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New numbers out today show the US economy remains quite strong overall as the country adds another 261,000 jobs in October. Wages are up again as well. But inflation is going up even faster. Plus: Oprah Winfrey helped make Dr. Oz a star, but she says if she lived in Pennsylvania, she'd vote for his senate opponent. And: Aides say Donald Trump could announce a 2024 presidential run as soon as 10 days from now. That won't stop the investigations, but it could change how they're managed.
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"You must in this moment dig deep within yourself and recognize we can't take democracy for granted any longer," President Joe Biden said last night, citing ballots packed with Republican election deniers. He's making democracy the centerpiece of his midterm closing argument. Plus: The midterm map offers no safe zones for Democrats, as once-solid blue territory in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington State now looks ... not so solid. And: Are lawmakers safe? A congresswoman demands answers.
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Brand-new CNN poll numbers give us a final snapshot of the midterm climate, and it's beyond bleak for the Democrats. Plus: New CNN reporting on the behind the scenes battle between Mitch McConnell and Rick Scott over who should get more credit -- or more blame -- for how the Senate shakes out after the midterms. And: New, horrific details about the assailant who bludgeoned the Speaker of the House's husband until he was unconscious.
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In just seven days your votes will color in the midterm map. Follow the money and the big names and many of the critical races are jump balls. Plus: Court documents spell out in plain language an attacker's plan to hold the Speaker of the House hostage ... and to break her kneecaps as a message to Democrats. Yet some Republicans still find this somehow funny.
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While Paul Pelosi recovers in the hospital, his attack is now the subject of ridiculous internet theories, and most Republicans bob and weave when you ask if their lies about the 2020 election and January 6th are fueling our toxic political climate. Plus: Eight days until your midterm verdict, we take a close look at three embattled House Democrats in Virginia. And: Is the Supreme Court about to wipe out Affirmative Action in higher education?
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After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul was brutally attacked by a man who broke into their San Francisco home wielding a hammer, the country is once again reflecting on the growing threats to elected officials and increasingly violent rhetoric. The 42-year-old suspect leaves a trail of social media posts claiming the 2020 election was stolen, Covid-19 conspiracies and anti-Semitic screeds. While Paul Pelosi is expected to make a full recovery, DHS warns there's an elevated threat of political violence around Election Day.
Plus, Barack Obama spent the weekend campaigning where Joe Biden can't. But can he really push vulnerable Democrats across the finish line?
And will Twitter's billionaire new owner allow Donald Trump's account to be restored?
On today’s panel: CNN’s Evan Perez, CNN Political Analyst Jonathan Martin, Heidi Pryzbyla of Politico, Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review, CNN’s Harry Enten.
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Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was brazenly attacked with a hammer in his San Francisco home this morning. A male suspect, who's in custody, reportedly asked Paul, "Where is Nancy?," suggesting the Speaker -- who was in Washington -- may have been his actual target.
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As today's show began we'd just learned that former President Donald Trump's lawyers were in a DC courthouse in a secret dispute with the Justice Department stemming from that unprecedented FBI serving of search warrants at Mar-a-Lago. Plus: New CNN reporting shows millions of your tax dollars earmarked to protect election workers have not been spent.
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While last night's debate between Pennsylvania senate candidates John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz produced obvious policy differences and plenty of fireworks, it was also an hour-long look at Fetterman's ongoing recovery from a stroke.
Plus: 13 days out from the midterms, President Biden tries another take at a closing message, announcing new steps he says will help ease the pain of inflation.
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It’s the final two week sprint before the midterm elections with an upwards of 9 million pre-election ballots already cast. Republicans say they can retake the speaker’s gavel from Nancy Pelosi. Plus, progressives push Biden to pursue direct diplomacy with Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Also, a look at a new book detailing the life and legacy of Ted Kennedy.
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