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Texas Senate Rivals Converge on Lubbock, With Trump in the Mix

Par : J. David Goodman · Lucinda Holt and Sarah Self-Walbrick
It was a showdown of sorts in western Texas as James Talarico and Ken Paxton appeared at dueling rallies on either side of a prairie-dog-filled city park.

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President Trump with Ken Paxton during a campaign visit in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Tuesday.
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Iran War Cost Rises to $47.1 Billion, Pentagon Told Lawmakers

Par : Eric Schmitt
The estimate through Oct. 16 shows that bombs, missiles and other munitions accounted for more than 60 percent of expenses.

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A sailor running across the flight deck of the U.S.S. George Washington in the Arabian Sea last month.
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Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters

Par : Shawn Hubler
In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.

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The Trump administration has pressed an effort to disqualify people it says are noncitizens from voting on Nov. 3.
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Tennessee Race Is Rattled by a Republican’s Acknowledgment of a ‘Past Indiscretion’

Par : Emily Cochrane
State Senator Brent Taylor, the Republican nominee for a U.S. House seat, responded to a Nashville outlet’s report that he had sent “an unsolicited nude picture.”

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State Senator Brent Taylor, Republican of Memphis, is favored to flip Tennessee’s Ninth Congressional District.
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U.S. Defends Military Campaign Against Cartels as Leaders Gather in Caribbean

Par : Eric Schmitt · Annie Correal and Hogla Enecia Pérez
A regional coalition convened as part of a U.S. military effort to disrupt and combat drug traffickers that officials have compared to the campaign against the Islamic State and Al Qaeda.

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A multinational military exercise near Panama City in August. Regional military leaders at a gathering on Tuesday reviewed a wide-ranging U.S. military plan to combat drug smugglers.
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White House Has Tight Grip Over FBI in Pursuing Trump Targets, Agent Says

Par : Alan Feuer
In court testimony, the agent outlined the willingness of Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, to take orders from President Trump to investigate his perceived enemies.

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Bryan Witt, an F.B.I. agent, said the inquiry mandated by Kash Patel, the bureau’s director, was generally viewed inside his office as a “witch hunt.”
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Utah Investigators Link Teenager’s 1974 Death to Ted Bundy

Par : Alexandra E. Petri
Recent developments in a similar case and advances in forensic science linked the death of Melissa Ann Smith, 17, to one of the nation’s most notorious serial killers, officials said.

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Ted Bundy in a Miami courtroom in June 1979.
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Grand Jury Declines to Bring Charges Against Cassidy Hutchinson

Par : Michael S. Schmidt · Alan Feuer and Glenn Thrush
The rejection of the indictment was the latest extraordinary setback in President Trump’s wide-ranging campaign to go after his political opponents.

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The investigation of Cassidy Hutchinson was directed to the Justice Department’s civil rights division, which normally focuses on issues like police violence and election integrity.
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Spy Chief Tries to Restore Order After Upheaval at Intelligence Office

Par : Julian E. Barnes · Dustin Volz and Robert Draper
Jay Clayton is pushing his office back to more traditional functions, reshuffling or firing some officials, and halting projects to build a dining room and firing range.

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Jay Clayton during his Senate nomination hearing to be the director of national intelligence in July.
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How Accurate Are Midterm Polls? Errors Vary From State to State.

Par : Caroline Soler
Recent presidential election polls have overestimated Democrats, but midterm polls are far less consistent state by state. The differences could matter quite a bit.

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In Maine, where Susan Collins and Troy Jackson are locked in a tight Senate race, polls underestimated Democrats in 2018 before doing the same for Republicans in 2024.
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Justice Dept. Steps Up Moves on Comey and Others as Midterm Elections Near

Par : Glenn Thrush · Alan Feuer and Devlin Barrett
In some cases, court paperwork bears unmistakable signs of urgency — typos, unorthodox tactics and the signatures of the department’s senior political leadership.

