Trump focuses on Washington DC construction projects on eve of midterm election as Democrats climb in polls – live

16m ago | The Guardian | By Lois Beckett (now); Shrai Popat, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

President at reflecting pool in Washington DC to talk about various projects in final appearance before Americans head to polls to vote in crucial midterm election

The latest and final New York Times and Siena College poll before the midterm elections also shows Abdul El-Sayed leading Mike Rogers in the US Senate race in Michigan by 11 percentage points, outside the margin of error.

The survey took place before Democratic Congresswoman Haley Stevens announced that she would back Rogers in the contest – a vital seat for her party to retain in their quest for control of the Senate.