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It is very similar to joe biden to be on us. biden is originally from scranton. hes there in pittsburgh. and you see all those union shirts around him. that is one of the battlegrounds between trumpism and democrats. that union worker. i remember interviewing a bunch of union workers in 2016. and was surprised by how negative they were about the democratic party in the democratic candidate. and they openly preferred donald trump. he used that steel worker man of still kind of message, to start t...

To talk about the working class and working americans? i mean, what can he say? because his actions are saying something totally different. >> well, you know, he talks about this time being in scranton. i think he is totally detached from reality what happens here. he has been in washington, d.c. far too long. what he needs to do is listen to the american people and not come and lecture us and tell us how bad he would. its a real disappointment listen to him last week talk about the american peo...

This and maybe even bres, that scranton may be where joe biden is from, but its always been home base for him and a real launching for campaigns in the past. so were going to see the president coming here this afternoon. he wants to be in the parade, but hell be speaking at a union event with two messages. first, hell be talking about his administration is the most pro union administration in history and second, the economic success stories. the accomplishments like the rediction act, chips bill...

Implications for not just the future of abortion, but also for the 2024 election. you have in the pennsylvania senate race, a fedderman versus oz. a very interesting race and one in which democrats are counting on to protect their senate majority. you also have a number of congressional races that are going to be key to democrats hopes of if not holding the house, at least minimizing their losses for races to be competitive. this is also about 2024. i was here with him four years ago, an auditio...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden excoriated “MAGA Republicans, the extreme right...

State legislative leaders say they’ll take a procedural vote on the proposal early next year. 2023 primary voters would then get to weigh in.

Has changed my behavior. >> reporter: how so? >> i dont really like to go places by myself anymore. >> reporter: speaking in scranton, pennsylvania, tonight, house republican leader kevin mccarthy insisted its the other party that is pitting people against each other. >> we must change direction in washington before it is too late. >> reporter: president biden is giving this speech from independence hall because its the cradle of american democracy. and aides say hes giving the speech now becaus...

Leader kevin mccarthy, theres a lot in the balance. he has his eye on the speakers gavel. depending on how things shake out, that will affect his chances and what kind of margin flun republicans might have if they take back the house. for a long time, it was expected they would have a massive victory. now it appears that may not be the case, that it might be a smaller margin of victory, as democrats have made some progress and the abortion issue has really fired up lot of democrats. again, pamel...

Lawlessness, corruption, danger, threats to your freedom or do you want freedom and democracy? and unity? and i think thats the way democrats think that -- are framing that they think benefits them going into the fall election. >> its interesting, susan, that hes doing it in pennsylvania where there is a prominent election denier, somebody who marched on january 6th in washington, d.c. currently running for governor in that state. >> a key state in a couple ways. the governors race, the senate r...

Attacking the capitol. all of these things matter. all of these things have been extreme views. >> house republican leader kevin mccarthy just spoke a few minutes ago in the presidents hometown. no coincidence there. in scranton. arguing the president is trying to distract americans. he called on the president to apologize tonight for saying, as you know, a few days ago that the maga movement is like semi-fascism. he said that at that private donor event. listen to what mccarthy is asking for. >...