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President Trump is now going all in on the midterms with his cash and his time. He hits the trail tonight in North Carolina to campaign with GOP Senate candidate Michael Whatley in his race against former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper. The visit underscores a crucial challenge for Whatley. He wants to tap into Trump's pull with the GOP base, but not alienate moderates and unaffiliated voters who could decide this incredibly important race. And Whatley is hardly alone in trying to thread the Trump endorsement needle.


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FBI Director Kash Patel fielded questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee today, and the hearing veered into some very unexpected directions, with topics swinging from election lies and violent immigration operations to ... bestiality? Meanwhile, as the Patel was testifying, President Trump was lashing out at the Supreme Court after justices blocked his push to restrict mail-in ballots just seven weeks before the midterms.


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On today's show we bring you brand new CNN reporting ranking the top nine Senate seats most likely to flip. But we begin with a harrowing Saturday night on the trail for the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, Tom Tiffany, who was flying home from a campaign event when his small, single-engine plane suddenly lost power, plunging the congressman and his pilot into a pitch black lake.



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With just 51 days until Election Day, Inside Politics Sunday explores the GOP's ad blitz to secure their majorities. Dive into the strategy and potential impact.
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John King anchors our special coverage of the 25-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
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