Biden pledges to codify abortion rights if Democrats win midterms: ‘I’ll sign it in January’ – as it happened

• President says his first move will be to codify Roe v Wade
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We're currently waiting on Biden to begin his speech about midterm elections at the Howard Theatre in Washington DC, scheduled for 12:15 pm eastern time.

Stay tuned!