12 days until midterms, Trump heads to Iowa as GOP candidates balance loyalty, voter concerns

President Donald Trump welcomed Iowa Republican Senate nominee Ashley Hinson and gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn onstage Thursday night during a rally in Sioux City, making a final push for the GOP ticket ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

Trump praised Hinson's record on gun rights and agriculture before inviting her to address the crowd.

"She's always calling me and asking me for things like for Iowa, sir, could you give her a little bit more money to the farmers?" Trump said.

Trump then introduced Lahn, who is challenging Democrat Rob Sand in Iowa's gubernatorial race.

Lahn praised Trump's leadership on voter ID and border security before criticizing his Democratic opponent.

"Look, we are here to defend Iowa. That's why all of you are here," Lahn told supporters.

Trump also recognized Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and outgoing Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, during the rally.

President Donald Trump touted his administration's emergency diesel tax relief and a newly announced $8 billion agricultural assistance program Thursday during a rally in Sioux City, Iowa.

Trump highlighted an Oct. 5 executive order directing the Treasury Department to consider temporarily deferring certain diesel excise tax payments and providing penalty relief for farmers, truckers and other affected taxpayers.

The order also directs the IRS to suspend certain penalties associated with using dyed diesel on highways through Dec. 31, while the administration explores options for permanently forgiving deferred taxes.

"On Monday, I announced the Harvest Fuel Relief Program, providing our farmers with $8 billion to offset diesel costs in the harvest season, including an estimated $400 million is coming to Iowa farmers," Trump said.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Mississippi on Thursday to campaign for Democratic Senate nominee Scott Colom as he seeks to unseat Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in November.

The campaign held a rally at Columbus High School in Colom's hometown, bringing supporters together less than two weeks before Election Day.

Colom's wife, Nadia, shared a story about Harris calling her husband during a family dinner, saying he handed her the phone after learning she had experienced a difficult day.

"Scott could have kept that moment about himself. He could have kept that moment about the race. But he took it to notice me," she told the crowd.

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that New Hampshire can continue enforcing voter ID guidance excluding student IDs ahead of the November midterm elections, handing state officials a victory in an election rules dispute.

The justices blocked lower court orders challenging the guidance, citing the principle that federal courts should generally avoid changing election procedures shortly before an election.

"This Court has repeatedly emphasized that lower federal courts should ordinarily not alter the election rules on the eve of an election," the unsigned order stated.

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing that the lower court had sought to correct misleading guidance rather than change state law.

The decision leaves the disputed guidance in place while litigation continues, without resolving the underlying case.

A Michigan newspaper declared Wednesday it will no longer seek comment from the campaign of Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers over what it described as his "lies and bigoted attacks" against his Democratic rival, Abdul El-Sayed.

"For the first time in @metrotimes history, we’re no longer seeking comment from a candidate’s campaign because of repeated lies and bigoted attacks," Detroit Metro Times investigative reporter Steve Neavling announced on X.

"That candidate is Mike Rogers, whose campaign keeps targeting Abdul El-Sayed’s Muslim faith."

Neavling accused Rogers of lying when the Republican asserted that El-Sayed hasn't disavowed the Muslim Brotherhood, pointing to the Democrat telling a town hall audience member, "Sure, yeah, absolutely" earlier in the week when asked to denounce the organization, and for suggesting El-Sayed believes "America deserved 9/11," a statement made by El-Sayed's prominent supporter, left-wing streamer Hasan Piker.

Neavling also accused Rogers of having "inflated" his counterterrorism résumé, specifically about his role in the operation targeting Osama bin Laden.

"When Metro Times asked about those claims for its Oct. 8 report, Rogers’ campaign declined to answer specific questions. It instead defended his record and repeated an unfounded allegation that El-Sayed received money from terrorist organizations," Neavling wrote in a report.

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A heckler interrupted Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed's rally at Wayne State University on Thursday, triggering repeated chants of "USA" as the candidate attempted to discuss his family's immigration story.

