Biden defies calls to pull from presidential race saying 2024 poll is up to voters not Democrats on Capitol Hill
On Saturday, a fifth Democratic lawmaker said openly that Biden should not run again. Representative Angie Craig of Minnesota said that after what she saw and heard in the debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, and Biden’s “lack of a forceful response” afterward, he should step aside “and allow for a new generation of leaders to step forward.”
As Democrats intensify efforts to toss Biden out of presidential race he tells them: ‘I’m going nowhere’
Senator Mark Warner, a well-respected moderate Democrat, is inviting Democratic senators to a meeting on Monday to discuss Biden’s campaign, a source said. The Washington Post reported Warner was seeking to ask the group to press Biden to exit the race.
Democrats scratch heads for options as Biden heads into make-or-break period for his imperilled re-election bid
At the July Fourth barbecue, Biden welcomed military families formally from a lectern. He then went over to personally greet the crowd for a few moments. He suddenly grabbed a microphone and stood in the centre of the grass, explaining that there were thousands of people waiting to come into the party and he needed to duck back inside because the grounds were locked down as long as he was out there.
Republicans unleash flurry of videos to sway voter opinion on Biden’s mental capacity to be US president
A growing body of misleading online videos isn’t helping President Joe Biden and Democratic Party campaign. In one clip, Biden stands very still during a Juneteenth musical performance at the White House, leading to talk he had “frozen.” But Philonise Floyd, George Floyd’s brother, was standing next to the president...
Why Democrats are worried about Biden’s often sharp and focused but at times confused and forgetful mind
Biden’s occasional struggles with focus may not be unusual for someone his age. But at 81 years old and seeking another four years in the White House, the moments when he’s off his game have taken on a fresh resonance following his disastrous debate performance against Republican Donald Trump. The president appeared pale, gave nonsensical answers, stared blankly and lost his train of thought.
Pressure on President Biden to ditch re-election bid rises as wary Democrats worry they’ve given Trump victory
There are 25 Democratic members of the House of Representatives preparing to call for Biden to step aside if he seems shaky in coming days, according to one House Democratic aide. A second House Democratic aide said moderate House Democrats in competitive districts – often called “frontliners” – were getting hammered with questions in their districts this week.
Youth revolution in Kenya and aborted putsch in Bolivia are grim pointers to perils of unnecessary foreign debts
Now, the crisis is reverberating in Kenya, Bolivia and other middle-income nations bearing the brunt of a surge in inflation and the rapid global interest rate rises that followed the pandemic. Borrowing costs soared and Russia’s war in Ukraine exacerbated a rise in prices of fuel and food.
Relief for Trump as US Supreme Court rules he has immunity for official, not private acts
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by fellow liberal Justices Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson, delivered a sharply worded dissent, saying the ruling “makes a mockery of the principle, foundational to our Constitution and system of government, that no man is above the law.”
Panic reigns in Democratic party as top guns rule out replacing Biden as calls rise for him to quit race
With Democratic leaders rallying around him, it will be up to President Joe Biden to decide whether he wants to end his re-election bid. But other Democrats held open the possibility of choosing a different presidential candidate.
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden undeterred by age, bad debate concerns
Campaign spokesperson Michael Tyler said there were no conversations taking place about that possibility. “We’d rather have one bad night than a candidate with a bad vision for where he wants to take the country,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One.
