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Come November, American voters will elect not just their 47th president but also decide the future of the US Congress.
All 435 seats in the US House of Representatives and 33 seats in the Senate are up for election on 5 November.
The two major parties currently split control of Congress, with Republicans in charge of the House of Representatives and Democrats holding the Senate, both by narrow margins.
Regardless of whether voters send Donald Trump or Kamala Harris to the White House, the party which wins a majority on either side of Capitol Hill will have greater leverage to enact its own agenda.
Polls suggest that Republicans may regain control of the Senate with likely victories in Montana and West Virginia – but an upset may be brewing in their traditional stronghold of Nebraska.
Independent candidate Dan Osborn is turning heads with his challenge to two-term Republican Senator Deb Fischer.
A recent internal poll shows him leading Fischer by two points.
Osborn, 49, has served in the US Navy and National Guard.
He worked as an industrial machinery mechanic at the Omaha factory of cereal maker Kellogg’s where, as head of his local union, he led a walkout in 2021.
The 77-day strike forced the company to withdraw a proposal to slash benefits – thus keeping the plant open until 2026.
Now working as a specialised pipefitter, Osborn is offering Nebraskans a path outside the two-party system by running as an independent candidate.
Democrats are implicitly backing his bid by not putting up a candidate of their own.
The tougher-than-expected challenge for Fischer has also drawn the attention of national Republicans who are now pouring money into the race.
