Some Republican candidates are distancing themselves from Trump’s tariff policy. Ukraine challenges US president to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries. And a look at Apple’s new HomeView device, which is part iPad, part Apple Watch, and part CarPlay.
Here’s what you need to know today.
Some Republicans in key elections break with Trump on tariffs
In a handful of battleground races, Republican candidates are speaking out against tariffs, President Donald Trump’s signature economic policy. They are looking for common ground, knowing that the cost of living is a major concern among voters.
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Among those who have expressed concerns on the campaign trail are Sen. Susan Collins, a Senate candidate in Maine, former Sen. John Sununu in New Hampshire and former Rep. Mike Rogers in Michigan. Gubernatorial candidates with doubts about the policy include Rep. John James of Michigan and Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity.
The U.S.-Canada trade war is of particular concern to Collins and Rogers, who say they have spoken to Cabinet officials to get the administration to strike a deal or exempt specific items from a list of tariffed products.
Their Democratic rivals are fighting back, saying their efforts didn’t go far enough or are selfish in the final weeks of the campaign.
How Republican strategists responded to the candidates’ break with Trump.
Americans are almost evenly divided on which party they think would do the best job managing the economy, according to a recent NBC News poll average, with 39% preferring Democrats and 38% preferring Republicans. See the survey results here.
Plus, see a preview of this year’s biggest elections in our Countdown to midtermsas well as breakdowns of Trump’s popularity rating, important state races And early voting.
More political news:
- Federal agents have seized the phone of MP Ilhan Omar and subpoenaed his family members as part of an investigation into possible immigration-related crimes.
- For subscribers: Former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed spoke about the war in Iran, the economy and the issues driving Michigan’s competitive Senate race. in an exclusive interview with “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Llamas.
- For subscribers: Republican groups have pulled millions of dollars in advertising from some battleground House races while investing money in others. Here are the most successful races – and why.
Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries as anger rises against Trump
Ukraine has resumed strikes against Russian oil refineries under President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. angrily accused the United States of “dangerous” withdrawal of intelligence sharing and restrictions on Starlink internet services.
Kyiv resisted attacks for three days after Trump’s unilateral announcement of an “energy ceasefire”but accused Russia of repeatedly violating the truce by attacking its power grid. Trump has accused the Ukraine campaign of fueling rising energy prices, despite the impact of his own war with Iran.
Ukrainian officials and military units accused Elon Musk’s SpaceX to limit a technology at the heart of their battlefield communications and drone operations. kyiv sees this as an attempt to pressure it into making concessions by hindering its air defense and military operations.
Overnight, Musk declared that it was “time for Zelensky to go.”
In an interview with the Financial Times, published today, Zelensky indicated that his own patience was running out.
“The blockade (on attacks on refineries) is lifted. We are done with it,” Zelensky was quoted as saying. Hours later, a fire was reported at an oil refinery in the western Ryazan region, Governor Pavel Malkov said.
Read more about what the resumption of strikes in Ukraine means for the war.
Apple’s HomeView is part iPad, part Apple Watch, and part CarPlay
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Apple launches its first smart home hub project
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Apple introduced HomeView this week — a “FrankenApple creation,” as NBC News chief tech analyst Joanna Stern calls it, that combines elements of the Apple Watch, an iPad and the iPhone’s CarPlay functionality on a $299 device. It’s the company’s answer to Amazon’s Echo Show and Google’s Nest Hub.
Here are the basics: The HomeView has a 7-inch square Liquid Retina touchscreen that includes a 12-megapixel camera for FaceTime and mirror mode. Widgets can be customized like an Apple Watch. And he can recognize six people, presumably family members.
Notably, users will need to have an iPhone or iPad to even use HomeView in the first place. But, Stern writes, “for those of us who have Apple HomeKit hardware all over our homes, this new product might just be… a good idea?”
Read Stern’s full analysis here.
Roller coaster death reveals lack of federal oversight
Days after a roller coaster death this week at Six Flags Over Georgia, preliminary results suggest Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, was “ejected” from the Goliath ride and died, according to the Cobb County Police Department. The ride remains closed and nine similar rides have been temporarily closed at Six Flags’ North American parks.
The incident in Georgia, combined with recent allegations that some people who rode the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California suffered “catastrophic” brain injuries, highlight the lack of federal oversight of amusement park rides.
A 1980s court ruling stripped the U.S. Product Safety Commission of its power to oversee rides in “fixed site parks.” Since then, a patchwork web of state regulations and voluntary industry guidelines has arisen in its place. Although safety standards have been adopted, experts say they are voluntary and each state takes different approaches to compliance.
What you need to know before riding a roller coaster.
Staff choice: Americans’ eating habits are changing. For Chick-fil-A, adapting to this is a significant challenge.
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Chick-fil-A is a company that cherishes its past. The recipe for its signature chicken sandwich hasn’t changed in 60 years. Since the beginning, it has been a private and family business.
But Chick-fil-A and the fast food industry as a whole face a changing consumer. People are eating out and consuming less as rising costs strain U.S. budgets and GLP-1 reduces people’s appetites.
A restaurant industry expert told me that fast food restaurants would be expected to take advantage of consumers cutting back on spending. But that’s not what we see. From January to September this year, attendance at fast food restaurants is 2% lower than the same period last year. And yet, foot traffic at Chick-fil-A is 5.7% higher.
So what is Chick-fil-A’s secret sauce? We sat down with CEO Andrew Cathy, examined the data, and spoke with industry experts to find out. — Kayla Steinbergbusiness and economy producer
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- At least 27 students, most under 13, killed in northwest Pakistan today, along with a teacher, when the roof of a school collapsed during classes, authorities said.
- Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, made their first public appearance in royal style together today since returning to the UK with their two children, visiting three charities on a tour of Nottingham.
- Defenders are fighting to ensure that two potential witnesses who were handcuffed in the back of an ICE vehicle that struck and injured a Houston man are not being deported.
- A new sunscreen formula is available in the United States. for the first time in 25 years, catching up with Europe and other parts of the world after the FDA approved a key skin protection chemical.
- Mattel announced a limited edition Barbie inspired by Celine Dion’s iconic 1998 Academy Awards performance in “My Heart Will Go On.”
- A man from Florida was arrested in the murder of his ex-fiancéewho disappeared in 2011, hours after being featured on “The People’s Court.”
- For subscribers: A new study offers an answer to the question of how microplastics damage the human body and challenges a long-held assumption.
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