El-Sayed was recounting his father's arrival in the United States when the disruption broke out, temporarily derailing his remarks.

"Today, the beautiful thing about America is we've got the freedom of our speech," El-Sayed said after the interruption.

He accused those who disrupt political events of trying to distract from issues including education costs and wages.

"So we welcome anybody to come and ask questions. But don't be surprised when we remind you that America is a lot bigger than you are," El-Sayed said.

A Baltimore police officer shot and critically wounded an armed man Thursday near a shopping center, with gunfire also striking a vehicle transporting election ballots, according to officials.

The officer approached the man near Erdman Avenue around 12:16 p.m. while conducting crime suppression operations, according to The Baltimore Banner. The man fled before allegedly turning and pointing a weapon at the pursuing officer, prompting the officer to open fire.

Police recovered a semiautomatic handgun at the scene. The officer was not injured, and authorities have not determined whether the suspect fired his weapon.

A nearby vehicle transporting election ballots was also struck by gunfire, though officials said the ballots were unrelated to the confrontation.

"All ballots that were in the contractor’s possession have been retrieved by the Board of Elections and are secure," Baltimore City Board of Elections Director Clifford Tatum said.

The contractor was unharmed. Thursday's incident marked Baltimore's 10th police shooting this year, the city's highest annual total since 2016, according to the Banner.

Mayor Brandon Scott condemned the presence of firearms near a library and childcare center, calling the shooting "a traumatic incident for this neighborhood."

Maine voters are in a negative mood this election season. Only 12% say their family is better off financially compared to two years ago, and more than 6 in 10 disapprove of President Donald Trump’s job performance, including 2 in 10 Republicans.

A Fox News survey of Maine likely voters finds that mood weighs on Republican Sen. Susan Collins, as 53% are concerned she votes with Trump too much. By contrast, 46% are concerned Democratic challenger Troy Jackson is too liberal.

Despite those views, the horse race shows the candidates tied, with Jackson and Collins at 49% apiece. All survey interviews were completed after the candidates’ Oct. 15 debate.

Collins, who first won her seat about three decades ago, is seeking a sixth term. She’s the only GOP senator running for re-election this year from a state Trump lost in 2024 (by 7 points). In 2020, Collins won by nearly 9 points.

Democrats view Maine as a must-win seat in their effort to take control of the Senate. When voters are asked about control of the U.S. Senate, 53% prefer a Democratic-led Senate vs. 45% who want the Republicans to remain in charge. While almost all Jackson supporters want Democratic control (96%), Collins supporters are more divided: 89% want a GOP-led chamber, but 9% prefer Democratic leadership.

Collins will need to overcome the energy on the left, as far more Democrats (79%) than Republicans (61%) say they are extremely interested in the election, which explains why Jackson is ahead by 16 points among that group. He’s up by 4 points among those who say they are "certain" to vote, and also carries the one in five Mainers who have already cast a ballot by a decisive 40 points. On the other hand, a slim majority plans to vote on Election Day, and they favor Collins by 12 points.

"Collins is no stranger to outrunning her party, but Democrats hold an 18-point enthusiasm advantage," says Mikaela Linder of Beacon Research, a Democratic polling firm that conducts the Fox News Poll with Republican Daron Shaw. "Trump’s job rating is 25 points underwater, and a majority strongly disapproves of him. Jackson has an opening if he can carry that momentum beyond his base and across the finish line."

This is an excerpt of a Fox News Poll by Dana Blanton.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez acknowledged Thursday that political consultants might warn Maine Democrat Senate candidate Troy Jackson against campaigning with her, praising him for doing so anyway.

"There are a lot of consultants out here in Washington that would tell him, do not sit next to a stage next to her. I'm sure you've probably heard some variation of that," Ocasio-Cortez said at a packed Portland town hall.

Jackson embraced progressive positions throughout the event, calling for abolishing ICE, backing Medicare for All and declaring, "I don't want to see blank checks going to Netanyahu anymore."

