WASHINGTON ― The slow-drip of Democratic lawmakers calling on President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid continues, to the point where a dam may be about to break. On Friday, 11 more House members and two more senators urged Biden to step aside amid concerns about his mental acuity and ability to defeat Republican … Read more
This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Donald Trump and his allies spent a lot of time at the Republican National Convention this week proclaiming that they are on the side of everyday Americans in an ongoing, existential struggle against a wealthy, corporate elite. It’s the same basic pitch … Read more
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump, a bandage over his right year, stepped into the spotlight at the Republican National Convention on Thursday evening as singer Lee Greenwood performed “God Bless the U.S.A.” Thousands of people inside Fiserv Forum had been waiting for this moment all week: The former president was finally going to address nearly being … Read more
President Joe Biden sent a message Friday: He’s not going anywhere. Beset by poor polls, calls from within his own party to step aside and, as of Wednesday, even COVID-19, Biden said Friday he was eager to return to campaigning. “I look forward to getting back on the campaign trail next week to continue exposing … Read more
It’s election season, so Republicans are lying about immigrants again. Over and over at this week’s Republican National Convention, politicians who know better — or who ought to — falsely said or implied that undocumented migrants and asylum seekers pose an unthinkable criminal threat to innocent, native-born Americans. The reality is the opposite: According to … Read more
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Friday said she has not seen a “bulletproof” case to support the notion that Joe Biden should drop out of the 2024 presidential race, warning that many of those calling on him to end his reelection bid are not interested in having Vice President Kamala Harris replace him on the … Read more
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday delivered a prime-time address in Milwaukee before the audience of the Republican National Convention — his first speech since his assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally over the weekend. Trump, who at the start of his speech struck a more somber tone, speaking about the shooting and how he … Read more
CNN’s fact-checking reporter Daniel Dale on Thursday debunked and corrected just some of the false claims that were made by former president and GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump during his address at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Trump’s 92-minute speech was “remarkably long” and “remarkably dishonest,” Dale told anchor Jake Tapper. Dale counted “at … Read more
CNN’s Van Jones on Thursday said the energy at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was reminiscent of the 2008 Democratic National Convention when Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination. “The last time I was in a convention that felt like this was Obama 2008,” said the former Obama adviser-turned-political commentator. “There’s something happening,” … Read more
MILWAUKEE — Not four years after Donald Trump’s eldest son boasted that the Republican Party belonged not to traditional Republicans but to his father, GOP delegates gathered at their nominating convention proved his point this week, demonstrating their obeisance to a convicted criminal who tried to end American democracy because he lost his reelection. “Tonight, … Read more
