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Live updates: Trump to rally for Ashley Hinson and other GOP candidates in Iowa

Trump rallies in Iowa for Ashley Hinson, other GOP midterm candidates

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  1. Hegseth staff damaged historic WWII-era Eisenhower globe trying to move it to his office

    Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s staffers damaged a historic globe used by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower during World War II when they tried to move it to his office at his request, three U.S. officials confirmed to NBC News. The incident happened in February after Hegseth said he wanted the globe, mou…

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  2. Trump finishes remarks

    Trump has finished speaking in Sioux City, Iowa, after more than an hour and a half. Compared with recent campaign events, far fewer protesters interrupted his speech.

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  3. Iowa Republican gives Trump 'Man of the Century' award

    State Rep. Joe Mitchell, who's running for Congress in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, joined Trump onstage tonight to give him a special recognition. "What I came up with, Mr. President, is a new award. It's called the 'Man of the Century Award,'" Mitchell said at the rally, holding up a certif…

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  4. Trump discusses not being able to run for a third term

    Trump discussed being unable to run for a third term as president while saying he thinks he has “the right to run again.” “They cheated us on the second one, because we won it three times,” Trump said, even though he lost re-election to Joe Biden in 2020. “I think I have the right to run again beca…

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  5. Trump says he told Ramaswamy to keep controversial ad against Acton up

    Trump told the rally crowd in Iowa tonight that he urged Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy to keep up an ad featuring the estranged mother of his opponent, Amy Acton. Trump said Ramaswamy asked him for his opinion about the issue after he was "getting killed in the press" over the ad, wh…

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  6. As Trump talks about Rep. Ilhan Omar, crowd chants 'lock her up'

    The audience at Trump's rally in Iowa tonight broke out in a chant of “lock her up” when he railed against Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. Federal agents searched Omar’s Washington, D.C., home on Oct. 12 as part of a criminal investigation. She has been a frequent critic of Trump, who has denied he had an…

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  7. Trump calls on Rep. Ilhan Omar to resign from Congress

    Trump took aim at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., tonight, calling on her to resign from Congress over allegations that she has committed immigration fraud. Trump repeated allegations that Omar's second husband is her brother. Omar has denied that. Asked about the issue in an interview with MS NOW yester…

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  8. Trump takes the stage in Iowa to boost Rep. Ashley Hinson

    Trump has arrived at the rally in Iowa, where he'll stump for the GOP Senate candidate, Rep. Ashley Hinson.

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  9. DHS watchdog refers its Corey Lewandowski investigation to Justice Department for review

    The Department of Homeland Security inspector general has referred its investigation of former “special government employee” Corey Lewandowski to the Justice Department, according to a person familiar with the investigation. The DHS investigation stems from questions about how a $220 million contra…

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  10. James Talarico digs in with Black voters in pursuit of an elusive Democratic win in Texas

    On the second night of in-person early voting in Texas, roughly three dozen mostly Black activists and community members gathered to take measure of the task before them. In a speakeasy-style venue called Hearsay, across the way from the Texas Rangers’ Globe Life Field, they talked Tuesday about th…

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  11. Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November

    In a win for Republicans, the Supreme Court said today that student IDs cannot be used in New Hampshire for the midterm elections. The justices granted an emergency request filed by the state, which had the backing of the Republican National Committee. The ballot in New Hampshire includes a closely…

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  12. Rep. Ashley Hinson says Ramaswamy ad against Acton is 'absolutely terrible'

    Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, urged Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign to take down its ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother. “I think about it as a mom, and you think about childhood having to relive that trauma. I think it’s absolutely terrible, and I think they should take the ad down,” Hinson, who's…

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  13. Anger over rising prices could be decisive in Alaska’s unusually close Senate race

    As voters in the Last Frontier prepare to hunker down for another long winter, there’s one central issue on their minds as they fill up their heating oil tanks, stock up on food and gas up their vehicles: prices. “That’s, like, one of the main conversations I hear,” Adilyn Jung, a 21-year-old serve…

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  14. Trump says he 'has no idea' what Corey Lewandowski did but won't stand in the way of his prosecution

    Trump told reporters at the White House this afternoon that he has "no idea" what Corey Lewandowski is accused of but said, "I will never do anything to stop the prosecution of someone who's dishonest." Asked whether he had a reaction to the reports that the Justice Department is taking over the in…

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  15. Florida Democrat says one of his constituents was arrested, accused of threatening his life

    Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., said this afternoon that one of his constituents was arrested today near his home in Boca Raton after having made a threat against Moskowitz's life. "A constituent of mine has just been arrested in Boca, just a few miles from my house, for threatening my life," Moskowi…

