Electric vehicles are a top-tier issue in Michigan, where both candidates have framed a vote for their opponent as a threat to the state’s auto industry.
Although Donald Trump has opposed policies that favor electric cars, if he becomes president he could ease regulatory scrutiny of Tesla or protect lucrative credits and subsidies.
The Minnesota governor running for vice president on the Democratic ticket also had strong words for Elon Musk, the billionaire businessman who is working to get former President Donald J. Trump elected.
Scaremongering in Michigan, an ad claims that the vice president wants to “end all gas-powered cars” and that her policies would lead to “massive layoffs.”
The Republican vice-presidential nominee has assailed Vice President Kamala Harris’s policies and positions with inaccurate claims.
The former president, who frequently takes credit for helping to overturn Roe v. Wade, has been trying to reposition himself on the issue of reproductive access
JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, waded into a fight over plans by Gotion, a Chinese battery plant, to build a factory in Michigan.
The owner of the social media platform X has evolved from a skeptic of former President Donald J. Trump to one of his most influential supporters.
A visit for Shinzo Abe’s controversial state funeral also includes outreach to Asian allies over military advances by North Korea and China.