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Trump Midterm Campaigning, Rep. Omar Home Searched, Europe Pushes Back on Russia Deal
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President Trump is ramping up campaign travel and putting himself at the center of the midterms as Republicans fight increasingly competitive races in states he won easily. Federal agents searched Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation just weeks before the midterms, prompting her to accuse the Trump administration of political targeting. European allies are pushing back on Trump’s approach to Russia, with the E-U tightening sanctions and NATO’s top commander warning the alliance is ready to fight if attacked. Want more analysis of the most important news of the da...
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— President Trump's rallies for other candidates sound a lot like rallies for Trump himself. — Other Republicans share the stage briefly, overshadowed by a president who says it's like he's on the ballot. How much are candidates getting out of that?
— I mean, Martinez, that is Steven Sceap, and this is up first from NPR News. Congresswoman Elon Omar says the Justice Department made her a political target. Federal agents searched her home on Monday, 22 days before the election. It's not clear what investigators are looking for, but they work for an administration that
has claimed immigration fraud. Also, U.S. allies do not like the president's plan to buy Russian diesel. They're tightening sanctions on Moscow instead. How far apart are the U.S. and Europe?
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