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Jul 10

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More Democratic lawmakers and donors call on Biden to exit the 2024 race

By Laura Barrón-López, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Shrai Popat

Despite his repeated pledges to stay in the race, there is growing pressure for President Biden to step aside as his party’s nominee. Longtime Biden ally Nancy Pelosi praised the president but stopped short of endorsing his candidacy, and major…

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Jul 10

Watch 6:25
New polls show Biden slipping further behind Trump in critical swing states

By Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan

Adding to Democratic concerns about President Biden's candidacy, new data forecasts an electoral map leaning more heavily towards Donald Trump. To walk us through these new numbers and the current electoral landscape, Geoff Bennett spoke with Amy Walter of the…

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Jul 10

Watch 7:22
Whitmer says ‘Biden has delivered for people’ and supports his decision to stay in race

By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer burst onto the national scene in 2020, delivering the Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union. Today, she is mentioned as someone who could occupy the White House. Amna Nawaz spoke with Whitner about the…

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Jul 10

Watch 8:07
Neurologist weighs in on concerns about the age of presidential candidates

By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris, Karina Cuevas, Kyle Midura, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako

While much of the attention is focused on President Biden right now, there have been worries around the age of both Biden and former President Trump. Many of those questions have focused on cognitive skills, memory lapses and how they…

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Jul 10

Biden borrows tactics from Trump as he rejects calls to step aside

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

President Joe Biden is calling into his favorite morning cable news show, bashing the “elites” of his party, dismissing unfavorable polls and talking up his crowd sizes. …

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Jul 09

Watch 7:53
Democrats navigate divisions around supporting Biden or calling for him to step aside

By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura

House Democrats met behind closed doors Tuesday as the party weighs whether to support President Biden’s reelection bid or call for him to step aside. Lisa Desjardins reports on the party’s internal struggle.

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Jul 09

Watch 6:34
‘He has a record to run on’: Rep. Crockett defends Biden amid Democratic concerns

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett of Texas has defended President Biden amid concerns about his age and calls that he withdraw from the race. She joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the disagreements inside the Democratic Party.

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Jul 09

House Democrats meet as Biden’s support on Capitol Hill hangs in the balance

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

House Democrats met early Tuesday at party headquarters - no cellphones, no leaks — just what party leaders billed as a “family” discussion.

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Jul 08

Watch 6:13
Biden pushes back as more Democrats call for him to step aside

By Laura Barrón-López, Lisa Desjardins, Shrai Popat, Ali Schmitz

President Biden is still facing calls from a handful of House Democrats to step aside as the party’s presidential nominee. In a rare cable news program call-in, he addressed his critics and maintained that he was still the best person…

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Jul 08

Watch 8:05
Democratic Rep. Smith says Biden ‘not an effective messenger’ and should drop out

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

Congressman Adam Smith of Washington, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, called on President Biden to abandon his re-election efforts. Rep. Smith joined Geoff Bennett to explain why he's asking Biden to step aside.

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