- President Donald Trump targeted progressive Democrats during a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa, calling Michigan U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed a jihadist.
- The rally aimed to boost Republican candidates Ashley Hinson and Zach Lahn ahead of tight midterm election races in Iowa.
- The White House banned Independent correspondent Andrew Feinberg from traveling on Air Force One following a tense Oval Office exchange with Trump earlier in the week.
- Trump urged supporters to vote as if he were on the ballot, even promising $5,000 checks to Americans if Republicans retain control of Congress.
- The midterms campaign push comes as Trump hits a record-low 33 percent approval rating in recent polling amid economic and foreign policy challenges.
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