What early voting data is showing in key Midwestern states

With eight days until the midterms, about 30 million ballots are cast and early voting data shows Democrats leading among registered-party voters, though the split mirrors 2022 rather than a wave. Democratic surrogates including Kamala Harris are stumping in Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio, while Trump campaigns in Mississippi for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith. The Justice Department is sending roughly 1,000 monitors to all 50 states and has filed a suit seeking to block Alaska's Senate certification if the Republican incumbent loses, drawing criticism from CNN's legal analyst. Republicans are pouring money into Senate races in Mississippi, South Carolina and Kansas as corruption polls show a liability for the GOP.