OFF THE GREEN: Former President Donald Trump will not golf again until after the 2024 election, per NBC News’ Dasha Burns, Julia Ainsley, and Dareh Gregorian. — “Former President Donald Trump has not played golf since an apparent assassination attempt near one of his courses on Sept. 15, and he will not do so until after the election, according to a person close to the campaign and another person familiar with the situation.” — “A third person familiar with the conversations said Trump was told that federal agents could not ensure his safety to a degree that they were comfortable with if he were to play. The concerns were conveyed in two conversations with Trump since the September incident: one with Ronald Rowe, the acting director of the Secret Service, and the other with officials from the national intelligence director’s office.” TRUMP IN DETROIT: “Trump rolled out a plan to boost the U.S. auto industry in Detroit on Thursday, part of an intensifying battle with Vice President Kamala Harris over who will better defend domestic auto manufacturers and their workers,” my colleagues Gavin Bade and Sam Sutton report. — “In a rambling, two-hour speech at the Detroit Economic Club, Trump pitched new restrictions on Chinese autonomous vehicles, stricter automotive trade rules with Mexico and Canada, dramatically higher tariffs on cars, and a new tax deduction for car loan interest payments.” — “‘We’re going to make it fully deductible,’ Trump said, after comparing his latest tax proposal to the invention of the paper clip. It’s ‘going to revolutionize your industry. This will stimulate massive domestic auto production and make car ownership dramatically more affordable for millions and millions of working American families.’” U.S. TRAVEL’S DEMAND FOR CONGRESS: The trade association representing travel industry companies is calling on lawmakers to swiftly pass legislation to address the damage done by recent hurricanes. — “The devastation of Hurricanes Helene and Milton demands that Congress pass disaster relief as soon as possible,” U.S. Travel Association president and CEO Geoff Freeman said in a statement. “Communities, small businesses and workers in the path of the storms — many of whom depend on visitors — are unable to welcome conventions, meetings and leisure travelers until Congress provides the required resources to rebuild. If there are any unnecessary delays, American communities will needlessly suffer.” — The recent natural disasters have led to widespread destruction in the South. POLITICO reported earlier this week that FEMA had already spent almost half of its allocated funding, not even 10 days after the fiscal year began. If Congress does not act, the lack of funding threatens efforts to rebuild the demolished communities. MIDDLE EAST LOBBYING AROUND ISRAEL: “Gulf states are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran's oil sites because they are concerned their own oil facilities could come under fire from Tehran's proxies if the conflict escalates, three Gulf sources told Reuters,” report Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and Pesha Magid . — “As part of their attempts to avoid being caught in the crossfire, Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are also refusing to let Israel fly over their airspace for any attack on Iran and have conveyed this to Washington, the three sources close to government circles said.” — “Israel has promised Iran will pay for its missile attack last week while Tehran has said any retaliation would be met with vast destruction, raising fears of a wider war in the region that could suck in the United States.”
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