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Trump says Ilhan Omar could go to jailU.S. District Judge Ana Reyes issued a preliminary injunction barring more tree removal at the 106-year-old D.C. course while a lawsuit goes on. The ruling tests how far the administration can go with public land.
Trump said Monday that Lula's win in Brazil looked like "another rigged election," without offering evidence. Axios says the talk previews fraud warnings about the U.S. midterms.
President Trump said he will pay $1 million to anyone whose report of voter fraud leads to an arrest and conviction. The White House gave no details on funding or how tips would be judged, eight days before the Nov. 3 vote.
Besides choosing members of Congress on Nov. 3, voters will decide state measures on election rules, taxes, transgender rights and abortion. PBS NewsHour's guide says the results could change state laws and constitutions.
Trump told a North Carolina rally that people sickened by Camp Lejeune's toxic water get paid only if Republicans keep Congress. The payments come from a standing Treasury fund, and the first trial under the 2022 law opens today.
A CNBC survey taken Oct. 14-18 shows President Trump's net approval has fallen among Latino, young and Black voters, and even among his own supporters. Republicans face an uphill fight a week before the Nov. 3 midterms.
Trump is spending a late-October evening in one of the nation's most reliably Republican states, a sign the GOP is defending ground it once thought safe. Democrats need to flip four Senate seats to win control.
A week before the midterms, voters say fuel, groceries and rent cost more, and many blame Trump's tariffs and the Iran war. Inflation reached 3.7% last month, which matters most to people on fixed incomes.
Six readers and viewers of White House news filed a federal suit in New York on Monday. They say Trump's bans on reporters violate the public's First Amendment right to independent reporting. The case comes eight days before the midterm election.
House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a staff report Monday saying there is enough evidence for a criminal investigation. The White House denies the allegations, and Democrats admit Trump's Justice Department is unlikely to act.
A preliminary federal survey found violent crime victimization fell about 25% in 2025, and the Justice Department says it is the largest drop since 1973. Readers can weigh that claim against the survey's limits eight days before the midterms.
At a Michigan rally on Sunday, President Trump again attacked Norway over the Nobel Peace Prize, which went to South African jurist Navi Pillay. Norway's government does not pick the winner, and the midterm election is eight days away.
The Justice Department sued 30 states and D.C. for full voter lists, with birthdates, partial Social Security numbers and license numbers. It has lost 27 cases so far, and a DOJ lawyer has said the data would be checked against a Homeland Security database.
A Democratic report says President Trump's oil and gas holdings are worth $22.5 million to $81.6 million, up from $12.6 million to $46 million at the end of 2025. The White House says he has no say in the trades and that there are "no conflicts of interest."
Brazil's leftist president beat Flávio Bolsonaro by more than 4 million votes, a setback for Trump's push for allies in the region. Newsweek reports US deals for Brazilian rare earths were made under Lula and still stand.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has asked companies tied to the Russian diesel deal to preserve documents, according to a report relayed by a Russian outlet. Democrats see it as a preview of oversight if they win Congress.
Trump says it is 'decision time' on Iran, with the last U.S. strikes on Sept. 1 and the midterms eight days away. Energy prices are still elevated, and the choice affects fuel costs and the risk of a wider war.
Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob apologized and Des Moines Bishop William Joensen voiced regret after the White House posted photos and video of their prayer with Trump. The meeting was less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 midterms.
At a Port Huron rally Sunday, President Trump questioned the loyalty of Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed because of his faith. A former Arab American ally of Trump condemned the remarks eight days before the vote in a race that could decide Senate control.
ProPublica reports that a patrol officer in Ingram, Texas, helped turn a 1,900-person town into a testing ground for the Trump deportation push. His traffic stops led to at least 70 handovers to ICE in three months.
Trump announced the Audi factory at a Georgia rally days before the midterms. Audi's jobs and production start dates are far off, and any tariff relief for automakers is still being negotiated.
In Doral, Florida, restaurant owners, a lawyer and a Republican councilman say immigration raids are hurting their community. Polls suggest Trump's 2024 Latino gains are slipping 11 days before the midterms.
Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola both spoke to Alaska Native leaders in Anchorage, about a week before Election Day. Alaska Natives are about one-fifth of the state's population, and the race is tied up in a Trump-ordered Justice Department lawsuit.
Trump told reporters Saturday he hasn't thought about pardons for his staff but would be allowed to grant them. A report says White House lawyers are weighing preemptive pardons, and the White House has not confirmed it.
Trump holds a Saturday night rally in Perry, Georgia, eight days after one in Dalton. Polls show Sen. Jon Ossoff ahead and the governor's race close, so Republicans are working hard in both.
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump voted Saturday in West Palm Beach, as NBC News counts about 26.8 million ballots cast before Nov. 3. Trump has been criticized in the past for voting by mail after attacking the practice.
U.S. Central Command has strike options ready if the White House approves, The Hill reports, and Iran says its response would be tougher than before. Oil is above $100 a barrel, and more than 50,000 U.S. troops are in the region.
Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene says investigators have identified three men after a woman in a 'Release the Epstein Files' shirt was punched at a Youngstown rally. No charges have been filed, and the case comes in the last days before the midterms.
Democrats and voting-rights groups filed Friday to defend Alaska's election against a Justice Department suit that Trump says he ordered. It could stop certification if Sen. Dan Sullivan loses.
At a Cleveland rally for Sherrod Brown and Amy Acton, Barack Obama blamed the Iran war for higher oil and diesel prices and mocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The attack comes 10 days before the Nov. 3 midterms.