Ocasio-Cortez also attacked Republican Sen. Susan Collins over her vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, accusing her of having "decided to declare open season on us instead."

The appearance underscored contrasting strategies in Maine's Senate race. Jackson has campaigned with progressive figures including Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, while Collins appeared Wednesday alongside former Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, emphasizing bipartisanship ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

President Donald Trump doubled down Thursday on his defense of Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial Ohio gubernatorial campaign ad, accusing the media of shielding Democratic candidate Amy Acton as Ramaswamy's campaign fired back at Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.

"I know one thing. If my mother said that about me, it would be, you would have hit gold. You would have been very happy about it," Trump told reporters at the White House.

"So I know nothing about it other than the mother said horrible things about a person that's running for governor of a great state, right, a great state. And if it's even a little bit true, you don't want her as governor."

The advertisement features Acton's estranged mother, Donna Arthur, accusing her daughter of dishonesty. Acton has been estranged from her mother since childhood, following sexual abuse allegations involving her stepfather.

DeWine called the ad "deeply, deeply troubling" and urged Ramaswamy to remove it, prompting a sharp response from the Republican nominee's campaign.

"Governor DeWine is correct that the first and only candidate to attack the mother of her opponent in this race was Amy Acton. She slanderously lied about Vivek’s mother this fall, without shame. We refuse to accept the media’s double standards when Democrats have regularly used family members of President Trump, RFK Jr., and other Republicans in ads. Voters shouldn’t buy it," campaign spokesperson Connie Luck told Fox News Digital.

Trump also accused reporters of unfairly targeting Ramaswamy.

"What's happened is the press has teamed up because he's a Republican, and they tried to make it like it's a horrible thing. This is a mother saying very bad things about her daughter, and I don't know why that should be shielded," Trump said.

DeWine has maintained his endorsement of Ramaswamy despite criticizing the advertisement.

President Donald Trump weighed in Thursday on Rep. Ilhan Omar's response to a question about longstanding allegations that she married her brother, suggesting the Minnesota Democrat's choice of words was revealing.

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Aishah Hasnie asked Trump at the White House about Omar's reported response of "not to my knowledge" when questioned about the allegation.

"Well, if you ask me that same question about, let's say, my sister, I would say no, she said, not to my knowledge. that tells you a lot right there," Trump responded.

"No, she's I've never been a big fan of hers. I'll be honest. Let's see how it all works out. But that statement tells you a lot."

Omar has long faced allegations concerning her past marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom critics have alleged is her brother.

Trump's remarks came during a wide-ranging exchange with reporters at the White House ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., said Thursday that a constituent was arrested just miles from his South Florida home after allegedly threatening to kill him.

"A constituent of mine has just been arrested in Boca, just a few miles from my house, for threatening my life. He is currently in the Palm Beach County jail," Moskowitz wrote on X.

The congressman thanked state and local authorities for their swift response."I'm grateful to @fdlepio and local law enforcement for acting quickly to keep myself and my family safe," he added.

Moskowitz did not identify the suspect or provide further details about the alleged threat.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called for sweeping investigations into the Trump administration's Justice Department and FBI leadership Thursday, threatening subpoenas and potential legal action if Democrats regain power after the midterms.

Speaking at a Maine campaign event alongside Democrat Senate candidate Troy Jackson, Ocasio-Cortez accused the administration of weaponizing federal law enforcement ahead of the Nov. 3 elections.

"Day one, we need to be opening investigations into the heads of every single one of these agencies, and we need to hold them accountable. I'm talking subpoenas, I'm talking investigations," Ocasio-Cortez declared.

The New York Democrat accused FBI Director Kash Patel of purging investigators and alleged that federal prosecutions involving figures including New York Attorney General Letitia James and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell were politically motivated.

"And we will never get our country back if we allow criminals to have cabinet seats in the United States of America," she added.

Ilhan Omar is not the "real name" of the Minnesota congresswoman, Fox News Digital has learned.Her real name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, according to two people familiar with the ongoing investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman, including a law enforcement source.

