Millions of voters will cast their ballots Tuesday in an election that will decide the balance of power in Congress and set the tone for President Donald Trump’s remaining two years in the White House.

CNN reporters describe covering Trump and the midterms as officials confront election disinformation, AI-generated fakes and prediction-market risks.

The CNN poll, released Wednesday and conducted by SSRS, found Trump had a record low approval rating of 32% among registered voters.

Midterm elections are almost always bad for the president’s party. Sometimes they are very bad for the president’s party. And every so often they are historically bad.

From Nov. 2-4, DIRECTV customers can watch live results via its Election HQ, which will provide a 4-channel live news stream and data from The Associated Press. Election HQ is available only on DIRECTV Gemini, Gemini Air, and Genie devices — both broadcast and streaming — not via the app.

A new CNN survey shows Abdul El-Sayed ahead by 7 points, continuing a string of favorable poll results for the Democratic nominee.

President Donald Trump’s approval rating stood at a dismal 38.4% heading into the crucial midterm elections, a ccording to an aggregation of top polls on RealClearPolitics, with 59.7% of Americans disapproving of the job Trump is doing.

The November 2026 midterm elections are just four days away. Candidates in key races — and President Trump — are making their closing arguments to voters.

Kaitlan Collins, Dana Bash and the women of CNN talk about the midterm elections, all the AI fake news, and getting attacked by President Trump.