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Midterm elections live updates: Judge dismisses DOJ suit seeking to block Alaska election results certification
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Iowa and Kansas on Sunday.
The high-stakes midterm elections are just days away, and candidates are making their final pitches to voters.
There are several key House and Senate races that could determine the balance of power in Congress as well as significant races for governor around the country. The elections could ultimately determine how effective President Donald Trump's agenda is in the back half of his second term.
Key Headlines
- Judge dismisses DOJ suit seeking to potentially block Alaska election results certification
- Michigan Democratic Rep. Stevens endorses GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers
- Trump to hold rallies in Iowa, Kansas on Sunday
- El-Sayed and Stevens no longer campaigning together Sunday
- Counties across Texas break records for early vote
Iowa Rep. Miller-Meeks to attend Trump rally Sunday in Dubuque
Iowa Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, running in one of the most competitive districts in the country, will attend President Donald Trump's rally Sunday in Dubuque, Iowa, a spokesperson told ABC News.
Notably, the Congressional Leadership Fund, the primary super PAC helping Republican House candidates, reportedly withdrew financial support for Miller-Meeks in mid-October. The congresswoman only recently reversed her position on the Iran war by voting in favor of the war powers resolution in September and did not attend Trump's Sioux City rally on Oct. 22.
-ABC News' Gabrielle Vinick
Trump to hold rallies in Iowa, Kansas on Sunday
President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold rallies in Iowa and Kansas on Sunday, ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, according to the White House.
Trump is scheduled to depart from Palm Beach, Florida, heading to Dubuque, Iowa, where he is scheduled to hold an afternoon rally. Trump is then scheduled to travel to Salina, Kansas, for an evening rally.
The president said that he was feeling "very good" ahead of the critical midterm elections, which will decide control of Congress and the direction of his final years in the White House.
"I feel very good. I mean, I feel like we're doing well. The country has never done better," Trump said.
"We're going to Iowa first then Kansas second. And, I think -- I think we're going to do very well. I think we're going to surprise a lot of people," he added, noting that he believed his rallies had been helping Republicans.
-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr
El-Sayed and Stevens no longer campaigning together Sunday
Democratic Michigan Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and his former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens will no longer campaign together on Sunday, Michigan Rep. Debbie Dingell said.
El-Sayed and Stevens were due to appear together at a Detroit church with Rep. Jim Clyburn.
In an interview on CNN on Saturday, Dingell said the ongoing drama between the onetime primary rivals "has become a total distraction" and that she asked Stevens not to attend the event on Sunday, denying reports that El-Sayed's campaign had told Stevens not to attend.
Dingell said Stevens is a "strong and passionate Democrat" who she said will vote for the Democratic ticket.
On Wednesday, Stevens' fiancée Jason Turkish told a reporter at the Detroit Times he planned to vote for Republican candidate Mike Rogers, citing what he alleged was antisemitic rhetoric from El-Sayed.
Shortly after Stevens appeared on CNN to address the matter. She reiterated that she still planned to vote for El-Sayed but called on him to condemn two ads that she says hurt the Black and Jewish communities.
One of the ads, which blamed high grocery prices on ongoing U.S. support for Israel, was made by a super PAC.
When asked by a reporter Saturday if he condemned the ad at the center of the controversy, El-Sayed replied “I am for getting money out of politics, putting money in your pocket, passing Medicare For All. You guys love to play the condemn game. I've already been clear that that ad was not made by me, and I do not agree with the contents of that ad."
Asked if he wanted Stevens to appear with him at the event on Sunday, El-Sayed replied "I've been very clear that I would rather not distract from the key issues of this campaign.”
He added, "I just really don't think any of this matters. It's not really of relevance to Michigan voters."
-ABC News' Diana Paulsen
Counties across Texas break records for early vote
At the end of Texas early voting on Friday, over 7 million voters have cast their ballots, according to state election data.
That represents approximately 37% of the 19 million registered voters in Texas.
Several counties have also seen their early voting turnout nearly meet or exceed 2024 presidential levels, according to election data.
In Harris County, unofficial results show over 1.08 million people voted early, between mail-in and in-person early voting this year. In 2024, that number was 1.17 million, according to election data.
In Dallas County, an unofficial count through Friday showed over 627,000 early votes. Total early voting in 2024 was roughly 584,000, according to election data.
-ABC News' Diana Paulsen and Emily Chang