Americans head to the polls for elections that could define Trump's closing chapter

Voting is under way in midterm elections that will settle who controls both chambers of Congress, The Guardian · BBC and The Guardian report, with President Donald Trump's presidency the central issue. Both outlets point to living costs, worsened by the Iran war and tariffs, as voters' main grievance. Trump's approval stands near 38% in final polls, according to the BBC, while The Guardian cites a range of 33 to 37%.

The BBC adds that Republicans are spending heavily in normally safe territory such as Kansas, and that diesel climbed from $3.75 before the war to a record $6.52 in September. It notes that only 29% of voters view the Democratic Party positively in an NBC poll, so discontent with Trump may not become Democratic votes.

The Guardian says Democrats are favored for the House but face a harder Senate fight, though New York Times and Siena polling puts them ahead in five of seven key contests. It also describes turmoil in Michigan: Representative Haley Stevens, who lost the Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, backed Republican Mike Rogers, prompting Chuck Schumer to call it "a despicable betrayal."

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