WASHINGTON — The White House is considering its options for a response to the Supreme Court’s blockbuster ruling on immunity that handed Donald Trump a major victory, as President Joe Biden warns that an amoral future president could abuse those powers. “We are reviewing the decision and certainly will be exploring what could be done […]
Why the Biden administration is considering working with the Taliban. A study finds that what you eat when you’re 40 could affect your health decades down the road. And a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter faces the possibility of jail in a defamation lawsuit. Here’s what to know today. Biden admin weighs an unlikely partnership to track […]
First a cold, then bad prep, and now jet lag. Biden‘s campaign has put forth a series of reasons trying to explain his bad debate performance. This comes as pressure has grown for Biden to step aside and make way for a replacement. President Joe Biden has offered a new explanation for his disastrous debate […]
The Scoop Top Democratic consultants debated Wednesday, before an audience of large Democratic donors, whether they could push Joe Biden from the race for president — and whether Vice President Kamala Harris would be worse than a “comatose” or “dead” Biden. “Seventy-two percent of people want something different. Why not give it to them?” asked […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden‘s disastrous debate performance has reverberated across the Democratic Party, forcing lawmakers to grapple with a crisis that could upend the presidential election and change the course of American history. The Democratic president has signaled he has no intention of dropping out of the race against Donald Trump despite the […]
WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders are nervously waiting to see if a fresh round of polling shows that Joe Biden’s support has collapsed and he’s become a drag on congressional races before taking a unified stance on whether he should drop out of the race, interviews with lawmakers, strategists and donors show. So far, the president’s […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom is heading for New Hampshire Monday, the state that for decades has been one of the first big tests for presidential candidates. Newsom plans to campaign for President Joe Biden. and state and local Democrats. “We look forward to welcoming Governor Newsom to New Hampshire to campaign on behalf of President Joe […]
California Democrats now have their own version of a ballot measure that would change elements of Proposition 47, setting up a November duel with a district attorney-backed theft and drug initiative legislative leaders call “draconian.” Lawmakers on Wednesday still need to approve the bill containing the Democrats’ proposition, which would ask voters to alter Proposition […]
By Steve Holland, Moira Warburton, Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Some elected Democrats loyal to President Joe Biden raised fresh questions on Tuesday about his 2024 re-election bid, with one calling for him to step aside, a shift after many defended him in the wake of last week’s shaky debate performance. Whether Biden continues his 2024 […]
President Joe Biden speaks at the White House in Washington, DC on July 1, 2024. Credit – Mandel Ngan—AFP via Getty Images There has been growing alarm among Democrats about Joe Biden’s debate performance on Thursday, amplifying concerns he can’t beat Donald Trump in November. But so far very few prominent Democrats have publicly called […]
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) -One in three Democrats think U.S. President Joe Biden should end his reelection bid following last week’s debate against Republican Donald Trump, but no prominent elected Democrat does any better than Biden in a hypothetical matchup against Trump, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday. The two-day poll […]
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, on Tuesday said she supports President Joe Biden amid calls for the 81-year-old chief executive to end his campaign after a weak debate performance against former President Donald Trump. The debate last week brought a renewed surge of attention to Biden’s age, as some Democrats questioned whether Biden, already […]