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Midterm elections live updates: Trump to deliver remarks, join tele-rallies on Monday

President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear at the Reflecting Pool on Monday.

Last Updated: November 2, 2026, 10:02 AM EST

The high-stakes midterm elections are a day away, and candidates are making their final pitches to voters.

There are several key House and Senate races that could determine the balance of power in Congress as well as significant races for governor around the country. The elections could ultimately determine how effective President Donald Trump's agenda is in the back half of his second term.

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About one-third of Michigan voters have already cast their ballots

With the end of early voting in Michigan, 2,313,165 ballots or approximately 31% of registered voters have already cast their ballots between mail-in and early in-person voting.

Workers process absentee ballots for Detroit residents in the 2026 General Election at Huntington Place, October 30, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.
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On Sunday, the day Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Michigan GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers, there was the largest number of early in-person voters with 114,420 votes cast.

The vast majority of early votes are mail in after Michigan established a permanent mail-in voter list in 2018.

-ABC News' Diana Paulsen

4:08 AM EST

Trump to deliver remarks at Reflecting Pool, join tele-rallies on Monday

President Donald Trump is scheduled on Monday to join nine tele-rallies from the White House and to travel to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to offer afternoon remarks, according to the White House.

President Donald Trump gestures after disembarking from Marine One as he returns, following campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas, in Washington, DC, US, Nov. 2, 2026.
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The first of his two morning tele-rallies is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET, according to the president’s official calendar. Trump is then scheduled to travel to the renovated Reflecting Pool for 2 p.m. ET remarks.

The sun rises over the Washington Monument and reflecting pool on the National Mall in Washington, October 27, 2026.
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Trump said on Sunday in Iowa that the Reflecting Pool was "finished." Asked why he was going there on Monday, Trump said in part that it was "just to show how beautiful it is."

The president is then scheduled to join seven additional tele-rallies in the afternoon and into the evening, the White House said.

-ABC News’ Devin Garbitt and Nicholas Kerr

Nov 01, 2026, 10:46 PM EST

Trump weighs in on candidate Ashley Hinson's weight and physique during Iowa rally

President Donald Trump again found himself discussing the body and weight of another Republican candidate for Senate on Sunday during a rally in Iowa -- this time that of Iowa's GOP nominee Ashley Hinson.

"You know what I respect about her -- I shouldn't say this. It's inappropriate," Trump began. "Now, Ashley said, 'Please, sir, don't do this.'"

"I knew Ashley for a long time, and she was a little bit heavier, okay? She knew the weight that was on her. Really, literally, the weight," the president continued.

"And she went out the old-fashioned way to not with -- you know -- give me a shot," he went on.

"Ashley knew the importance of what this was and how important it was and boy she put herself -- She went on a regimen. She put herself in shape," Trump said of Hinson. "She's in perfect shape. She was good. I thought- she was great the other way. But she put herself in shape and she did that for you. She knows the importance and I think it's great," Trump said.

The president's comments come as he has repeatedly spoken out about the physique of Ohio Senator John Husted, whose body Trump has complimented many times since hitting the campaign trail last month.

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr

Nov 01, 2026, 9:35 PM EST

Trump continues to sow election doubts as he makes closing arguments to voters

President Donald Trump delivered a grievance-filled stump speech in Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday, just two days out from the critical midterm elections that will decide the future of his administration's agenda.

Throughout his two-hour-long speech, Trump sought to sow doubt in Tuesday’s elections, calling various states “crooked” and “corrupt” and claiming that Democrats “have to cheat” to win.

“I hope our candidate does well, but they’re totally crooked,” Trump said as he discussed Minnesota. “Minnesota is so corrupt. Maine is very corrupt. California. Forget about it,” he said.

“Look, they’ll try figuring something, but it’s much harder because they have to cheat. Because without. Look, their policies are so bad,” Trump added later while discussing implementing paper ballots instead of machines for voting.

According to the Brennan Center for Justice, extensive research reveals that fraud is very rare, voter impersonation is virtually nonexistent and many instances of alleged fraud are, in fact, mistakes by voters or administrators.

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr

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