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Attorney General Todd Blanche announcing the indictment of L. Louise Lucas, a prominent Virginia Democrat, on drug-trafficking charges last week in Norfolk, Va.
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As Election Nears, Reports of an Increase in ICE Arrests Across California

Par : Miriam Jordan and Orlando Mayorquín
Reports of an uptick in operations, alongside a push to root out alleged noncitizen voting, have unnerved immigrant communities ahead of next week’s election.

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Local organizations have reported an increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents across California, including in Fresno, the largest city in the agriculture-rich Central Valley, which is home to many farm workers.
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The Christian Influencer at the Center of Ken Paxton’s New Life

Par : Lauren McGaughy
The Texas attorney general has been silent about his relationship with Tracy Duhon, a New Orleans woman who has built a personal brand around faith and redemption.

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Trump Explores Lifting Sanctions on Russia’s Flagship Investment Fund

Par : Anton Troianovski
The move would be the latest U.S. concession to Moscow as President Trump pursues economic incentives he hopes will secure an end to war in Ukraine.

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Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump’s envoys, with Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, in Moscow last month.
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Prominent Texas Congregation Votes to Leave United Methodist Church

Par : Ruth Graham
Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas had waged an unusually public campaign against the denomination’s demands for control.

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Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas last month.
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RFK Jr. Makes Bigoted Remarks About Arabs on the Campaign Trail in Michigan

Par : Bayliss Wagner
Stumping for the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed that Arabs did not win global awards for science and “don’t produce literature.”

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been crisscrossing the country to stump for Republicans in difficult midterm races.
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Supreme Court Allows Texas’ Deal With Justice Dept. on Deportation Proceedings

Par : Ann E. Marimow
Immigrant advocates called the agreement “collusion” and had asked the justices to reinstate a Biden-era policy that gave immigration judges discretion.

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The Supreme Court was considering a rule known as “administrative closure,” which gives immigration judges discretion to suspend deportation proceedings in some situations.
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Alaska Asks Court to Halt Trump’s Effort to Block Votes in Senate Race

Par : Billy Witz
The administration had filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent certification of the election if the Republican incumbent narrowly loses.

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Voting booths in the Alaska primary election in August in Anchorage.
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Michigan Senate Race Drives Anxiety Among Jewish and Muslim Voters

Par : Jennifer Medina
More than elsewhere in the country, U.S. policy toward Israel is at the forefront of the race between Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed.

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The Department of Justice’s Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism held an event at Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Mich., this month. Synagogues and mosques alike have security concerns.
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Nanotyrannus Skeleton ‘Jodi’ Is Auctioned for $47.3 Million

Par : Sopan Deb
The T. Rex cousin is the latest dinosaur fossil to fetch a high price at an auction, this time at Sotheby’s.

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Scientists long debated whether Nanotyrannus was from a separate group of Tyrannosaur species, or if they were teen specimens of T. rex. The separate group hypothesis has recently prevailed.
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Nithya Raman Is Not L.A.’s Mamdani. But She Might Become Mayor, Too.

Par : Jill Cowan
Little known a year ago, she is a Democratic Socialist drawing comparisons to New York’s Zohran Mamdani. She has mounted a strong challenge to the incumbent, Karen Bass.

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The Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman at a campaign event in North Hollywood Park this month.
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Alex Pretti’s Parents Say Federal Government Is Silent on Investigation

Par : Ernesto Londoño and Jack Healy
The parents of the Minneapolis nurse who was fatally shot by federal agents in January said on Tuesday that the government had ignored and misled them.

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Steven Schleicher, a lawyer for Michael and Susan Pretti, Alex Pretti’s parents, appeared with them at a news conference in Minneapolis.
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U.C.L.A. Asks Judge to Dismiss Trump Lawsuit Over Antisemitism

Par : Alan Blinder
The filing was the second time in less than a month that the university moved to throw out a federal lawsuit about its actions after the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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U.C.L.A. argued that the government had not proven it deliberately discriminated.
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Election Officials Fear Trump Administration’s Interference in Midterms Voting

Par : Richard Fausset · Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David W. Chen
State and local plans for Election Day include how to react to potential ICE raids, misbehavior by federal election monitors and attempts to seize votes or machines.

