CNN Inside Politics

Labor Day traditionally marks the beginning of the general election campaign - the moment when non-political junkies start tuning in. This year, it's also the turning point for President Trump, who's ramping up his personal involvement in many races. But for many Republican candidates, that presents a challenge: Can they embrace the president to win his diehard base without turning off the majority of voters who are just plain tired of him?


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Get the inside scoop on Trumpapalooza and its impact on endangered Republicans. Don't miss today's deep dive into the midterms and what's at stake.
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As today's show begins, we are following breaking news on the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, the mother accused of strangling her three young children to death in 2023. After seven days of deliberations, the jury says it still cannot reach a unanimous verdict, forcing the judge to declare a mistrial. But he put that decision on hold for one hour to give the defense time to make an emergency appeal for a stay.


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He's going to be everything everywhere all at once. That's what President Trump is telling his party 61 days ahead of the midterm elections. But is it what Republicans on the ballot actually want? The president is historically unpopular with the country, is six months into a war most opposed, and Americans are still worried about rising prices and an unequal economy. On the flip side, no one fires up the GOP base like the president, and no one has as much money to spend right now.


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We are 48 hours away from the first state sending out the first ballots of the midterm election, and President Trump is still trying to radically reshape the mail-in ballot rules. But multiple election officials across the country tell CNN that there's no way to make his proposed mail ballot rules a reality, no matter what the courts ultimately rule about them.


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