Mar 12 How Biden won enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic nominee By Robert Yoon, Maya Sweedler, Associated Press President Joe Biden’s path to unofficially clinching the Democratic nomination this year was much shorter and less dramatic than the one he followed in 2020. Continue reading
Mar 12 Biden clinches 2024 Democratic nomination By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden, who took office aiming to steady a nation convulsed by the coronavirus pandemic and the Jan. 6 insurrection, set up an all-but-certain rematch with the predecessor he blames for destabilizing the country. Continue reading
Mar 12 Biden wins Georgia primary, AP says By Associated Press Joe Biden wins the Democratic presidential primary in Georgia. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 3:48 Biden classified documents special counsel testifies in House hearing By William Brangham, Matt Loffman The special counsel who said President Joe Biden’s age and memory factored into his decision not to charge the president for his retention of classified documents testified on Capitol Hill today. As William Brangham reports, Republicans sought answers as to… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Biden and Trump are set to clinch nominations in latest batch of primaries In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden and former President Donald Trump are set to clinch their parties’ nominations in the latest batch of primaries, The Labor Department reports prices were up 0.4 percent – slightly more than what analysts… Continue watching
Mar 12 WATCH: Biden hosts Poland’s president and prime minister at the White House By Vanesa Gera, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Ahead of the visit, President Andrzej Duda called on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3 percent of their GDP as Russia puts its own economy on a war footing and pushes forward… Continue reading
Mar 12 Biden meets with Teamsters as he seeks to bolster his support among unions By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press President Joe Biden has met with the powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters and reminded its leaders and members of his record on unions as likely Republican challenger Donald Trump tries to make gains among blue-collar workers. Continue reading
Mar 12 Standing by report on Biden’s memory, Robert Hur to testify on classified documents case By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press On Capitol Hill, Hur appeared set to be the rare witness likely to be vilified all around — by Republicans angry over his decision not to charge the president, and by Democrats for his unflattering commentary about Biden. Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 9:27 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden vs. Trump on immigration By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to discuss the latest political news, including the contrasts between President Biden and former President Trump’s approach to immigration, how Biden is embracing… Continue watching
Mar 11 WATCH: Special counsel Robert Hur defends Biden classified documents report in House hearing By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump… Continue reading