Republican Rick Jackson, who has spent nearly $200 million of his own money, is running as both a Trump ally and a softer, foster-child-turned-businessman. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms says his pitch doesn't add up, and the race is decided Nov. 3.
A former battleground district near Raleigh turned safely Republican after a redraw, and ABC News reports swing seats are disappearing. Fewer competitive races means fewer voters hold Congress accountable.
Trump gave Netanyahu a "Complete and Total Endorsement" nine days before Israel's Oct. 27 election. The Iran war that Americans are paying for is at the center of the race.
In 2024, Trump promised to halve energy prices within a year. At a Florida rally on Friday, 11 days before the midterms, he called higher energy costs a fair trade in the Iran war, with gas at $4.29 a gallon and diesel at $6.32.
President Trump called reports he would replace the briefing room with a swimming pool false. He said he may still move reporters to a "less obnoxious location," amid disputes over press access.
A motion to dismiss the Justice Department's Alaska Senate suit quotes President Trump's own words and asks the judge to consider sanctions against the government's lawyers. The suit could block certification of the Nov. 3 result.
Echelon Insights finds Trump's net approval among urban voters up 20 points since July, though he remains unpopular. An expert says the shift is smaller Democratic margins, not city voters embracing him, and that could matter in close races.
The Interior Department has finalized a rule that undoes a 2024 ban on baiting bears with human food on federal land in Alaska. Critics say it endangers visitors and wildlife.
The USDA's one-time Harvest Fuel Relief Program offers help, but diesel is still above $6 a gallon and farm margins stay thin. Farm-state Republicans face tight races on Nov. 3.
A new CNBC survey finds Republican voters back Trump's AI push but not the data centers it needs near their homes. The split is shaping Senate races such as Ohio's before Nov. 3.
On Oct. 22, less than two weeks before Election Day, the Social Security Administration sent beneficiaries an email praising President Trump and the new 'Trump Accounts' for children. In July, five Democratic senators had told the agency's chief to stop sending messages like this.
In their Oct. 22 debate, Rep. Jeff Van Drew of South Jersey answered for his votes on the 2025 tax and spending law, the Iran war and the Epstein files. His Democratic challenger, Cape May Mayor Zack Mullock, is trying to turn a once-safe Republican seat into a close race.
The State Department is reducing staff in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and the UAE after the nation's top intelligence official said Iran has stepped up efforts to target Americans. The move adds to the Saudi Arabia evacuation and raises the stakes of the Iran war for military families.
Asked about slowed satellite service for Ukraine's drones, Trump defended Elon Musk and declined to say who ordered the limits. Zelenskyy says the service is still slow.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio publicly invited Cubans seeking change to work with the CIA, shortly after Trump said US warships could stop off Cuba's coast. The remarks revive talk of a US move against Cuba 11 days before the midterms, with a US war on Iran still going.
A one-page unclassified memo from the Director of National Intelligence says Iran has sharply stepped up efforts to target Americans. It lands as the State Department pulls staff from Saudi Arabia and the Iran conflict drags on.
A federal judge told the Trump administration to make sure a senior Interior Department official saves the contents of his personal phone. The order comes as a lawsuit questions how the government is handling a public golf course on federal land.
With 11 days left, early voting is running far ahead of 2022 in key states, and Democrats lead in returned ballots. Early votes don't show who people picked, but the gap worries some Republican strategists.
A New York Times/Siena poll finds 50% of likely voters fear the GOP may use illegal means to overturn the Nov. 3 election. Most voters still say they trust the count.
The Justice Department sued 11 days before the election, citing two candidates named Dan Sullivan. Election experts call the move unprecedented and legally thin, with Senate control possibly at stake.
Trump said Thursday he has a right to seek a third term because he claims, falsely, that the 2020 election was stolen. The 22nd Amendment says no one may be elected president more than twice.
At a South Florida rally, President Trump said Navy ships coming home from the Iran war could pause off Cuba's coast. The remark revives talk of military action while the Iran war is still going on.
Treasury put out draft rules Thursday for the new housing law's ban on large investors buying single-family homes, starting Jan. 7, 2027. The draft is not final, and it includes exemptions that will shape how much the ban changes what buyers face.
The first lady's office says Russia and Ukraine agreed to a temporary halt in fighting in Oleshky so aid can get in and civilians can leave. The announcement comes as the Trump administration's wider Russia-Ukraine policy faces questions.
On the day of a key scheduling hearing, the president said the judge was mishandling the case and that it should be tried within a month. Prosecutors have proposed January 2028, so the post raises concern about political pressure on an independent court.
Federal data show new U.S. citizens fell sharply from April to June, and an immigrant advocacy group says the slowdown could keep eligible voters from registering by Nov. 3. The Department of Homeland Security says it is tightening screening.
Days before the midterms, Trump signed an order to cut the costs of buying and refinancing a home. The sources reviewed offer no per-household savings figure to back the claim of "thousands."
Two of Trump's top midterm strategists reportedly gave their six-figure fees from work for a Bosnian Serb government to his library fund. The gift follows Trump's threat to fire them over a possible conflict of interest.
A tanker carrying about 298,000 barrels of Russian diesel left for the U.S. on Friday under Trump's deal with Putin. It is due after the Nov. 3 election, and it covers less than a day of U.S. demand.
House Democrats asked the White House who ordered Ukraine's military Starlink service throttled, and signaled an investigation of Musk's government contracts if they win the House. Ukrainian officials say the limits have not been fully lifted.
