By the time President Donald Trump had concluded his hourlong closing argument speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday, the water in the basin behind him had become still, a perfect mirror of the Washington Monument and a grey November sky.

WASHINGTON — President Trump defended his record and attacked Democratic Senate candidates in Alaska and Michigan in his final speech appealing to voters ahead of the midterm elections — though he spent most of his remarks focused on DC construction projects.

President Donald Trump stood silently while triumphant music played as he held up a poster showing an image of the algae-clogged pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial

US President Donald Trump acknowledged that Republicans face an uphill battle in the midterm elections, saying the party had given the contest a “very strong shot” even as he pointed to historical trends that favour Democrats, in his final major ...

Voters will decide on Tuesday who will control the balance of power in Congress for the last two years of President Trump’s second term. In Illinois, at least six members of Congress are leaving at the end of their terms. CBS News Chicago political editor Chris Tye breaks down the upcoming midterm elections.

It's the final day of campaigning in the US midterms, where key elections will determine which party controls Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency - see how these elections could reshape US politics Earlier,