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President Joe Biden arrives to speak on economics during the Vote To Live Properity Summit at the College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada, on July 16, 2024. (Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced to the nation on Sunday that he is “standing down” from running in the 2024 […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden thrust his party into virtually unprecedented uncertainty Sunday when he announced he was ending his reelection campaign just weeks before his party’s convention and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s next presidential nominee. What comes next is anyone’s guess. Speculation over Biden’s electoral future had been at […]
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(WASHINGTON) — With President Joe Biden announcing he will step down as the Democratic nominee this election, some voters already have indicated their preferences for potential successors on the ticket. Kamala Harris Vice President Kamala Harris is seen as a likely top contender, according to polling after the first debate, where Biden gave a poor […]
(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump swiftly reacted to President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the 2024 election, saying his former opponent was “not fit to run.” Trump issued his statement on Truth Social, writing, “Crooked Joe Biden was not fit to run for President, and is certainly not fit to serve – And never was!” […]
(WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris thanked President Joe Biden for his leadership following the news Sunday that he will not continue his bid for reelection. Her statement comes amid a growing chorus of endorsements for her candidacy in the 2024 presidential race. “On behalf of the American people, I thank Joe Biden for his […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday came after heavy pressure from congressional Democrats, including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and more than 30 House lawmakers. Biden, 81, has resisted calls to step aside that grew almost daily following his poor performance in his June […]
(PHILADELPHIA) — Nine people were shot, three fatally, when gunfire involving multiple gunmen erupted early Sunday at a party in Philadelphia, authorities said. The mass shooting unfolded around 2 a.m. on the 1200 block of North Alden Street in the Carroll Park neighborhood of West Philadelphia, where a party attended by more than 100 people […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is leaving the 2024 race after a halting debate performance against Donald Trump led to questions from Democrats about his age, ability to carry out his campaign and whether he could serve a second term. Biden said in a statement posted Sunday that he will “stand down.” “It has been […]
(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said on Friday that he would be returning to the campaign trail next week to continue to take on rival Donald Trump, as he contends with the fallout from his COVID-19 diagnosis and growing calls from Democrats for him to bow out, including from Ohio Sen, Sherrod Brown on Friday […]
(WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke over the phone on Friday, the two leaders said. Zelenskyy reached out to Trump, according to a source close to the Ukrainian leader and Trump, who said the two had a “very good phone call.” Zelenskyy said in a statement on social media […]