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Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, WILL WEISSERT and TOM KRISHER Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to stop U.S. businesses from shipping jobs overseas and to take other countries’ jobs and factories by…

North Carolina absentee ballots are being distributed following 2-week delay

North Carolina absentee ballots are being distributed following 2-week delay

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina counties started distributing absentee ballots Tuesday for the November general election to those who requested them, roughly two weeks later than anticipated as a legal challenge forced delays. Election officials in…

Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor as Republican group backs away

Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor as Republican group backs away

WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson vowed Monday to rebuild his campaign staff after several top aides quit and a key Republican group backed away from his race following a CNN report alleging he made explicit…

Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs

Trump listens during a farming event in rural Pennsylvania, then threatens John Deere with tariffs

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press SMITHTON, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump sat in a large barn in rural Pennsylvania on Monday, asking questions of farmers and offering jokes, but, in a rarity for…

Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch

Harris owns a gun? Trump wants to cap credit card rates? Party lines blur in campaign’s last stretch

By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — One presidential candidate is talking up gun ownership and promising tough border security measures. The other vows to cap credit card interest rates and…

Several Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues

Several Mark Robinson campaign staffers quit as fallout over online posts continues

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Several top staffers in North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor have quit their posts, marking more fallout from a CNN report outlining evidence…