A bitterly divided America went to the polls on Tuesday for a high-stakes midterm election seen as a referendum on the first two years of the mercurial presidency of Donald Trump. Supporters of Harley Rouda, a Democratic candidate for the House in California's 48th District, hold signs and cheer at a get-out-the-vote rally in Laguna Beach, California on Election Day With control of Congress and Trump's agenda at stake, early voting hit record levels and turnout appeared high across the country. All eyes are on the several dozen razor-thin races that will decide if Republicans retain control of the House of Representatives and Senate or if one or both chambers flip Democratic. All 435 seats in the House, 35 seats in the 100-member Senate and 36 governorships are up for grabs as Americans cast their ballots. Democrats need a net gain of 23 seats to win the House for the first time since the Tea Party wave of 2010, and the latest polls give them a good chance to do so. "I … [Read more...] about Election Day test for Trump as America votes
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Trump, Obama tout clashing visions of U.S. as elections near
Trump, Obama tout clashing visions of U.S. as elections near U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally, ahead of midterm elections, at Pensacola International Airport in Florida, U.S., November 3, 2018 – PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Barack Obama made duelling election appearances on Sunday, offering sharply different views on the country’s problems but agreeing on the high stakes for voters in the final 48 hours of a tight campaign. With opinion polls showing dozens of tight U.S. congressional and gubernatorial races in Tuesday’s election, the current and former presidents said the results would determine what kind of country Americans live in for the next two years. “This election will decide whether we build on this extraordinary prosperity we have created,” Trump told a cheering crowd in Macon, Georgia, warning that Democrats would “take a giant wrecking ball to our economy.” … [Read more...] about Trump, Obama tout clashing visions of U.S. as elections near
Trump says infrastructure plan may wait until after elections
US President Donald Trump said Thursday his major infrastructure plan may not make it through Congress until after key midterm elections in November. Trump says infrastructure plan may wait until after elections, JEFF SWENSEN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP "I don't think you're going to get Democrat support very much. And you'll probably have to wait until after the election, which isn't so long down the road," he said in a speech in the Midwestern state of Ohio. "We probably have to wait until after the election because the Democrats say, 'don't give him anymore wins.'" Trump was in the state in the industrial heartland to tout his proposal to dedicate $200 billion in federal money as a way to attract private investment of "at least" $1.5 trillion, the White House said. "We are going to rebuild America's crumbling infrastructure," including roads, bridges, airports, and waterworks, he said. The plan "will completely transform the horrible, costly and broken permitting … [Read more...] about Trump says infrastructure plan may wait until after elections