Biden election bid teeters as Democratic senator urges drop out

Biden election bid teeters as Democratic senator urges drop out

US President Joe Biden walks to the White House in Washington, DC, on July 7, 2024, after attending campaign events in Pennsylvania.  Chris Kleponis | Afp | Getty Images President Joe Biden is set to face reporters at a potentially make-or-break solo press conference on Thursday, a day after the first Democratic senator joined growing … Read more

Macron comments on France’s election results, calls for coalition

Macron comments on France’s election results, calls for coalition

France’s President Emmanuel Macron exits a polling booth, adorned with curtains displaying the colors of the flag of France, to vote in the second round of France’s legislative election at a polling station in Le Touquet, northern France on July 7, 2024.  Mohammed Badra | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron broke his … Read more

Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure

Arkansas election officials reject petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas election officials on Wednesday rejected petitions submitted for an abortion-rights ballot measure that organizers hoped to put before voters this fall in a predominantly Republican state. The secretary of state’s office rejected the petitions submitted on Friday by supporters of the proposal, saying the group didn’t submit statements required regarding … Read more

Pelosi refuses to say she supports Biden as the Democratic nominee

Pelosi refuses to say she supports Biden as the Democratic nominee

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks with reporters in the U.S. Capitol about the presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, on Friday, June 28, 2024.  Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Former Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday refused to explicitly endorse President Joe Biden as the … Read more

Biden announces NATO aid for Ukraine, as reelection campaign teeters

Biden announces NATO aid for Ukraine, as reelection campaign teeters

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a NATO event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the alliance, in Washington, U.S., July 9, 2024. Yves Herman | Reuters President Joe Biden announced new commitments to help Ukraine bolster its air defense against Russia in a speech Tuesday commemorating NATO‘s 75th anniversary. “Putin wants nothing less — nothing … Read more

Democrats hold meetings on Biden campaign after Trump debate

Democrats hold meetings on Biden campaign after Trump debate

President Joe Biden returns to the White House, July 7, 2024. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images House Democrats convened at their national party headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday for a pivotal closed-door meeting, as members weigh whether to continue backing President Joe Biden’s reelection bid or seek his withdrawal. Lawmakers will not have access … Read more

France’s Macron has damaged his legacy in France, and Europe

France’s Macron has damaged his legacy in France, and Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron on a campaign poster back in 2022. Sebastien Salom-gomis | Afp | Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron’s failed snap election gamble is likely to take a large toll on his political ambitions and legacy, analysts say — and to weaken the power and influence he has sought to build in … Read more

Joe Biden fundraising signs of weakness post debate

Joe Biden fundraising signs of weakness post debate

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, U.S., June 20, 2024.  Amanda Andrade-rhoades | Reuters President Joe Biden’s fundraising operation started showing cracks in its once formidable armor, almost 10 days after his disastrous presidential debate performance. Some of Biden’s campaign bundlers have stopped making calls … Read more

Group files petitions to put recreational marijuana on North Dakota’s November ballot

Group files petitions to put recreational marijuana on North Dakota’s November ballot

BISMARCK, N.D. — Organizers of a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana in North Dakota submitted petition signatures on Monday, likely setting up another statewide vote on the issue that voters and state lawmakers have previously defeated. The New Economic Frontier measure group submitted more than 22,000 signatures, sponsoring committee chairman Steve Bakken said. The … Read more

Biden blasts ‘elites’ urging him to exit race in surprise interview

Biden blasts ‘elites’ urging him to exit race in surprise interview

President Joe Biden arrives to speak to supporters and volunteers during a campaign stop at a Biden-Harris campaign election office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on July 7, 2024.  Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Joe Biden defended his place at the top of the Democratic ticket Monday in a surprise television interview on MSNBC’s … Read more