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Trump cancels Kansas midterm rally

President Trump will no longer travel to Kansas over the weekend to rally voters as the state’s competitive Senate race enters its final stretch ahead of the midterm election.

 

A White House official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday that the in-person event had been canceled, without providing more details about the decision.

 

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NEWS THIS AFTERNOON

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Trump faces ‘purest referendum’ in South Carolina 

South Carolina’s surprisingly competitive Senate race poses one of the clearest tests of President Trump’s continued sway over Republican voters, as his popularity sinks across the political spectrum. 

 

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Vance makes fiery closing pitch for Paxton: ‘Texas is not surrendering a damn thing’ 

WEATHERFORD, Texas — Vice President delivered a fiery closing pitch for Republican Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday, telling supporters the Lone Star State would not surrender “a damn thing” on Election Day. 

 

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Democrats eye ways to rein in the power of future presidents 

Confident in their odds of flipping the House, Democrats are eyeing ways to curb the powers of the presidency.

 

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Live updates: Trump, Vance zip across South to shore up GOP votes 

With less than a week out until Election Day, candidates are attempting to leave their final mark on voters.

 

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IN OTHER NEWS

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Democrats see battleground map expand to South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi 

Democrats are giddy about the possibility of a bigger blue wave than expected in the battle for the Senate as polls show that South Carolina, Florida and Mississippi — three seats that were long seen as safe Republican holds — are now competitive races.

 

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Midterm results could bring brewing student loan battle to a head 

Student loan advocates see next week’s midterms as an opportunity for further oversight and potential reversals of policies from the Trump administration that have delayed or denied debt relief and increased monthly payments.  

 

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Why the Peltola ‘spoiler’ controversy may be too late to shake up Alaska 

Allegations that Mary Peltola’s (D) campaign was involved in recruiting “spoiler” candidates to siphon votes from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) shook up the Alaska Senate race Wednesday.  

 

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Warren asks DOJ to investigate Bank of America over money laundering violations 

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday urged the Department of Justice (DOJ) to launch a criminal investigation into Bank of America for its violations of anti-money laundering laws.

 

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