Live updates: Vance stumps in Nebraska; DOJ indicts top Virginia Democrat on corruption charges

A federal indictment accuses one of Virginia’s most powerful Democrats, state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, of having a role in leading a criminal enterprise that acquired and distributed large quantities of marijuana and laundered the proceeds. The indictment, unsealed on Thursday, charged Lucas and six other defendants, including several of her relatives, the Justice Department said.

Lucas, the 82-year-old Senate president pro tempore with a penchant for colorful language and posting memes to social media, has been a fixture in Richmond for more than three decades.

Vice President Vance is campaigning at midday in North Platte, Neb. He signed then tossed green MAGA hats into the crowd.

Candidates for Senate seats in Michigan and Kansas made their closing arguments to voters in debates on Wednesday night.

While the debate between former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) and Abdul El-Sayed (D) was less fiery than their last tussle, each tried to land blows. Rogers dogged El-Sayed over allegations of links to the Muslim Brotherhood , which he has denied. And El-Sayed aimed to link Rogers to President Trump. Read more takeaways here .

In Kansas, Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) met Democrat Adam Hamilton, a pastor, on stage as the race looks closer than Republicans had anticipated. Read takeaways from that debate here .

Trump on Thursday will head to Sioux City, Iowa, to rally Republican candidates as Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) is locked in a neck-and-neck race for an open Senate seat, and Democrats have a tighter grip on the gubernatorial race.

Trump will also bring to the agricultural state his Harvest Fuel Relief program , announced Monday in Kansas, which he said is intended to “offset diesel costs during the harvest season.”