15 days until midterms, Trump rallies GOP as Democrats court Latino, rural voters

President Donald Trump said Monday that he was heading to Kansas to campaign for Republican Senator Roger Marshall, saying he thinks Marshall is "going to do very well."

"Roger Marshall. He's a fantastic senator. He's one of the best," Trump said. "It's a close race. It shouldn't be." 

Trump also argued that his campaign rallies have helped boost Republican candidates around the country.

"Wherever I go, they seem to be up, and I have the biggest rallies anybody's ever seen. They're packed houses," the president said. "... My rallies are having a huge impact and a positive impact on the Republican Party."

Asked how he was feeling about the midterms, Trump said he felt "good."

"A lot of the polls are rigged, just like the journalists are rigged," he said.

Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico on Monday accused Elon Musk of trying to "buy" the state's U.S. Senate seat during a rally at the University of North Texas.

"Elon Musk is trying to buy this Senate seat in Texas," Talarico said. "We just found out that he is almost single handedly bankrolling this effort to install Ken Paxton in the U.S. Senate and defeat this movement we've built in our state."

Talarico claimed that Musk was behind attack ads, mail and text messages targeting his campaign.

"Our movement is funded by 1.3 million individuals who have given to our campaign. Ken Paxton is funded by one dude," Talarico said.

"Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water. He wants his very own personal United States senator. He is trying to buy Texas," he claimed. "But on November 3rd, we are going to send a crystal clear message to the world's first trillionaire: Texas is not for sale."

Fox News Digital attempted to reach Musk for comment.

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican state House Speaker Lisa Demuth traded fire over Minnesota's massive fraud scandal as they faced off for the first time on the debate stage in the race to replace embattled Gov. Tim Walz.

The race is unfolding against the backdrop of the state's welfare assistance fraud scandal, which has attracted national attention for nearly a year and prompted Walz, a two-term Democrat, to abandon his 2026 re-election bid. The fraud schemes, involving pandemic-era social services, siphoned hundreds of millions, and potentially billions, of taxpayer dollars from federal and state programs in Minnesota.

Demuth is aiming to become the first Republican in twenty years to win a gubernatorial election in the blue-leaning Midwestern state. Polls indicate Klobuchar holding an upper single digit lead over Demuth, and the Fox News Power Rankings rate the race Likely Democrat.

Demuth, during the first half of the debate, repeatedly steered the conversation to the fraud scandal.

"We have allowed a culture of waste and fraud to go on far too long and we can’t keep going this way," she said, as she worked to link Klobuchar to Walz, who has taken full responsibility for the scandal.

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A top Senate Republican whom Democrats are salivating at the chance to unseat is getting an unexpected assist from a former member of their own party, delivering a political snub to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

Former Sen. Joe Manchin, who left the Democratic Party to become an independent before retiring from the Senate, is making a swing into Maine to support Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, the lawmaker’s campaign confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Collins is locked in a tight race against former Maine state Sen. Troy Jackson as she seeks a sixth term in the upper chamber. The race has remained close after it was shaken up earlier this year when Graham Platner dropped out after a sexual assault allegation rocked his campaign.

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Fox News' Steve Doocy joined Florida voters to discuss the economy and other issues driving them to the polls as early voting gets underway.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., a potential 2028 presidential contender, drew criticism from across the political spectrum after pointing to the riots in France as a warning about wealth inequality and urging the U.S. to "listen to our young."

"This is what happens when the nations let wealth and power accumulate in the hands of a few," Khanna wrote in a post to X on Sunday evening.

Khanna's post comes on the heels of nationwide demonstrations over the cost of living and public services that descended into violence, looting and arson in several French cities on Saturday, prompting critics to accuse the progressive Democrat of giving political legitimacy to the destruction.

Spencer Pratt, former mayoral candidate for Los Angeles, blasted what he saw as an attempt to side with rioters.

