Jul 11 Biden campaign names Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan as 'clearest pathway' to White House By Seung Min Kim, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Though senior aides write in Thursday's memo that they could clinch 270 electoral votes in a number of ways, the new memo, obtained by The Associated Press, says those three states are critical and why President Joe Biden has prioritized… Continue reading
Jul 11 WATCH: Biden holds news conference after NATO summit President Joe Biden used his highly anticipated news conference Thursday to deliver a forceful defense of his foreign and domestic policies and batted away questions about his ability to serve another four years, declaring: “I’m not in this for my… Continue reading
Jul 11 Biden administration awards $1.7 billion in grants for electric vehicle manufacturing in eight states By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Energy Department will issue grants totaling $1.7 billion to create or retain thousands of union jobs and support auto-based communities. Continue reading
Jul 10 Ron DeSantis expected to speak at the Republican National Convention, source tells AP By Thomas Beaumont, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is now planning to address former President Donald Trump’s nominating convention next week, an apparent reversal from just one day earlier when he was expected not to give a speech. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 5:30 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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
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… Continue watching
Jul 10 House passes bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, fanning a GOP election-year talking point By Ali Swenson, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a proof-of-citizenship requirement for voter registration, a proposal Republicans have prioritized even as research shows noncitizens illegally registering and casting ballots in federal elections is exceptionally rare. Continue reading
Jul 10 Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted to put abortion rights on 2024 ballot By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press The secretary of state’s office rejected the petitions submitted on Friday by supporters of the proposal, saying the group didn’t submit statements required regarding paid signature gatherers. Continue reading