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Trump Cancels In-Person Midterm Election Rallies

According to Bloomberg Politics, President Trump canceled in-person appearances in Kansas and Iowa for the closing days of the midterm campaign and will instead hold a large number of tele-rallies, the Republican National Committee announced. The New York Times reported he had been holding rallies nearly every day for weeks. The Jerusalem Post named the canceled events as Salina, Kansas, on Saturday, and Dubuque, Iowa, on Sunday. The Sydney Morning Herald said he will phone into nearly 20 tele-rallies. The Guardian World reported that Trump then reversed the decision, uncancelling the two in-person Kansas and Iowa rallies. Sources differ on whether the cancellation stood, and the reporting is described as developing. Summary from 9 sources

Sources differ: The Guardian World reported that Trump reversed the cancellation of the Kansas and Iowa rallies, while other outlets reported only the cancellation.

Summary from 9 sources Bloomberg Politics first also The New York Times, Al Jazeera English, The Guardian World, The Sydney Morning Herald and 4 more

Leo XIV becomes first pope to vote in a US general election

According to the BBC, Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago, has become the first pontiff to vote in a US election, mailing in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of Congress. The Holy See Press Office, quoted by Capital FM Kenya, said the Pope believes in citizens' right and duty to take part in democratic processes. The Vatican confirmed the mail-in ballot was submitted in Chicago, according to CBS News and the South China Morning Post. The Globe and Mail reported that the Pope, formerly Robert Prevost, has taken part in five primaries, requesting both Democratic and Republican ballots. Le Monde said it is the first known time a pope has voted in a political election. The story is developing. Summary from 9 sources

Sources differ: The Globe and Mail says the Pope has taken part in five primaries, a detail the other sources do not mention.

Summary from 9 sources Le Monde in English first also BBC News, South China Morning Post, Capital FM Kenya, ABC News (US) and 3 more

Pope Leo XIV Voted In US Midterm Elections—Vatican

According to Euronews and ANSA English, the Vatican said Pope Leo XIV has voted in the US midterm elections, with the Holy See Press Office confirming he has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen whenever he has had the opportunity. Euronews reported the midterms are scheduled for 3 November and will determine the make-up of Congress for President Donald Trump's final two years in office. Channels Television reported on the Pope's clashes with Trump over immigration crackdown and the war on Iran, with Trump calling the pontiff weak on crime and terrible on foreign policy. The sources do not conflict on the core report that the Pope voted. Summary from 3 sources

Summary from 3 sources Channels Television first also Euronews, ANSA English