Trump tries to rally support for Republican candidates as top Super Pac for Senate Democrats pours millions into key races – as it happened

What happened: Donald Trump is attending campaign rallies in Arizona and Montana after spending the past 24 hours in Alaska, campaigning in conservative-leaning parts of competitive states rather than more politically diverse areas. Why it matters: The schedule is described as a sign of his party's recent polling woes. In Alaska he repeated a false claim about Iran's nuclear program, and he posted a video of a British man fatally mauled by a tiger.

Trump rallies Republican support while Democratic Super Pac spends millions in key Senate races.

Trump rallies Republican support while Democratic Super Pac spends millions in key Senate races. — impact context not separately stored; see What changed.