UK Labour landslide election victory

UK Labour landslide election victory

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 29, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no … Read more

UK Labour landslide victory, exit poll says

UK Labour landslide victory, exit poll says

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Van Jones Reveals Move That Could End Biden Campaign

Van Jones Reveals Move That Could End Biden Campaign

CNN commentator Van Jones on Wednesday said public shows of support for President Joe Biden among Democrats are “completely different” from the discussions taking place away from the cameras and microphones. “Everybody comes on the air, says all this great stuff, but behind the scenes it’s full-scale panic,” he said. “People are passing around legal … Read more

Democratic donors say they won’t finance party until he drops out

Democratic donors say they won’t finance party until he drops out

U.S. President Joe Biden walks to deliver remarks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s bid for immunity from federal prosecution for 2020 election subversion, at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden is facing an uprising … Read more

Why Any Biden Replacement Besides Harris Would Face A Major Fundraising Hassle

Why Any Biden Replacement Besides Harris Would Face A Major Fundraising Hassle

If President Joe Biden does not run for reelection, Vice President Kamala Harris would have a major practical advantage over other possible candidates for the Democratic presidential nominee. That’s because only Harris could seamlessly assume complete control of the president’s campaign war chest, making the vice president the easiest option, at least financially, to replace … Read more

What We Can Learn From Kamala Harris’ 2020 Run

What We Can Learn From Kamala Harris’ 2020 Run

This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. Click here to subscribe. Nearly one week after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance — and amid a torrent of disappointing polls, embarrassing media reports and new doubts about his capacities — serious conversations about Biden’s future on the Democratic ticket are underway. They are happening … Read more

Biden tries to calm Democrats as 2024 drop-out pressure mounts

Biden tries to calm Democrats as 2024 drop-out pressure mounts

President Joe Biden and his White House staff spent Wednesday delivering pep talks in calls and meetings with close allies, Democratic governors, congressmembers and campaign staff. “Let me say this as clearly as I possibly can, as simply and straightforward as I can: I am running,” Biden said on a call with campaign staff, an … Read more

Kamala Harris’ allies strategize in case Biden drops out

Kamala Harris’ allies strategize in case Biden drops out

Vice President Kamala Harris’ allies are privately discussing what her candidacy would look like if President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for the White House and how they could help her, following Biden’s disastrous debate performance Thursday, according to people familiar with the matter. These conversations have been held over phone calls and … Read more

Biden tells ally he’s weighing whether to stay in race: Reports

Biden tells ally he’s weighing whether to stay in race: Reports

U.S. President Joe Biden reacts, as he meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 15, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Joe Biden has told a key ally that his reelection campaign against former President Donald Trump may not be … Read more

New Poll Finds 1 Democrat Absolutely Trouncing Trump

New Poll Finds 1 Democrat Absolutely Trouncing Trump

A new poll finds President Joe Biden tied with Donald Trump, with most other potential Democratic replacement candidates running behind the former president. Michelle Obama ― author, attorney, and wife of former President Barack Obama ― has a double-digit lead over Trump, 50%-39%, according to the Reuters/Ipsos poll. The new poll also finds that 56% … Read more