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 would ve been extreme voices threatening to take america for the first time in over 247 year history, and default on our national debt. nothing, nothing would have been more irresponsible. later this hour, i m gonna speak to congressman jimmy gomez who voted no on the debt ceiling bill. all of that, plus, let s put on a show. i want you all to know that i m not a man anymore. are you saying you are a lady not a woman, either. a group of teens who had a play with an lgbtq twist on the robinhood story, canceled by their school, r
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. they re trying to get every last vote out for their candidate john fetterman. he s up against republican mehmet oz, who s been endorsed by donald trump. president biden laid out his message that this is a defining moment for us democracy. let s have a listen. this isn t referendum this year, it s a choice, a choice between two vastly different visions of america. maybe it s in our blood butjohn and i believe it s all about fighting for working and middle class people. the way i have said from the be
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 appearance before the midterms. three days until one of the most important elections, one of the most important elections of our lifetime. it s going to shape the outcome will shape our country for decades to come, and the power push if the all come is in your hands. this hour, president obama will speak. we ll take a speech live, so stay with us. we will, on the other side of the state, former president trump with dr. mehmet oz, that rally in pennsylvania, doug mastriano, starts in about an
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 don t always agree 100%, although i know that in the end, we re gonna do better together on that part. i want to talk quickly, if we can, about tax increases as well, and then i want you to weigh in, if you will, on this happening at the southern border. we ve seen no tax increases on corporations or the billionaire class, with republicans essentially refusing, it seems right to go there. i know that you and senator sanders both proposed, or introduced i should say, 99.5% act, which would essentially