The Teamsters Union has declined to endorse a candidate in the presidential race, breaking a decades-long precedent. They said neither candidate had sufficient support from their 1.3 million members. This is the first time the union did not endorse a Democratic candidate for president since 2000.
Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Long Island, New York, amid heightened security and a false bomb threat. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris tried to court Hispanic voters with a speech at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s leadership conference.
An apparent second wave of explosions targeted handheld radios used by Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon. At least 14 people were killed and more than 450 wounded. Israel did not comment on the explosions, but declared that a new phase of the war has begun.
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by an unusually large half-point, from 5.3 percent to roughly 4.8 percent. It is the Fed’s first rate cut in more than four years.
