{"id":79558,"date":"2026-10-05T05:55:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/trump-heads-to-nebraska-in-attempt-to-shore-up-gops-midterm-vote-us-politics-live\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T05:55:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T10:55:56","slug":"trump-heads-to-nebraska-in-attempt-to-shore-up-gops-midterm-vote-us-politics-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/05\/trump-heads-to-nebraska-in-attempt-to-shore-up-gops-midterm-vote-us-politics-live\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump heads to Nebraska in attempt to shore up GOP\u2019s midterm vote \u2013 US politics live"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President to visit Grand Island as his plan to allow more foreign beef imports proves unpopular in agriculture-rich state<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2026\/feb\/17\/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB\">Sign up for the Breaking News US email<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The White House has defended a newly hired press aide who posed for a holiday photograph in 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/patriottakes\/status\/1466969083652587531\">wearing a \u201cFuck Joe Biden\u201d T-shirt<\/a> and holding a rifle.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beni Rae Harmony, the new assistant White House press secretary, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BeniRaeHarmony\/status\/2106155211504971796\">revealed<\/a> on Friday that she was going to work for Donald Trump just days after covering him as a correspondent for Real America\u2019s Voice, a partisan rightwing outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/24\/steve-bannon-war-room-real-americas-voice\/\">originally created<\/a> as a video podcast platform for the president\u2019s former adviser Steve Bannon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The White House has defended a newly hired press aide who posed for a holiday photograph in 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/patriottakes\/status\/1466969083652587531\">wearing a \u201cFuck Joe Biden\u201d T-shirt<\/a> and holding a rifle.<\/strong> Beni Rae Harmony, the new assistant White House press secretary, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BeniRaeHarmony\/status\/2106155211504971796\">revealed<\/a> on Friday that she was going to work for Donald Trump just days after covering him as a correspondent for Real America\u2019s Voice, a partisan rightwing outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/01\/24\/steve-bannon-war-room-real-americas-voice\/\">originally created<\/a> as a video podcast platform for the president\u2019s former adviser Steve Bannon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trump on Sunday named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/04\/jay-clayton-sworn-in-director-of-national-intelligence\">Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence<\/a>, to also serve as the new White House AI czar.<\/strong> Clayton, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/11\/trump-jay-clayton-director-of-national-intelligence\">who leads the US\u2019s 18 intelligence agencies<\/a>, previously served as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan and led the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump\u2019s first term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The United States has removed \u2060its B-1 bombers from a \u2060British air base one \u200bweek after five men were arrested nearby on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts, a suspected plot that British prime minister Andy Burnham said was likely backed by Iran.<\/strong> The planes had been stationed at \u2060RAF Fairford, the preferred European base for US bombers 90 miles west of London, which had recently been used for US strikes on Iran.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/live\/2026\/oct\/05\/donald-trump-nebraska-midterms-republicans-white-house-media-latest-news-updates\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President to visit Grand Island as his plan to allow more foreign beef imports proves unpopular in agriculture-rich state Sign up for the Breaking News US email The White House has defended a newly hired press aide who posed for a holiday photograph in 2021 wearing a \u201cFuck Joe Biden\u201d T-shirt and holding a rifle. &#8230; 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