Trump heads to rallies in Arizona and Montana after campaign stop-off in Alaska - US politics live

Key Points:

• Donald Trump is campaigning in conservative Alaska, Arizona, and Montana amid concerns over his party’s declining poll numbers, particularly in competitive Senate races affected by voter dissatisfaction with the cost of living and the Iran war.
• In Alaska, Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola is tied or slightly ahead of incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan, with energy costs and Middle East conflict influencing voter sentiment; Trump has focused on conservative-leaning areas and pardoned local figures convicted under the Clean Air Act.
• Trump repeated a false claim about initiating war on Iran due to an imminent nuclear threat, despite intelligence reports indicating Iran halted nuclear weapons development in 2003; his campaign tactics include encouraging mail-in voting despite previously opposing it.
• The family of a British man fatally attacked by a tiger criticized Trump for sharing a video of the incident on social media with a mocking caption, causing them severe distress; Trump also posted an AI-generated video depicting himself grappling with a tiger.
• Other political developments include a federal judge ordering the White House to restore press access to CNN, MS Now, and Politico amid a lawsuit, and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticizing Trump’s deal to buy Russian diesel as risky and potentially legitimizing Moscow.