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Trump just made a last-minute gambit to save farm-state Republicans in the midterms

The promise comes two weeks before Election Day — and the payments could still face a fight ahead in Congress.

Sources (1)· Oct 20, 7:01 PM

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POLITICO· Oct 20, 7:01 PMTrump just made a last-minute gambit to save farm-state Republicans in the midterms

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Senate Democrats launch first ad in Mississippi as their midterm optimism spreads in the SouthSenate Democrats' campaign spending group is wading into Mississippi's Senate race for the first time this cycle.

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Gingrich: GOP 'dedicated to being inarticulate'Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) on Monday criticized the GOP’s messaging ahead of the midterms. “I say this sadly as a lifelong Republican: My party is so dedicated to being inarticulate," Gingrich told radio hosts Rita Cosby and John Catsimatidis on WABC’s “Cats & Cosby," adding that there's "lots of things we're doing that...

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'Go Vote': Poll Shows 70% of US Voters Doubt Trump Will Accept GOP Walloping in MidtermsSeven in 10 Americans doubt President Donald Trump would accept the results of next month's midterm elections if Republicans suffer major losses, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Tuesday that spurred one progressive senator to implore people to get out and vote. The poll , conducted October 9-13 among 2,545 US adults, found…

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House Democrats forced to make tough choices with limited midterm cashHouse Democrats' main super PAC is winding down its spending in several races where the party has struggled to make headway despite national trends working in their favor . Why it matters: Democrats' ambitions of winning heavily Republican districts are running into the reality of finite resources at the end of a long and expensive midterm campaign. The…

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Trump criss-crosses U.S. for Republican candidatesWith two weeks until election day and control of Congress on the line, President Trump says he plans to spend more than $400 million on the races. Nancy Cordes reports.

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Dread as Trump insider fears ‘everyone is fair game’ in looming post-midterm bloodbathAnxiety is spreading through President Donald Trump's orbit as aides brace for what one insider fears could become an all-out purge. With the midterms two weeks away, Trump administration officials expect heavy Republican losses to set off sweeping personnel changes across the government, CNN reported Tuesday. Trump is expected to look for aides to blame…

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Trump says he will have spent $400m to support Republicans in midterms – as it happenedThis live blog is now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email Send us your questions about immigration and the midterms A new survey reveals a widening “empathy gap” between Republicans and white evangelicals and the rest of the American public. On Tuesday, the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute released its annual American Values…

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