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the state she wants to run and why it's ammo for the gop. and what the pentagon is saying about those comments from joe biden. nbc news in the room with the defense secretary, asking him to react when the president saying he would act militarily if china tried to take over taiwan. and with tens of thousands of pounds on baby formula on the ground in the u.s. and why the house ethics committee is opening an investigation into congressman madison cawthorn. we're live with today's newest headline for the north carolina republican. i'm hallie jackson in washington. with me is ellison b...

>> i'm running for u.s. congress. >> that's victoria, a democrat running for congress in northern virginia and that's sean mccoy, ad maker. >> people need substance. people want change. >> political ads have long been a part of any candidate's election push and this year is expected to see the most ad spending ever in a mid-term cycle. nearly $9 billion. >> it's morning again in america, but these days we're a long way from the optimism of this ronald reagan classic. nbc news has been tracking mid-term political messaging for months and some of it's provocative from a shootout showdown to cann...