# Meet the Press NOW — October 2

https://mins.news/en/video/84145

- NBC News, 2026-10-02 21:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cijaeCWp9I

> President Trump defended his economic record while continuing his midterm campaign tour in Alabama. The U.S. labor market slowed, with September’s jobs report showing weaker-than-expected hiring. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in a sexual assault investigation at Cornell University.

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