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| View in browser October 26, 2026 Good Monday evening — we're back! In this edition: Trump and Vance campaign in red states as Election Day nears. Plus, Comey, Brazil and Israel. Midterm Elections With just over a week until the midterm elections, President Trump and Vice President JD Vance will make several stops in red states this week, seeking to shore up support for GOP candidates in races previously considered safe. President Trump is slated to hold a rally in Mississippi tonight, while Vice President Vance is campaigning in Montana and Kansas. President Trump won Mississippi by about 23 points in the 2024 election, but his visit signals concern among Republicans about Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's (R-MS) reelection prospects as she faces Democratic district attorney Scott Colom. Mr. Colom, who would become the state's first Black senator since Reconstruction, has tightened the race over the last few months amid a barrage of late spending and visits from prominent Democrats. Sen. Hyde-Smith now leads by only single digits in some polls, and the Cook Political Report recently moved the race from "Solid Republican" to "Likely Republican." President Trump is slated to campaign in Texas on Tuesday, holding rallies in Corpus Christi and Lubbock as Republicans look to keep the Lone Star State in their column. Democrat James Talarico has narrowly led in most polls against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) in the primary earlier this year with President Trump's help. The Cook Political Report rates the Senate race a "Toss Up." Vice President Vance is planning to hold two events in the state on Thursday: a rally in Weatherford followed by a Fox News town hall in Fort Worth. In South Carolina, another Republican-leaning state with a competitive Senate race, two former governors — David Beasley (R) and Jim Hodges (D) — released a video endorsing Democratic candidate Annie Andrews over Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC). Polls show a tight race for the seat long held by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and the Cook Political Report recently moved the contest from "Likely Republican" to "Lean Republican." President Trump and Vice President Vance will also make stops this week in more conventional battlegrounds, including Ohio, Florida, Iowa and Michigan. Ohio's Senate race between Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) and Democrat Sherrod Brown has drawn the most political advertising spending and reservations this cycle, totaling about $467 million through Oct. 20, according to AdImpact, followed by Texas, Michigan, Maine and Iowa. Former President Obama campaigned for Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit on Saturday, criticizing President Trump and portraying Mr. El-Sayed as a candidate fighting for change. "We're clear about the choice in this election," the former president said. "Abdul is fighting for change, real change, change that will bring an end to this war. Change that will get money out of politics and put money in your pocket. Change that will finish the job we started with the Affordable Care Act and guarantee quality, affordable health care to every single American." President Trump then rallied for Republican candidate Mike Rogers in Port Huron on Sunday, bringing out rapper Nicki Minaj and repeating his call for Republicans to vote as if his name were on the ballot next week. "You're the people that built this country," he said. "We're not going to let them tear it down. So, I am asking you to pretend that I'm on the ballot." The president also attacked Mr. El-Sayed over his Muslim faith, a line of attack he has repeatedly used, calling him a "jihadist" who wants to impose sharia law in the state. "I'm here to keep a jihadist Muslim Brotherhood member from becoming a United States senator," he said. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), campaigning for Mr. El-Sayed in Grand Rapids later that night, called President Trump a "racist" who was seeking to divide people, comparing his tactics to those of "demagogues throughout history." "The reason that they are using Islamophobia against Abdul is because they have nothing to say about the real issues facing working people," he said. Mr. El-Sayed also fired back at the president, who has repeatedly referred to him as "Mohamed" in social media posts and at rallies. "I get that the president of the United States takes personal offense to my first name," he said. "But y'all, I don't care how he pronounces my name. I don't even care that he remembers my whole name. Because he can just go on and call me 'senator' after November. I will be Senator Mohamed to you, bro." Watch the rallies in Michigan, as well as the president's campaign event tonight in Mississippi, at 7pm ET on C-SPAN. In other news… Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted on federal charges for a third time, according to a court filing made public Monday. The latest charges accuse him of unlawfully sharing national defense information and conspiring with others to do so. Mr. Comey was first indicted in September 2025 on charges of making a false statement and obstruction in connection to testimony he gave to Congress in 2020. That case was later dismissed after a judge ruled the interim prosecutor had been improperly appointed. He was indicted again in April on charges of threatening President Trump's life over a social media post showing seashells arranged to form "86 47." Mr. Comey is seeking to have that case dismissed. The latest charges were made public hours after a federal judge ruled that the Justice Department had improperly fired his daughter Maurene Comey from her job as a federal prosecutor. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won reelection to another four-year term, defeating Flávio Bolsonaro in Sunday's runoff election. The leftist president, who is now poised to serve a fourth nonconsecutive term, secured 51.8% of the vote over Mr. Bolsonaro, the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro and heir to his right-wing populist movement. Mr. Bolsonaro, whose father was sentenced to prison for attempting a coup after his 2022 election loss, refused to accept the results and called for them to be annulled. President Trump, an ally of the elder Bolsonaro, also claimed the election was rigged. "It looked like another rigged election, frankly," he told reporters Monday. "I didn't take sides, but it was a terrible look for the world. Elections have to be indisputable — and it looked very bad to me." Israelis go to the polls on Tuesday for the first time since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks, which killed about 1,200 people and precipitated a multi-front war in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria and Iran. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has dominated Israeli politics for the past three decades, is seeking to hold on to power amid a strong challenge from Gadi Eisenkot, a former military chief of staff whose son was killed fighting Hamas in Gaza. Numerous parties are vying for seats in the 120-seat Knesset, with neither major political bloc expected to secure the 61 seats needed for a governing majority, raising the prospect of protracted coalition negotiations or even another election. President Trump has endorsed Prime Minister Netanyahu, calling him an "outstanding Warrior Prime Minister" and urging Israelis to vote for his Likud party. "Vote for Bibi Netanyahu for Prime Minister, we have to finish the job that we started!" he wrote on Truth Social. For your radar… President Trump campaigns for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) at a rally in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday night. Watch LIVE on C-SPAN at 7pm ET. Iowa governor candidate Zach Lahn (R) holds a town hall with Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in Ames, Iowa, on Monday night. Watch LIVE online at 7:30pm ET. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up here C-SPAN is on YouTube. Subscribe today for live coverage, consequential moments, memorable exchanges and the political events everyone will be talking about. Full Schedule Copyright © 2026 C-SPAN, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in. C-SPAN, 400 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 155, Washington, DC 20001 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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