Live updates: Trump makes midterm closing pitch, touts Reflecting Pool rehab in remarks there

President Trump delivered remarks Monday afternoon from an iconic venue, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, to both tout his D.C. beautification projects and offer a closing message ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections.

Trump's remarks focused at first in great detail on the renovation of the Reflecting Pool before turning to the agenda he and Republican lawmakers have advanced since the start of his second term.

Vice President Vance has zigzagged across the East Coast on Monday, as he tries to shore up support for congressional seats. He started out in New York, then campaigned in Ohio.

Michigan Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens is facing intense backlash from fellow Democrats after her last-minute endorsement of Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers in the state's competitive Senate race, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) calling the move a " despicable betrayal ." Trump on Sunday praised Stevens for backing Rogers, while staffers in her congressional office are reportedly resigning over the endorsement.

The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on its fight against the state of California, demanding the state separate 20,000 mail ballots it says belong to likely noncitizens.