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Scattered reports of delays at US polling places as turnout surges 07 Nov 2018 - 01:26 am
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US midterm voters face long lines, machine malfunctions 07 Nov 2018 - 01:26 am
Republican candidate for Governor Ron DeSantis arrives to vote, carrying his daughter Madison, in the midterm elections at a polling place, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, yesterday.
AP survey: Health care, immigration high on voters' minds 07 Nov 2018 - 01:26 am
US Senate candidate Rep. Beto O’Rourke, his wife Amy Sanders (right) and their children Henry, Ulysses and Molly, walk back home after voting at El Paso Community College-Rio Grande Campus on Election Day in El Paso, yesterday.
A political year dominated by women faces its electoral test 07 Nov 2018 - 01:26 am
Campaign signs for various candidates outside the Montpelier Town Hall, in Montpelier, Vermont.
$100K raised for California teacher who punched student 06 Nov 2018 - 11:28 pm
Video on social media shows Riley, who is black, repeatedly hitting the student, who returns some blows. Before the scuffle, the video showed the student throwing a basketball at the 64-year-old Riley and calling him names.
Election faceoff: Trump's incendiary politics vs resistance 06 Nov 2018 - 09:53 pm
Chuck Keiper 57 shows off a vest he has worn as an election official for 12 years at the Franklin Elementary School on November 6, 2018 in Kent, Ohio.  Jeff Swensen/Getty Images/AFP
Voters face long lines, machine snafus, 'mosh pit' crowds 06 Nov 2018 - 09:53 pm
People vote at the Galleria at Sunset mall on November 6, 2018 in Henderson, Nevada. Americans vote on their choices of candidates in this midterm election, which is seen by many as a referendum on President Donald Trump. Ethan Miller/AFP
Pipe bombs suspect appears at Election Day court hearing 06 Nov 2018 - 09:39 pm
A police officer watches over the entrance to the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse ahead of the appearance by alleged mail bomber Cesar Sayoc in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on November 6, 2018 in
Trump’s made the midterms all about him 06 Nov 2018 - 09:39 pm
A woman takes a selfie after voting at City Hall in San Francisco on November 6, 2018. AFP/Josh Edelson
Voters talk caravan, 'out-of-control' Washington and Trump 06 Nov 2018 - 09:39 pm
A sign announcing the location of a polling station is seen outside a church in Washington, DC on November 6, 2018. Americans started voting Tuesday in critical midterm elections that mark the first major voter test of Donald Trump's presidency, with cont
Broken scanners plague NYC polling places 06 Nov 2018 - 09:38 pm
Voters cast their ballots at the Rummel Creek Elementary polling place on November 6, 2018 in Houston, Texas. Voters visited polling places around Texas on Election Day to cast their ballots in the midterms. Loren Elliott/Getty Images/AFP
Trump to spend Election Day out of public eye 06 Nov 2018 - 09:38 pm
:FILE PHOTO: Televised pictures of parcel bombs suspect Cesar Sayoc are reflected in the official portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S. October 26, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
In Texas, Ted Cruz squares off with rising star O'Rourke 06 Nov 2018 - 09:38 pm
U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) (R) talks with supporters after he cast his ballot at El Paso Community College-Rio Grande Campus on Election Day November 06, 2018 in El Paso, Texas. Chip Somodevilla/AFP
Races to watch in US midterm elections 06 Nov 2018 - 05:22 pm
Oprah Winfrey takes part in a town hall meeting with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams ahead of the mid-term election in Marietta, Georgia, US November 1, 2018. Reuters/Chris Aluka Berry
Election Day to test Democratic resistance in Trump era 06 Nov 2018 - 04:37 pm
A voter casts his ballot in the midterm election at the East Midwood Jewish Center polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on November 6, 2018. Americans started voting Tuesday in critical midterm elections that mark the first major voter
Facebook blocks 115 accounts ahead of US midterm elections 06 Nov 2018 - 03:20 pm
A Facebook sign is seen during the China International Import Expo (CIIE), at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Aly Song
Trump picks ex-counsel to Reagan as US envoy to Australia 06 Nov 2018 - 10:02 am
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US midterm elections poised for verdict on Trump's America 05 Nov 2018 - 06:48 pm
Central American asylum seekers including a Honduran girl aged 2 and her mother near the US-Mexico border in McAllen Texas on June 12, 2018. (AFP Getty Images North America / John Moore)