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“Neither man is on the ballot, but Republican President Trump and Democratic former president Obama took prominent roles on the campaign trail on Wednesday, with less than a week to go before congressional races that could shift the balance of power in…”

“Jon Husted (R-Ohio) and gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy in the Buckeye State, went after the former president over his handling of Iran and accused him of letting the White House fall into disrepair as commander-in-chief.”

“Trump, who was campaigning in Ohio at the same time as the Georgia rally, has also been on a national rally blitz, holding near-daily events in the final days of the midterm campaign.”

“Mike Tyson, Floyd Mayweather and other celebrities join campaign trips Trump has also brought several well-known sports personalities aboard Air Force One as he campaigns for Republicans in potentially difficult midterm races.”

“Plenty of political strategists Trump is surrounded on these trips by White House and external consultants making strategic choices for the midterms, including Matt Brasseaux, his political director, who previously worked at the Republican National Committee.”

“Record-high diesel prices, in particular, have driven up shipping and farming costs, creating trouble for Republicans in typically conservative states such as Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Texas, where Democrats appear uniquely competitive in races that will shape…”

“Record-high diesel prices, in particular, have driven up shipping and farming costs, creating trouble for Republicans in typically conservative states such as Iowa, Kansas, Ohio and Texas, where Democrats appear uniquely competitive in races that will shape…”

“President Trump on Friday doubled down on his support for Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad against Amy Acton featuring Acton's estranged mother.”

“High-profile Republicans who back Ramaswamy — including Donald Trump Jr. and influencer Laura Loomer — elevated his video in online posts. - Video Inflation top of mind for voters ahead of U.S. midterms The Democrats are surging as the U.S. midterms near.”

“The New York Times' bombshell report prompted calls for an investigation from the Trump administration and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.”

“Ohio: A taste for crypto The Trump family has made a motza from cryptocurrency, and the crypto industry has poured $US176 million into promoting allies in these midterms, Reuters reports.”

“South Carolina Republican Darline Graham campaigns alongside President Donald Trump in Pendelton last week Democratic nominee for US Senate in Michigan Abdul El-Sayed speaks during a campaign event Wednesday, October 14, 2026, in Detroit Texas Democratic…”

“(This is something Trump himself demonstrated in both his winning presidential campaigns, which featured various moments of symbolic separation from GOP orthodoxy.)”

“… Castellanos, who has worked on six Republican presidential campaigns, believes that the biggest concern in the midterms this year is not the 'blue wave' but a phenomenon he has coined as the 'Red Scream.' Per Axios, Castellanos believes that 'Republicans and…”

“Khanna told me as he campaigned for the Democratic challenger in a Wisconsin seat Trump won by 5 points.”

“An NPR analysis of Google Ads for four major Senate races — Iowa, Georgia, Ohio and Texas — found that the Democratic and Republican candidates spent more than $15 million on advertising related to fundraising in the 2025-26 election cycle.”

“…ust and safety operations, a counter-backlash from the right over fears of speech restrictions – which intensified after Elon Musk’s takeover of X, formerly Twitter, and the election of Donald Trump in 2024 – has led to significant layoffs from relevant…”

“Others, such as Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio’s race for Governor, have stepped in it and seem unable to clean their shoes.”

“Trump continues red-state campaign push with days until midterms Trump is set to attend campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday.”

“Democrats flip the Senate, picking up seats in Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, North Carolina, Texas, and Kansas, and win governorships in some of those states—states that Donald Trump won three presidential cycles in a row.”

“Billionaire Elon Musk has spent more than $442 million on Republican campaigns and political groups ahead of the November 3 US midterm elections, emerging as the largest individual political donor in US history.”

“The challenge is acute in places like Texas, where Trump will travel on Wednesday for the second time in a week to stump for Republican Ken Paxton's Senate campaign.”

“The challenge is acute in places like Texas, where Trump will travel on Wednesday for the second time in a week to stump for Republican Ken Paxton’s Senate campaign.”

