Polls begin to close in midterm elections as voters pass judgment on Trumps second term
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first polls were closing on Tuesday as voters, fed up over high prices and angry over the direction of the country, cast their ballots in midterm elections that will serve as a referendum on President Donald Trump’s second term. The elections could drastically shift power in Washington. Democrats were cautiously optimistic as they watched Republicans spend the campaign’s final stretch pumping tens of millions of dollars into states and districts that Trump won two U...
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- Polls begin to close in midterm elections as voters pass judgment on Trumps second term
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