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State and local election officials across the country have been redoubling training efforts to prepare for the potential for federal interference.
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Joe Redner, the ‘Strip Club King’ of Tampa, Has Died

Par : Clay Risen
More than just the owner of an adult venue, Joe Redner was a political gadfly and fierce advocate for free speech and gay rights. He was 86.

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Joe Redner at his Mons Venus club in 2019. During his 50-year career in adult entertainment, Mr. Redner owned multiple strip clubs in and around Tampa, Fla.
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A Tight Senate Race in Mississippi? Trump and Others Seem to Think So.

Par : Emily Cochrane
President Trump on Monday was the latest big political star to swing through Mississippi and boost a candidate in a red-state Senate race that suddenly seems competitive.

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President Trump and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith at a rally on Monday night in Corinth, Miss.
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Obama’s ‘Cheesecake Factory’ Jab Rankles Trump on Mississippi Campaign Stop

Par : Chris Cameron
Former President Barack Obama had cast his successor as out of touch while jabbing at his extravagant sense of style. Mr. Trump responded at length.

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President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Crossroads Arena, in Corinth, Miss., on Monday.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Further Alterations at D.C.’s East Potomac Park

Par : Zach Montague
A federal judge stopped the Trump administration from cutting trees and prohibited other changes at the park where the president has sought to overhaul a golf course.

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Trees that have been cut down at East Potomac Golf Links are seen earlier this month in Washington. The Trump administration and the National Park Service moved to cut down up to 529 trees at East Potomac Golf Links.
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El-Sayed Campaign Distances Itself From Group’s Ad Critical of Israel

Par : Bayliss Wagner
As the Democratic Senate nominee in Michigan seeks to overcome intraparty tensions, his opponent in the primary, Haley Stevens, said a PAC’s ad was “fearmongering about Israel.”

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Dr. El-Sayed’s campaign said that the advertisement is “not affiliated in any way with the Abdul for Senate campaign.”
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Appeals Court Declines to Intervene in California Ballot Lawsuit

Par : Zach Montague
By a 2-1 vote, a federal appeals court panel denied the Trump administration’s request that it immediately order the state to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots.

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Ballots being processed in City of Industry, Calif., during last year’s election.
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Bob Woodward Criticizes Jeff Bezos in New Memoir

Par : Peter Baker
Six takeaways from a new memoir by Mr. Woodward, the star Washington Post reporter, including his disappointment with the newspaper’s billionaire owner.

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Bob Woodward has reported on Washington politics for more than half a century.
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Ohio State Professor Who Tackled a Filmmaker on Campus Resigns

Par : Stephanie Saul
The professor, Luke M. Perez, taught at the university’s civics center. He wrestled down a documentary filmmaker who was trying to question the university’s former president.

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Luke M. Perez, left, an Ohio State professor, appeared in court in February after he was charged with assaulting Mike Newman, far right, a documentary filmmaker.
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Trump Dangles $1 Million Reward for Reporting Voter Fraud

Par : Tyler Pager
It was unclear how the president would pay for the proposal, which fused his campaign trail promotion of financial incentives to help his party win and his unfounded warnings about voter fraud.

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President Trump heading to a rally in Mississippi on Monday. He promised $1 million to anyone reporting voter fraud “upon the arrest and conviction” of the fraudsters.
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The Other Dan Sullivan Fires Back at Trump’s Lawsuit in Alaska

Par : Kellen Browning
Dan Sullivan, a schoolteacher, has the same name as a Republican senator in Alaska. He said that a pre-emptive lawsuit challenging the results was “a gross misuse of the Justice Department.”

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Daniel J. Sullivan Jr., the retired teacher running for Senate, called the experience “unending stress” in an email exchange with The Alaska Beacon.
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Justice Dept. Brings More Charges Against Comey, Accusing Him of Leaks

Par : Devlin Barrett
Lawyers for James B. Comey said the case centered on an issue that had already been investigated and had not led to charges, of a purported leak of national security information to The Times in October 2016.

