Exit poll shows that 62% of voters disapprove of Trump
An exit poll released by CNN this Tuesday (3), during the mid-term elections in the United States, shows that 62% of voters disapprove of President Donald Trump's performance, while 38% approve of his administration. The approval rating is seven percentage points lower than that recorded in the 2018 legislative elections, during the Republican's first term.
The CBS News exit poll follows the same line and shows that Trump's approval rating is 38% - the lowest recorded among American presidents in midterm elections since 2006.
🟥Bush 2006: 43%
🟦Obama 2010: 44%
🟥Trump 2018: 45%
🟦Biden 2022: 44%
🟥Trump 2026: 38%
Survey shows dissatisfaction with Trump
Around 6 in 10 voters in the United States disapprove of the way Donald Trump is running the Presidency, according to the AP Voter Poll released this Tuesday afternoon.
The survey also shows that approximately 70% want Congress to exercise more control over the president.
Additionally, 6 in 10 attribute the high cost of living to the Trump administration's policies.
FBI denies vote seizure
The FBI denied information circulating on social media that police had seized more than 20,000 fake ballots in Texas. The information was confirmed by The New York Times.
According to the report, publications on the networks indicated that the FBI had carried out an operation on the elections and discovered fraudulent voting ballots.
The agency clarified that no operation was carried out.
AP consolidates votes
The United States does not have a body that counts votes in a unified way — as the TSE Superior Electoral Court does in Brazil. Each state does its own count, and it is news agencies, newspapers and TV networks that consolidate the data nationally. g1 and TV Globo use the count from the North American agency Associated Press (AP), the oldest vehicle to consolidate votes and declare election results in the USA, 180 years ago.
👉 FOLLOW AP maps HERE with real-time vote counting.
ICE announces arrests
The US Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) has made a series of publications in the last few hours about arrests of immigrants who are allegedly trying to vote illegally in the US elections. In one of the publications in X, the agency stated that at least 14 arrests had been made. Many of those detained, according to ICE, allegedly claimed to have voted in several elections in the United States.
The agency, however, did not detail when the arrests were made nor did it say whether the immigrants were trying to vote in the 2026 midterm elections.
Extended hours at North Carolina polling stations
The North Carolina Board of Elections has extended voting hours at several polling stations that experienced minor delays this morning due to technical problems with computers or printers, which have now been resolved. Consequently, the release of election results was postponed from 7:30 pm to at least 8:15 pm.
Police escort to votes in New York county
Emergency ballots cast in New York's Westchester County will be collected by bipartisan election officials and escorted by police to a counting site later today, Republican Rep. Mike Lawler told reporters.
Lawler, who is facing Democratic candidate Cait Conley, said he was frustrated by the widespread problems affecting voters on Election Day, but emphasized that the error apparently was not "intentional."
"All ballots already cast, which are in the orange emergency bag, will be transported from the polling place after 9pm, under police escort, to a central location at the Electoral Board, where they will be counted. These ballots will not be opened at the polling place, but rather at the Electoral Board, where lawyers from both campaigns will be present."
Fraud theories dominate searches on social media
Problems with vote counting machines in New York and electronic voting machines in Florida caused a wave of misleading claims of voter fraud in the early hours of Election Day.
The number of posts mentioning terms like “cheating,” “stealing,” “fraud” and the like has skyrocketed to more than 100 per minute, according to an analysis of TweetBinder data by Audiense, a social media data company.
“In some places, these real problems — and proposed solutions — are being addressed with a conspiratorial narrative that falsely suggests the flaws are intentional,” wrote Kate Starbird, a disinformation researcher and co-founder of the Center for an Informed Public at the University of Washington, on social media.
North Carolina districts may extend voting due to 'technical issues'
Officials said election results in some eastern North Carolina counties may take longer than expected due to technical issues.
