Here is a roundup of the biggest stories in the United States on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 — a day dominated by the midterm elections, with weather, courts and foreign policy adding to a fast-moving news cycle.
1. America votes in the midterms
Voting is under way across the country in elections that will decide who controls Congress for the last two years of President Donald Trump's second term. All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships are contested, and more than 57 million ballots were cast early. Democrats are hoping to seize the House and challenge for the Senate, while Republicans are defending majorities in both chambers.
2. Storms move polling places in five states
Flooding and storms forced last-minute polling-place changes and emergency voting rules in Florida, Colorado, Utah, Arizona and Oklahoma. In Florida, eight Brevard County precincts in Melbourne and Palm Bay moved under a fall-flooding emergency order, and voters in Stuart in Martin County were given a new site. Heavy rain also sent floodwaters through parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate and leaving at least one person dead.
3. Justice Department charges 63 people in voting cases
The Justice Department announced on Monday that it had charged 63 people in 15 states with election-related crimes, one day before the midterms. The announcement added to the scrutiny around election administration as polls opened on Tuesday.
4. US strikes Iranian island after aircraft comes under fire
The US military carried out limited defensive strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island after Iranian forces fired at an American aircraft, US officials said. The assault followed comments by President Trump playing down the possibility of a return to war with Iran after the midterms, even as diplomatic efforts continue.
5. Supreme Court leaves California ballots in place
The Supreme Court turned down the Trump administration's emergency request to make California separate up to 20,000 mail ballots from people the administration said were likely noncitizens, leaving the state's contested voter rolls in place for now.
6. Markets watch the ballot box
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq opened higher on Tuesday as oil prices extended their decline, while Treasury yields rose in early trade as investors awaited the election results. Retail gasoline prices dropped to about $4.12 a gallon on Monday as US oil prices fell below $100 a barrel, and US factory activity expanded in October.
7. Around the world, in brief
Elsewhere, hackers hijacked emergency alert apps in Ukraine and Russia, sending false warnings of nuclear attacks late on Sunday and early on Monday. Australia's central bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.85 percent, the highest since 2008. And Samsung is reportedly expanding chip component production for AMD and Nvidia at a second Texas plant, part of a broader push to bring more semiconductor manufacturing to the United States.
Sources: Fox News, Morningstar / Dow Jones, The Hindu, Associated Press, Agence France-Presse.
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