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Trump again calls for prosecution of Mary Peltola as turmoil grows over Alaska campaign investigation – live 29 October 2026 at 23:41

Trump again calls for prosecution of Mary Peltola as turmoil grows over Alaska campaign investigation – live

By: Robert Mackey (now) · Uwa Ede-Osifo, Chris Hippensteel, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)

29 October 2026 at 23:41

‘This is voter fraud at the highest level,’ president tells rally crowd in South Carolina; Alaska governor orders inquiry into Peltola campaign amid Republican outcry

With days until the midterm elections, a new poll from CNN places Democrats well in the lead in key Senate races in Texas and Michigan, while projecting tighter contests in Kansas and Maine.

In Texas, the poll found 49% of likely voters would back James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, over Republican Ken Paxton, who netted just 43%.

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Trump again calls for prosecution of Mary Peltola as turmoil grows over Alaska campaign investigation – as it happened 30 October 2026 at 04:59

Trump again calls for prosecution of Mary Peltola as turmoil grows over Alaska campaign investigation – as it happened

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By: Robert Mackey · Uwa Ede-Osifo · Chris Hippensteel · Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose

30 October 2026 at 04:59

This live blog is now closed.

With days until the midterm elections, a new poll from CNN places Democrats well in the lead in key Senate races in Texas and Michigan, while projecting tighter contests in Kansas and Maine.

In Texas, the poll found 49% of likely voters would back James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, over Republican Ken Paxton, who netted just 43%.

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Ilhan Omar Investigation Involves New Scrutiny of Long-Disputed Marriage 29 October 2026 at 15:30

Ilhan Omar Investigation Involves New Scrutiny of Long-Disputed Marriage

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By: Ernesto Londoño

29 October 2026 at 15:30

Several current and former law enforcement officials said an Obama-era investigation found some evidence that Ms. Omar had entered into a sham marriage with a man suspected of being her brother.

Representative Ilhan Omar at the Capitol in Washington earlier this year.

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‘They mobilized a whole government response to that joke’: Obama laughs off Trump attacks in rally for Ossoff 29 October 2026 at 05:12

‘They mobilized a whole government response to that joke’: Obama laughs off Trump attacks in rally for Ossoff

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By: George Chidi in Atlanta

29 October 2026 at 05:12

Former US president comes to Georgia to support Jon Ossoff for US Senate and Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor

Barack Obama, speaking at a Wednesday campaign rally in suburban Atlanta, offered a closing argument for Democrats in the final week of the midterm election campaign.

“These are not serious people,” he said of Donald Trump and the Republican party. “And we’re all paying the price for their lack of seriousness.”

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‘They mobilized a whole government response to that joke’: Obama laughs off Trump attacks in rally for Ossoff 29 October 2026 at 05:12

‘They mobilized a whole government response to that joke’: Obama laughs off Trump attacks in rally for Ossoff

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By: George Chidi in Atlanta

29 October 2026 at 05:12

Former US president comes to Georgia to support Jon Ossoff for US Senate and Keisha Lance Bottoms for governor

Former US president Barack Obama mocked Donald Trump’s “whole of government” response to his critique of his successor’s gilded White House renovations as he rallied Democrats in the final week of the US midterm election campaign.

“These are not serious people,” Obama said of Trump and the Republican party at a campaign rally in suburban Atlanta on Wednesday evening. “And we’re all paying the price for their lack of seriousness.”

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