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midterm election season and an all-out dash to the finish line with many key races coming down to the wire. critical battleground states of georgia, nevada, arizona and pennsylvania could tip the balance of power to either party in washington. many voters have already made up their minds. more than 38 million early ballots have been cast in 47 states. president biden and former president obama and trump alhe of pennsylvania this weekend where a razor close race could hold the key to a ...

biden and obama, wrapped up a rally for democrats in the states race for governor. and u.s. senate. this is their first and only join to parents on the trail, ahead of this election cycle. biden laying out the midterm, not a referendum, but a choice. >> well folks, three days. three days. until one of the most important elections. one of the most important elections in our lifetime. its going to shift the outcome, for decades to come. and the power to shape that outcome is in your hand...

very slowly. thats what happened to puerto rico. this storm was moving at 8 miles per hour. that is in the bottom 10% of forward speed of any hurricane ever as we list them out and thats why they picked up so much rain. thats why there was so much flooding. 32 inches. thats just one town on the south shore where you get the word san juan and it was less than 10. thats the north side. still more rain to come but probably less than a couple of inches. the storm now taking aim at the turk...

nancy pelosi, one on one, just three weeks before election day. republicans regain momentum over concerns about inflation and crime. can the speaker and the democrats hold on to the house? also this hour, president biden trying to reignite outrage over the supreme court decision overturning roe v. wade. why is he waiting until after the election to propose protecting abortion rights nationwide? russia hammering ukraine, knocking out power, hitting civilian targets. will their terro...

well, if mr. walker were here, id ask him about this disturbing history of violence that weve seen from him. and were not just talking about one woman, but multiple women. he threatened to kill his ex-wife. put a gun to her head. hes threatened other women, and when asked about that, he really hasnt given account for this kind of violence, and i want to know for him why he thinks hes ready to represent the people of georgia and if hes ready to face up to this history of violence. >> de...

professional resume, his education, even teeny tiny little details of his personal life have turned out to be either little white lies or outright pathological falsehoods in the last 72 hours, there has been a breathtaking avalanche of new reporting on the house of cards that is george santos public life. where to begin? well, there is his secret resume unearthed by reporters at "the new york times" that reads like a detailed road map of his lies, including claims he attended baruch co...

thats the fastest job growth at any point of any president. our job market continues to show resilience as we navigate through this economic transition were n.for -- for sometime ive been saying what we need to do in this transition, we have to move from historically a strong economic recovery to a more stable recovery. >> you heard the president there. u.s. added 263,000 jobs in september, just slightly beating expectations. >> the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, back to where it was ...

underestimated. finally, she kept the monarchy 5trong underestimated. finally, she kept the monarchy strong and respected, reigning very much in the style of her beloved father, george vi, and she kept it strong, above all, by setting a personal example. 0ne setting a personal example. one might imagine that her greatest hope now would be that the strength of the monarchy will continue under king charles, and then under william. im sure the crowds we saw outside buckingham palace tonig...

we start here in the uk, where in the next few hours prime minister liz truss will unveil a multibillion—pound plan to protect consumers and businesses from soaring energy prices. typical household energy bills could be capped at around 2,500 pounds a year, with companies also likely to get help. but the cost of subsidising bills is likely to be astronomical. the prime minister has ruled out tax increases, and further windfall taxes on energy firms. so, it could mean extra government...

welcome to "the lead" im jake tapper. we begin with continuing drama on capitol hill. day two for the chaotic and his tor historic fight for the speaker of the house. ive never seen this. the house has adjourned until 8:00 p.m. after mccarthy failed on his attempt not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, but six, six attempts to win a majority of votes in the house to become speaker. a source says republicans believe there may be a path forward between the promccarthy and anti ...