Former president Barack Obama pitched the candidacy of Democratic Senate candidate John Fetterman during a rally Saturday in Pittsburgh, in which he also took aim at former president Donald Trump and other election deniers. The appearance was the first of two by Obama in a state with a marquee Senate race. Later Saturday, Obama and President Biden will join Pennsylvania Democrats at a rally in Philadelphia. Fetterman’s opponent, Republican Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician, is getting help as well, with former president Donald Trump coming for a rally Saturday evening.

Here’s what to know

• The White House spent Saturday trying to tamp down criticism from Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) in response to comments President Biden made suggesting that coal’s days as the primary source of energy in America were coming to an end.
• Biden held an event Saturday in Joliet, Ill., focused on prescription drug costs and protecting Social Security and Medicare.
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