Democrats, Trump hold final rallies before midterm elections

Washington — Democratic leaders convened their final get-out-the-vote rallies on Monday, as the midterm elections loomed with the party anticipating at least partial control of Congress and imposing political limitations on President Donald Trump for the first time in two years. The campaign had been marked by intense tension and hostility.

In his concluding address, Trump spoke at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, an iconic location that had come to symbolize his relentless, contentious push to revamp the capital city. The president declared, "We're going to win," on Sunday. Nevertheless, recent polls suggest that Democrats are almost guaranteed to seize the majority in the House of Representatives and have a strong chance at securing the currently Republican-held Senate.

Even a victory in the House alone would grant Democrats control over the federal budget and seats on influential committees, enabling them to scrutinize alleged wrongdoing involving Trump, including the Epstein files and other allegations.