• Trump in Texas : President Donald Trump makes two stops in the Lone Star State today seeking to bolster Republicans facing tougher-than-expected contests. Democrats are hoping to snap a 32-year statewide losing streak in the Senate and governor’s races.
• Red-state rallies: Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are also blitzing across ruby-red states to try and get Republican voters to the polls in key races, some which have become uncomfortably competitive for the GOP.
• Votes piling up: More than 30 million votes have already been cast with a week to go until Election Day. This is several days ahead of the pace in 2022.
Rep. Ilhan Omar campaigned Monday with streamer Hasan Piker, despite recent controversy that has divided Democrats . CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan reports.
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) campaigned in Minneapolis, criticizing President Donald Trump and saying her constituents can distinguish truth from lies. She also campaigned with streamer Hasan Piker, despite recent controversy. CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan reports.
Officials in Washington state said they are “carefully reviewing” a request from the Justice Department for information about individuals on its voter rolls.
The request covers more than 400 records, including one from as far back as 1994, the Washington Secretary of State’s office said Monday in a statement .
The DOJ letter, obtained by CNN and dated Monday, expressed concern about “the number of noncitizen voters, both enrolled and actively voting in the State of Washington, as allowing noncitizens to vote cancels citizen votes.”
It includes a list of suspected noncitizen voters compiled by the Department of Homeland Security and asks state officials to instruct “appropriate elections officials not to verify” votes from the individuals until citizenship is confirmed. Washington officials are now assessing the request and will ensure any response complies with state and federal laws, the Secretary of State’s statement said.
Earlier this month, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent officials in California from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots associated with people the federal government believes are noncitizens. A federal appeals court on Monday rejected the DOJ’s request, saying a district court should address the matter first. A district court hearing is scheduled for Tuesday. In its statement, Washington said the system the Justice Department uses to identify potential noncitizen voters “frequently flags legitimate US citizens as noncitizens, jeopardizing their legal right to vote” and “exposes voters’ private data to a 10-year retention period.”
CNN has reached out to the Justice Department for comment.
President Donald Trump is pulling double duty in Texas today, a week out until midterms.
The president will speak at two rallies in the red state, first in Corpus Christi and then in Lubbock.
Texas is home to several highly watched races, with Democrats are hoping to snap a 32-year statewide losing streak in the Senate and governor’s races.
Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico will also be in Lubbock, hours after Trump. Recent polls show him locked neck-in-neck with Republican Ken Paxton.
Republicans have carried Texas in each of the last 12 presidential elections.
President Donald Trump has stuck to deep-red areas in trying to protect Republicans’ Senate majority, summing up his attitude at a rally in Mississippi last night: “I can’t take a chance.”
Trump was in Mississippi to support Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, who is up against Scott Colom.
President Donald Trump is rallying for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in reliably red Mississippi on Monday. CNN's Kevin Liptak explains why Democrats think their candidate, Scott Colom, could have a path to victory this midterm election. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page.
Here’s what else happened on the campaign trail on Monday:
CNN's Manu Raju spoke to South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham on the campaign trail as she battles through a close race to retain her Senate seat.
CNN’s Alejandra Jaramillo, Elise Hammond, Edward-Isaac Dovere, Allison Main, Manu Raju, Kevin Liptak and Molly English contributed reporting.
