Politics Jul 20 Democrats pushing for Biden to exit the race are split over who would lead the ticket next As Democrats churn over whether President Joe Biden should stay in the 2024 race, the party turmoil is deepening over whether his Vice President Kamala Harris is next in line for the job or if a “mini primary” should be quickly launched to choose a…
Politics Jul 20 Biden’s campaign hangs in the balance as his ability to win back skeptical Democrats is tested President Joe Biden has weighty options before him this weekend that could set the direction of the country and his party as the nation heads toward the November election with an energized GOP after the Republican nominating convention to send Trump back to…
Politics Jul 19 Biden promises to return to campaign trail, pushes party unity as he resists calls to drop out of race Late Friday, Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown joined a rapidly growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers calling for Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready to return to the campaign trail next week.
Politics Jul 19 Biden’s campaign chair acknowledges ‘slippage’ in support but says president staying in race Isolated as he battles a COVID-19 infection in Delaware, Biden is confronting the reality many Democrats at the highest levels want him to consider how stepping aside from the 2024 election could be the party's best chance of preventing widespread…
Politics Jul 18 Obama, Pelosi, other top Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race Former President Barack Obama has expressed concerns to Democrats about Biden's 2024 candidacy. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately told Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn't step away.
Politics Jul 17 Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside from reelection bid Among Democrats nationwide, nearly two-thirds say Biden should step aside and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to an AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released Wednesday…
Politics Jul 16 AP report: House Democrats push to delay official Biden nomination vote until August convention Those Democrats are circulating a letter Tuesday with “serious concerns” about plans for a virtual roll call as soon as July 21, ahead of the Democratic National Convention next month in Chicago.
Politics Jul 11 Biden campaign names Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan as ‘clearest pathway’ to White House Though senior aides write in Thursday's memo that they could clinch 270 electoral votes in a number of ways, the new memo, obtained by The Associated Press, says those three states are critical and why President Joe Biden has prioritized…
Politics Jul 11 WATCH: Biden holds news conference after NATO summit President Joe Biden used his highly anticipated news conference Thursday to deliver a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies and batted away questions about his ability to serve another four years, declaring: “I’m not in this for my…
Politics Jul 10 Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi says ‘it’s up to the president’ to decide whether to stay in the race Pelosi's remarks Wednesday on MSNBC show how unsettled the questions over Biden's candidacy remain among Democrats, despite Biden's insistence he is staying in the race.