Trump heads to Nebraska in attempt to shore up GOP’s midterm vote - US politics live

Key Points:

• Donald Trump is campaigning in Nebraska with Republican Senator Pete Ricketts to boost the GOP’s midterm prospects, focusing on conservative areas amid a 32-day rally blitz across red states ahead of the November elections.
• The administration’s plan to increase foreign beef imports has sparked backlash from Nebraska ranchers, who fear it will harm local producers, despite Trump’s goal to lower beef prices for consumers.
• Vice President JD Vance is campaigning in Alaska for Senator Dan Sullivan, who faces a tight reelection race, while Vance aligns himself with the Make America Healthy Again movement amid declining administration approval ratings.
• The White House defended new press aide Beni Rae Harmony after a 2021 photo surfaced showing her wearing an anti-Biden T-shirt and holding a rifle; Harmony previously worked for far-right Republican figures.
• The US has withdrawn B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford in the UK following a suspected terror plot linked to Iran, with the planes redeployed back to the US amid heightened security concerns.
• Trump appointed Jay Clayton, Director of National Intelligence, as the new White House AI czar to oversee federal AI initiatives, highlighting AI’s dual nature as both opportunity and threat.