Trump Launches Major Campaign Trail Blitz in Lead-up to Midterms

NBC News and CNN both report that President Donald Trump is stepping up his campaign activity as November's midterm elections approach, aiming to bring Republican voters out amid record low approval ratings. NBC News says voters of both parties are frustrated by what the war with Iran has done to gas and consumer prices, and its coverage comes from Yamiche Alcindor, according to NBC News · CNN.

CNN focuses on Iowa, where Republicans are trying to protect the governor's office, a Senate seat and three House seats. It reports that Trump announced in the Oval Office a proposed $15 billion steel mill from Mesabi Metallics in eastern Iowa's Lee County, and that Gov. Kim Reynolds called lawmakers into a special session starting Friday to adjust state incentive rules for it. CNN adds that the Senate Leadership Fund is putting a further $20 million behind Rep. Ashley Hinson, who is in a tight Senate contest with Josh Turek, lifting Republican spending in the state past $100 million.

The mill is promised to bring 1,750 permanent jobs, yet members of both parties are wary. One senior Iowa Republican told CNN, "It sounds too good to be true, and it just might be."

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