"Of course Rohit Conman sees mass communist riots destroying businesses and historic buildings in Paris and lies about it as some noble ‘ask’ for justice," Pratt wrote. "These commies lie as easily as they breathe."

The comment also drew criticism from Shannon Watts, a Democratic gun activist who, in recent months, has criticized the far-left portions of her party.

"If you’re a member of Congress who condemned the January 6 insurrection, you don’t get to excuse riots in France as a ‘cry for help.’ Political violence doesn’t become acceptable just because you sympathize with people committing it," Watts wrote in a post of her own.

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EXCLUSIVE: WICHITA, KANSAS — President Donald Trump is expected to tout his immigration agenda in ruby-red Kansas on Monday, weeks after federal immigration agents made dozens of arrests in the southwestern portion of the state.

Trump is headed to the Sunflower State for a rally just outside of Wichita as a tighter-than-expected Senate race that could determine the balance of power in the upper chamber unfolds.

Fox News Digital has learned that Trump will lean into the policy positions that helped propel him and Republicans to power two years ago."President Trump stopped the invasion of our country and delivered Americans the most secure border in American history," White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis told Fox News Digital. "Under the President’s leadership, 3 million illegals have left the United States and zero illegals have been released at the border in seventeen months."

"Meanwhile, radical Democrats want to go back to their extreme open border policies, abolish ICE, and grant amnesty to the illegal aliens they released into our communities," she continued.

The Trump-led Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have touted a string of arrests and deportations of illegal immigrants in the state over the last several months.

According to the White House, among some of the "worst of the worst" who were arrested in the state by federal immigration officers include Omar Israel Hernandez of Mexico, convicted of first-degree murder, Jose Luis Rauda-Diaz of El Salvador, convicted of aggravated robbery and two counts of possession of a weapon, Oscar Sanchez-Corona of Mexico, who had previously been deported for drug offenses, damaging property, and driving under the influence, Greg Chukwuka Orji of Nigeria, convicted of dangerous drugs and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and Alberto Estrada of Mexico, convicted of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and rape.

This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News' Alex Miller.

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon defended the Trump administration's investigation into noncitizen voters ahead of the midterm elections during CBS' "60 Minutes" on Sunday.

"There are people who feel that the point is to sow distrust about the whole election system. There are very few people who are noncitizens who end up voting — very, very few. And so, therefore, what's the purpose?" Lesley Stahl, host of "60 Minutes," asked Dhillon.

Dhillon responded, "The point is actually the opposite of what you were saying. It's not to sow distrust. The distrust is there. And so, all of these kinds of crimes are being prosecuted now for the first time really, in volume. And look, even the Biden administration prosecuted 13 people for noncitizen voting."

Stahl interrupted and said the numbers were "tiny."

"So Lesley, we've been in office for less than two years. We've had investigations ongoing for over a year, and it takes time. There are literally thousands of them out there that we are looking at," Dhillon responded.

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Outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., fired back in a Sunday post on X after President Donald Trump slammed him during a Saturday rally in Kentucky.

In the GOP primary in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, Trump backed former Navy SEAL Ed Gallrein, who defeated Massie.

During his remarks on Saturday, Trump urged people to vote for Gallrein and referred to Massie as "a terrible person who always votes against us."

"Massie, the worst," Trump said. "What happened to him by the way? Haven't heard about him in the last few months. What the hell happened to that guy? What a loser he is."

In a Saturday post on X, Massie quipped: "How long will I live rent free in @realDonaldTrump’s head? Wait until he finds out we’re going to pass another Epstein bill AND vote on Impeaching Hegseth before I leave. That might renew the lease indefinitely!"

Former President Barack Obama will visit Atlanta, Georgia next week in a bid to boost Democratic candidates during the midterm elections.

