Last month, President Joe Biden told his team he wanted to do one more speech on the dangers facing American democracy before the midterms. 

Biden had already delivered a grand address on the issue, on Sept. 1 in front of  Philadelphia’s Independence Hall. But aides and allies said this week that Biden has become increasingly dismayed as more election deniers emerged from Republican primaries to wage competitive general election campaigns. And, as evidence emerged that democracy had moved up the list of voter concerns, he wanted to take another crack at it. 

In a quickly assembled event Tuesday night at Union Station, the president delivered a sharp, clear message asking voters to put election lies and political violence at the top of their minds as they cast their midterm ballots.

And, POLITICO tech reporter Rebecca Kern stops by to discuss Elon Musk's reign as CEO of Twitter, when former president Donald Trump may or may not return, and the future of content moderation on the platform.

Read Rebecca's reporting:

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