Today, President Biden traveled to Wilkes-Barre, Pa., where he discussed funding police, his efforts at crime prevention and the bipartisan bill to combat gun violence that he signed into law in June, the first measure in nearly three decades. “When it comes to public safety in this nation, the answer is not defund the police. It’s fund the police,” Biden told the crowd.

Biden’s visit is the first of three over the next week in the political battleground state that is crucial to deciding control of Congress and the 2024 presidential election. In November, Pennsylvanians will vote in competitive House races, pick a new U.S. senator and choose a governor who appoints the secretary of state, the chief elections official who certifies vote tallies. Biden plans to deliver a major address Thursday in Philadelphia on the fight for democracy and attend a Labor Day celebration in Pittsburgh on Monday.

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President Biden issued some of his strongest remarks condemning political violence and threats to law enforcement on Tuesday, criticizing Republican lawmakers for not standing up for officers targeted by supporters of former president Donald Trump.

“Let me say this to my MAGA Republican friends in Congress: Don’t tell me you support law enforcement if you don’t condemn what happened on the Sixth,” Biden said, referring to the Jan....

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