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Trump and Talarico hold dueling Texas rallies

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The Texas race is one of the most contested and watched Senate races in the country.

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  1. Trump makes last-minute push to keep Texas in Republican hands with third trip

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    Trump and Talarico hold dueling Texas rallies

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Trump’s Texas Swing Spotlights Tight Senate Race (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico rallied supporters in El Paso and Laredo ahead of Election Day, pitching a broader vision for Texas and criticizing Republican opponent Ken Paxton over affordability and campaign support; he also spoke out against data centers.

  2. Just the News

    Trump blasts Talarico during Texas midterm tour (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Trump is making several stops in the state to bolster the campaign of state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who faces an unexpectedly close battle to succeed Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, whom he ousted in a primary.

  3. Just the News

    Watch Live: Trump holds rally in Lubbock, Texas, one week before midterms (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The president held a rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, earlier Tuesday. The rallies come as Democrats hope to flip a Senate seat in the historically conservative state.

  4. MS Now

    Trump returns to Texas, turning to former football stars to motivate GOP base (opens MS Now)

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    MS Now's feed description

    With one week to go until Election Day the president is back in Texas where he's leaning on football star power to turn out his base for Ken Paxton in the highly competitive Senate race.

  5. KXAN Austin

    Trump back in Texas again with stops in Lubbock, Corpus Christi (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    President Donald Trump is back in the Lone Star State Tuesday to rally Republican voters in west Texas and the coastal bend in the midst of early voting.

  6. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump returning to TX for high-stakes push to keep the state in Republican hands (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    President Donald Trump will be joined by one of his potential successors on Tuesday as he tries to keep Texas, which hasn’t elected a Democrat to statewide office in 32 years, in the Republican column in next week’s midterm elections.

  7. Fox News

    Trump takes campaign blitz to Texas with one week until midterms and more top headlines (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

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  8. The Hill

    Live updates: Trump heads to Texas for a rally doubleheader (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    With one week to go before the midterms, President Trump is heading to Texas, with stops in Corpus Christi and Lubbock, as Republicans work to maintain their congressional majorities. He'll be in the Lone Star State hoping to boost support for GOP Gov.

  9. WDIO Duluth

    Trump is in Texas for a high-stakes push to keep the state in Republican hands (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    President Donald Trump is heading back to Texas to support Republican Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate campaign against Democrat James Talarico. Trump has arrived in Corpus Christi and will also appear in Lubbock on Tuesday.

  10. MyNorthwest

    Trump returns to Texas for a high-stakes push to keep the state in Republican hands (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be joined by one of his potential successors on Tuesday as he tries to keep Texas, which hasn’t elected a Democrat to statewide office in 32 years, in the Republican column in next week’s midterm elections.

  11. WDIO Duluth

    Trump returning to Texas for a high-stakes push to keep the state in Republican hands (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    President Donald Trump is heading back to Texas to support Republican Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate campaign against Democrat James Talarico. Trump will appear in Corpus Christi and Lubbock on Tuesday. This marks his third visit to Texas since September, highlighting the state's importance to Republicans…

  12. PBS NewsHour

    WATCH LIVE: Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton at rallies in Texas (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    The president will appear in Corpus Christi and Lubbock in his effort to boost Republican Ken Paxton's competitive U.S. Senate campaign against Democrat James Talarico.

  13. Newsweek

    Talarico, Trump Face Off with Dueling Texas Rallies a Week Before Midterm (opens Newsweek)

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    Trump and Paxton face Talarico in dueling Lubbock rallies a week before the midterm, with the Texas Senate race nearly tied.

  14. The Hill

    Watch live: Trump makes final pitch to Texas voters (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    President Trump is returning to Texas Tuesday as Republicans look to shore up support with just a week until the midterm elections. Trump is expected to rally supporters in Corpus Christi as he hopes to boost Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R), who is facing Democrat James Talarico in a competiti…

  15. Washington Examiner

    WATCH LIVE: Trump heads to Texas in midterm campaign blitz (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Corpus Christi, Texas, at 3:00 p.m. EDT and 2:00 p.m. local time to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX). ‘KNOWING MY MIDWESTERN SPORTS’: HOW POLITICIANS ARE USING SPORTS IN 2026 TO BUILD THEMSELVES UP AND CONNECT…

  16. Roll Call

    Trump does Texas two-step to close deal for Ken Paxton (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    President Donald Trump arrives at a midterm campaign rally at Port of Corpus Christi in Texas on Tuesday. (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images)

  17. Texas Standard

    Trump visits Lubbock and Corpus Christi as Republicans fight to hold Texas’ US Senate seat (opens Texas Standard)

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    Texas Standard's feed description

    With just a week until Election Day, President Donald Trump is making his fourth trip to Texas this campaign season. At rallies in Lubbock and Corpus Christi, the president aims...

  18. FOX 4 Dallas

    Trump returns to Texas in effort to boost Paxton's Senate campaign (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    President Donald Trump returned Tuesday to Texas, making campaign stops in an effort to keep the Lone Star State on the Republican side in next week's midterm election. The president heads to Corpus Christi and Lubbock with Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton, hoping to boost his campaign against…

  19. Bloomberg

    Trump Says High Gas Price a ‘Short-Term Pain’ at Texas Rally (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    President Donald Trump returned to Texas on Tuesday in a final attempt to boost Senate candidate Ken Paxton, whose close race in a normally reliable conservative-leaning state has Republicans worried about losing control of the chamber.

  20. WFMZ Allentown

    Trump makes last-minute push to keep Texas in Republican hands with third trip (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    President Donald Trump is in Texas for the third time in a month, aiming to block Democrats from winning their first statewide election in over three decades. Trump is supporting Republican Ken Paxton's Senate campaign against Democrat James Talarico. Talarico…

  21. Everythinglubbock

    WATCH LIVE: President Trump speaks in Lubbock (opens Everythinglubbock)

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    Everythinglubbock's feed description

    LUBBOCK, Texas -- Watch President Trump's rally live from the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday, October 27.

  22. Texas Tribune

    With dueling Trump-Talarico rallies, Lubbock became the center of the political universe (opens Texas Tribune)

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    Texas Tribune's feed description

    Lubbock, the most populous city in West Texas, has been a reliable Republican stronghold. Democrats, like Talarico, hope to close yawning gaps in rural areas that have kept them out of power.

  23. KXAN Austin

    Trump and Talarico hold dueling Texas rallies (opens KXAN Austin)

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    KXAN Austin's feed description

    The Texas race is one of the most contested and watched Senate races in the country.

  24. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Talarico vows to 'take back Texas' as Trump makes last-minute push to keep the state in GOP hands (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico has decried a “corruption crisis” he says is plaguing the U.S. political system

  25. NBC News

    James Talarico faces off against Trump in dueling Texas rallies in election’s final days (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Voter enthusiasm in Lubbock, a Texas city of fewer than 300,000, underscored the stakes of a close Senate race in what Democrats call their best chance in a generation.

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