US midterms: 1 day to go – Democrats rally around El-Sayed amid attacks

With one day to go before the United States midterm elections, campaigning has reached a fever pitch with Democratic and Republican leaders pulling out all the stops to mobilise voters.Democrats are hoping to flip control of both chambers of Congress, which is currently controlled by US President Donald Trump’s Republican Party.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US midterms: What to know about independent voters and candidateslist 2 of 3Trump leans into Islamophobia and conspiracy in last-ditch campaign rallieslist 3 of 3Write-In Ralph: South Carolina Republicans challenge Trump’s Senate pickend of listAll 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats are up for grabs on Tuesday. Voting will also be held to elect governors in 36 of the 50 US states.With the cost-of-living crisis, exacerbated by the US-Israel war on Iran, becoming one of the key talking points of these elections, here’s where things stand as of Monday:What’s happened on the campaign trail in the past 24 hours?In a dramatic political development on Sunday, Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens threw her support behind Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers over her own party’...