Meet the Press NOW — October 26

President Trump’s continues to hit the campaign trail in the deep red Mississippi after escalating his inflammatory rhetorics towards Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich.). Democratic candidate Brian Poindexter, who is challenging embattled Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio), joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the state of the race. Attorney General Todd Blanche defends the Department of Justice’s lawsuit seeking to block the certification of Alaska’s Senate election unless Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan wins. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: https://www.nbcnews.com Every day, NBC News helps people understand what’s happening and why it matters — through fact-based reporting, meaningful conversations, and powerful stories. From its leading news broadcasts — TODAY, NBC Nightly News, Meet the Press, and Dateline — to NBC News NOW, the 24/7 streaming news channel, plus chart-topping podcasts, the NBC News app, and NBCNews.com, NBC News keeps audiences informed and connected to the stories shaping our world. NBC News. Reporting for America. » Subscribe to NBC News: http://nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: https://www.nbcnews.com/heres-the-sco... » NBC News App: https://apps.nbcnews.com/mobile » Breaking News Alerts: https://link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/bre... » Visit NBCNews.Com: http://nbcnews.to/ReadNBC » Find NBC News on Facebook: http://nbcnews.to/LikeNBC » Follow NBC News on Twitter: http://nbcnews.to/FollowNBC » Follow NBC News on Instagram: http://nbcnews.to/InstaNBC #meetthepress #politics #election 0:00 Michigan and Mississippi elections intensify 13:34 Trump continues midterm blitz 18:29 DOJ files lawsuits in Alaska & California 26:44 Conversation with Ohio candidate Brian Poindexter 36:00 Trump ramps up language against El-Sayed & Omar 43:55 Trump campaigns across U.S. 45:25 Dem. candidates change narrative around gun control