Conversations about Sheehy’s military record have overtaken Montana as the state hosts a key Senate showdown

Michelle Obama launched a scathing attack on “embarrassing and ugly” Donald Trump during a rally in Michigan. The former First Lady joined Vice President Kamala Harris on stage on Saturday (26 October) as she issued an urgent “safety” warning to women. Mrs Obama said: “Believe me, if Donald Trump is president again at some point or another, that ugliness will touch all of our lives and it will not matter what you look like, how you worship, who you love or how you vote. If you don’t make six or 8 or 12 figures, if you’re not famous, if you criticize or disagree with him in any way, if he doesn’t view you as his equal or relevant to his ambitions, I promise you he will not think about you when he gets into the Oval Office.”

Harris will campaign on Sunday in Democratic stronghold of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania while Trump will visit New York.

Speakers at Manhattan rally to include JD Vance, Rudy Giuliani, Elon Musk, and Tucker Carlson

Biden’s rare campaign appearances may suggest few Democrats want to be seen with the him as race reaches crunch

Firebrand Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert abandoned her re-election bid in western Colorado to move her family across the state and run in an entirely new, more conservative district. She won the primary, and the race is considered a GOP lock – but local Democrats insist there is a silent majority hoping for a shock upset. Sheila Flynn reports from Windsor, Colorado

The former First Lady has the X-Factor to deliver lines with a punch that Kamala Harris cannot match