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Up First briefing: Biden visits UAW; Congress tackles shutdown; Olympic doping hearing

Biden will make a historic visit to picketing autoworkers. Congress returns four days before a potential government shutdown. A hearing for Kamila Valieva's Olympic doping scandal begins today.
With the General Motors world headquarters in the background, United Auto Workers members attend a solidarity rally as the UAW strikes the Big Three automakers on Sept. 15 in Detroit. President Biden will join the workers in solidarity on Tuesday.

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striking autoworkers in Detroit today following an Shawn Fain. His visit comes one day before former President Donald Trump plans to give an address in Michigan. The UAW hasn't made an endorsement for the 2024 presidential race yet.

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