CNN2: subjectpartBANNER=|="banner-text screaming-banner-text banner-text-size--char-38" data-analytics="_list-hierarchical-xs_article_">Biden: 'Democracy itself is in peril'| ((lubuntu at wor2 670N)))

|| Defense secretary responds to Ted Cruz's accusations ||="banner-text screaming-banner-text banner-text-size--char-38" data-analytics="_list-hierarchical-xs_article_">Biden: 'Democracy itself is in peril'