Trump escalates legal challenges against states and reshuffles campaign schedule as US midterm election nears

Summary

US President Donald Trump stepped up legal efforts that could help fellow Republicans challenge results in next week's midterm congressional election. On Friday he also scrambled his schedule for the campaign's final days, restoring planned rallies he had scrapped a day earlier.

Timeline

1. Straits Times

   30 Oct 2026, 10:11 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports that Trump stepped up legal efforts that could help Republicans challenge results in next week's midterm congressional election, and scrambled his schedule for the campaign's final days on Friday, restoring planned rallies he had scrapped a day earlier.