US midterm elections: Republicans defend narrow majorities
Gasoline and grocery prices, a contested immigration push and a Republican president's low poll numbers loom over a vote that will decide which party controls Congress.
Trump's approval stands at an all-time low of 31% in a recent Ipsos poll.
Half of registered voters in a recent Ipsos poll named the cost of living as their top factor.
AAA puts the US gasoline average at $4.28, $1.20 higher than a year earlier.
Preliminary Homeland Security data show a 95% drop in southwest border apprehensions compared with the Biden administration.
Republicans passed a $70 billion bill for ICE and Border Patrol on their own after a funding standoff.