With 19 days until midterms, Trump rallies GOP as Democrats outline first 100 days
President Donald Trump continues campaigning for Republican candidates as Democrats sharpen their pitch on affordability, health care and oversight ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.
Trump continues midterm push after Arizona, Montana rallies
President Donald Trump is continuing his campaign blitz for Republican candidates with the midterm elections now just 19 days away.
Trump rallied voters in Arizona and Montana on Wednesday, backing candidates in key races while emphasizing Republican priorities including gun rights, national security and the economy.
In Montana, Trump announced that the Pentagon would establish a new “super range” in the state to test advanced weapons and military technologies.
The president also repeated disputed claims about the 2022 Arizona election and warned voters that Republicans’ control of Congress is at stake in November.
Trump torches Democrats at Arizona rally, warns they will ‘destroy our country’ ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump brought a blunt warning to Arizona voters Wednesday, declaring Democrats would "destroy our country" as he blasted their State of the Union conduct and urged supporters to turn the state red from top to bottom.
With Election Day less than three weeks away, Trump rallied behind Rep. Andy Biggs, the Republican gubernatorial nominee, and a slate of GOP candidates during a campaign stop in Bullhead City, taking aim at Democrat Gov. Katie Hobbs and calling for a victory in honor of Charlie Kirk.
"On election night, Arizona is going to prove that America does not belong to those who hate it," Trump said. "America belongs to those who love, love, love, love — love it."
Biggs joined Trump onstage and pointed back to the president’s February State of the Union address to Congress, accusing Democrats of refusing to stand when Trump challenged lawmakers about their commitment to Americans.
"Vote Republican top to bottom," Biggs told the crowd. "Let’s turn Arizona red."
Tension erupts during House midterm debate as Lawler fact-checks New York Democrat opponent
Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., faced off against Democrat opponent Cait Conley Wednesday night in a one-hour debate filled with interruptions and fiery accusations less than three weeks before Election Day.
Lawler is vying for a third term representing New York's 17th Congressional District, a politically moderate area in the New York City suburbs that could decide the fate of who controls the House of Representatives for the final years of President Donald Trump's term.
Lawler called out Conley for misrepresenting his voting record, Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act and her own stance on immigration enforcement. Conley, meanwhile, tried to paint Lawler as a Trump acolyte who put the needs of Washington Republicans ahead of the people of his district.
Their most heated clashes came on the immigration front, when the moderator referenced the recent shooting of an illegal immigrant by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents last week in New York City while the man's 5-year-old child was in the car.
Early voting expands as election officials warn of threats
Early voting is expanding across the country as Election Day approaches, with North Carolina scheduled to begin in-person early voting Thursday.
The state is expected to be closely watched in several congressional and statewide races, and its early-voting period will run through Oct. 31.
Election officials and national groups representing secretaries of state and election directors are also condemning threats against election offices after several facilities received envelopes containing white powder.
Authorities said no harmful substances were immediately identified in the latest incidents, but the threats have renewed concerns about election-worker safety less than three weeks before Election Day.
House Democrats preview agenda if they retake majority
House Democrats are preparing a sweeping 100-day agenda in the event that they regain control of the chamber in next month’s elections.
The party’s priorities include lowering the cost of groceries, gas and health care, restoring expanded Affordable Care Act tax credits, reversing Republican Medicaid cuts and seeking votes to end the Trump administration’s tariff policies.
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries has also tasked lawmakers with preparing investigations into President Donald Trump, his family and his administration.
Republicans currently hold a narrow House majority, making control of the chamber one of the central contests of the 2026 midterms.
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