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<p>The US president was condemned for remarks that questioned the senate candidate’s loyalty to the country</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/what-are-midterm-elections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">What are the US midterm elections and why do they matter?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&utm_campaign=BN22326&utm_content=signup&utm_term=standfirst&utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Sign up for Breaking News US email</a></p><p>Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog.</p><p>Donald Trump intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, portraying him as a threat to national security.</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/22/alaska-mary-peltola-senate-midterms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Mary Peltola</a>, a Democrat who is running for <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/alaska" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Alaska</a>’s lone US Senate seat, and her family suffered minor injuries in a car crash while driving to a campaign stop on Saturday, her campaign said. The family was on its way to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/alaska" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Alaska</a> Federation of Natives annual banquet when another vehicle crashed into the one transporting Peltola and her family, her campaign said in a statement on Sunday. Peltola required medical attention after the collision.</p><p>Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s attorney general, lashed out during an interview on Sunday while defending the justice department’s pre-emptive lawsuit to block certification of Alaska’s US Senate results if the GOP incumbent loses, calling a TV host’s question “crazy”. The testy repartee unfolded on CNN’s State of the Union over the DoJ’s unprecedented legal action, which alleges that there could be “voter confusion” due to two candidates named Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s ballot. Trump told reporters, “I’m the one that said do it” when asked about the suit.</p><p>The US military <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2026/09/exclusive-spacex-given-unique-access-to-classified-dod-space-tracking-data-sources-say/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">has given</a> Elon Musk’s SpaceX access to restricted space tracking data, raising <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/elon-musk-conflicts-of-interest" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">a new round of questions</a> about whether the Trump administration is attempting to hand over traffic control in Earth’s orbit to a controversial donor. The access also raises new national security questions, industry observers say.</p><p>Enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap) has decreased significantly over the past year in the US following restrictions imposed by the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/trump-administration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Trump administration</a>, which has forced more people to seek help from food banks or go hungry, stakeholders say. The number of people who receive food stamps has dropped from 41.6 million in July 2025, before the One Big Beautiful Act took effect, to 36.5 million in June 2026, a 13% decrease, according to the latest data from the <a href="https://fna-bwbufwdzbabpezgc.z01.azurefd.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/snap-persons-10.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US Department of Agriculture</a>, which administers the program.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/26/donald-trump-abdul-el-sayed-midterms-michigan-rally-space-latest-us-politics-news-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>