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all? was this all just bluff? >> when you say was it a bluff? just to be clear, you are saying your best defense would be that he was lying about the documents. >> possibly -- ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and president biden signing the debt ceiling deal into law, and inca drama that had the country on the brink of default. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> passing this budget agreement was critical. mistakes could not have been higher. if we failed to reach an agreement on the budget, there wouldve been extreme voice...

hello and welcome to bbc world news. the crucial midterm elections in the us, which will decide which party controls congress, are just three days away. ahead of the vote, the biggest names in us politics have all chosen to head for the key battleground state of pennsylvania. later on saturday, donald trump will be holding a prime—time rally but within the past hour, not one but two democratic presidents, barack obama and joe biden, have been holding a joint rally in philadelphia. th...

cast nationwide, with voters taking a leap. states for democracy, bodily autonomy, extraordinarily high. one of many reasons that president biden is picking up the pace of the campaign trail, doing what he can to boost democrat chances across four key states. moments ago, the president wrapped up a speech for candidates in pennsylvania, including senate candidate john fetterman. he and former president barack obama are reuniting tonight, making their first biden and obama joint appeara...

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Acknowledge that certain provisions will hurt working people, especially those snap provisions. people are still suffering. food costs are increasing. how are we supposed to get by? we wanted to point that out. at the same time, we need to continue to pull the president in a more progressive direction. we helped him when it came to build back better. we helped him when it came to the inflation reduction act. and we know that he has the american people in mind when he makes decisions. we dont alw...

Want to figure out how we continue to lower the barriers and make this the most inclusive sport in the world. lets go back to the scenes in philadelphia, pennsylvania, where we can listen into what former president obama is saying. for whichever _ president obama is saying. fr?" whichever party is in the white house. and typically, midterms are tougher on democrats. a lot of folks dont pay attention to politics the way they do in a presidential year. maybe they dont think that congress matters a...

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Jim crow, has prevented progress for black people. and that progress extends beyond our ability to easily pass the bill. >> you know, i think its important to bring this up. president biden is in georgia because that state has shown what people on the ground, what grassroots activists, what folks in these communities are capable, as you look at how that state has gone bluer and bluer. do you feel like there can be -- that can also be an effective strategy on the national level here? >> the work ...

Were about to get the house to pass the second really significant piece of legislation. >> exactly right. jonathan brought up the earlier passed legislation, the $1.9 trillion, significant social spending program, biden has done it again with the infrastructure package. the question is for the democrats, can they sell it and can they keep democrats like senator manchin along on this next component, the build back better. biden has made a decision as president to move in a more progressive direct...

90 left leaning groups already signed onto a letter. that doesnt just happen overnight. they were planning that for a while in order to push the administration in a more progressive direction. are reports true that president biden wants a deal more than his staff around him does? >> well, i think our initial meeting with the president he was very clear he wanted a deal and he laid out as i said earlier parameters where we wrote our offer. a win for this country and both the president and for the...