"Georgia! I’ll be in Atlanta on October 28 for a rally to support @KeishaforGA, @Ossoff, and Democrats fighting to make your life better," Obama noted in a Sunday post on X, referring to incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

Ossoff is facing Rep. Mike Collins in the Peach State's U.S. Senate contest, while Bottoms is facing GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson in the Georgia governor race.

Trump, who is backing the Republicans in both of those elections, just rallied in Dalton, Georgia on Friday.

A late-night crash has thrown a Massachusetts Republican’s statewide campaign into turmoil just weeks before voters head to the polls.

Shawn Oliver, 42, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor and a New Bedford city councilor, suspended his campaign on Sunday. The move came after Oliver was arrested following a rollover crash that involved five parked vehicles, police confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Officers responded around 11:40 p.m. Saturday to 448 Dartmouth St., where a vehicle had overturned after striking multiple parked vehicles, the New Bedford Police Department said. Two of the five parked vehicles sustained extensive damage.

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A New Jersey attorney and former municipal official who made waves during his debate with Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said his unscripted style may be the secret sauce to making history and ending a Republican Senate drought in New Jersey that stretches back more than half a century.

Justin Murphy, a Navy veteran and former deputy mayor of Tabernacle in the state’s Pine Barrens, stunned his incumbent Democratic opponent when, in response to a question about the Iran war strategy, he bluntly said President Donald Trump should forcefully "finish it."

"I don’t have a speechwriter. There’s no teleprompter — I shoot from the hip because I want people to see a very sincere, genuine and authentic Justin Murphy," Murphy told Fox News Digital.

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With Election Day approaching, early voting begins in multiple states on Monday as the GOP and Democrats jockey for both federal and state-level political power during the midterm elections.

Early voting locations are opening today in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, South Carolina, and Texas, as well as some parts of Florida.

Some of the widely-watched races in those states include the Florida gubernatorial contest between Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., and former Rep. David Jolly, the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina where Sen. Darline Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, is seeking a full six-year Senate term, and the U.S. Senate race in Texas, where state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, is facing Democratic state Rep. James Talarico.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for U.S. Senate.

Paxton is facing Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in the Lone Star State's U.S. Senate contest.

“The choice is clear in Texas. Attorney General Ken Paxton has been a defender of free enterprise and the pro-growth policies that empower American businesses to thrive. He has pushed back against federal overreach, helped preserve a low-tax environment, and defended the energy sector from burdensome mandates," U.S. Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer Neil Bradley stated.

"Paxton understands that true economic prosperity relies on a fair and predictable justice system. We look forward to working together on meaningful legal reform that shields job creators from lawsuit abuse and red tape,” Bradley added.

In a post on X Paxton noted, "I am honored to have the endorsement of the @USChamber. In the Senate, I'll fight to cut taxes, roll back job-killing regulations, and get Washington bureaucrats out of the way of the men and women who drive our economy. Let's keep Texas the economic engine of America."

The group had endorsed incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, prior to the GOP U.S. Senate primary in the Lone Star State, but after Cornyn and Paxton advanced to the primary runoff, Paxton emerged the victor.

A Kentucky Democrat campaigning against the influence of wealthy political donors is facing calls to disavow a $500,000 contribution from billionaire Reid Hoffman to a super PAC supporting his congressional bid, with his Republican opponent blasting the financial support as "dirty Epstein class money."

Hoffman contributed $500,000 to Kentuckians Not Corruption, an independent super PAC supporting Democratic congressional nominee Zach Dembo in Kentucky's 6th Congressional District, on Sept. 24, 2026, according to Federal Election Commission records. The contribution came as the group was spending heavily on television advertisements supporting Dembo and opposing his Republican opponent, former Kentucky state Sen. Ralph Alvarado. Advertising records filed with the Federal Communications Commission show the super PAC's weekly television advertising orders on Lexington's WLEX- TV increased more than sevenfold between mid-September and early October, climbing from $14,650 before Hoffman's contribution to $109, 990 for the week of Oct. 6.

