US Mid-Term Elections Underway: Trump Popularity Tested

The mid-term elections for the US Congress have started on 3 October 2026. In these elections, voting is going on for 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 37 out of 100 seats in the Senate. These elections are being seen as a referendum on the popularity of Donald Trump. This is the first election in the US after the recent Iran war. These elections will decide whether President Trump's Republican Party will be able to retain its control over the House of Representatives and the Senate, both houses of the US Congress (Parliament) or the Democratic Party will at least gain control over the House of Representatives, according to the projections of the'Opinion Poll '. In this election, there are some important issues for the people of America. Issues like inflation, Iran war and trade war have heated up the politics of America in recent times. Apart from this, the cost of living, the fairness of elections, domestic economic situation, data games, transgender donors (Center for Living Donors) etc. are also major issues in these elections, according to the opinion polls of Reuters.