Rep. Jared Golden, in a tough race in Maine, said President Biden was “flat out wrong” for his remark that former President Donald Trump’s supporters are “garbage.” The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...This weekend, first lady Jill Biden has a momentous choice to make. Does she encourage her husband to overlook his personal well-being, recover from last week’s debate debacle, and keep up the campaign until November? Or does she persuade him to step aside, and yield the nomination to someone else? Biden isn’t the only first lady to face a choice like this one. As their wartime husbands undertook reelection campaigns, both Eleanor Roosevelt and Lady Bird Johnson faced difficult decisions, and they came to very different conclusions. Roosevelt supported her…
Read More...The reaction to last night’s presidential debate showed that America’s two major political parties are not remotely the same. One has transformed into a cult of personality that continues to intensify its unwavering support for a presumptive nominee who is a convicted felon and habitual liar—a man who incited a violent mob to try to overturn an election, and whom courts have found liable for sexual assault and banned from doing business in New York. The other is in full-blown panic mode, considering whether an incumbent president should drop out…
Read More...President Biden’s attempt on TikTok to rip former President Donald Trump was met with a flood of comments about the skyrocketing cost of living. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...President Biden made a surprise visit to the home of Hallie Biden late Sunday, days before she is scheduled to testify as a critical witness for the prosecution in Hunter Biden’s federal gun trial, which starts next week. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. America’s young voters are fired up about the war in Gaza—aren’t they? Campus protests and the controversies around them have dominated media attention for weeks. So has the possibility that youth anger about the war will cost President Joe Biden the election. “Joe Biden Is Losing Young Voters Over Israel,” a USA Today headline declared last month. The New York Times columnist Thomas B. Edsall recently argued that nothing would help Biden more with young voters than negotiating…
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