President Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party’s nominee, a stunning decision that came after weeks of pressure for the 81-year-old to quit the contest against former President Donald Trump. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve … Read more
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is seen in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Independent Sen. Joe Manchin on Sunday called on President Joe Biden to exit the race against former President Donald Trump. “I came to decision with a heavy heart that I think … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One as he arrives at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Maryland, June 20, 2024, on his way to Camp David. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images President Joe Biden is under siege from within his own party, as more Democrats — in private and in public … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stand on stage together after delivering remarks at the DNC 2023 Winter Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., February 3, 2023. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters On a Tuesday in early July, 75 wealthy Democratic political donors gathered on a Zoom call to discuss the path forward for President … Read more
U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on April 15, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters As President Joe Biden isolated at his beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, on Thursday after testing positive for Covid, he faced renewed pressure from leading Democrats to drop out of the 2024 election … Read more
