inside the Democratic Party in Michigan. There, Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers after losing the Democratic nomination to Abdul El-Sayed, a move that added doubt to a Senate race that could decide the balance of power. In Florida, Senator Bernie Sanders backed Democrat Angie Nixon, who could become the state's first Black senator if elected. Donald Trump, who made his final pitch at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, has no public appearances scheduled for Election Day itself, but is set to host an election-night reception in the White House East Room.
"I veto everything": Donald Trump's warning if Democrats win Congress
In an interview with the New York Post, Donald Trump acknowledged the possibility of a Republican defeat and warned that he would use his veto power against a Democratic Congress. "I think we're going to do great, but if we don't win, I veto everything. I'll be vetoing, vetoing, then they'll come along, and we'll probably make some deals along the way, but it wouldn't be as good," he said. The warning followed his final rally in Kansas, his 30th of the campaign, where he argued he had done everything possible to salvage the midterms for Republicans amid voter worries about the cost of living and the war in Iran.
Early voting has already shattered records for a midterm: more than 57 million ballots cast before Election Day, according to an Associated Press analysis, well above the previous midterm record. Polling released over the weekend underlined why both parties are bracing for a long night: an NBC poll found 75 percent of respondents dissatisfied with the state of the economy and 51 percent dissatisfied with their personal financial situation, while the NBC polling average put Donald Trump's approval at 38 percent. The first polling stations are scheduled to close at 7 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, with the last, in Alaska, closing at 1 a.m. Eastern, and the full picture in the closest House and Senate races may take days to emerge.
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Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Outlook India live blog, Indian Express and Moneycontrol, November 2, 2026.