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James B. Comey, the former F.B.I. director, testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2017.
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Manhunt Begins After Convicted Murderer Escapes From Tennessee Prison

Par : Alexandra E. Petri
Jacob Allen Morley, 28, was discovered to be missing late Sunday at a correctional facility in Tiptonville, Tenn., officials said.

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Security footage showing an inmate, Jacob Allen Morley, who escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex on Sunday.
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What Early Voting Can Reveal About the 2026 Midterm Elections So Far

Par : Evan Reynolds
Millions of early votes tell us less than many would think, but there are key takeaways from results in Texas, Kansas, Georgia and North Carolina.

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Voters waited in line to participate in early voting at the Marty Robbins Recreation Center in El Paso last week.
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Teen Arrested in Florida Shooting Will Be Tried as Adult, Officials Say

Par : Billy Witz
The 15-year-old suspect will be charged with 11 counts of attempted second-degree murder after the shooting on Saturday that happened after Florida A&M’s homecoming game.

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The Tallahassee police at the scene of the shooting on Saturday, about an hour after Florida A&M University’s homecoming game.
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Last Ditch, a Lesbian Bar Whose Mask Policy Made It Famous, Will Close

Par : Mark Arsenault
The Massachusetts bar, which catered to lesbians, lifted its Covid mask requirement once a week to attract more patrons. The decision brought criticism and national attention, but did not save the business.

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Some people were upset that the bar had lifted its mask policy one day a week, saying it risked the lives of immunocompromised customers. Others mocked them.
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How Scuffles at Trump Rallies Echo His Past Events

Par : David E. Sanger · Gilad Thaler · Nour Idriss · Nikolay Nikolov and Pierre Kattar
Examining President Trump’s praise of a rallygoer who punched a protester last week, David E. Sanger, a White House and national security correspondent for The New York Times, studied the atmosphere at Mr. Trump’s recent events. What he found was a faint echo of the moments that made Mr. Trump’s 2016 rallies so shocking.
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Former South Carolina Governors Endorse Annie Andrews Over Darline Graham in Senate Race

Par : Annie Karni
Former Republican Gov. David Beasley and Democratic Gov. Jim Hodges recorded a joint video throwing their support to the Democrat in the tight Senate race.

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Dr. Annie Andrews, the Democrat running against Senator Darline Graham, was endorsed by two former South Carolina governors.
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House Democrats Call for Special Counsel to Scrutinize Trump’s Ties to Epstein

Par : Michael Gold
The request comes as Democrats are working to paint Republicans as corrupt and highlight their plans to investigate Trump should they win the midterm elections.

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President Trump has repeatedly denied any involvement in or knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking operation.
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Swing State Republican in a Razor-Thin Race Tries to Outrun Trump

Par : Reis Thebault and Sejal Govindarao
Joe Lombardo, the governor of Nevada, was favored to win a second term. Now he’s in one of the nation’s tightest contests.

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Gov. Joe Lombardo of Nevada is considered one of the most vulnerable Republican candidates for governor this election cycle.
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Ken Paxton’s State-Funded Jet-Setting Draws Campaign Scrutiny

Par : Beth Reinhard and Lauren McGaughy
Mr. Paxton, the Republican candidate for Senate in Texas, has taken about 350 trips outside of the state since he was sworn in as attorney general.

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Ken Paxton attending a campaign rally with President Trump earlier this month.
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In Maine, an ‘Oyster Thug’s’ Struggle to Get Over Graham Platner

Par : Elizabeth Williamson
A Platner superfan’s reluctance to support the Democrat now running against Senator Susan Collins reflects the party’s challenges navigating left-wing passions.

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The Storm Wrecked Their Bridges. ‘All That Red Tape’ Left Them Stranded.

Par : Eduardo Medina and Allison Joyce
Hundreds of households in North Carolina remain without a private bridge two years after Hurricane Helene. Many are frustrated by a state program’s progress.
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What to Know About Trump’s Rally in Mississippi

Par : John Yoon
President Trump will stump for a senator in a state he has won three times by double digits, and as Democrats see a path to victory.

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President Trump will travel to Mississippi on Monday to campaign for Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.
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