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President Joe Biden on Friday criticized House Republicans over their newly released agenda should they regain control of Congress this midterm cycle.

Speaking at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, Biden hit the "Commitment to America" plan rolled out by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy as a "thin series of policy goals with little to no detail."

McCarthy and 30 other House Republicans were in Pennsylvania earlier Friday to release the four-part agenda, which focuses heavily on the economy, immigration and crime.

"In the course of nearly an hour, here's a few of the things we didn't hear: We didn't hear him mention the right to choose, we didn't hear him mention Medicare, we didn't hear him mention Social Security," Biden countered.

Biden then mocked McCarthy for saying Republicans want to "preserve constitutional freedom" while they've celebrated the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade and GOP leaders around the country pass laws to restrict abortion. If Republicans were to win back Congress and passed a national abortion ban, Biden said Friday he would veto it -- which prompted applause from the crowd gathered at the National Education Association.

Biden again framed the November elections, which are now just 46 days away, as an inflection point for the nation between Democrats, independents and mainstream Republicans versus extreme "MAGA Republicans."

"This November you have to choose to be a nation of hope, unity and optimism or a nation of fear, division and darkness. I believe America will move forward to the future," he said.

Alongside House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in Pittsburgh on Friday morning will be a few dozen Republican House members -- everyone from far-right firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, to New York moderate Rep. John Katko, who is retiring from Congress after voting to impeach former President Donald Trump.

Such unity comes at the expense of specific policy. The outline developed by McCarthy and his team was crowd-sourced through his members and does not include specific bills he would pledge to pass -- avoiding key details on issues including abortion, immigration and border enforcement and respect for election results.

McCarthy is skirting inside-baseball rules disputes, such as a critical one with the House Freedom Caucus that could make it easier for those members to oust a future Republican speaker -- perhaps even McCarthy himself.

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–ABC News’ Rick Klein

PHOENIX -- Arizona Republican secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem revealed during Thursday's debate that he has been interviewed by both the Justice Department and Jan. 6 committee about his alleged involvement in the Capitol attack.

This was the first time Finchem has publicly confirmed speaking on the matter with federal officials.

"They asked me, why was I there? I said, 'Well, I think you already know. I was there to deliver an evidence package to Representative Paul Gosar,'" Finchem, who was subpoenaed by the committee earlier this year, told reporters after the debate.

The four-term, far-right Arizona lawmaker, who continues to espouse the "Big Lie" and is running to be the state's chief election officer, revealed the Jan. 6 interview and Justice Department involvement in a back-and-forth on the debate stage with his opponent, Democrat Adrian Fontes.

"I was interviewed by the DOJ and the J-6 commission as a witness," Finchem said. "So for him to assert that I was part of a criminal uprising is absurd. And frankly, it is a lie."

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–ABC News' Libby Cathey

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday declined to directly answer a question about whether President Joe Biden should run for office again in 2024.

At her weekly press conference, the Democratic leader said she was not "going into politics" of whether Biden should run again -- as speculation swirls over whether the party's current standard bearer will do so.

"President Biden is the president of the United States. He did a great service to our country. He defeated Donald Trump. Let's not forget that. If you care about the air we breathe, the water we drink, the education of our children, jobs for their families, pensions for their seniors, any subject you can name," she said.

"I'm not going into politics about whether the president should run or not," she added.

Pelosi's remarks come after Biden's recent comments saying a future bid may depend on "fate."

"Look, my intention, as I said to begin with, is that I would run again. But it's just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen," Biden told Scott Pelley on the CBS News program "60 Minutes."
On Thursday on ABC's "The View," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre repeated the standard line from the Biden administration, saying that the president "intends" to seek another term.

"I think he followed up and said that he intends to run," said Jean-Pierre.

"I have said that, he has said that, the vice president has said that he intends to run."

–ABC News' Mariam Khan