President Joe Biden addressed the press Friday with remarks on the economy and the end of the port workers strike. He touted the latest jobs report, which indicates a growth in jobs and a dip in unemployment. But Republicans are pushing back on the numbers.
Campaigning in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump made his seventh visit to the state since both candidates accepted their nominations. On Saturday, he is slated to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, where his first assassination attempt took place. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is in the battleground state of Michigan to rally union workers.
Israel reported significant gains in its ground offensive into Lebanon. Israeli officials said the operation has led to the destruction of a weapons supply route to Hezbollah—a tunnel that connects Lebanon to Syria.
