Live updates: Inflation rises in September; Trump jets to Arizona, Montana

Inflation rose in September, giving Republicans no relief as they campaign to retain both chambers of Congress. Consumer prices rose 3.7 percent, compared with a year earlier, up from 3.4 percent in August, according to Labor Department data released Wednesday morning.

President Trump is set to make back-to-back campaign stops in Arizona and Montana on Wednesday afternoon as he continues his multiday, multistate midterm blitz primarily targeting red states.

Trump is slated to speak in Bullhead City, Ariz., at 4 p.m. EDT before flying to Kalispell, Mont., for another speech at 8:15 p.m. The trip comes a day after the president made a rare campaign visit to Alaska. During the rally, he announced pardons for two men who were convicted of violating the Clean Air Act.

Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete........

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