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President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Truist Arena, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Highland Heights, Ky.

Where Trump is traveling ahead of the midterm elections: What to know

Emily Hallas · October 17, 2026 4:26 pm

Attendees wait for President Donald Trump to arrive to speak at a campaign rally at Truist Arena, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Highland Heights, Ky.

WATCH LIVE: Trump holds Kentucky midterm rally in Highland Heights

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before walking to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Appeals court presses hard against Trump’s argument for private ownership of presidential records

A low-angle camera shot makes Vice President JD Vance look very tall as he talks to reporters outside.

Vance publicly hints at his disagreement with Trump over Iran war

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Majestic Valley Arena in Montana.

Trump’s week from hell

Border czar Tom Homan speaks during a Mexican Border Defense Medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House.

Homan says federal ‘drawdown’ expected after talking with Minnesota leaders

Anna Giaritelli January 29, 2026 9:15 am

Rep. Ed Markey, who is battling Republican Gabriel Gomez for the open U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts, said he is seeking donations as small as five dollars in an effort to raise $50,000 for his campaign.

Ed Markey pushes Democratic leaders to advocate defunding ICE in government funding negotiations

Emily Hallas January 29, 2026 8:31 am

A local walks past a mural featuring oil pumps and wells in Caracas, Venezuela.

Rubio explains US oversight of Venezuelan oil sales

Mike Brest January 28, 2026 5:34 pm

National Guard members gather near a large portrait of President Donald Trump on the Labor Department headquarters before the body of Metropolitan Police Department officer Terry Bennett is driven past the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

National Guard domestic deployments could cost more than $1 billion in 2026

Mike Brest January 28, 2026 3:50 pm

The Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture.

White House review of Smithsonian’s America 250 plans underway

Emily Hallas January 28, 2026 2:55 pm

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Rubio says Trump administration would ‘love’ to see regime change in Cuba

Brady Knox January 28, 2026 12:56 pm

President Donald Trump and rapper Nicki Minaj.

White House trots out Nicki Minaj to sell ‘Trump accounts’ amid 2026 affordability blitz

Christian Datoc January 28, 2026 12:43 pm

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.

Trump warns Minneapolis mayor is ‘PLAYING WITH FIRE’ by failing to enforce federal immigration laws

David Zimmermann January 28, 2026 10:35 am

President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the economy at a rally Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

WATCH LIVE: Trump speaks at Treasury about Trump accounts

Brady Knox January 28, 2026 9:38 am

This photo provided by the U.S. Navy shows a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet landing on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 22, 2026.

Trump threatens attack on Iran worse than ‘Midnight Hammer’ with military buildup in the region

Emily Hallas January 28, 2026 8:39 am

President Donald Trump and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speak at their respective events. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Trump waves off Ilhan Omar attack: ‘Probably had herself sprayed’

David Zimmermann January 28, 2026 8:14 am

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Rubio sidesteps Minneapolis quagmire from secretary of state post with 2028 looming

Naomi Lim January 28, 2026 6:00 am