Zeke Miller | Associated Press

The Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter has helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and aid to families.

The program will kick off with dedicated events this week in Arizona, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania.

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to launch a battleground tour next week with her yet-to-be-named running mate, with stops in seven swing states stretching from Pennsylvania to Nevada.

President Joe Biden says “we can’t, we must not go down” the road of political violence in America after Saturday’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump. In a prime-time national address Sunday night, Biden said political passions can run high but “we must never descend into violence.”

President Joe Biden is taking fresh aim at “ghost guns,” the privately made firearms without serial numbers that are increasingly cropping up in violent crimes.

The U.S. is recommending a “pause” in administration of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to investigate reports of potentially dangerous blood clots.