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Americans head to polls in midterm elections seen as referendum on Trump
Control of the Senate and House of Representatives, both currently held by the Republicans, is at stake US midterm elections 2026: latest updates Americans are heading to the polls today in US midterm elections widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s second presidency and a chance for opponent
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Both outlets frame the midterms as a test of Trump’s reach, but they do so at different levels. Al Jazeera foregrounds control of Congress and the question of whether institutions can withstand presidential pressure, while the Los Angeles Times narrows in on one Arizona race as a proxy fight over the president’s effect on the election.
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