Trump's Kansas rally

Donald Trump will travel to Kansas later today for a campaign rally in support of Senator Roger Marshall, the incumbent Republican whose contest against Democrat Adam Hamilton has tightened ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Marshall is still favored to win, but a medical billing scandal threatens to erode his support.

Hamilton's challenge

Hamilton enters the general election with an unusual profile for a Kansas Democrat. He founded the largest Methodist congregation in the United States and won a crowded Democratic primary earlier this year, taking 35% of the vote in an 11-candidate field.

His campaign has pointed to signs of momentum since that win:

• The campaign says he broke a quarterly fundraising record in Kansas.
• Two major election forecasters say the Senate race has grown more competitive since the primary.

The historical obstacle remains steep. Kansas has not elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932, and more than half a century has passed since one of the party's nominees even came close.

Omar investigation draws Obama criticism

Separately, attorneys for Ilhan Omar have asked the US Department of Justice to return property that federal agents removed from her home during a search days earlier. In a letter published on Friday, they called the seizure neither justified nor lawful.

The federal investigation into Omar was launched just weeks ahead of the 3 November midterms, in which Omar is on the ballot.

The case drew a response from Barack Obama after Trump's "border czar" said the administration could "of course" strip Omar of her citizenship and deport her. Obama wrote on X on Sunday morning:

Zelenskyy says Kyiv attack came with no US warning

Ukraine received no warning from the United States before a Russian missile attack on Kyiv power plants at around 11pm on Sunday, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The unheeded attack has revived concerns that Washington is withholding intelligence to pressure Kyiv.

Zelenskyy wrote on social media on Monday morning: "Once again, Russia launched a ballistic missile attack in multiple waves throughout the night, and once again, there was no warning from our partners."

Yuri Ihnat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force, said on television on Monday morning that Ukraine had not been warned before the missile barrage, but did receive a warning before a successive strike at 3am.

In a further social media post, Zelenskyy argued that blocking supplies of missiles for Ukrainian air defence while Russia receives sanctions relief or delays amounts, as he put it, to a denial of reality on the part of Ukraine's partners.

Vance rallies in North Carolina

Vice-president JD Vance is expected to hold a rally in North Carolina on Monday as the Trump administration continues ramping up rallies for 2026 midterm candidates.

The North Carolina contest features Trump-endorsed Republican Michael Whatley running against former Democratic Governor Roy Cooper for the Senate seat vacated by Thom Tillis, the Republican US Senator who is not seeking reelection.

Places such as Henderson, in the heart of the state's 11th Congressional District, and Greenville, just outside the 1st District, are in play. Voters there strongly backed Trump in 2024 but now face rising gas and grocery prices, and Democratic victories in these areas could help flip control of Congress.

Marshall remains favored despite the tightening Kansas race, while the administration's rally schedule moves on to Vance's appearance in North Carolina on Monday.