With eight days to go until the November 3 midterm elections, President Donald Trump is spending Tuesday on the campaign trail in Texas, headlining two rallies as both parties pour money into the state's closely watched Senate race.
Trump is set to appear in Corpus Christi for his first rally of the day, followed by an evening rally in Lubbock. Joining him are former NFL players Johnny Manziel, Danny Amendola and Colt McCoy, all Texas-raised former college stars, a White House official confirmed. Manziel and Amendola stopped by the White House press briefing room on Tuesday morning ahead of the trip.
The Texas Senate contest pits Republican nominee Ken Paxton against Democratic nominee James Talarico. Campaign finance reports show Talarico raised more than $146 million through October 14, while Paxton raised $22 million including his primary campaign, in which he defeated four-term Senator John Cornyn. Outside groups have spent $153 million opposing Talarico and $13 million supporting him through October 20, while $91 million has been spent supporting Paxton and $41 million opposing him, according to OpenSecrets data cited by USA Today.
Separately, Trump announced on Monday on Truth Social a $1 million reward for information about voter fraud that leads to an arrest and conviction, covering past elections and the upcoming 2026 midterm. He gave no details on how the reward would be funded or administered. Election officials and researchers have consistently found voter fraud to be exceptionally rare, particularly voting by non-citizens, which is already illegal in federal elections.
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee also called on Monday for a special counsel to investigate Trump's ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, releasing a report reviving allegations against the president. Trump denies any wrongdoing and has not been charged with any criminal offences connected to Epstein, who died in federal custody in 2019.
On Monday, Trump also defended the US military campaign against Iran at a rally in Corinth, Mississippi, arguing Tehran started the war and dismissing an earlier ceasefire as a waste of time, while saying he had expected oil prices to rise much higher.
With polls showing Democrats pulling ahead nationally, Republicans are fighting to hold both chambers of Congress, a result that would shape Trump's final two years in office.
Sources: USA Today, Reuters, Malay Mail, The Indian Express.
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