With his approval rating at record lows, President Donald Trump attempted to defy political gravity in a pep rally in North Carolina on Tuesday, urging voters to ​support his favored Senate candidate in a race some Republican groups have already given up on.

Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother calls her a liar in a new GOP ad. Acton's brother says the ad marks a "despicable low" and says their stepfather sexually abused Acton when she was a child.

Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico hosts a "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts" campaign rally in Tyler to meet local voters, rally working-class support, and promote key priorities as early voting begins across the state.

The Florida governor race tightens as Bill Clinton campaigns with Democrat David Jolly and GOP hopeful Byron Donalds holds events in The Villages. Meanwhile, Nebraska's gubernatorial race also shifts.

Trump also predicted Republicans would maintain control of Congress.