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1667911230Christina Bobb, a former OAN host who serves as one of Donald Trump’s attorneys in the Mar-a-Lago affair, appeared on the Trump-backing Right Side Broadcasting Network last night as her boss prepared for his Ohio rally – and added to the chorus of right-wing voices already spinning a narrative of Democratic electoral malfeasance if the results of the midterms do not fall in Republicans’ favour by the early hours of Wednesday.This projection for an acceptable rate of vote-counting is entirely arbitrary, and rests on a template conspiracy theory that Democrats will somehow tamper with the vote tallies after all voting is completed – in turn providing a premise to question the validity of all mail-in ballots, which tend to be added to tallies later in the counting process, tend to favour Democrats, and in some states can be added to the total count well after in-person voting closes.Andrew Naughtie8 November 2022 12:401667909400It’s finally here: The day that Americans meet to determine which parties will control the two chambers of Congress, as well as state legislatures and governors’ mansions around the country.Follow along here for results in the US House of Representatives: Follow live election results Follow live results on election night Andrew Naughtie8 November 2022 12:101667907600Another election night across America means another long night of waiting for results to come in from the furthest reaches of the country – and Americans may be waiting even longer than that for the final results to come in.There are a lot of factors to consider, from mail-in ballots to runoffs, that could mean the balance of the Senate or even House will take hours or even days to decide. It could lead to an uncertain situation at a time when many expect those aligned with Donald Trump to take such opportunities to declare themselves the winners before votes are counted.Read more about how votes will be counted in the coming days from The Independent:Everything you need to know about the vote count nationwide Andrew Naughtie8 November 2022 11:401667905847Former president Donald Trump on Monday ended an hours-long rehashing of old grievances at a rally for Ohio Senate candidate JD Vance without announcing his intention to run for president in 2024.Former president says he will make ‘a big announcement’ at his Palm Beach, Florida residence on 15 November Sravasti Dasgupta8 November 2022 11:101667904647The Republicans are strongly tipped to re-take the US House due to a favourable political environment and the effects of the redistricting process.But there is still considerable uncertainty about how Election Night will play out.Here are the races Dave Wasserman of The Cook Political Report suggests watching as the polls close on Tuesday to get an indication of how the night is going to go.Republicans are hoping to retake the House of Representatives Sravasti Dasgupta8 November 2022 10:501667903400Federal law enforcement officials will be monitoring election processes in two dozen states as experts warn of the potential for both domestic and international interference in the US midterm elections.This year, the agency appears to be bolstering voter protections in states that have faced right-wing threats of election interference, from ballot drop-box ‘vigilantes’ in Arizona to an increase in partisan poll watchers fuelled by baseless voter fraud conspiracy theories.Read more about the efforts of the federal government to protect Americans’ right to vote:Civil Rights Division and US attorneys’ office staff will monitor polls for compliance with federal voting rights laws in 34 cities and counties across the US John Bowden8 November 2022 10:301667899800Democrats have an uphill battle to win if they want to hold on to control of the House today, but don’t count the party out just yet.Many are hoping that a wave of women voters, incensed by the Supreme Court’s gutting of federal abortion protections, will materialize to aid the left hold on to power in Tuesday’s matchups. Such a wave would be a shock to pollsters, who have predicted a GOP takeover for months.The Independent took a look at what the Democratic Party’s priorities would be for the second half of Joe Biden’s term were they able to hold on to majorities in the House and Senate:If Joe Biden’s party pulls off a majority, it will provide a shock to the DC political class and change the game for his legislative agenda, John Bowden writes John Bowden8 November 2022 09:301667896200If Republicans pull off a victory for control of the House today, they will be able to throw a major wrench into Joe Biden’s legislative agenda. But there’s more chaos that a GOP majority could pull off in the lower chamber.Many signs point to Republicans having an advantage going into today’s midterm elections, though Democrats including Nancy Pelosi have held out hope of protecting a majority in the lower chamber.Read more about the possibilities presented by the election of a GOP House majority from Andrew Feinberg:Former Republicans tell Andrew Feinberg about the myriad ways a GOP-majority House could upend the country out of spite John Bowden8 November 2022 08:301667892600Election Day is not a federal holiday in the United States (though Democrats pushed earlier this year, unsuccessfully, to make it one). So what does that mean for America’s schools tomorrow?Well, it’s complicated, because many school districts use buildings that double as polling places for local elections.Understand how the laws work with this explainer from The Independent:Election Day is not a federal holiday in the United States John Bowden8 November 2022 07:301667889000Women all around the country are finding creative ways to express their anger towards GOP politicians who want to have a say in their medical decisionmaking processes.One who called her local congressman about her menstrual cycle has earned praise over the unique method of drawing attention towards women’s reproductive health ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.Read more in The Independent:’Involving my local politicians in my medical decisions,’ she says John Bowden8 November 2022 06:30