# Polls begin closing in US midterms threatening to shatter Trump’s grip on Washington

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/polls-begin-closing-in-us-midterms-threatening-to-shatter-trumps-grip-on-washington/
- Published: 2026-11-04T01:29:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T11:57:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/11/04/polls-begin-closing-in-us-midterms-threatening-to-shatter-trump-s-grip-on-washington_6770953_4.html
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Midterms could weaken Trump’s control of Congress.
- Voters were judging his second-term record.
- History has usually favoured the opposition party.

## Summary

Polling stations began closing in the US midterm elections, with control of Congress at stake for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. The result could curb his influence in Washington if Democrats gain control of either chamber, as voters weighed his record and the country’s direction.

All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 Senate seats were being contested. Historically, the president’s party tends to lose ground in midterm elections: Republicans have lost congressional seats in all but two midterms since the Second World War.

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