About 50 million Americans have already cast ballots in this year's midterm elections, according to the New York Times. The early vote is outpacing the last midterm cycle in every major Senate battleground, the report says.
In several key states, the share of early votes from registered Democrats was higher than in 2024, including mail-in and early in-person ballots. The party has been encouraged by higher turnout from important constituencies, the report says. Millions more ballots are expected on Election Day.
The Times reports that a New York Times and Siena University poll released Sunday night showed Democratic Senate candidates leading their Republican rivals in seven major battleground states. The report says surveys have shown voter frustration with the high cost of living has made even deeply conservative states competitive.
In Michigan, Representative Haley Stevens, who lost the Democratic primary to Abdul El-Sayed, endorsed the Republican nominee, Mike Rogers, according to the report.
In Ohio, a Times poll shows Democrat Sherrod Brown ahead of Republican Senator Jon Husted by six points.
President Trump told The New York Post he would be willing to grant preemptive pardons to his aides and allies if Democrats win enough seats to control Congress and pursue investigations. "I would if I needed to, sure," Trump said, according to the newspaper.