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Trump Makes $100 Million Promise to Kentucky if GOP Wins Midterms

Trump tied a $100 million investment in Kentucky pharmaceutical manufacturing to Republicans winning the midterm elections.

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President Trump faces backlash over Russia sanctions reliefPresident Trump was in Kentucky on Saturday, rallying for midterm candidates just weeks before Election Day. The President is facing new criticism, including from some in his party, for ordering sanctions relief for Russia, even as it continues to strike Ukraine. NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor reports.

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Forecasters deliver gut punch to Trump-backed candidate in red stateThree political analyses this week moved Montana’s competitive western congressional race toward the Democratic candidate, with two shifting the race into “toss up” status. The race by Democratic smokejumper Sam Forstag and Republican veteran and radio host Aaron Flint has been Montana’s most competitive federal election since current Republican Rep.…

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Trump touts his power at Kentucky rally to energize voters ahead of midterm electionsPresident Donald Trump is emphasizing his influence during his second term at a rally in Kentucky

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Democrats take edge on mail-in ballots in key midterm racesDemocrats are once again availing themselves of early voting and mail ballots to build up a pre-election edge, which Republicans will try to beat back through Election Day voting.

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Ohio battleground: Senate candidates offer different economic outlooksDemocrats are hoping Sherrod Brown, who lost a 2024 bid for re-election, can earn back a seat he lost in 2024.

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Scottish Nationalists try to get independence back on U.K. agenda - Sat, 17 Oct 2026 PSTScottish First Minister John Swinney intensified his push for a second referendum on independence, countering Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s offer to work together and design a new model of regional empowerment. Swinney used his address to the Scottish National Party’s annual conference in Aberdeen on Saturday to make the point that the case for…

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Trump’s eleventh-hour midterm threat a setup for a bigger lie: legal expertThe Trump administration’s “ unprecedented ” escalation in its campaign to exert more control over the midterms is part of a grander scheme to create a contingency plan should Republicans suffer a “devastating” election loss, legal expert Joyce Vance theorized Saturday. “That’s what we need to be on guard for here,” Vance wrote in an analysis published…

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