{"id":883262,"date":"2026-10-15T14:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/883262\/"},"modified":"2026-10-15T14:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T14:40:12","slug":"some-gop-walk-the-line-on-trumps-tariffs-and-a-look-at-apple-homeview-morning-rundown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/883262\/","title":{"rendered":"Some GOP walk the line on Trump\u2019s tariffs and a look at Apple HomeView: Morning Rundown"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some Republican candidates are putting distance between themselves and Trump\u2019s tariff policies. Ukraine defies the U.S. president to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries. And a look at Apple\u2019s new HomeView device, which is part iPad, part Apple Watch and part CarPlay. <\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know today.<\/p>\n

Some Republicans in key races break with Trump over tariffs\"Sen.Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine; Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers.Bloomberg; Getty<\/p>\n

In a handful of battleground races, Republican candidates are speaking out against tariffs, President Donald Trump\u2019s marquee economic policy. They\u2019re seeking a middle ground, knowing the cost of living is a top voter concern. <\/p>\n

This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. Sign up here<\/a> to get it in your inbox.<\/p>\n

Those voicing their concerns on the campaign trail include Senate candidates Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, former Sen. John Sununu in New Hampshire and former Rep. Mike Rogers in Michigan. Gubernatorial candidates with doubts over the policy include Rep. John James in Michigan and Pennsylvania state Treasurer Stacy Garrity.<\/p>\n

America\u2019s trade war with Canada is a particular concern for Collins and Rogers, who say they\u2019ve spoken to Cabinet officials to get the administration to make a deal or exempt specific items from a list of tariffed goods.<\/p>\n

Their Democratic rivals are hitting back, saying the efforts have either not gone far enough or are self-serving in the final weeks of the campaign.<\/p>\n

How GOP strategists reacted to the candidates\u2019 split with Trump.<\/a><\/p>\n

Americans are almost evenly split over which party they think would do a better job of handling the economy, a recent NBC News polling average shows, with 39% preferring Democrats and 38% preferring Republicans. See the poll results here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Plus, see an overview of this year\u2019s biggest elections in our Countdown to midterms<\/a>, as well as breakdowns of Trump\u2019s approval rating<\/a>, important state races<\/a> and early voting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More politics news:Federal agents have seized Rep. Ilhan Omar\u2019s phone<\/a> and subpoenaed her family members as part of an investigation into potential immigration-related crimes.For subscribers: Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed spoke about the Iran war, the economy and the issues driving the competitive Michigan Senate race in an exclusive interview<\/a> with \u201cNBC Nightly News\u201d anchor Tom Llamas.For subscribers: Republican groups have pulled millions of dollars in ads from some battleground House races while pouring money into others. Here\u2019s which races took the biggest hits <\/a>\u2014 and why.<\/a>Ukraine resumes strikes on Russian oil refineries as anger mounts with Trump\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily accused the United States of the \u201cdangerous\u201d withdrawal of intelligence sharing and restrictions on the Starlink internet services.<\/p>\n

Kyiv held off on attacks for three days after Trump\u2019s unilateral \u201cenergy ceasefire\u201d announcement<\/a>, but accused Russia of repeatedly violating the truce with attacks on its power grid. Trump has blamed the Ukrainian campaign for fueling a rise in energy prices, despite the impact of his own war with Iran.<\/p>\n

Ukrainian officials and military units accused Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX of throttling a technology at the heart of their battlefield communications<\/a> and drone operations. Kyiv sees this as an attempt to pressure it into concessions by hampering its aerial defense and military operations. <\/p>\n

Overnight, Musk said it was \u201ctime for Zelenskyy to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an interview with the Financial Times, published today, Zelenskyy indicated his own patience had been exhausted. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe block (on attacking refineries) is out. We\u2019re done,\u201d Zelenskyy was quoted as saying. Hours later a fire was reported at an oil refinery in the western Ryazan region, Gov. Pavel Malkov said.<\/p>\n

More on what Ukraine\u2019s resumption of strikes means for the war.<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple\u2019s HomeView is part iPad, part Apple Watch and part CarPlay\"\"\/FOR SUBSCRIBERS\"AppleApple launches first endeavor into smart home hub<\/p>\n

01:24<\/p>\n

Apple introduced HomeView this week \u2014 a \u201cFrankenApple creation,\u201d as NBC News chief tech analyst Joanna Stern calls it, that combines elements of the Apple Watch, an iPad and the iPhone\u2019s CarPlay functionality onto a $299 device. It\u2019s the company\u2019s answer to Amazon\u2019s Echo Show and Google\u2019s Nest Hub.<\/p>\n

