Trump to appear at rallies in battlegrounds Iowa and Kansas two days before midterms
Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for Michigan’s tightly fought Senate race, wants Democratic congresswoman Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events. The two had planned to appear together Sunday at a church service in Detroit, but Representative Debbie Dingell later told CNN she had spoken to Stevens and told her, “This isn’t working.”
TL;DR
- Donald Trump is campaigning in Iowa and Kansas to support Republican Senate candidates ahead of the midterm elections.
- The Trump administration is highlighting $15 billion in aid to farmers, intended to offset costs from tariffs and the war in Iran.
- Early voting shows a surge, with Democrats having cast more votes than Republicans so far.
- Democrats need to gain four seats in both the House and Senate to overturn Republican majorities.
- In Michigan, Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed requested that Congresswoman Haley Stevens not appear at his campaign events.
- A US judge dismissed Trump's lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal regarding reporting on Jeffrey Epstein.
- Alaska is defending its ballot design to avoid confusion in a Senate race with two candidates named Dan Sullivan, amidst allegations of a voter-swapping scheme.
- Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska stated he will accept the election results, regardless of the outcome.
- Pooja Sethi, a Democratic candidate in Texas, faces racist harassment online, contributing to a rise in anti-South Asian hate.
- Former President Barack Obama is campaigning for Democrats, mocking Trump's policies and urging voters to 'flip the circuit-breaker' in Congress.