Trump rallies in Georgia as midterm campaigns intensify

· Politics · United States

President Donald Trump rallied in north Georgia for struggling Republican nominee Mike Collins, again claiming the 2020 election in the state was fraudulent and that Senator Jon Ossoff's election was illegitimate. The event was disrupted by anti-ICE protesters. With the November 3 election approaching, both parties are fighting for Congress. Democratic groups got a boost as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sent $1 million to Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, while Elon Musk gave $158 million to the GOP's Senate Leadership Fund. New research found debt payments absorbing about half of a one-earner household's income gains, and younger Americans face higher inflation and housing costs than baby boomers, widening an affordability divide. Treasury yields above 5% are raising borrowing costs as the US finances $2 trillion deficits.

Why it matters：The final stretch of the US midterms will determine control of Congress and shape policy on taxes, trade and AI regulation with global spillovers.

Key points

  • Trump again claimed Georgia's 2020 election and Ossoff's win were illegitimate.
  • AOC sent $1 million to Michigan's El-Sayed; Musk gave $158 million to a GOP super PAC.
  • Treasury yields above 5% are raising borrowing costs amid $2 trillion deficits.

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