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Trump makes final campaign push in Iowa and Kansas as Republicans try to hang on to majority
Trump is scheduled for Dubuque, Iowa, and Salina, Kansas, where Democrat Adam Hamilton could become the first Senate winner of his party there in ninety-four years; Kansas is still a surprise.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN Originals at 9:19 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are CBS News's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by CBS News: “Trump makes final campaign push in Iowa and Kansas as Republicans try to hang on to majority”, with reporting from The National, Al Jazeera and Suara Garut (citing Iowa Secretary of State).
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 9:19 PM ET on BBN Originals, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Iowa, Kansas, Republicans, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: Trump rallies in Iowa; King Charles on slavery; Alaska suit tossed (November 1).
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- CBS NewsTrump makes final campaign push in Iowa and Kansas as Republicans try to hang on to majority
- The NationalDonald Trump makes final midterm campaign push November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
- Al JazeeraUS midterms: 4 days to go October 30, 2026 · facts used on air
- Suara Garut (citing Iowa Secretary of State)Trump Targets Iowa and Kansas in Final Midterm Campaign Push November 1, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPresident Trump is making a final midterm push tonight in Iowa and Kansas, with stops in Dubuque and Salina, as Republicans try to hold their majority.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorHe first swapped those rallies for telephone events, then reversed course a day later. In Kansas he said he didn't feel he had to go.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNow he's going.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI call that a flexible schedule. And Kansas could send its first Democratic senator in ninety-four years if Adam Hamilton wins.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThat's a thrilling thing to be nervous about.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn Iowa, more than four hundred thirty thousand early ballots were in by Saturday morning, the secretary of state says.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFour hundred thirty thousand people have already decided, and the rally is for everyone else. Possibly a dozen of them.
More Shorts
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- Trump wraps final 2026 midterm campaign stops in Kansas and Iowa · NPR
- Midterms two days out: Trump in Iowa and Kansas, Michigan Senate race · Fox News
- Florida Republicans 'white-knuckled' as Tuesday nears · Axios
- Trump campaigns in Iowa; Taiwan-China standoff; Arsenal win at Anfield · Japan Today
- Portnoy torches Ohio State; Marshall goes rogue in Kansas · The New York Times
- Trump rallies in Iowa; King Charles on slavery; Alaska suit tossed · CBC
- Trump makes final campaign push in Iowa and Kansas as Republicans… (this story)
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