Here are the basics: The HomeView has a 7-inch-square Liquid Retina touchscreen that includes a 12-megapixel camera for FaceTime and mirror mode. Widgets can be customized like an Apple Watch. And it can recognize six people, presumably family members. <\/p>\n

Notably, users will need to have an iPhone or an iPad to even use the HomeView in the first place. But, Stern writes, \u201cfor those of us who have Apple HomeKit gear all over our homes, this new product might just be\u2026 a good idea?\u201d<\/p>\n

Read Stern\u2019s full analysis here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Roller-coaster death exposes lack of federal oversight\"\"\/<\/p>\n

Days after a roller-coaster death this week at Six Flags Over Georgia, preliminary findings suggest that 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem was \u201cejected\u201d from the Goliath ride and fell to his death, according to the Cobb County Police Department. The ride remains closed, and nine similar rides have been temporarily shut down across Six Flags\u2019 North American parks. <\/p>\n

The incident in Georgia, combined with recent allegations that some people who rode the X2 roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California suffered \u201ccatastrophic\u201d brain injuries, shed light on the lack of federal oversight for amusement park rides. <\/p>\n

A 1980s court ruling stripped the U.S. Product Safety Commission of its power to oversee rides at \u201cfixed-site parks.\u201d Since then, a disjointed network of state regulations and voluntary industry guidelines has sprouted in its place. While safety standards have been adopted, experts say they\u2019re voluntary, and every state takes different approaches when it comes to compliance. <\/p>\n

What to know before riding a roller coaster.<\/a><\/p>\n

Staff Pick: Americans\u2019 eating habits are changing. For Chick-fil-A, adapting to them is a tall order.\"\"\/FOR SUBSCRIBERS\"Chick-fil-A<\/p>\n

Chick-fil-A is a company that cherishes its past. The recipe for its signature chicken sandwich hasn\u2019t changed in 60 years. It has been a private, family-owned business from the very beginning.<\/p>\n

But Chick-fil-A and the fast-food industry broadly are contending with a changing consumer. People are eating in and consuming less as rising costs squeeze Americans\u2019 budgets and as GLP-1s shrink people\u2019s appetites.<\/p>\n

A restaurant industry expert told me you\u2019d expect fast-food spots to benefit from consumers who are cutting back on spending. But that\u2019s not what we\u2019re seeing. Foot traffic at fast-food restaurants from January through September this year is 2% lower than during the same period last year. And yet foot traffic at Chick-fil-A is 5.7% higher.<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s Chick-fil-A\u2019s secret sauce?<\/a> We sat down with CEO Andrew Cathy, dug through the data and spoke with industry experts to find out. \u2014 Kayla Steinberg, business & economy producer<\/p>\n

Read All About ItAt least 27 students, most younger than 13, were killed in northwest Pakistan<\/a> today, along with a teacher, when a school roof collapsed during classes, authorities said.Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, were making their first royal-style public appearance together<\/a> today since they returned to the U.K. with their two children, visiting three charities on a tour of Nottingham.Advocates are fighting to ensure<\/a> that two potential witnesses who were handcuffed in the back of an ICE vehicle that struck and injured a Houston man are not deported.A new formula of sunscreen is available in the U.S.<\/a> for the first time in 25 years, catching up to Europe and other parts of the world after the FDA approved a key skin-protecting chemical.Mattel announced a limited edition Barbie<\/a> modeled after Celine Dion\u2019s iconic 1998 Oscars performance of \u201cMy Heart Will Go On.\u201dA Florida man was arrested in the murder of his ex-fiance\u00e9<\/a>, who vanished in 2011, hours after they were featured on \u201cThe People\u2019s Court.\u201dFor subscribers: A new study offers an answer<\/a> to the question of how microplastics damage people\u2019s bodies and calls into question a long-held assumption.NBC Selected: Online Shopping, Simplified<\/p>\n

Testing is the name of the game over at NBC Selected. So far, we\u2019ve appraised over a dozen lip serums<\/a>, had our own pups test the best dog food brands<\/a>, and dedicated over a year to reviewing what is arguably the best smart ring on the market<\/a> to see if it\u2019s actually worth your investment.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for reading today\u2019s Morning Rundown. Today\u2019s newsletter was curated for you by Elizabeth Robinson. If you\u2019re a fan, please send a link to your family and friends. They can sign up here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some Republican candidates are putting distance between themselves and Trump\u2019s tariff policies. Ukraine defies the U.S. president to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":883263,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,3,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-883262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-news","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=883262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/883262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/883263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=883262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=883262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=883262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}