Control of Congress and the fate of President Trump's legislative agenda are now in the hands of American voters, who are heading to the polls to decide the 2026 midterm elections. All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats are up for grabs, and 36 states will be electing governors. All eyes will be on and dozens of competitive House districts. More than 59 million Americans have already voted early, according to the University of Florida Voting Lab. Polls will begin closing at 7 p.m. ET in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.

Maine police are investigating vandalism at Collins' office. The Biddeford Police Department in Maine said it is investigating reported vandalism outside Sen. Susan Collins' office in the town, which is located south of Portland. The department said it received a call for vandalism just before 11 p.m. Monday.

Feds accuse Kansas postal worker of stealing 400 GOP mailings. Federal prosecutors in Kansas unveiled a grand jury indictment charging a woman who works for the Postal Service with stealing thousands of pieces of mail, including nearly 400 political mailers supporting Republican candidates and committees.

Susan Collins said the only poll that counts is the one on Election Day. GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, who is facing off against Democrat Troy Jackson, told CBS News at an event in Houlton, Maine, that she was not concerned about polls that show her trailing in the race.

New York elections board says programming issue to blame for voting machine problems. The New York State Board of Elections said in a statement on X that problems with voting machines in Westchester County stemmed from a late programming change to a race in one municipality that was never loaded onto Election Day machines elsewhere in the county.

Oklahoma man accused of mailing hundreds of letters with white powder. An Oklahoma man faces federal charges after allegedly sending hundreds of letters containing white powder to public officials and media outlets ahead of both the 2024 and 2026 elections.

Michigan's Mike Rogers says he feels 'really good about where we are today'. Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, who is facing off against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, cast his ballot on Tuesday morning, saying he felt 'really good about where we are today.'

Fulton County reports two separate ballot machine issues in two polling locations. Fulton County officials say there are two separate ballot machine issues affecting two polling locations and roughly 1,000 early-voting ballots.

Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek votes in Iowa. Democrat Josh Turek cast his ballot in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Tuesday morning, and told CBS News that he's feeling 'great' as Iowans head to the polls on Election Day.

PolitiFact noted that the source of Hinson's wealth is her husband Matt Arenholz's stake in Highstreet Insurance Partners. He sold his insurance agency to the private-equity-backed company and received a stake in Highstreet following the sale.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said he doesn't expect these issues to delay any results.

Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson casts ballot in Forsyth County, praises voting process. Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson voted in person Tuesday in Forsyth County, saying the experience reinforced his confidence in Georgia's voting system.

N.Y. county officials say 'every eligible vote will be counted' despite issue with scanners. The Board of Legislators in New York's Westchester County said Tuesday that 'every eligible vote will be counted' despite an ongoing issue with ballot scanners.

One-third of Michigan's active registered voters had voted by 7 a.m. on Election Day. By 7 a.m. Tuesday, 32.9% of Michigan's active registered voters had already cast ballots, according to state data, as Election Day began.

Why some 2026 races won't be decided on election night, and why that doesn't mean foul play. Control of the House and Senate may not be immediately clea