What to know as Election Day for the 2026 midterms approach:
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- Election Day 2026 is Tuesday, Nov. 3, and with just four days left, candidates in key Senate and House elections are making their closing arguments to midterm voters.
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- President Trump will fly to Florida for a rally in Daytona Beach, continuing a weekslong blitz to urge his base to turn out — and push back on voters' angst about the economy.
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He called off weekend rallies in Kansas and Iowa, but will hold a series of telerallies.
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- Democratic Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola that her team with the same name as GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan, amid and investigations. She told supporters she's "not interested in tricking voters."
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- The latest CBS News shows Democrats with an edge in the House — but the Senate could hinge on toss-up elections in Maine, Ohio, Texas and more.
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Trump to rally voters in Florida, but calls off Kansas and Iowa visits
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President Trump will head to his adopted home state of Florida on Friday for a rally in Daytona Beach, after canceling a set of weekend visits to Kansas and Iowa.
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The stop in Florida — a onetime swing state that has increasingly leaned red — comes as Republican Sen. Ashley Moody vies for reelection against Democrat Angie Nixon, and as GOP Rep. Byron Donalds seeks the governor's office against Democratic candidate David Jolly.
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A day earlier, Mr. Trump campaigned in South Carolina for GOP Sen. Darline Graham.
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The president has crisscrossed the country in recent weeks, holding rallies both in battleground states and on redder terrain.
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He has typically urged voters to "pretend that I'm on the ballot."
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He canceled rallies planned for Kansas on Saturday and Iowa on Sunday, which the Republican National Committee said was because the party is "in a strong position."
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Instead, he is planning to hold telerallies in 19 states in the coming days.
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Peltola says she "knew nothing about" the other Dan Sullivan — as feds and Alaska launch investigations
In a rally on Thursday, Democratic Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola
on the controversy that has roiled her state for days.
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"I just want to clear the air.
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I knew nothing about any other candidates on the ballot except for me and the incumbent.
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That is all I have ever known about.
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I am not interested in tricking voters.
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I know I can beat Dan Sullivan," she told supporters in the state capital of Juneau.
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Peltola has faced
about how a man with nearly the exact same name as her Republican opponent, Sen. Dan Sullivan, ended up on the ballot in one of the nation's most competitive Senate races.
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The New York Times reported Thursday that Democratic operatives linked to Peltola's campaign helped recruit a man named Daniel J. Sullivan — allegations Peltola's team and national Democrats have strongly denied.
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The Justice Department has
in a criminal investigation into the election, CBS News reported, and the Trump administration is suing to block the election from being certified if Sen. Sullivan loses due to "voter confusion."
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President Trump says both Peltola and Daniel J. Sullivan should be removed from the ballot and prosecuted.
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Alaska's Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy
, and said Thursday the probe could "impact whether somebody is seated in the U.S. Senate.
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"A Peltola campaign spokesperson pushed back, calling Dunleavy's comments a "threat to overrule the will of Alaska voters."
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"Mary won't be intimidated by Dunleavy, Sullivan, or any of their DC allies who are trying to steal this election from Alaskans before votes are counted," the spokesperson said.
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The search for Daniel J. Sullivan
As the controversy over the two Dan Sullivans draws nationwide reactions, CBS News visited remote Petersburg, Alaska, to look for one person who hasn't spoken out — Daniel J. Sullivan.
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The retired teacher hails from the small fishing town, located on an island in southeastern Alaska that's only accessible by air or sea.
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In prior interviews, he has insisted he isn't trying to trick people and is genuinely interested in becoming a senator.
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CBS News visited his house, only to find no one home.
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But we spoke with a friend and former colleague who said Daniel J. Sullivan wouldn't do anything malicious.
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"I wouldn't be surprised if this was actually, some campaign person may have come up with this idea," Mary Ellen Anderson said.
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"Whether Dan bought into it or not, I don't know.
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I don't think so.
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I can't imagine him being used that way."
El-Sayed holding rare event with ex-primary opponent Stevens
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will make a joint appearance with Rep. Haley Stevens at an event in Detroit on Sunday, two sources familiar with the matter told CBS News, marking one of their only side-by-side campaign events since facing off in the primary.
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The Associated Press was first to report the event.
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Stevens endorsed El-Sayed, but the former rivals — who offered starkly differing visions for the future of their party during the primary — largely haven't campaigned alongside each other.
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On Wednesday, Stevens' fiancé, Jason Turkish, told The Detroit News he plans to vote for Republican nominee Mike Rogers, arguing El-Sayed — a vehement critic of Israel — had acted "recklessly toward the safety of Jews in the community."
In a CNN interview later that day, Stevens reaffirmed her support for El-Sayed, saying, "We're a household divided."
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She added that El-Sayed still needs to work to win undecided voters.
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