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In closing campaign pitches, Democrats lean on their star: Obama

PHILADELPHIA — On Saturday, with just days left to campaign ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, three presidents converged on Pennsylvania in a last-ditch effort to lock down a must-win Senate race for their parties.

Los Angeles Times

Biden, Obama, Trump rally in Pennsylvania ahead of midterms

Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Donald Trump descend on Pennsylvania in bids to tip the balance in a pivotal midterm race.

Al Jazeera

Obama, Biden join forces in bid to rescue vulnerable Fetterman

Former President Barack Obama teamed up with President Joe Biden to warn of the consequences of Republican gains in midterm elections three days from now that are shaping up as potentially grim for Democrats.

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As Democrats sweat GOP surge, politicians led by Biden fan out across Illinois in campaign season’s final weekend

CHICAGO — Politicians fanned out across the state on the final weekend of the 2022 general election campaign, led by President Joe Biden who spoke in Joliet on Saturday amid concerns that a Republican surge on Election Day could cost Democrats control of both Illinois’ political agenda and Congress.

Chicago Tribune

U.S. privately asks Ukraine to show Russia it's open to talks -Washington Post

The Biden administration is privately encouraging Ukraine’s leaders to signal an openness to negotiate with Russia and drop their public refusal to engage in peace talks unless President Vladimir Putin is removed from power, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.

Reuters

Newsom urges California lawmakers not to tax forgiven federal student loans

LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday called on the California Legislature to act quickly to prevent student loan borrowers from having to pay state income taxes on up to $20,000 in federal debt forgiveness.

Los Angeles Times

As voters worry about inflation, Democrats still hope abortion rights drives voter turnout in Florida — against Republicans

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Abortion rights is such an important issue to Rebecca Thompson, of Pembroke Pines, that she brought her 2-year-old daughter with her to early vote.

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Obama, Biden and Trump all campaign in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — Three presidents are sweeping through Pennsylvania Saturday, aiming to rally their supporters in the closing stretch before Tuesday’s election and signaling the national weight of the state’s races for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Obama, Biden and Trump all campaign in Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — Three presidents swept through Pennsylvania on Saturday, aiming to rally their supporters in the closing stretch before Tuesday’s election and signaling the national weight of the state’s races for governor, U.S. Senate, and U.S. House.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

White House defends Biden’s end-of-coal comments Manchin derided

The White House sought to reframe comments by President Joe Biden on closing coal plants as part of a U.S. “energy transition,” responding to harsh criticism by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., days before midterm elections with Democratic congressional majorities at stake.

Tribune News Service

Biden, Trump and Obama converge on Pennsylvania for Senate race

President Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Donald Trump are all converging on Pennsylvania in a last-ditch effort to close the deal on the midterm elections in a state that’s a critical step on the path to the White House in 2024.

Tribune News Service

Carter Center to monitor midterms in Georgia's Fulton County

The Carter Center is training nonpartisan observers to monitor midterm elections in Fulton County, Georgia

The Independent UK

Fetterman supporters undeterred by stroke as Obama does last-minute campaign: ‘John’s stroke did not change who he is’

“It did not change what he cares about, it didn’t change his values, his heart, his fight,” Mr Obama said at the rally. Eric Garcia reports from Pittsburgh

The Independent UK

President Joe Biden stumps for Rep. Lauren Underwood in Illinois, says Republicans pose threat to Social Security and Medicare

CHICAGO — President Joe Biden stumped for suburban Democrats in Joliet on Saturday, part of a final weekend campaign visit to what has been a reliably blue state that underscored national Democratic concerns that Republican gains in several races could give the party control of Congress on Election Day.

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Biden, Trump and Obama converge on Pennsylvania for Senate race

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White House defends Biden’s end-of-coal comments Manchin derided

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Biden says Twitter "spews lies" as company undergoes massive layoffs under Elon Musk

"Now what are we all worried about? Elon Musk goes out and buys an outfit that sends and spews lies all across the world," Biden said.

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Discovered by Oprah, elevated by Trump, Dr Mehmet Oz could triumph over John Fetterman in Pennsylvania

With election day looming in the US midterms, all eyes are on swing state Pennsylvania, where a Trump-backed celebrity doctor is closing in on his progressive opponent in a key Senate race.

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The Independent UK

Rail union approves deal offering hope of avoiding strike

Another one of the 12 railroad unions narrowly approved its deal with the major freight railroads Saturday, offering some hope that the contract dispute might be resolved without a strike even though two other unions rejected their agreements last month

Tribune News Service

Manchin slams Biden’s ‘outrageous’ remarks on end of coal

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., called President Joe Biden’s suggestion that U.S. coal plants would shut down “outrageous and divorced from reality,” slamming his fellow Democrat three days before midterm elections where the party’s congressional majorities are at stake.

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Biden, Trump and Obama converge on Pennsylvania for Senate race

France 24

Obama warns of 'dangerous' US political climate ahead of midterms

Former president Barack Obama warned about divisions fuelling a "dangerous climate" in US politics as he stumped for Democratic candidates on Saturday three days ahead of midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden, in Joliet to bolster Rep. Lauren Underwood, calls Medicare, Social Security critics ‘idiots’

The president spoke at an elementary school gymnasium while stumping for Illinois congressional Democrats ahead of Tuesday’s crucial midterm elections.

The Independent UK

US supports calls for external ethics probe into OAS chief

The head of the Organization of American States is facing a call from the Biden administration for an external probe into possible misconduct tied to his intimate relationship with a subordinate

The Independent UK

Manchin: Biden's coal comments are 'divorced from reality'

President Joe Biden is being criticized by a powerful fellow Democrat, West Virginia Sen_ Joe Manchin, for being "cavalier” and “divorced from reality.”

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