And if proven in court that Omar has lived her "entire life under an alias," a former Minnesota federal immigration judge tells Fox News Digital that every single form she ever filled out could be "called into question."

On Wednesday, U.S. District Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro filed a motion seeking to prevent the federal search warrant for the congresswoman’s home from being unsealed, which was requested by several media outlets. The motion says the federal government is not yet finished executing the search warrant, and that it shouldn’t be unsealed yet.

"Before the Court are three Applications to unseal ex parte materials and proceedings related to a federal search warrant for the personal residence in the District of Columbia of Congresswoman Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar…" the motion begins.

"That's not her real name," one source said when asked why the motion used the "a/k/a Ilhan Adbullahi Omar" language.

Fox News Digital first reported in the midst of the search of the lawmaker's Washington, D.C. residence that federal investigators are probing whether she or her father committed fraud when filling out her immigration paperwork.

Investigators obtained the elected official’s DNA and seized her personal phone and passport during the Oct. 12 pre-dawn raid.

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President Donald Trump jumped into Ohio's increasingly bitter gubernatorial race Thursday, blasting Republican Gov. Mike DeWine as a "RINO" and urging Vivek Ramaswamy to keep airing a controversial campaign ad featuring Democratic opponent Amy Acton's estranged mother.

"Our RINO Governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, who I unfortunately helped get elected years ago, when he was losing by 16 points prior to my doing a Rally for him was, as usual, disloyal to the Republican Party," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

"I suggested, on the other hand, that Vivek should keep it up," Trump declared, defending the ad as "hitting pay dirt."

DeWine earlier condemned the advertisement, which features Acton's estranged mother accusing her daughter of lying about her upbringing, calling it "deeply, deeply troubling" and urging Ramaswamy to remove it. He has not withdrawn his endorsement of the Republican nominee.

Billy Atwell, executive communications and strategy consultant with Atwell Consulting, offered a sharply different assessment in an exclusive comment to Fox News Digital.

"This is a classic crisis comms mistake — the longer you take to do the right thing, the longer it takes to recover. Vivek has ZERO time to waste," Atwell said.

"Fundamentally, someone should apologize when they make a mistake. People understand that. But dragging this out only makes his opponent more sympathetic and it keeps the attention off of the ideas each candidate has."

Trump, meanwhile, accused the media of orchestrating a campaign against Ramaswamy and praised the Republican as a future "GREAT Governor."

The president also accused Acton of dishonesty, allegations she has disputed.

The Ramaswamy campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.

Vice President JD Vance paused his remarks and led the crowd in praying the Lord's prayer when a medical emergency interrupted his campaign rally in Nebraska on Thursday.

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico blamed Republican extremism for prompting some of his past controversial remarks during a new interview, including assertions that God is "nonbinary" and that there are six biological sexes, arguing that those weren't issues he ran for office to discuss.

Talarico said that culture war issues became more prominent in the 2021 Texas state legislature and suggested Republicans were responsible for the increased attention to those topics. Talarico, in 2021, opposed a bill to ban men from women’s sports and claimed that "God is non-binary" while on the Austin, Texas, House floor. 

Additionally, at a Texas House Committee on Public Education hearing in 2021, he stated, "Modern science obviously recognizes that there are many more than two biological sexes; in fact, there are six."

Talarico, who is running against Republican Ken Paxton in the state's closely watched U.S. Senate race, spoke to The New York Times' Michael Barbaro on the paper's "The Daily" podcast Tuesday. He said he felt compelled to fight what he described as Republican extremism at the time when asked about the comments.

"I was put in a position where I had to fight back against that extremism. So, you mentioned some of my comments on gender or on issues affecting trans people. It's not like I ran for the legislature to talk about these things. Again, if you go back to my first session, I wanted to talk about public education, which is why I ran in the first place," he said, pointing to other issues on which he ran.

