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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at Alro Steel, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Potterville, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump emphasizes war context of remarks about Liz Cheney facing guns

Former President Donald Trump on Friday said his comments about former Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming facing guns were being misconstrued, using social media to emphasize the hypothetical war-zone context of the remarks he made late Thursday to an Arizona crowd.

November 1, 2024
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nev., Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Harris dealt a blow from poor October jobs report

U.S. employers added only 12,000 jobs in October, falling far short of forecasts and delivering a blow to Vice President Kamala Harris in the waning days of a campaign that's focused on economic issues.

November 1, 2024
Larry Hogan speaks at a news conference, Jan. 11, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. The former Governor of Maryland is the most competitive candidate Republicans have had to pick up an open Senate seat in Maryland in decades, but Hogan will need more than GOP support at a time when Democrats' outrage remains high about the Supreme Court's decision to strike down constitutional protections for abortion. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File)

Larry Hogan: I don’t accept Trump’s endorsement

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he does not accept former President Donald Trump's endorsement for Senate, clarifying his stance after a report said he was saying one thing in public and another in private.

November 1, 2024
Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz greets volunteers at an Erie, Pennsylvania field office Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Erie, Pa. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Walz to Pa. voters: Game is tied with 120 hours left

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said the "game is tied" with five days to go until Election Day, leaning heavily into sports metaphors as he prodded swing-state voters in Pennsylvania on Thursday to side with the Democratic ticket.

October 31, 2024
A worker checks solar panels at a factory in Jiujiang in central China's Jiangxi province on March 16, 2018. The Biden administration is planning to announce new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (Chinatopix via AP)

Treasury finalizes clampdown on foreign tech transactions

The Biden-Harris administration finalized a rule Monday that prohibits Americans from participating in transactions that could bolster China's development of advanced technologies, especially ones that would bolster Beijing's military.

October 28, 2024