Americans choose their representatives in a referendum on Trump’s policies (live coverage)

On Tuesday, Americans will go to the polls to choose their representatives in Congress, in midterm elections that are considered a referendum on President Donald Trump’s policies and determine the balance of power during the last two years of his term.

The elections come amid record early turnout in several states, after more than 54 million Americans cast their votes before the polls opened.

In the final hours before the vote, the Democratic and Republican parties intensified their efforts to mobilize voters, while Trump, in a speech in Washington yesterday, sought to rally his supporters to ensure that Republicans maintain their majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate, while Democrats hope to seize control of Congress to obstruct his legislative agenda, and open investigations into his administration.

On Tuesday, Americans will go to the polls to choose their representatives in Congress, in midterm elections that are considered a referendum on President Donald Trump’s policies and determine the balance of power during the last two years of his term.

The elections come amid record early turnout in several states, after more than 54 million Americans cast their votes before the polls opened.

In the final hours before the vote, the Democratic and Republican parties intensified their efforts to mobilize voters, while Trump, in a speech in Washington yesterday, sought to rally his supporters to ensure that Republicans maintain their majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate, while Democrats hope to seize control of Congress to obstruct his legislative agenda, and open investigations into his administration.