Election 2026 live updates: Trump to rally in Kansas and Iowa in support of GOP candidates

What to know today REINSTATED RALLIES: President Donald Trump is set to rally with GOP candidates in Iowa and Kansas ahead of the midterm elections. The two rallies were initially cancelled in favor of tele-rallies. DEFAMATION SUIT TOSSED: A federal judge permanently dismissed Trump's defamation suit against The Wall Street Journal over an article it published in 2025 about a birthday card Trump allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein in 2003. ELECTION INTERFERENCE WARNING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent letters to four U.S. District Court judges warning them that the Trump administration may try to seize ballots cast in the midterm elections.

A federal judge permanently dismissed a Trump defamation suit against the Wall Street Journal for reporting a birthday card Trump allegedly sent Jeffery Epstein in 2003.