Rappler's latest stories on US midterm elections
FilAm bets make history in San Francisco elections
Two Filipino Americans are poised to become the new members of the City Council of South San Francisco
Facebook blocks 115 accounts on eve of U.S. election
(UPDATED) 'On Sunday evening, US law enforcement contacted us about online activity that they recently discovered and which they believe may be linked to foreign entities,' Facebook says
Trump says American dream at stake in U.S. midterms after polarizing campaign
(UPDATED) Hitting 3 states in one day, with a final late rally in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Donald Trump hammers home his boast that 'the Republican agenda is the American dream'
Restrictive rules keep millions of Americans from voting
Here's a look at states where these rules could impact the outcome of the United States elections
Trump vs Obama on final U.S. campaign weekend
Former United States president Barack Obama steps in to campaign more aggressively for Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections
Democrats favored to take House, Republicans to hold Senate
All 435 seats in the House are up for grabs on November 6, while 35 seats in the 100-member Senate are at stake. Americans will choose new governors in 36 states.
Trump hits election trail threatening troop surge on Mexico border
(UPDATED) President Donald Trump makes the troop announcement before flying to Florida for the last stage of campaigning ahead of the midterm elections
U.S. voters poised to elect two Muslim women to Congress
In a historic first in American elections, voters are about to elect two Muslim women to congress
Trump says he plans to scrap birthright citizenship
President Donald Trump say he will scrap a constitutional guarantee to citizenship for anyone born on US soil
Florida suspect charged over 13 bombs in mail
'I heard he was a person that preferred me over others,' US President Donald Trump told reporters, but insisted, 'There is no blame'
U.S. arrests suspect over pipe bombs, suspicious packages
The US Department of Justice says a suspect has been arrested in connection with 12 suspicious packages and pipe bombs sent to critics of Donald Trump
China denies meddling in US elections, demands 'respect'
(UPDATED) The comments follow a combative series of tweets claiming Beijing's retaliatory tariffs on US goods were seeking to influence knife-edge midterm congressional elections in November
Trump warns of violent change if Republicans lose midterms
Democrats 'will overturn everything that we've done and they'll do it quickly and violently,' Trump says, according to a report from The New York Times
Obama digs in even as he vows to work with Republicans
Instead of providing a direct mea culpa for the election losses Obama notes that Americans of all stripes have grown frustrated with Washington and as president they rightly hold me accountable to do more to make it work properly
New Republican Congress could counter Obama on Iran
Aside from the war against the Islamic State IS group in Iraq and Syria Tehran s nuclear program is undoubtedly the top foreign policy issue before Congress
Political ads, US midterm elections, marijuana vote | The wRap
The Supreme Court gives final ruling on political ads in 2016 Republicans dominate US midterm elections Washington DC and Oregon vote to legalize marijuana
After losing Congress, Obama must re-energize presidency
The US leader is saddled with an image problem and must show Americans he still has projects he can accomplish and battles he can win
First black senator elected in US South since Civil War era
Tim Scott 49 was expected to easily win the historic vote after having been appointed un elected to the post in 2012 when the previous senator stepped down
New York voters elect youngest woman to US Congress
30 year old Elise Stefanik a former White House aide to president George W Bush won New York s upstate 21st district beating her Democrat challenger film producer Aaron Woolf
Pot hits new ballot high, as America votes
UPDATED Ballots were held on issues ranging from gay marriage to bear baiting on the sidelines of midterm polls
Another George Bush wins an election in Texas
The 38 year old George P Bush cruises to victory for the post of land commissioner which administers public lands and oversees lucrative mineral rights for oil and gas in Texas
#USvote 2014: Democratic disaster as Republicans win US Senate
UPDATED Riding a wave of public frustration Republicans seize at least 7 seats from Senate Democrats to claim the majority in both chambers of Congress for the first time since 2006
US Republicans eye Senate control in midterm vote
Polls suggest Republicans are on course to win the 6 Senate seats they would need to gain control of both chambers of Congress for the first time since 2006
#USvote: Republicans eye US Senate, but result may wait
Americans may still have to wait until December or even 2015 to learn who controls the chamber
US midterms: Republicans poised to seize Congress
Republicans are ideally positioned to snatch a Senate majority that would put Obama s rivals in charge of both chambers of Congress during his last two years
US polls to watch for Fil-Ams
More Filipino Americans are expected to exercise their right to vote this year with opportunities opening up for aspirants and operatives
