A House Democrat backing President Biden is blasting members of his own party for speaking out against Biden’s 2024 candidacy in public, arguing it is putting the president in a worse position amid the fallout from the 81-year-old’s disastrous debate performance last month. Congress is back in session on Monday for the first time since...
France’s parliament is divided among far-left, center and far-right, as no single political faction even neared the majority needed to form a government. President Emmanuel Macron, who has three years left of his term, anticipated that his decision to call snap elections would give the country a “moment of clarification,” according to The Associated Press,...
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., said President Biden needs to prove his ability to serve a second term in the White House, joining a group of Democratic lawmakers scrutinizing the president after a lackluster debate performance last month and a sit-down interview that failed to calm concerns. “President Biden has got to prove to the American...
HOOKSETT, N.H. – Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, who’s a top surrogate for President Biden’s re-election campaign, is taking aim at the small but growing number of Democrats urging the president to end his re-election bid. “It doesn’t help. Let’s be candid here,” Newsom said as he spoke with reporters during a stop Monday in...
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said Sunday that while President Biden had a “terrible” debate against former President Trump, he recently spoke to Biden and continues to support him in his quest for re-election. Sanders – who at 82 is older than Biden – said people should look beyond age, despite increasing concerns from both parties...
As I write this, one week after his shockingly poor performance in his debate against former President Trump, it seems increasingly clear that President Biden will be forced to abandon his re-election efforts and allow the convention to pick a new nominee. Biden would become the first president in 56 years to choose not to...
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg appeared to dodge questions about President Biden’s mental fitness to lead NATO on a tumultuous world stage, telling Fox News on Sunday he refuses to become a part of domestic U.S. debate. “What I can say is that I just had, a couple of weeks ago, a good and productive...
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is in the Trump running mate spotlight. The Army veteran, who served in combat in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars before becoming a rising star in Republican Party politics, has been viewed as a potential running mate since he endorsed the former president in early January, two weeks ahead of the...
An Israeli minister has endorsed Marine Le Pen for French president, saying she would make an “excellent” leader for the country as her right-wing party seeks significant gains in the current election. “It is excellent for Israel that she will be the president of France, with 10 exclamation marks,” Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said...
Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem deleted two state-affiliated social media accounts without explanation over the 4th of July weekend, local media reports and a review of the accounts show. Noem’s official @govkristinoem X account and her Gov. Noem Facebook account have both gone dark, a review of the now-defunct pages shows. Her former X...
