Live updates: Candidates tangle in midterm debates; Trump heads back to Texas

With less than a month until the midterms, there are a slew of debates this week in several high-profile races across the country.

On Tuesday night, Maine Senate candidates Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Democrat Troy Jackson clashed. Read takeaways from that debate here. Iowa’s gubernatorial candidates, Zach Lahn (R) and Rob Sand (D), tangled , and so did Michigan’s top contenders to lead the state, Rep. John James (R) and state Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D).

Wednesday’s debate ticket spotlights the Iowa Senate race between Rep. Ashley Hinson (R) and state Rep. John Turek (D) and the Pennsylvania governor’s race between incumbent Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) and state Treasurer Stacy Garrity (R).

President Trump, after an afternoon announcement, is set to return to Texas on Wednesday night to rally in San Antonio as the Lone Star State’s two marquee races, for Senate and governor, are shaping up to be some of the most competitive in this year’s midterm elections.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to deliver remarks on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln as it heads toward dock in San Diego.

The Supreme Court will also hear oral arguments at 10 a.m. EDT in a case involving Guam, as the first week of its new term is underway.