Jul 07 Biden hits campaign trail in battleground Pennsylvania amid growing calls to step aside By Colleen Long, Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden urged his supporters to stay unified during a series of Sunday stops in critical Pennsylvania on Sunday, even as some leading congressional Democrats privately suggested it was time for him to abandon his reelection bid. Continue reading
Jul 06 Republicans ramp up attacks on Harris as talk of replacing Biden on 2024 ticket intensifies By Jill Colvin, Associated Press After President Joe Biden's dismal debate performance sparked Democratic calls for him to step aside, what was once dismissed as a far-right conspiracy — Vice President Kamala Harris replacing Biden — could now have a chance of coming to pass. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 7:37 Big donors signal desire for Biden to leave the race as he doubles down on staying in By Lisa Desjardins, Kaisha Young, Juliet Fuisz, Satvi Sunkara President Biden is facing more calls for him to exit the 2024 race after last week’s disappointing debate performance. Although Biden said in a television interview Friday that he does not plan on dropping out, major Democratic donors and members… Continue watching
Jul 05 Biden says he is 'most qualified' to lead Democrats against Trump in ABC interview, rejecting calls to bow out By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press That 22-minute interview, paired with a weekend campaign in battleground Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, was part of Biden's rigorous efforts to course correct from his debate performance last week. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 4:08 Ballot drop boxes legal again in Wisconsin after state Supreme Court ruling By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman, Saher Khan A Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling could impact the 2024 presidential election. In a 4-3 decision, the liberal majority reversed a near-total ban on the use of ballot drop boxes. Restoring this method, which was used slightly more by Biden voters… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 12:06 Brooks and Atkins Stohr on Biden's vow to stay in the race for the White House By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's vow to stay in the race for the White House and the rise of right-wing… Continue watching
Jul 05 Wisconsin Supreme Court will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall, reversing 2022 decision By Todd Richmond, Associated Press The court ruled in 2022 that absentee ballot drop boxes could be used only in election offices and no one other than the voter could return a ballot in-person. Continue reading
Jul 05 Kansas' top court strikes down 2 anti-abortion laws, reaffirms previous stance on state constitution By John Hanna, Associated Press The court's decisions Friday in two separate cases reaffirm its stance that the state constitution protects abortion access. Continue reading
Jul 05 WATCH: Biden holds campaign rally in Wisconsin as he fights to save his endangered reelection effort By Colleen Long, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden, fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday, defiantly declared that “I’m staying in the race” during a campaign rally in a critical battleground state as he prepares to sit down for a network television interview where… Continue reading
Jul 05 U.S. employers add 206,000 jobs in June, sign of economic stability despite interest rates By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Friday's report from the Labor Department also showed that the unemployment rate ticked up from 4% to a still-low 4.1%. And the department sharply revised down its estimate of job growth for April and May by a combined 111,000. Continue reading