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  16. Top adviser to RFK Jr. resigns

    Calley Means, a top ally of the "Make America Healthy Again" movement and top adviser to HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has resigned from the Trump administration. “I am resigning from the White House with tremendous respect for President Trump and RFK — two historic figures who are committed…

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  17. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he's considering running for president in 2028

    Kentucky’s Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear says he's considering running for president in 2028. “I remember walking off the stage in 2023, having just won a tough re-election, and looking at my wife and saying, 'I will never have to run for election ever again.' Today, I’m not sure that’s true,” Beshe…

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  18. AOC says Democrats in the new Congress need to open investigations into top Trump officials

    Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., railed against the Trump administration this afternoon and said that Democrats in the next Congress need to investigate top Trump officials. At a town hall in Portland, Maine with Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson, she said that there has been "an absol…

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  19. Republicans seek inroads with Black voters in Michigan’s tight Senate race

    Former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., opened an office for his Senate campaign in Detroit last weekend — a move that turned heads only because a Republican had bothered to open one there at all. Detroit, a city where 75% of the population is Black, is known for helping Democrats secure and pad their vi…

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  20. Vance pauses remarks at Nebraska rally as attendee has medical emergency

    Vance paused his remarks at a campaign rally in North Platte, Nebraska, as a person in the crowd behind him experienced a medical emergency. "Looks like we got a medical issue, everybody. So let’s just say a prayer and hope everybody’s OK," said Vance, who stopped his remarks. He then called for a…

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  21. Judge directs Trump to sit for deposition in his $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC

    A federal judge in Florida today ordered Trump to sit for a deposition in his defamation lawsuit against the BBC by Dec. 11 or face the possibility of having his $10 billion action dismissed. U.S. Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett handed down the order after the BBC’s lawyers complained that Trump wa…

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  22. Trump hopes to flatter Putin into negotiating on Ukraine, experts say

    In recent weeks, Trump has taken measures that strengthen Russia’s position and may rehabilitate Russian President Vladimir Putin’s soiled reputation in the international community. Trump returned to office vowing to swiftly end the Russia-Ukraine war, proclaiming last year that he was on “nobody’s…

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  23. Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas charged in public corruption case

    Federal authorities today charged a prominent Virginia Democrat with racketeering and a money laundering conspiracy as part of an alleged public corruption case involving a cannabis business she co-owns. Virginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas, a frequent critic of Trump who is one of the most power…

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  24. JD Vance blasts own party for ‘whining’ about explosive attack ad

    Fallout is growing over a vicious attack ad in Ohio by Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign that features the estranged mother of his Democratic challenger for governor Amy Acton. But the vice president is sticking with Ramaswamy, saying he’s “disgusted” at seeing members of his party “whining” ab…

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  25. Wisconsin governor candidates tangle over the economy, Trump and the 2020 election in tense debate

    Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany sparred last night in their sole debate in Wisconsin’s race for governor, sniping at each other on affordability, Trump, abortion and the 2020 election. Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, and Tiffany, a member of Congress representing a northe…

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  26. Vance to rally in Nebraska, where Democrats are eyeing a pickup opportunity

    The vice president will hold a rally today in Nebraska, where Democrats are eyeing a potential opportunity to swipe a Senate seat from Republicans. Republican incumbent Pete Ricketts is running against independent Dan Osborn in the race, which Democrat Cindy Burbank dropped out of this summer. Nebr…

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  27. Rep. Ilhan Omar details federal search of her D.C. home, says she’ll have to move for safety reasons

    Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., yesterday described in detail for the first time the early-morning search of her home last week by federal agents, revealing in the process that she can no longer live there because of safety concerns. In an interview with MS NOW, Omar said she and her husband were initial…

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  28. Roger Marshall and Adam Hamilton face off in fiery final Kansas Senate debate

    Republican Sen. Roger Marshall and Democrat Adam Hamilton went head to head in a contentious debate last night as polls show a toss-up in ruby-red Kansas with less than two weeks until Election Day. Marshall and Hamilton traded criticism and attacks over the Iran war, immigration enforcement, healt…

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  29. Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers’ second debate clash sets up final sprint in Michigan

    The second Michigan Senate debate last night featured several heated clashes between Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed and Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers, though it was far tamer than an explosive first meeting this month. The debate took place in Detroit less than two weeks before Election Day…

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  30. Trump to campaign for Ashley Hinson in Iowa

    Trump will hold a midterm rally in Sioux City, Iowa, today with Rep. Ashely Hinson as he tries to boost Republican candidates in the final weeks before Election Day. In the Senate race, Hinson is facing Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek in what NBC News has classified as a toss-up. Like other GOP ca…

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