"It's kind of ironic that they're clipping these things to make it sound like I'm the one who was talking about this when, in reality, it was the Republican extremists at the Capitol who were obsessed with talking about trans issues, obsessed with talking about people's private parts. That wasn't me. That was them that changed."

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Democratic strategist Meghan Hays and former NRSC senior advisor Matt Whitlock analyzed the Michigan Senate debate between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed on Thursday.

With New York early voting set to start Saturday, state Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday urged people to exercise the franchise, vowing to defend the "sacred right to vote."

"The right to vote is the right from which all other rights emanate," James said on Thursday, calling it "sacred" and adding that "it's really critically important that individuals understand that so many individuals have died for that right to vote."

"You may have heard on the news that some powerful individuals in our country are attacking the right to vote, and they're trying to deconstruct ... the guardrails of our democracy," she said. "As long as the right to vote is under threat, my office will stand together in the court of law, in solidarity at rallies and at the ballot box until every eligible voter can make their voice heard."

James, a Democratic incumbent who is currently running for re-election, faces Republican candidate Saritha Komatireddy in the state's 2026 attorney general race.

Vice President JD Vance announced the federal government is investing $1.3 billion in domestic fertilizer production in Nebraska on Thursday.

Vance made the statement during a campaign stop in North Platte, Nebraska, saying President Donald Trump's administration is invested in protecting American farmers.

"What this means, not just for Nebraska, but for the entire country, is that 32,000 farmers, farmers who are farming over four million acres all across the United States of America, they are gonna have fertilizer at a lower cost and made by American hands right here in the United States of America," Vance said.

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton sparred over President Donald Trump, immigration, Iran, transgender athletes, artificial intelligence and personal controversies during a contentious Kansas Senate debate Wednesday night.

The hourlong showdown came less than two weeks before Election Day as Marshall seeks a second term and Hamilton, a longtime pastor, tries to become the first Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate from Kansas since 1932.

The race has drawn increased national attention as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of the Senate, with Trump traveling to Kansas earlier this week to campaign for Marshall.

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Vice President JD Vance indicated on Thursday that polls can be "demotivating" to Republican voters, urging people to "ignore" them and "run like we're down."

"I remember in the 2020 campaign, I wanna say, there was a Wisconsin poll that had Donald Trump down by 17 points in Wisconsin," Vance said, adding, "during the 2024 campaign, there was the famous poll that had us down in Iowa by three points, which, if we lose Iowa by three points, or even if we only win Iowa by three points, we were in for a long night.

"Those polls all proved to be false," he said, noting, "I talk to people. And I do think they have the effect of demotivating our voters, which is why I encourage people, ignore the polls, run like we're down, and try to make the best case that we can."

Minnesota's gubernatorial candidates clashed over the state's fraud scandals in their second debate of the week, with Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth pledging to fire all state commissioners on her first day in office and Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar defending her response.

The scandals have rocked the North Star State, raising questions about how large-scale abuse of state programs went undetected and putting government oversight at the center of the governor's race.

"Fraud unchecked here in the state of Minnesota has gone far too long, and it has finally come to the surface," Demuth said.

"The thing that I will do on day one is I am going to be firing all commissioners, choosing new commissioners that are expert in their field, that will carry out the accountability and transparency that is needed in our state. We have to change the culture of fraud."

Klobuchar called Demuth's remarks "absurd" and said she contacted U.S. Attorney Andy Luger after the fraud came to light to ask what prosecutors needed.

"He said, 'I need more prosecutors'," Klobuchar said. "I called the highest level of the Justice Department, and I got him those prosecutors."

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House Democrats' No. 3 leader is under fire for his opposition to voter ID in his home state of California.

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., spoke at a press conference earlier this month criticizing a measure on Californians' ballot this Election Day that, if passed, would mandate that voters show government-issued photo ID at the polls.

He made the comments just weeks before the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a crime bust that saw several U.S. permanent residents accused of registering to vote despite not being citizens.

Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif., hammered Aguilar's opposition to voter ID and argued the DOJ's recent actions made it "obvious" that the ballot measure, called Proposition 39, was needed.

"Give me a break," Calvert told Fox News Digital. "You have to show an ID to board an airplane, cash a paycheck, rent an apartment or even buy cold medicine at the grocery store. Democrats claiming that requiring photo ID before casting a ballot is somehow 'racist' or 'voter suppression' is complete nonsense and an insult to every voter's intelligence."

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WICHITA, Kan. - Voters at President Donald Trump's Kansas rally said the cost of living remains a major concern, but many feared Democratic control of Congress even more.

This midterm election cycle features six Republican-controlled Senate seats that are considered toss-ups, including Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall's contest against Democrat Adam Hamilton. That race has become an unexpected challenge for Republicans in their quest to keep control of the Senate.

And voters who lined up to get a chance to see Trump in Wichita told Fox News Digital that they recognized the stakes, particularly the effect Democrats flipping both chambers of Congress could have on the president's agenda.

"Trump doesn't get the support that he needs to protect America, and that our country will turn into Paris, France," Kathy Bond told Fox News Digital of the riots roiling through the French capital. "That's my biggest concern."

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Republican Tom Tiffany and Democrat David Crowley sparred over abortion, taxes, immigration and Wisconsin's growing data center industry Wednesday night as Wisconsin's gubernatorial candidates faced off in a heated debate.

Tiffany, a Republican congressman, and Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, offered competing visions for Wisconsin as they vie to succeed Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

The WISN-hosted debate came less than two weeks before Election Day, with polls showing a tight race. A September Marquette Law School poll found Crowley leading Tiffany 49% to 46% among likely voters, a difference within the survey's margin of error. RealClearPolitics rates the race a toss-up.

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Former President Barack Obama praised North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls, showing her support amid election season.

"Justice @Anita_Earls has spent her career fighting for civil rights and protecting voting rights. She’s the only candidate running for North Carolina’s Supreme Court with a proven record of standing up for all North Carolinians," Obama declared in a post on X. "Make a plan to vote at IWillVote.com/NC."

Earls, who running against former state Rep. Sarah Stevens, shared the former president's post and wrote, "Thank you for highlighting this important race, @BarackObama!"

Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., who lost the South Carolina GOP U.S. Senate primary runoff to Sen. Darline Graham, noted that while he will vote for his former rival in the general election, his family will not.

"I took a pledge when I ran for the Senate ... to support the Republican nominee," he said, on "The Nashional Briefing with Kelly Nash," noting that he will follow through and vote for Graham.

But he said that his family will not vote for the senator.

"They're just not," Norman said, adding that they are "grown," have "their own children," and "can do what they want."

In a statement to Fox News Digital on Thursday, Graham campaign spokesperson T.W. Arrighi said, "The Senator appreciates Congressman Norman’s support. But it is unconscionable for anyone who claims to be a conservative in South Carolina to not vote straight ticket Republican and therefore endorse a Chuck Schumer-led Senate. An agenda of higher taxes, higher energy costs, a radical trans agenda, and anti-Second Amendment policies for 6 years."

Republican Wisconsin gubernatorial nominee Tom Tiffany vowed Wednesday to mandate cooperation between local sheriffs and federal immigration authorities, drawing a sharp contrast with Democrat David Crowley over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown during their general election debate.

Tiffany said Wisconsin law enforcement agencies should be required to honor federal immigration detainers, arguing that coordination with ICE allows authorities to remove illegal immigrants accused of crimes while they are still being held in county jails.

"I will make sure that local, county and state law enforcement coordinate with federal law enforcement," Tiffany said in the debate hosted by WISN-TV.

Asked directly whether he would mandate that cooperation by law, Tiffany replied: "Yes, I believe we should. They should honor detainers."

Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, said he would not support a blanket ban on cooperation with federal immigration authorities and agreed that immigrants convicted of crimes should be deported. But he called for restrictions on ICE operations, including barring contracts between local law enforcement and ICE, requiring judicial warrants for agents to enter jails and prisons and prohibiting agents from wearing masks.

