A little more than a month before they meet on a debate stage and less than six months before voters go to the polls, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are clarifying their overarching messages to voters. “This is a choice between a candidate who cares about you and a candidate who cares […]
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TikToker’s claim that ethnically Chinese Singaporeans dislike being called Chinese sparks debate
[Source] A TikTok video of a Chinese man lamenting over ethnically Chinese Singaporeans rejecting their Chinese roots has reignited a debate about national identity in Singapore. Key points: The 36-second video, which was posted on May 7, is narrated in Mandarin with English subtitles. The TikTok user, believed to be originally from China, expressed surprise […]
Maddow Blog | The underappreciated benefit of Team Biden’s new debate strategy
The 2024 presidential election has been stable to a frustrating degree. When FiveThirtyEight unveiled its national polling tracker on March 1, it showed Donald Trump with a narrow advantage over President Joe Biden. In the 11 weeks that followed, the numbers inched a little — a fraction of a percentage here, a fraction of a […]
Harris accepts debate invite from CBS News to face off with Trump’s VP pick this summer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CBS News to debate former President Donald Trump‘s vice presidential pick this summer, the Biden campaign said Thursday. Trump is expected to announce a running mate shortly before the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee on July 15. Harris’ team told the network […]
Why Biden Wanted to Debate Trump Early, and Why Trump Said Yes
WASHINGTON — Tens of millions of dollars of advertising has not changed President Joe Biden’s polling deficit. Donald Trump’s criminal trial has not altered the race’s trajectory. And Biden’s significant cash and infrastructure advantages have yet to pay political dividends. So on Wednesday, the one weekday Trump is not confined to a courtroom, the Biden […]
George Stephanopoulos Brings House Down With First Thing He’d Ask At Biden-Trump Debate
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos admitted it’s highly unlikely that he’ll moderate one of President Joe Biden’s newly-announced 2024 presidential debates with presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump, given how Trump is currently suing Stephanopoulos for defamation. But Stephanopoulos told “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert on Wednesday that he’d definitely be up for the role. And the […]
Airman’s death sparks debate over race and gun rights
For the past decade, “Stand Your Ground” laws have been invoked time and time again by gun owners who claim self-defense after carrying out shootings. Critics have denounced them as “shoot first” laws that have created a climate of vigilantism in which gun owners operate with impunity in killing largely Black people. The concept resurfaced […]
CNN announces moderators for Biden-Trump presidential debate
CNN hosts Jake Tapper and Dana Bash will moderate the first 2024 presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump next month, the network announced Wednesday. Biden and Trump agreed to participate in two separate debates within minutes of each other earlier Wednesday, one on June 27 on CNN and another on […]
Airman’s death sparks debate over race, gun rights and self-defense
For the past decade, “Stand Your Ground” laws have been invoked time and time again by gun owners who claim self-defense after carrying out shootings. Critics have denounced them as “shoot first” laws that have created a climate of vigilantism in which gun owners operate with impunity in killing largely Black people. The concept resurfaced […]
Here are all the restrictions Biden’s team demanded in their Trump debate offer
President Biden and former President Donald Trump on Wednesday made their plans to officially debate, but the offer from the Biden team came with several strings attached. Trump gave Biden an open invitation to debate anytime, anywhere, and Biden rose to the challenge, telling Trump to “make my day” in a heavily edited video on […]
The Biden-Trump debate dates have been set
President Joe Biden and presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump will face off on June 27, after a public back-and-forth on Wednesday morning that culminated in both candidates agreeing to a CNN invitation for a debate. The debate will be held at 9 p.m. ET at the network’s studios in Atlanta. CNN said there will be […]
CNN sets first Biden-Trump presidential debate for June 27 in Atlanta
Donald Trump, then president, answers a question as Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, listens during the second and final presidential debate at Belmont University on Oct. 22, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — CNN announced on Wednesday morning that it will host a debate between President Joe Biden and […]