"This is really, it's dirty Epstein class money fueling Zach Dembo's campaign," Alvarado told Fox News Digital. "It's offensive."

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President Donald Trump, who will seek to boost incumbent Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., at a rally in Park City on Monday, issued a Truth Social post about the upcoming event.

"I’m going to the Great State of Kansas today to Rally support for Roger Marshall, one of the absolutely best Senators in the U.S. Senate. His opponent is a Fake, and would be a DISASTER for Kansas, a State I won all three times, getting the highest vote in the history of Kansas - Such an honor! See you all later!!!" Trump declared in the post.

Marshall, who has served in the upper Congressional chamber since early 2021, is facing Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton.

Trump has been rallying throughout the country in a bid to help Republicans during midterm election season.

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Oversight Committee, discusses a federal raid on the Washington, D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., amid financial and immigration investigations involving the congresswoman, on "Sunday Night in America."

Fox News host Brian Kilmeade discussed the continued unrest in France on "One Nation."

The violence from left-wing activists in Europe is a stark warning for America in the midterm elections.

"The cost of its government promises is growing faster than its ability to pay for them," he says in his monologue.

"It's going to snap."

Leo Terrell, from the Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, joined Fox News' "Fox & Friends First" to discuss the Department of Justice's anti-hate tour in Michigan.

The discussion follows Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed confirming his sister-in-law's lawsuit over being placed on the federal terror watchlist.

President Donald Trump targeted Democratic North Carolina Sen.-nominee Roy Cooper over his record as governor, accusing him of releasing convicted murderers during the COVID-19 pandemic, pointing to the alleged August 2025 killer of Iryna Zarutska: Decarlos Brown Jr.

“Gov. Roy Cooper released this man, who then killed beautiful Iryna Zarutska,” Trump wrote late Sunday night on Truth Social. “He then released 83 other murderers, so they wouldn’t catch COVID while in jail, who went on to kill 25 people!”

Trump’s post comes as Republicans seek to defend their narrow Senate majority in the 2026 midterm elections. Cooper, a former two-term governor, is facing a challenge from Republican Michael Whatley, the former chair of the Republican National Committee.

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says the political climate remains favorable to Democrats as the party works to retake the House majority.

Jeffries campaigned Sunday in Ohio alongside longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur, whose Toledo-area district is considered crucial to the fight for control of the chamber.

Republicans are targeting Kaptur’s seat after President Donald Trump carried the district, while Kaptur is seeking another term after decades in Congress.

Jeffries argued that Democrats are making the case for “dramatic change” and accused Republicans of being out of touch with voters concerned about affordability.

The Democratic leader also criticized Trump’s decision to waive new sanctions on Russia, saying Democrats and Republicans could pursue legislation that would limit the president’s ability to lift them.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Latino voters who helped return President Donald Trump to the White House in 2024 could play a decisive role in determining control of Congress this November.

Democrats are counting on disaffected Trump supporters in heavily Latino districts across Arizona, Colorado and Texas to swing back toward the party or stay home.

Voters interviewed in those communities cited frustration with gas prices, grocery costs and the economy. About 6 in 10 Hispanic voters disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency, while more than 7 in 10 disapprove of his performance on the economy, according to an October AP-NORC poll.

The potential shift does not necessarily reflect strong support for Democrats. Many Latino voters describe themselves as independent or express dissatisfaction with both parties.

President Donald Trump is scheduled to campaign in Kansas on Monday for Republican Sen. Roger Marshall as the GOP works to defend its Senate majority.

The rally in Wichita is part of Trump’s expanding midterm campaign push for Republican candidates across the country.Marshall is facing a competitive reelection race against Democrat Adam Hamilton, a Methodist minister, in a state that has traditionally been considered safely Republican.

Trump has increasingly placed himself at the center of the midterm elections, urging voters to preserve Republican control of Congress and warning that Democrats would seek to reverse his second-term agenda.