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A new Fox News poll finds President Trump’s approval rating at a new low of 36% amid widespread voter anxiety over the cost of living, with Democrats holding a 54%-45% lead on the generic congressional ballot ahead of the midterms.

President Trump rallied in Arizona with boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and urged voters to reject Gov. Katie Hobbs in favor of Republican Andy Biggs, blasting Hobbs over crime and border policy.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer clashed with ABC’s Jon Karl on “This Week” over whether Democratic candidates should be called communists, while also criticizing media coverage of gas prices and inflation.

President Trump said at a Mobile rally Friday that he plans to attend the Georgia-Alabama football game on October 10 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, though Alabama athletics officials say the visit isn’t yet confirmed.

A weather delay grounded President Trump’s planned flights, so his motorcade covered the roughly 85 miles between a Denton, Texas rally and a Durant, Oklahoma rally at nearly 100 mph.

Barack Obama has joined Kamala Harris in calling for slower, more regulated AI development, a reversal from years of Democratic leaders promoting the technology’s growth — a shift Republicans say is timed to the midterms.

Advancing American Freedom, founded by Mike Pence, has released a 100-plus point affordability blueprint for Republican candidates ahead of the 2026 midterms — one that breaks with the Trump administration on tariffs and childcare subsidies.

Republicans are framing the midterms as a referendum on Donald Trump, while New Hampshire’s governor race and Missouri’s congressional map dispute remain unsettled, according to a Fox News headline roundup.

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) told Fox News that regardless of what Democrats call their party’s leftward shift, it amounts to “essentially communism,” previewing his message ahead of this week’s Republican convention near his Dallas-area district.

Democratic leaders, candidates and donors gathered on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard this summer to raise money ahead of the midterms, as party committees work to close a cash gap with Republicans.