President Biden has shared what he dubbed his "closing argument" for Democrats ahead of the midterms, contrasting Democratic and Republican policies to frame next month's election as a stark choice that would shape the country's future for decades. "I'm here to deliver what I believe is a closing argument about what we need to do in the next 15 days to make a victory assured and make it clear that this election is … not a referendum, it's a choice," Biden said in remarks to a group of Democratic National Committee volunteers, staffers and donors. "Everybody wants to make it a referendum, but it's a choice between two vastly different visions for America." Biden used his speech to an enthusiastic group of supporters to lay out a laundry list of what Democrats have accomplished in the last 18 months and compared it to proposals from some Republicans should they retake control of Congress. Read more here. |
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Welcome to The Hill's Evening Report, catching you up on news from the afternoon and looking at the big stories likely to impact tomorrow. |
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🇺🇦 Progressives urge Biden to push harder for Ukraine peace talks |
Thirty progressive House lawmakers wrote a letter to President Biden urging him to consider directly engaging with Russia and to become more assertive in negotiating a cease-fire in Ukraine.
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👀 Obama in talks to campaign for Fetterman |
Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee John Fetterman is expected to get a boost from former President Obama just two weeks from the midterms.
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📺 House Dems launching new ad hitting Maloney opponent |
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is pumping over half-a-million dollars into a new ad buy in New York's 17th District amid signs of trouble for Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.). |
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🎤 Cruz says the GOP needs to 'reach much more broadly' |
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said he made an appearance on ABC's "The View" on Monday because he believes more conservatives need to reach audiences who don't agree with them politically. |
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🕵️ DOJ charges 13 in cases targeting Chinese spy issue |
The Department of Justice has announced charges against 10 alleged Chinese government spies and three other Chinese nationals in three separate cases, including a matter in which two intelligence officers sought to recruit a U.S. double agent in order to damage prosecution of tech company Huawei. |
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📝 Justice Thomas agrees to halt Graham testimony in election probe |
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has granted Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-S.C.) request to temporarily shield the South Carolina Republican from testifying in probe of alleged pro-Trump election interference in Georgia.
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🦠 Fears of US 'twindemic' of flu, RSV grow with or without COVID-19
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Fears of a U.S. "twindemic" are growing as the nation deals with children's hospitals crowded with cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which comes just as the number of people with the flu also rise across the country.
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🐻 New stamps honor endangered species in all 50 states
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The United States Postal Service has announced it will release dozens of stamps decorated with endangered species that call the U.S. or one of its territories home.
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Alaska's 'Willow Project' is essential to our Iñupiat sustainability
| "As the first snows coat Alaska, families are bracing for a long and difficult winter in the midst of historically high energy prices. Across the Lower 48, many will face similar hardships as heating bills arrive in mailboxes," writes John Hopson, Jr. |
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