Reported by BBC World
In the last weekend before the pivotal midterm elections, US President Donald Trump has made a final pitch to voters in hopes of keeping Republicans in control of Congress.
Trump held rallies in Florida, Iowa and Kansas - states he won in past elections - in a sign of Republicans' defensive stance ahead of Tuesday's vote.
Facing voter frustration over rising prices, Trump sought to tamp down such concerns and shift focus on attacking Democrats, saying they would "bankrupt" families if elected.
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Polls suggest that Democrats have a good chance at winning at least partial control of Congress, which would act as a check on Trump's power and could upend the last two years of his presidency.
Trump has been campaigning non-stop across the country ahead of the election - even in areas that were once thought to be safe Republican strongholds.
Throughout the weekend, Trump made the case for his party at rallies in Kansas, Florida and Iowa as well as at tele-rallies for candidates in states including Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
In previous years, Trump easily won Florida, Iowa and Kansas - once considered reliably Republican states - but the president's visits there in the final days of his election drive highlighted just how competitive these states have become in determining control of Congress.
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Trump told supporters he had transformed the country, saying Democrats had left the US in a "dark age" but under his command, "we quickly turned it into the golden age of America".
Trump is facing a backlash over the cost of living. Prices have gone up , particularly for fuel, groceries and health care, since the war in Iran began over eight months ago. At these rallies, Trump appeared to have two aims: to change the subject from those issues and use fear to turn out the Republican vote.
At rallies in Florida and Iowa, he highlighted his policies on trade and immigration and said if Democrats were given power, they would "open the border", "bankrupt your family",…