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Biden expected to make decision about future in ‘next couple of days,’ Hawaii governor says

President Joe Biden could determine his political future within the next couple of days, according to a Democratic governor. The entire world is anxiously awaiting whether Biden decides to stay in the 2024 presidential race as the Democratic nominee or chooses to drop out and let someone replace him atop the ticket. Speculation has swirled […]

Beryl bears down on Texas, where it’s expected to hit Monday and regain hurricane strength

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Powerful winds and rain approached Texas Sunday morning as Beryl was expected to turn back from a tropical storm into a hurricane overnight and pound a long stretch of coast with heavy downpours, howling gusts, and dangerous storm surge. A long stretch of Texas’s shoreline was under a hurricane waring […]

Israeli president proclaims ‘absolute majority supports a hostage deal’ as talks continue

Israeli President Isaac Herzog declared on Sunday that an “absolute majority” of the country supports a ceasefire deal that secures the release of the remaining hostages. His comments, which coincide with the nine-month anniversary of the Oct. 7 terrorist attack when Hamas killed roughly 1,200 people and kidnapped approximately 250 others, come as Israeli and […]

Schiff warns Biden needs to break out of his bubble if he wants to win

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) is advising that President Joe Biden seek guidance from outside his inner circle on whether to remain in the presidential race against former President Donald Trump. Schiff would not say whether Biden should step aside — leaving it to the president — but did express his concern about Biden’s disastrous debate […]

How Democratic kingmaker Clyburn has selected his messages of support for Biden

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) was President Joe Biden‘s key to winning the Democratic nomination in 2020, but as the president has faced mounting calls to step aside from the 2024 campaign, the influential South Carolina Democrat has offered a variety of statements. Clyburn was scheduled to appear on CBS News’s Face the Nation on Sunday, […]

Three ‘Biden-Harris administration’ problems Kamala has as a replacement for Joe

If President Joe Biden decides to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed as the front-runner to replace him, but her candidacy likely comes with its own set of strengths and weaknesses. Harris, if she is ultimately the candidate atop the ticket, will be able to run on the successes of […]

DNC delegates see Biden’s nomination with ‘great apprehension’ ahead of convention

As nearly 4,000 delegates will descend on Chicago for the Democratic National Convention next month, there’s a growing feeling of uncertainty among Democratic delegates poised to nominate President Joe Biden amid the fallout over his disastrous debate performance. While there are concerns among Congressional Democrats over the future of Biden’s reelection bid, delegates interviewed on […]

Closing arguments in Menendez case slated for Monday

Closing arguments in the bribery and corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ) could begin as early as Monday afternoon as the eight-week trial enters the home stretch.  Menendez is accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes, a convertible, and 13 gold bars in exchange for steering aid to Egypt, facilitating a halal meat monopoly, […]

Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Harris at Essence Festival

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As President Joe Biden tries to revive his embattled reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris led a parade of Black Democrats who warned Saturday that the threat of another Donald Trump presidency remains the most important calculation ahead of November. Yet in more than 20 minutes on stage at the Essence […]

Long-running blanket of heat threatens 130 million in US

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Roughly 130 million people were under threat Saturday and into next week from a long-running heat wave that already has broken records with dangerously high temperatures — and is expected to shatter more from East Coast to West Coast, forecasters said. Oppressive heat and humidity could team up to spike temperatures […]
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