"We need to make sure that we're protecting people's civil liberties," Crowley said.

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Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested that if President Donald Trump were "dumb enough" to strike Iran ahead of Election Day, Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will win his election contest.

"If Trump is dumb enough to attack Iran again before the midterms, @AbdulElSayed will win the senate seat in Michigan. It’s a stupid senseless war and America hates it. We also hate neocons. This is not an endorsement, I’m not a Democrat, but I’m also not a neocon Republican," Greene declared in a post on X.

Republican National Committee national press secretary Natalie Baldassarre said in a statement to Fox News Digital, "Foreign policy decisions about confronting overseas threats are made in the Situation Room - not on X. Abdul El-Sayed is a terrorist sympathizer and is inspired by radicals who cheer when Americans die. Republicans are putting America first and focused on defeating terrorists - both at home and abroad."

White House spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement to Fox News Digital, "Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene quit on her constituents and the America First movement in the middle of her term. President Trump is fighting every single day to Make America Great Again – we don’t have time for quitters."

Greene, a vociferous Trump critic who was previously an ardent supporter, had a major falling out with the president, and ultimately departed from office in the middle of her term.

El-Sayed is running against Trump-backed GOP U.S. Senate candidate former Rep. Mike Rogers.

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton repeatedly sought to distance themselves from the most unpopular elements of their respective parties Wednesday night during a contentious Kansas Senate debate.

Both candidates battled over President Donald Trump, immigration, the war in Iran and more in a race that could help determine control of the Senate.

The debate opened on a personal note, with both candidates pressed over controversies that have fueled attack ads in the closing weeks of the campaign.

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President Donald Trump was the unofficial third person on stage at Wednesday's Michigan U.S. Senate debate, as Democrat Abdul El-Sayed repeatedly invoked him while seeking to cast Republican Mike Rogers as Trump's "sock puppet."

El-Sayed mentioned Trump 18 times during the hour-long debate and repeatedly called Rogers' responses "MAGA bingo," accusing the Republican of relying on Trump-aligned talking points. Rogers, however, broke with Trump on a couple of trade issues.

The phrase became a running theme throughout the night, with El-Sayed declaring "MAGA bingo" after Rogers accused him of supporting socialist policies, open borders and defunding the police. Rogers eventually turned the attack back on his opponent, suggesting that the real bingo game was every time El-Sayed included Trump in his answer.

Rogers, however, did not align with Trump on every issue. He split with Trump on trade, calling the president's tariffs a "mixed bag" and saying tariffs on Canada may have been "not well thought through."

He also opposed Chinese automakers building vehicles in the United States, saying during the debate that Congress should ban the ability for the Chinese to build cars in the United States. El-Sayed countered by pointing out that Trump has said he would be open to Chinese automakers building vehicles in the United States and questioned whether Rogers would stand up to Trump on the issue.

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Franklin Graham, son of the late Christian evangelist Billy Graham, offered "help" for people in choosing who to vote for during the nation's midterm elections.

"Do you know who to vote for in the midterms? Let me give you some help, but you decide. The Democratic Party wants open borders, while the Republican Party wants secure borders. The Democratic Party wants noncitizens to be able to vote; the Republican Party supports requiring voter ID. The Democratic Party wants to give taxpayer-funded benefits like healthcare to noncitizens; the Republican Party says No to that. And there are a hundred more issues," Graham wrote in a post on X.

"The choice is yours—but look prayerfully at what both parties stand for," he added.

Graham is the president and CEO of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Neil Bush, the son of the late President George H.W. Bush and brother of former President George W. Bush, announced that he voted for state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic candidate in the Texas U.S. Senate contest.

“My vote was motivated by two things: deep concern about Ken Paxton's record and genuine admiration for the character and principles I see in James Talarico,” Neil Bush wrote in a Facebook post.

