Barack Obama: “The United States is committed to thwarting the efforts of al-Qa'ida and its associated forces to carry out future acts…”

A drift towards extremism was "not inevitable

If I had a blame pie for why politics is so polarised and why we're seeing a rise of populism in many places, it's because of that information that is going into our brains every day.

And I will fight for that, even if I don’t always think it’s going to win.

This race is going to be close. It could determine which party controls the Senate and whether Ohioans can count on the people in Washington to be fighting for you.