Jul 17 Rep. Adam Schiff calls for Biden to step aside from reelection bid By Zeke Miller, Will Weissert, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jul 17 Live updates: RNC’s Night 3 highlights national security and JD Vance as Biden tests positive for COVID By Associated Press Former Trump administration officials are also expected to take the stage to outline what foreign policy would look like if he returns to the White House for a second term. Follow updates here. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Latino civil rights organization UnidosUS holds conference in Las Vegas By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguía told guests at the Latino civil rights organization's annual conference in Las Vegas that President Joe Biden had sent his regrets and could not appear because he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Continue reading
Jul 17 What to watch on Night 3 of the RNC By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Republicans are expected to focus on Democratic President Joe Biden's handling of the ongoing crises in Europe and the Middle East. Continue reading
Jul 16 AP report: House Democrats push to delay official Biden nomination vote until August convention By Lisa Mascaro, Will Wessert, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jul 16 Fact-checking what Biden said in his NBC interview as the RNC began By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact As Republicans railed against him at their convention in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden sat for a counterprogramming interview with NBC’s Lester Holt. Continue reading
Jul 16 Democrats announce $15 million investment in 7 swing states amid Republican convention By Will Weissert, Associated Press The Democratic National Committee announced Tuesday it's transferring $15 million to state parties, meant to help them open more field offices and bolster staffing numbers. Continue reading
Jul 16 WATCH: Biden continues to call for calm, but says he won’t ‘stop telling the truth’ in campaign return By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden will speak Tuesday at the NAACP convention in Las Vegas, aiming to showcase his administration's support for Black voters who are a tentpole of the Democratic coalition. Continue reading
Jul 16 Republican convention shifts immigration day after Trump makes triumphant entrance By Bill Barrow, Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump appeared triumphantly at the convention's opening night Monday with a bandage over his right ear, two days after surviving an attempted assassination. Continue reading
Jul 15 Biden says it was ‘mistake’ to say he wanted to put ‘bull’s-eye’ on Trump during donor phone call By Seung Min Kim, Aamer Madhani, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Biden said he wanted the "focus" to be on "what he's saying." Biden continued: "How do you talk about the threat to democracy which is real, when a president says things like he says? Do you just not say anything… Continue reading