"I have been deeply troubled by Paxton's conduct as Texas Attorney General, particularly his decision to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election in other states in an effort to help Donald Trump remain in power," he added.

Bush said that he thinks President Donald Trump has damaged the GOP.

"More broadly, I believe Donald Trump and those who have enabled him have done enormous damage to the Republican Party. I worry about a political culture in which loyalty to an individual takes precedence over loyalty to principle, and where those who hold power begin to believe they are no longer accountable," he wrote.

But Bush also explained why he supports Talarico.

"I've never met James Talarico, but I have been enormously impressed by the way he approaches complicated and controversial issues. He speaks with respect, seeks common ground, and seems genuinely interested in bringing people together rather than driving them apart. His faith appears to be a deeply rooted source of humility, compassion, and conviction rather than a political weapon.

"I see in him the qualities I admire most in public servants: integrity, civility, humility, and a willingness to listen to those with whom he disagrees. My impression is that he is a principled, pragmatic leader who understands that public office is a responsibility to serve, not an entitlement to power," he wrote.

"I have been a Republican for most of my life, and I still believe deeply in many traditional Republican principles. But character matters more than party affiliation. Our democracy depends on leaders who respect our institutions, tell the truth, accept accountability, and seek to unite rather than divide," Bush declared.

The Paxton campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's comment request on Thursday.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., dismissed longstanding allegations that she married her brother for immigration purposes as "insane" during a Wednesday interview, while saying she was unaware of any familial relationship with her former husband.

"Not to my knowledge," Omar told MS NOW's Chris Hayes when asked whether there was any "weird kernel of truth" to allegations involving her ex-husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.

Omar said the allegations originated on a Somali blog before spreading through conservative circles. The claims, which President Donald Trump has repeatedly amplified, have not been substantiated.

The interview marked Omar's first since federal agents searched her Washington, D.C., home on Oct. 12 as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

The Justice Department previously confirmed that agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant. Omar has denied wrongdoing and accused Trump of being involved in the investigation.

High diesel prices took center stage in the Kansas Senate debate as Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton argued over the causes of rising fuel costs.

Marshall blamed the war between Russia and Ukraine rather than the U.S. war with Iran, while Hamilton said voters would not accept that explanation.

Diesel averaged $6.32 per gallon in Kansas this week, up from $3.62 a year ago, according to AAA.

The issue is particularly important in Kansas, where diesel powers much of the agricultural economy.

Marshall also criticized Hamilton’s support for portions of the Green New Deal, arguing that renewable-energy policies have prevented the construction of new refineries. Hamilton said he supports parts of the proposal but not the entire package.

The debate reflects the broader economic challenge facing Republican candidates as they seek to defend Trump’s agenda while voters remain concerned about the cost of everyday goods and energy.

Democratic leaders have sued the Trump administration in federal court, accusing the president and his administration of improperly interfering with states’ authority to administer elections.

The lawsuit, filed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic campaign committees, challenges federal efforts involving voter-roll reviews and ballots cast by people the government identifies as likely noncitizens.

The case also cites the Justice Department’s effort to stop California from counting ballots from voters included on a federal list. Democrats argue that the administration is relying on unsubstantiated claims of widespread noncitizen voting and threatening state election officials.

The Justice Department says its actions are lawful and intended to protect election integrity.

The legal fight comes less than two weeks before Election Day, when control of Congress and numerous state offices will be decided.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in Sioux City, Iowa, on Thursday for Republican Senate candidate Ashley Hinson.

Trump is expected to speak at 6 p.m. ET at a rally aimed at energizing Republican turnout in the final weeks before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

Hinson has sought to present herself as both an ally of Trump and an independent voice for Iowa, saying she will support the president when it benefits the state but push back when necessary.

Her Democratic opponent, state lawmaker Josh Turek, has also emphasized bipartisanship while criticizing Trump’s tariffs and handling of the war with Iran.

The race is among the contests that could help determine control of the Senate.