After Democrats narrowly avoided the "red wave" that had been predicted for this week's midterms, President Biden credited a backlash against those who support denying access to abortions, especially after the conservative wing of the Supreme Court this summer overruled the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that had enshrined federal abortion rights for decades.
"You all showed up and beat the hell out of them," Biden told supporters at an event celebrating the Democratic National Committee at Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.
"Those who support ripping away the rights to choose don't have a clue about the power of women in America but now I think they do," Biden said. The president said that "one of the most extraordinary things" about the Supreme Court's summer decision in the Roe reversal, known as the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, was that it mobilized women to vote. "As I've said, women in America made their voices heard, man," he said. Read more here. |
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🙂 Trump says he's 'not at all angry' about midterm results
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Former President Trump is pushing back on reports that he is angry and spreading blame for Democrats' better-than-expected midterm results. |
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🗞️ Trump apologizes to Melania, Hannity for 'fictional stories' over Oz
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Former President Trump has apologized to his wife Melania Trump and Fox News host Sean Hannity for reports circulating about their reaction to his endorsement of unsuccessful Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz, dismissing the accounts as "fictional stories." |
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📱 FTC: 'Tracking the developments at Twitter with deep concern'
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The Federal Trade Commission is deeply concerned with the way billionaire Elon Musk has been handling Twitter since his recent purchase. |
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🇨🇳 Biden and Xi to hold 'candid' conversation in Bali next week
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President Biden is preparing for a candid and in-depth conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping when the two leaders meet privately next week on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. |
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🇺🇸 The Hill's Election Central: Senate, House & Governor results
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Catch up on all the latest results from this week's elections from our team at The Hill. |
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📈 Stocks soar after inflation slowed in October
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Stocks roared last month after new inflation data showed prices growing far slower than economists expected in October. |
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🖐️ Five areas Americans saw relief from inflation
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🗳️ House Democratic campaign chief: 'I let people down'
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Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (N.Y.), the chair of House Democrats' campaign arm who lost his reelection bid this week, says he "let people down" by not being able to prevent Republicans from capturing the House majority. |
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🐘 Republican who beat Dem campaign chief: It's time to dump Trump
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The New York Republican who toppled the House Democrats' campaign chairman this week is calling for the GOP to move beyond former President Trump. |
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⚡ Manchin comes out against Biden nominee for energy commission
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Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), who chairs the Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee, has come out in opposition to President Biden's renomination of an interstate energy regulator. |
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💉 Breast cancer vaccine shows promise in early trials
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An experimental breast cancer vaccine has been shown to safely generate anti-tumor immunity in patients with advanced stages of the disease. |
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🏈 DC attorney general sues NFL, Washington Commanders and Snyder
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Washington, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (D) has filed a civil suit against the Washington Commanders and team owner Daniel Snyder, the NFL and league commissioner Roger Goodell amid multiple investigations against Snyder and his NFL franchise. |
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"Those of us who push the news media to cover women voters more completely and accurately will continue our work; it likely will never be done," writes Lauren Leader, co-founder of the nonpartisan All In Together. |
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