7pm ET, October 19 | The latest headlines from NPR
Summary
President Trump campaigns in Kansas as Republicans invest in Senate races amid farmer struggles, while Texas early voting begins with Democrat James Tallarico using a football-themed strategy to challenge Attorney General Ken Paxton. The Justice Department launches a civil rights probe into the D.C. jail over allegations of excessive force and poor conditions. Meanwhile, Iran intensifies attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, and the Supreme Court agrees to hear a case challenging the 1868 federal ban on home distilling.
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Trump campaigns in Kansas; early voting begins in Texas
Texas Senate race: Tallarico's football-themed campaign
Tallarico vs. Paxton: Challenges in rural Texas
DOJ investigates conditions at D.C. jail
Iran intensifies strikes in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. stocks close mixed
Mississippi AG defends officer in toddler shooting
Supreme Court to hear home distilling ban case
Donation to preserve Neil Armstrong's boyhood home
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