The first presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump since 2020 set a new tone in the rematch between the two candidates. Biden proved unable to dispel concerns that his mental acuity has sagged, which has prompted another round of consternation over his ability to govern or even win the election. […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom brushed off a question about President Joe Biden stepping aside from the Democratic ticket following Thursday night’s presidential debate, calling such speculation “unhelpful” and “unnecessary.” An MSNBC anchor noted that “panic has set in” among some in the party and among strategists following Biden’s lackluster debate appearance and asked Newsom if […]
Former President Donald Trump attempted to blunt President Joe Biden invoking the former president’s conviction in New York as the two sparred in their Thursday presidential debate. Trump, who last month became the first former president to be convicted of a felony in his hush money trial, was also the first candidate to reference the […]
The first presidential debate predictably had moments of tension between the two candidates that devolved into personal attacks, including one moment that had President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in a lengthy exchange over who is a better golfer. The exchange began when CNN moderators asked the two candidates how they would quell […]
ATLANTA — “President Biden just looks and sounds old.” That was the immediate reaction from Charlie Comfort, an Iowa Democrat, just 14 minutes into the first debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump of the 2024 general election. “Can you hear my alarm bells?” Comfort wrote. “So far, he just doesn’t meet the bar.” […]
The House passed an amendment to ban the State Department from citing death statistics used by the Gaza Health Ministry. A bipartisan group of lawmakers voted in favor of the amendment, 269-144, which would be added to the State Department Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2025. It was led by Reps. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Josh […]
Several liberal figures called on President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race after his debate performance. Biden faced former President Donald Trump for the first time since their 2020 presidential debate on Thursday. Many were disappointed in his performance, among them several significant Democratic figures. “I wish Biden would reflect on […]
The former chief of the school district police for Uvalde, Texas, was indicted over his actions during the Robb Elementary School shooting. Pete Arredondo was arrested on Thursday and charged with 10 felony counts of abandoning or endangering a child. His arrest is the culmination of two years of intense scrutiny toward the police response […]
The first general election debate of the 2024 season commenced Thursday evening in Atlanta between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, but viewers were surprised to hear the president struggle to speak with a hoarse voice and several coughs within the opening minutes of the debate. Pollster Frank Luntz shared how his focus […]
A group of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supporters gathered outside the White House to protest his exclusion from CNN’s presidential debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. The protest began at 4 p.m. and teetered out shortly after 7 p.m. At its height, event organizer and Kennedy campaign Virginia field director Jason […]
