Jul 03 Watch 7:03 'Look at the numbers': Democratic Rep. Doggett calls for Biden to drop out of race By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Ali Schmitz In the days following President Biden’s poor performance on the debate stage, Democrats have pondered how to approach the future of his reelection campaign. Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas was the first sitting Democratic lawmaker to call on Biden to… Continue watching
Jul 03 Arizona and Nebraska could join growing number of states with abortion measures on ballots By Walter Berry, Anita Snow, Associated Press Organizers in Arizona and Nebraska said Wednesday that they turned in far more signatures than required to get ballot measures on abortion rights before voters in November’s election. In both states, it’s now up to election officials to certify the… Continue reading
Jul 03 What happens if Biden or Trump leaves his party's ticket? By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact After the primary season is effectively over and before the the party conventions finish, delegates would play the decisive role if a nominee leaves the ticket. Continue reading
Jul 03 Biden says 'no one is pushing me out' of presidential race after disastrous debate By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden is defiantly vowing to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from within his Democratic Party to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness. Continue reading
Jul 03 On campaign trail, Harris defends Biden as Democrats panic over his debate performance By Chris Megerian, Associated Press At campaign events, Vice President Kamala Harris concedes that President Biden didn't do well but emphasizes the stakes of the election as she tries to rally anxious Democrats. Continue reading
Jul 03 WATCH: Biden issues Medal of Honor to Civil War soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederacy By Josh Boak, Associated Press U.S. Army Pvts. Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson were captured by Confederates and executed by hanging. Biden on Wednesday is recognizing their courage 162 years later with the country's highest military decoration. Continue reading
Jul 03 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as Democrats debate Biden campaign's future By Stephen Groves, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked during her briefing with reporters whether Biden would consider stepping down. “Absolutely not,” she said. Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 6:06 News Wrap: Hurricane Beryl takes aim at Jamaica, Cayman Islands and Haiti In our news wrap Tuesday, Hurricane Beryl is taking aim at Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Haiti after leaving a trail of destruction in the southeast Caribbean, the Biden administration proposed a rule to protect workers from excessive heat exposure,… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 6:06 Historian discusses Supreme Court's immunity decision and shift in presidential powers By Jeffrey Brown, Ali Schmitz The Supreme Court's landmark decision on former President Trump's immunity from some legal prosecution has the potential to transform the powers of the presidency. Jeffrey Brown and Heather Cox Richardson of Boston College discussed how the ruling fits with history. Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 8:57 How abortion restrictions have disproportionately impacted Black women By Sarah Varney, Layla Quran It’s been more than two years since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion. Since then, nearly two dozen states have banned or restricted access to the procedure and abortion pills. Special correspondent Sarah Varney traveled to Tennessee… Continue watching