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Trump lashes out at heckler during Florida rally: 'Shut up dope'

President Donald Trump is returning to the campaign trail with rallies in Iowa and Kansas to bolster Republican candidates in tight US Senate races just two days before midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.

Control of both congressional chambers is at stake with 35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats on the ballot, while a record total of more than 52 million Americans have already cast early votes in person or by mail.

The Trump administration's Justice Department is actively pursuing legal interventions ahead of Election Day, including a likely Supreme Court challenge over California mail ballots and a criminal probe in Alaska.

Federal prosecutors in Alaska are investigating whether aides to Democratic candidate Mary Peltola helped recruit a retired teacher sharing the same name as Republican incumbent Senator Dan S.…