Trump takes border crackdown to deep-red state as shock Senate battle threatens GOP stronghold

What happened: President Donald Trump is expected to tout his immigration agenda at a rally just outside Wichita, Kansas, as the Senate race between Sen. Roger Marshall and pastor Adam Hamilton tightens. Key numbers: ICE made over 100 arrests in a three-day Southwest Kansas sweep last month. The Cook Political Report downgraded the race to a toss-up earlier this month. Why it matters: The Cook Political Report downgraded the contest to a toss-up, and money from GOP and Democratic groups is flowing into a state Trump won by double digits in the last three presidential cycles.

Trump's border crackdown in a deep-red state amid a Senate battle threatening GOP control.

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