State officials will meet to decide whether to extend voting hours in Lenoir, Wilson, Hertford and Gates counties. Some of the affected precincts are located in the sprawling 1st Congressional District, where Democratic Rep. Don Davis and Republican candidate Laurie Buckhout are competing in a fierce election for the House of Representatives.
Due to technical delays at some polling stations, officials may extend voting hours until 8:30 p.m. ET, a spokesperson said.
The first midterm polls will close at 8pm Brasília time and the last ones, in Alaska, at 3am. However, the consolidated results of the elections and their repercussions in the US Congress should take a few days to come out.
The United States does not have a body that centralizes the calculation, like the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) in Brazil. Each state has autonomy to organize elections, and voting and vote counting procedures may vary across the country.
The projection of winners before the official count is made by press outlets — g1 and Globo, like most international networks, adopt data from the Associated Press (AP).
In the 2022 midterms, the AP declared which party would have control of the Senate four days after Election Day. In the case of the Chamber, the definition occurred eight days later.
Man arrested after sending hundreds of letters containing powder to authorities
Federal authorities have charged an Oklahoma City man with sending hundreds of letters containing a white powder to public officials ahead of the 2024 and 2026 elections.
According to a court document released by the FBI on Tuesday, the powder was not dangerous; an analysis revealed it to be yeast or flour, although not all letters were fully analyzed.
Robin Martin was accused of spreading a rumor and sending threatening communications by mail, and was arrested this Monday (2). He is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
The letters were addressed to election officials, members of Congress, research institutes, media outlets and federal law enforcement officials, FBI agent David Cole said in an affidavit.
Republicans talk about "stolen election" after voting problem
Prominent allies of President Donald Trump have taken advantage of a problem with ballot-reading machines in New York's Westchester County to promote conspiracy theories about a "stolen" election.
Since early on, the county has been facing problems with the polls and voters are having to vote by placing their ballots in emergency bags.
Far-right activist Laura Loomer, for example, wrote on X that "Democrats are already trying to steal the election in New York today."
Katie Miller, conservative podcast host and wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, wrote on X: "This is how the left steals elections."
“Democrats in New York will do anything to cheat,” Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, wrote in X.
ICE makes post with threats
The US Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) made threats against immigrants on the social network X.
The agency, which handles the arrest and deportation of undocumented foreigners who are in the country, stated that "there will be no escape" for those who "vote illegally."
However, only American citizens can vote for president and other federal positions, as in the mid-term elections taking place this Tuesday (3).
"If you vote illegally, we will find you. We will track you, arrest you, and prosecute you. There will be no escape," the post reads.
Pennsylvania extends voting hours at 3 polling stations
Chester County, in the state of Pennsylvania, will extend voting by 30 minutes in three voting zones in the region. On social media, county authorities reported "problems with the configuration of voting machines", which would have caused a delay in opening the polls. The three sections will remain open until 8:30 pm local time. After 8pm, the official closing time, registered votes will be cast using provisional ballots.
USA will never be communist country, says White House
The Trump administration stated this Tuesday (3) that "the USA will never be a communist country" in a White House post on social media and implies that Democratic voters would be "communist".
"Either you are a communist or you are a patriot. You cannot be both," the White House added.
The speech comes amid the midterms vote and after President Donald Trump called Democrats "communists" and "radical left-wing lunatics" during the campaign.
The mood in the White House is one of “cautious optimism”
The mood on Election Day at the White House is one of "cautious optimism," a White House official told CNN, as voters head to the polls to decide who will control Congress.
An aide, who spoke to the American broadcaster on condition of anonymity, said he spoke to President Donald Trump last night and that "he is a born optimist and was in a great mood."
Publicly, the message has been about mobilizing voters. Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for public policy, summed up this morning's Channel X message in one word: "Vote."
Alaska and Washington open polls
Two more states opened the polls at 1pm Brasília time:
Alaska;
Washington.
Now, all 49 states in the continental US, plus the District of Columbia, have their polls open, leaving only Hawaii.