“For 2026, that means that President Donald Trump and his Republicans controlling the US Senate and House of Representatives are in perilous political positions.”

“In the final weeks of the midterms, Trump himself has hit the campaign trail, forging ahead with a 32-day campaign blitz.”

“Two of the policies that could sandbag Republican candidates in Iowa in particular are Trump’s tariffs and his decision to import foreign beef.”

““Democrats are always in this spot of this ‘coulda, woulda, shoulda’ with state legislatures,” said Leslie Martes, the CEO of Forward Majority, a nonprofit that spends on Democratic state legislative campaigns.”

“The campaigns both spent the first day of early voting in Fort Worth, the fourth largest city in Texas.”

“Jeffries likes Democrats' chances in race for the House as he campaigns in Ohio House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries says the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as they race to retake the House TOLEDO, Ohio -- House Democratic leader Hakeem…”

“It found that three out of four people who voted for Trump in 2024 said that justice for Epstein’s victims would be a top issue in deciding how to vote in the midterms.”

“But those who know their Bible know James Talarico is a fraud.' The First Baptist Church does not endorse Senate candidates but its 16,000 followers have been urged to vote for 'righteousness' over 'unrighteousness' in the midterms on November 3.”

“… underscores a key dynamic shaping the closing weeks of the midterms: Trump’s sagging approval rating and voters’ frustration with his handling of the economy is forcing the GOP onto their back heels, giving Democrats the chance to press further into red…”

“…ra political significance now, less than a month before the midterms, because it has figured prominently in the campaigns of Republicans like Roger Marshall, the incumbent Kansas senator battling for his seat, who earlier this year called Trump’s actions on…”

“But less than a month before the midterm elections, Rusnak, the president and CEO of R Strategy Group, argued Trump has made the same mistake and that there could be consequences for Republicans running statewide in Ohio, particularly Sen.”

“Log in President Donald Trump can’t avoid being protested at his rallies as he campaigns for Republicans ahead of November’s midterm elections — including in red-leaning Alaska.”

““A lot of seats are in the competitive range, and only really two are — maybe three — are possible Republican pickups," said David McIntosh, president of the conservative Club For Growth, noting voter dissatisfaction with the economy and Republican…”

“The Republican Senate Leadership Fund has poured close to $100 million into Ohio alone to defeat former senator Sherrod Brown and is expecting to dump close to $200 million into Texas to defeat James Talarico.”

“…Talarico was being discharged from a mental health hospital in Ohio, he was actually at a Kacey Musgraves concert in the Lone Star State Saturday night Talarico, 37, finally resurfaced at Austin City Limits Music Festival after a 13-day absence from the…”

“A set of New York Times/Siena polls reported last week showed Democratic candidates for the Senate ahead in Texas, Michigan, Alaska and Ohio and neck-and-neck in Kansas and Iowa — all states Trump carried in 2024.”

“Sean Trende, the senior elections analyst for RealClearPolitics and a lecturer at Ohio State University’s department of political science, noted that Democratic leads in traditionally Republican states fail to factor in that currently undecided voters are…”

“Russ Choma covers Trump’s crypto fortune, his financial conflicts, and the cash behind the midterms.”

“During a Saturday rally in Vandalia, Ohio, the president argued polling had not accounted for his ability to mobilize voters and urged supporters to approach the midterms as though he was personally on the ballot.”

“That has left Republicans running for office in the Congressional elections on 3 November with an agonising choice - should they be distancing themselves from Trump?”

“That’s a big reason almost a quarter (22%) of Latino Trump voters said they’re not planning to back Republicans in the midterms, with 14% choosing Democrats and 8% undecided from that group.”

