Rep. Takano calls on Biden to exit race, pass the torch to Harris

Rep. Takano calls on Biden to exit race, pass the torch to Harris

Chairman Mark Takano, of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (D-CA) speaks alongside members of the Congressional Delegation who recently traveled to the Indo-Pacific Region at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol Building on August 10, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images News | Getty Images California Rep. Mark Takano on … Read more

David Letterman will headline Biden fundraiser with Hawaii governor on July 29

David Letterman will headline Biden fundraiser with Hawaii governor on July 29

HONOLULU — David Letterman will headline a fundraiser with President Joe Biden in 10 days with Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, a sign that his campaign is forging ahead despite continued calls for the president to bow out of the 2024 race. The fundraiser on July 29 will be at the home of a family friend … Read more

VP Kamala Harris and Democratic donors discuss ‘urgent, emerging needs’ in the race, with Biden campaign in crisis

VP Kamala Harris and Democratic donors discuss ‘urgent, emerging needs’ in the race, with Biden campaign in crisis

Vice President Kamala Harris joined a call with major Democratic donors Friday afternoon to discuss what the hosts called “urgent, emerging needs.” The call came as more Democratic lawmakers publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop his bid for reelection. A Biden campaign official told NBC News that the president’s advisers asked Harris to … Read more

Biden won’t drop out, campaign insists in new memo

Biden won’t drop out, campaign insists in new memo

U.S. President Joe Biden looks on at the 115th NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 16, 2024.  Tom Brenner | Reuters President Joe Biden’s campaign insisted Friday that he will remain at the top of the Democratic ticket, stressing in a new memo that Biden still has the support of voters, even … Read more

More Democrats call for new nominee

More Democrats call for new nominee

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on the assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, at the White House on July 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Six more congressional Democrats, among them a senator, called on President Joe Biden to exit the election contest Friday … Read more

‘I’m not supposed to be here tonight’

‘I’m not supposed to be here tonight’

Former President Donald Trump recounted the assassination attempt that nearly killed him during his Republican National Convention acceptance speech in Milwaukee on Thursday night. “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” said a somber Trump, with a bandage covering his right ear, which was nicked by a bullet. “As you already know, the assassin’s bullet came within … Read more

Hunter Biden cites Trump ruling in seeking tax, gun cases dismissal

Hunter Biden cites Trump ruling in seeking tax, gun cases dismissal

Lawyers for Hunter Biden on Thursday asked federal judges in California and Delaware to dismiss the criminal tax and gun cases against him in their courts, citing a recent opinion by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and the related dismissal this week of the criminal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. Biden’s lawyers … Read more

Spotlight on Harris while Biden faces pressure to drop out

Spotlight on Harris while Biden faces pressure to drop out

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns at Westover High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S., July 18, 2024.  Kevin Mohatt | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris touted the nation’s domestic manufacturing resurgence under President Joe Biden on Thursday at a campaign stop in North Carolina, where the intense media interest reflected her status as the … Read more

Trump to speak at RNC amid Biden election questions

Trump to speak at RNC amid Biden election questions

Donald Trump reportedly does not plan to mention President Joe Biden by name during his speech accepting the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Trump’s planned avoidance of referring to the Democratic incumbent by name, which was reported by Fox News, would be a striking departure from the former president’s long-standing practice … Read more