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Can Trump Stop GM From Shutting Down 4 U.S. Plants?

What can the government do to keep General Motors from shedding thousands of jobs from its plants in Ohio as the company retracts its small car manufacturing operation?

Can Trump Stop GM From Shutting Down 4 U.S. Plants?

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Music

Encore: Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless The U.S.A.'

Singer-songwriter Lee Greenwood talks about his 1984 hit "God Bless the U.S.A." Now 75 and still touring, Greenwood had lived a whole career before he wrote the song that would come to define him.

Encore: Lee Greenwood's 'God Bless The U.S.A.'

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Elections

Florida Election Officials Have Until Sunday To Turn In Final Tallies In Senate Race

In Florida's close Senate race, hand recounts progressed quickly on Friday, ahead of a Sunday deadline to report official results.

Florida Election Officials Have Until Sunday To Turn In Final Tallies In Senate Race

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Politics

Trump's Rhetoric Influences Some Early Voters

It's Election Day, the day when campaigns finally fall silent and the voters have their say. What hopes and fears are they taking to the ballot box?

Trump's Rhetoric Influences Some Early Voters

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Latino Voters Discuss Their Hopes And Fears Ahead Of Election Day

Latino voters lean heavily toward Democrats, and are expected to do so this year as President Trump has used immigration and dangers posed by immigrants as a way to motivate his supporters to vote.

Latino Voters Discuss Their Hopes And Fears Ahead Of Election Day

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Politics

Democrats And Labor Aim For Gains In Ohio

We check in with labor activists in northeastern Ohio who were stung by President Trump's victory in the state two years ago. This year, labor hopes to bring union members back into the fold.

Democrats And Labor Aim For Gains In Ohio

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Politics

President Trump To Campaign For Former Rival Sen. Ted Cruz

Many GOP candidates have welcomed the president to campaign with them ahead of midterms. Cruz and others who have had public disagreements with Trump are still happy to have his help.

President Trump To Campaign For Former Rival Sen. Ted Cruz

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Trump's Ohio Rally: President Revs Up Rhetoric As Midterms Approach

President Trump's rally came after nearly a week of good news, including Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court and the release of U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson from Turkish custody.

Trump's Ohio Rally: President Revs Up Rhetoric As Midterms Approach

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Democratic Sen. Heitkamp Says She'll Vote 'No' On Kavanaugh

Heidi Heitkamp is one of the most vulnerable senators up for re-election, trying to hold onto voters in a place that President Trump won big in 2016. She's under pressure over Kavanaugh's nomination.

Democratic Sen. Heitkamp Says She'll Vote 'No' On Kavanaugh

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GOP Voters Plan To Do Their Part For A 'Red Wave' In November

Despite warning signs that Democrats could gain big in the midterm elections, many Republican supporters remain enthusiastically behind President Trump and his predictions of a "red wave" in November.

GOP Voters Plan To Do Their Part For A 'Red Wave' In November

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Politics

Obama Rallies For Cordray To Reclaim Ohio

Former President Obama is campaigning in east Cleveland on Thursday for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray. Obama is rallying parts of the Democratic base that didn't show up in 2016.

Obama Rallies For Cordray To Reclaim Ohio

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