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 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: White House says Biden will meet with Democratic lawmakers as he faces pressure to leave presidential race By Colleen Long, Associated Press White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden wants to "turn the page" after the outcry over his shaky performance in last week's debate against Republican Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 02 Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Congressional Democrat to call for Biden’s withdrawal from presidential race By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Doggett is the first sitting lawmaker in the Democratic Party to publicly state what many have been privately whispering behind closed doors since last week's debate. Biden concedes the debate didn't go well but says he's ready to fight for… Continue reading
Jul 02 Amid post-debate anxiety, Biden campaign says it raised $264 million in 2nd quarter By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee have reported raising $264 million in the year’s second quarter. Continue reading
Jul 02 WATCH: Biden proposes new rule to protect 36 million workers from potentially deadly heat By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press The Democrat warns as tens of millions of people in the U.S. are under heat advisories that high temperatures are the country's leading weather-related killer. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 8:08 How the Supreme Court immunity ruling reshapes presidential power By Amna Nawaz, William Brangham, Marcia Coyle, Ali Schmitz, Kyle Midura In one of the most anticipated rulings of the year, the Supreme Court declared that former President Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for any so-called “official act” taken as president, but not “unofficial ones'' taken as a candidate. Amna… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 2:31 Biden allies defend his place as Democratic nominee as others suggest he should drop out By Amna Nawaz The debate over the debate continues. The weekend did little to settle concerns inside the Democratic Party after President Biden's widely-panned debate performance. Questions about whether the president should step aside have only intensified. Amna Nawaz reports. Continue watching