Iowa Senate candidates avoid too much Trump talk during debate | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump normally looms over every contest in this year’s midterm elections, but his name was rarely mentioned at the first Iowa Senate debate between Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson and Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek. CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was surprised to learn that a major storm is threatening the Gulf Coast this weekend, which he acknowledged could impact his plans to travel to Alabama for the university’s high-profile home football game against the University of Georgia in Tuscaloosa on Saturday.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's speech in Greece on Wednesday has reignited speculation around his future presidential intentions. CNN's Stephen Collinson reports.

President Donald Trump floated firing two of his top political advisers after a New York Times report revealed they traveled to the Balkans last week for paid work on behalf of a pro-Russian government. CNN's Kristen Holmes reports.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the US does not believe that a Russian laboratory worker died from exposure to a bioweapon, adding that the Kremlin has since insisted the situation at an anti-plague institute is “under control.”

Danish artist Jens Galschiøt unveiled a sculpture depicting a naked US President Donald Trump surrounded by golf equipment. It was unveiled on the grounds of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg.

Retiring Republican Senator Thom Tillis says he stands by his book's blunt criticism of Trump's cabinet. 'They didn't pass their annual reviews,' he says to CNN's Kaitlan Collins. He also urges the president to repay $10 million for taxpayer-funded ads.

GOP Sen. Susan Collins and her Democratic challenger, Troy Jackson, sparred over President Donald Trump and abortion rights in their first debate Tuesday night in Maine’s all-important Senate race with control of the chamber at stake.

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