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US job growth topped expectations in September but the unemployment rate continued its march higher, underscoring the lingering fragility of the labor market.

The Bureau of Statistic’s latest jobs report, long delayed due to the government shutdown, showed nonfarm payrolls rose 119,000 in the month after declining in August. The unemployment rate, meanwhile, rose to its highest level in nearly four years — reflecting both the positive dynamic of more Americans participating in the workforce and the gloomier reality of more people losing their jobs.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Bloomberg's Michelle Jamrisko is in for Kailey. Joe and Michelle speak with:

• Bloomberg Economics Chief US Economist Anna Wong.
• Ipsos US Public Affairs Chair Cliff Young.
• Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and ROKK Solutions Partner Kristen Hawn.
• Republican Congressman Andrew Garbarino of New York.

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President Donald Trump said he would formally designate Saudi Arabia as a major non-NATO ally in a further strengthening of ties between the two countries, capping a day of dealmaking between the US leader and the kingdom’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

“I’m pleased to announce that we’re taking our military cooperation to even greater heights,” Trump said at a White House dinner in honor of the 40-year-old royal. This is “something that is very important to them,” he added.

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Bloomberg's Michelle Jamrisko is in for Kailey. Joe and Michelle speak with:

• Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Senior Fellow Aaron David Miller.
• Former Defense Department Analyst Anna Ashton.
• Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis and Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino.

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US President Donald Trump said Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “knew nothing about” the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, as the pair met to announce a deepening of economic ties at the White House.

“A lot of people didn’t like that gentleman that you’re talking about,” Trump said when asked about Khashoggi alongside the Saudi prince in the Oval Office. “Whether you like him or didn’t like him, things happen, but he knew nothing about it, and we can leave it at that.”

Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers and key figures in politics and policy. On this edition, Bloomberg's Michelle Jamrisko is in for Kailey. Joe and Michelle speak with:

• Bloomberg News Senior Editor Michael Shepard.
• Former Democratic Congresswoman Jane Harman of California.
• Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center Visiting Democracy Fellow Jeanne Sheehan Zaino and BGR Group Principal Lester Munson.
• Former Republican Congressman Denver Riggleman of Virginia.

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