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Trump heading to Michigan to meet with auto workers |
Former President Trump will skip the second Republican debate and instead deliver a speech in front of auto workers. |
Trump will speak during prime time in front of current and former workers in Detroit, a Trump adviser confirmed to The Hill. The former president is heading to Michigan, a key swing state, as his GOP 2024 rivals gather in California for the second debate on Sept. 27. The announcement comes as the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has gone on strike over issues related to pay — including concerns on pay during the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). While the union does not specifically oppose EVs, saying they simply want workers making them to be paid fairly, Trump has repeatedly hammered President Biden's policies on the topic in an attempt to appeal to disaffected workers. "It's a twofer for him," Michigan-based GOP strategist Jason Cabel Roe to our colleagues. "He gets to troll his opposition and go stake a claim in an important battleground state that he has been unique amongst Republicans of the last 30 or 40 years in winning." However, union leadership has been critical of Trump. UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement on Tuesday that "every fiber of our union is being poured into fighting the billionaire class and an economy that enriches people like Donald Trump at the expense of workers." The Hill's Brett Samuels and Caroline Vakil have more here. |
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United Auto Workers (UAW) President Shawn Fain posted an update on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, on how bargaining between his union and three major automakers is going Tuesday. |
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| Florida Governor and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday that his energy plan aims to “give people relief at the pump." |
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The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will open applications for the first tranche of funding — $400 million — to help states and territories take up energy-efficient building codes. |
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President Biden headed to the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday facing a litany of challenges at home and abroad. The president will be walking a difficult tightrope as he seeks to maintain support for Ukraine among war-weary international allies and address global challenges like post-pandemic economies and climate change, all while facing the possibility of a looming government shutdown back home in Washington. |
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Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) told senators that he will attempt to force a one-off vote Wednesday to confirm Gen. Eric Smith to become the new commandant for the Marine Corps, while he maintains his blockade on more than 300 other military promotions. Read more |
| House GOP leadership pulled a procedural vote on a proposed short-term funding stopgap that has bitterly divided the Republican conference and elicited opposition from hard-line conservatives. Read more |
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