“…AP) — A top cryptocurrency campaign organization is unveiling a bipartisan list of House members that it will support in the November midterms, as one of the biggest-spending interest groups looks to flex its muscles after a mixed legislative year in…”

“Ideas expressed in the piece - The column argues that the 2026 midterms have become unusually dangerous for Republicans: despite favorable starting conditions in many Senate races and new House maps designed to help the GOP, President Trump’s falling…”

“President Donald Trump swept into Ohio Saturday night promoting what he calls a new "golden age" for America, pointing to billions of dollars in investment and new jobs in the Buckeye State as he urged voters to help keep Republicans in power in November.”

“Kelly Savage-Radich grew up in a Republican-supporting Ohio family and voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020.”

“And if that’s the case in a conservative state like West Virginia, it explains why Republicans are praying Trump can help turn out his voters to support the congressional GOP in the midterms.”

““It is hard to overstate just how mad people are at the Republican party for the war, the price of gas, just for Trump in general.”

“President Trump announced plans Wednesday for South Korea to invest in exporting natural gas from Alaska, a project long backed by Republican Sen.”

“In 2024, when the Trump campaign warned that Kamala Harris was for “they/them,” the subtext was that Democrats were focused on identity politics instead of economic needs.”

“Log in An advisor to President Donald Trump has broken with the upbeat messaging coming out of the White House concerning the midterms and warned it is unlikely to turn out well for Republicans.”

“With the Senate still in session for the next week, some Republicans are accusing Democrats of preventing the GOP from obtaining a win before the midterms.”

“Bryant emphasized that several union members, including those with IAM, voted for Trump in 2024 because of promises that he would fix the economy and make things more affordable.”

“Democrats are competing in red states States that Trump won by wide margins — like Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Alaska — have become some of the most competitive battlegrounds in the midterms.”

“It could decide the balance of power in Washington this November and stymie the president’s final years in office – and help determine what comes next for the left after Trump.”

“He noted that Democrats rebounded in the 2018 midterms after Trump carried the region in 2016, including winning an Ohio Senate race that year.”

“Jon Husted over Ohio's growing data center industry in a new campaign ad that features a facility owned by Google — whose corporate PAC and lobbyists have contributed thousands of dollars to Brown's campaigns.”

“…day The alleged Russian operation comes as President Donald Trump has repeatedly raised concerns about foreign interference and the security of US elections When it comes to election interference, officials familiar with the intelligence told the The New York…”

“Republican 'cavalry' arrives with a Trump-backed $150 million ad blitz in key races Republican 'cavalry' arrives with a Trump-backed $150 million ad blitz in key races For months, Republican U.S.”

“Analysis by Jonathan Allen Republicans in tough re-election bids are sprinting away from President Donald Trump as the midterms draw near.”

“For a third time, the US House has voted to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution that would halt President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action without congressional approval.”

“In 2024, then-candidate Donald Trump effectively painted former Vice President Kamala Harris as too far left on hot-button social issues, and Democrats have only moved further left since.”

“Trump, whose approval rating is stuck at the lowest level of his political career, told reporters last week that he planned to allocate $400 million to $500 million to boost Republicans in the midterms.”

“Republicans from across the country convened here Wednesday for their party’s first-ever midterm convention, an event designed to put Trump front and center in the closing stages of the midterm election cycle.”

“A victory would give the party control of congressional committees and subpoena power, opening the door to investigations of the Trump administration while making it significantly harder for the White House to advance its legislative agenda.”

“There is breaking news today from Ukraine, where, after 19 months in office, President Trump has finally sent his top foreign policy envoys to visit.”

“Earlier this week, President Donald Trump wandered into the data center debate, making life considerably tougher for Republican colleagues facing tight races in the November midterms.”

“Yesterday, I chatted with Eli about the model, the midterms and Michigan — and Trump’s approval rating, which once again recently hit a record low in our tracking.”

“The art of inflicting pain: How to select targets for Canada's counter-tariffs Carney government must weigh many factors when selecting which goods to go after Like a fox trying to bring down a moose, Canada's retaliation against the latest U.S. tariffs is a…”