Americans Vote in Midterm Elections Deciding Control of Congress in Trump's Second Term
Photo: The Guardian USAmericans voted on Tuesday, Nov. 3, in midterm elections that will decide control of Congress for the last two years of President Donald Trump's second term. All 435 House seats are up, along with 36 governorships; reports differ on whether 35 or 37 Senate seats are on the ballot. Republicans control both chambers and hold a three-seat House majority. Opinion polls suggest Democrats are well placed to win the House but face a tougher task in the Senate. The party holding the White House has not gained House seats in a midterm since 2002. Ballot measures cover redistricting, abortion rights and a proposed billionaire tax in California. Four Republican-held districts in suburban Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley and central Pennsylvania are seen as key. Ohio's governor race pits Republican Vivek Ramaswamy against Democrat Amy Acton, and Nithya Raman is challenging Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found the rising cost of living was top of mind for voters.
Left-leaning outlets CBS News and The Guardian US frame the vote around power. CBS gives a practical guide to seats, governorships, ballot measures and the Pennsylvania districts, noting the historical midterm pattern. The Guardian calls it a referendum on Trump, citing his rallies, immigration crackdown, war on Iran, tariffs and White House ballroom, and the Democrats' hope of a "blue wave." Both stress Republican control and Democratic prospects in the House. Alternative outlets The Hindu and Reuters also call it a Trump referendum but add distinct angles: Reuters leads with poll findings on cost of living, and The Hindu highlights Indian American candidates. Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative outlets had.
How the sides differ Left sources stress Trump as a referendum and the House battleground; alternative sources add poll-based cost-of-living concerns and Indian American candidates; right sources had not covered it.
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CBS News offers a seat-by-seat guide to what is at stake, including Pennsylvania districts and ballot measures; The Guardian US frames the vote as a referendum on Trump, citing his rallies and policies.
The Hindu stresses Trump's record, the Ohio governor race and Indian American candidates; Reuters leads with Reuters/Ipsos poll findings that the rising cost of living is voters' top concern.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.