Venture capitalist and Democratic megadonor Ron Conway has spoken directly with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, according to three people familiar with the matter. Conway suggested to Pelosi that the president’s performance raised the odds of a victory for former President Donald Trump in November, said the individuals, … Read more
Actor and activist Ashley Judd, an outspoken supporter of President Joe Biden, called on him Friday to “voluntarily, gracefully step aside” in the hopes of sparing America a second Donald Trump presidency. Judd, who helped spark the Me Too movement with her allegations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, outlined her concerns in an opinion piece … Read more
A majority of economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal said former President Donald Trump’s policies would be more likely to reignite inflation than President Joe Biden’s would. Of the 50 economists who answered questions about Trump and Biden in the survey, 28 of them said the risk of a return to high inflation levels … Read more
Sunrise Movement protesters gather near Vice President Kamala Harris’ Brentwood home calling on her to urge President Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency. Simon Aron, left, and Josiah Edwards, center, lead a chant. Robert Gauthier | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Sunrise Movement, a major youth climate group that strongly supported President … Read more
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) met with President Joe Biden after his NATO press conference Thursday night amid the dissension about Biden within his caucus — but didn’t reveal whether he advised Biden to stay in the presidential race. In a letter Friday morning, Jeffries said he expressed to Biden the views of House … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden waves at a press conference during NATO’s 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters The reelection campaign of President Joe Biden started the day Friday facing the very real prospect that even more Democrats will call on him to quit the race against former President … Read more
The Wisconsin radio show that interviewed President Joe Biden in the aftermath of his poor debate performance made two edits to the interview released earlier this month at the direction of his campaign before airing it. Sage Weil, the CEO and owner of Civic Media, the radio network that hosts “The Earl Ingram Show,” issued … Read more
US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks to press at the White House after a meeting with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on funding the government and avoiding a shutdown in Washington D.C., United States on February 27, 2024. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images The leader of the House Democratic … Read more
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), whose support saved President Joe Biden’s flailing primary campaign in 2020, said Friday he believed Biden remains mentally fit enough to run for reelection but he would support Vice President Kamala Harris if the president decided to drop out. Clyburn’s vote of confidence, albeit somewhat qualified, comes on the heels of … Read more
The Kremlin said on Friday that the whole world had paid attention to Joe Biden’s verbal slips at a NATO summit and said the way the U.S. president had spoken about Russian President Vladimir Putin was unacceptable. The Kremlin was commenting after Biden on Thursday misspoke and introduced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin,” … Read more
