Trump heads to Alaska to shore up Republican Senate seat under surprise threat from Democrat Mary Peltola

President Donald Trump is travelling to Wasilla, Alaska, on Tuesday to campaign for Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, whose re-election contest against Democrat Mary Peltola has turned into a surprise weak spot for the GOP. No Democrat has won an Alaska Senate seat since 2008, but Trump's declining approval ratings have given Peltola's "Alaska First" cost-of-living campaign an opening. The trip, crossing four time zones just three weeks before the November 3 midterms, signals Republican anxiety about holding Congress amid voter anger over inflation and the Iran war.