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Trump’s and Obama’s dueling rallies in a crucial swing state

Trump’s and Obama’s dueling rallies in a crucial swing state

Apple News Today
Oct 26, 2026 17 min
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<p>President Trump and former President Barack Obama campaigned in Michigan this weekend, where Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed are in a close Senate race. <a href="https://apple.news/AHht-rzvRQzq8ojQzV3Ng0g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Reuters</a>&rsquo;s Bo Erickson breaks down the contest.<br> </p> <p>Ukraine has regained full access to Elon Musk’s Starlink and Starshield satellite systems after a slowdown. Alex Ward of the <a href="https://apple.news/Af4Mq9T4eR2yv2qawUwqyOA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street Journal</a> discusses the dispute over who ordered it.<br> </p> <p>Anthropic and OpenAI are drawing up plans to give away part of the wealth expected from their public offerings. James Pollard of the <a href="https://apple.news/ALWqtA9M-RgKZptAqAsPPQA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Associated Press</a> explains the questions over who will decide where the money goes.<br> </p> <p>Plus, <a href="https://apple.news/AelhrfixdQKOGGKGIx39p4g " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Brazilian voters reelected</a> President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in a rebuke to Latin America&rsquo;s rightward shift, Venezuelan opposition leader <a href="https://apple.news/AzjYeIYs3Q0yZPJNskxR5XA " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">María Corina Machado returned home</a> after nearly a year in exile, and the Department of Justice <a href="https://apple.news/Aq3YHnwpZSr-WnxYQSxXmfw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">defended its lawsuit</a> seeking to stop Alaska from automatically certifying midterm results.<br> </p> <br><p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>

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