Live updates: Trump returns to Texas to campaign for GOP candidates

What to know today TRUMP HEADS TO TEXAS: President Donald Trump is holding back-to-back rallies for Republican candidates in Texas today. The Senate race in Texas between Democratic state Rep. James Talarico and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton is one of the most closely watched contests this cycle. VANCE TO RALLY IN MICHIGAN: Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance will hold a rally in Michigan. The Senate race there is also a top battleground, with Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers facing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. DATA DIVE: NBC News' chief data analyst Steve Kornacki looks at the marquee Senate race in Michigan in this week's subscriber-exclusive newsletter, The Data Dive, including whether Rogers can improve on his 2024 underperformance and El-Sayed can win voting blocs that have cooled on the Democratic Party.

Get live updates and the latest news as Trump returns to Texas to rally for Ken Paxton and other GOP candidates while Vance heads to Michigan to try to boost former GOP Rep. Mike Rogers in the Senate race there.