Today, President Biden will warn of the threat to democracy from “MAGA Republicans” and election deniers in a prime-time address outside Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. Biden’s speech will frame the debate for the midterm elections as Democrats fight to hold on to their majorities in Congress.
Post Politics Now: Biden to warn of dangers to democracy in prime-time address
Biden will focus on a movement that doesn’t recognize free and fair elections and increasingly talks about violence in response to actions they don’t like, a White House official said in a preview of the speech set to begin at 8 p.m. Former president Donald Trump and his allies have repeatedly claimed the 2020 election was rigged.
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On our radar: Justice Dept., Trump lawyers to face off in court over special master appointment
Lawyers for the Justice Department and former president Donald Trump are slated to appear in federal court Thursday afternoon in West Palm Beach, Fla., to argue whether a judge should appoint a special master to review materials the FBI seized from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence and club last month.
U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon signaled over the weekend that she was inclined to appoint the special master, but instructed the government to present its case against naming one in a filing ahead of the hearing.
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