Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden told Democratic governors during a meeting at the White House on Wednesday that he needs to get more rest, and in order to get more sleep, he wants to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m., according to one person in the room and two others briefed on the discussion. The meeting with …
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Would Marco Rubio need to move out Florida if Trump picks him for vice president?
Former President Donald Trump stands with Sen. Marco Rubio during a rally at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition in Miami, FL, Nov. 6, 2022. — Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is said to be among the top candidates former President Donald Trump is considering as his pick for vice president, but there’s a major obstacle …
Read More »Democrats in ‘painful’ waiting game in party’s post-debate reckoning
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — Democrats are bracing for a painful waiting game in the next few weeks as the party continues to reconcile its future after President Joe Biden’s devastating debate last week. Democratic insiders told ABC News they anticipate the questions over Biden’s candidacy won’t be answered for at least another week — and …
Read More »Biden campaign announces July strategy with battleground state stops, $50M ad blitz
by Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Joe Biden faces mounting calls from within the Democratic Party to step aside as its nominee in the wake of his debate performance, the campaign on Friday announced a strategy for the rest of this month that will include visits to key battleground states and a $50 million paid media blitz. Biden, …
Read More »As Biden rallies in Wisconsin, Democratic voters want to evaluate him for themselves
President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. — Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (MADISON, Wis.) — Benjamin Rogall, a 61-year-old retired physician and Democrat, did not watch last week’s presidential debate, but the succeeding eruption of conversations about President Joe Biden’s fitness for office made him want to see the 81-year-old president for himself during …
Read More »Heat wave brings scorching temperatures across the country
ABC News (LOS ANGELES) — The western U.S. is facing a historic heat wave with alerts issued even for coastal cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, and normally cooler places, like Seattle and Portland, Oregon. The heat wave could break all-time records. Las Vegas could hit or even break its all-time hottest temperature of 117 degrees on Sunday. Death …
Read More »Trump asks judge to delay his classified docs case following Supreme Court immunity ruling
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on presidential immunity, former President Donald Trump’s lawyers on Friday asked the judge overseeing his classified documents case to delay the proceedings and reconsider two motions to dismiss the case in light of this week’s immunity ruling. Trump’s lawyers asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to pause all the …
Read More »Biden tries to shift attention back to Trump after debate debacle, but some gaffes continue
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As President Joe Biden attempts to rebound from his disastrous debate performance last week, he has spent the days since trying to steer attention back to former President Donald Trump’s record and rhetoric even while acknowledging his own shortcomings. However, during some of those now heavily scrutinized appearances and radio interviews, he’s made gaffes similar …
Read More »Wealthy Democratic donors sound alarm over Biden staying in race
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Even as many Democrats lawmakers call for President Joe Biden to exit the race after his poor debate performance last Thursday, a growing number of wealthy Democratic donors — whose money Biden is relying on to bolster his fight against former President Donald Trump — are publicly sounding the alarm on his ability to lead …
Read More »Trump stays relatively quiet, unseen as Biden struggles to save political future
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Feeling confident after last week’s debate, former President Donald Trump is uncharacteristically staying out of the public eye while questions swirl about President Joe Biden’s mental fitness and status of his reelection campaign. “We’re trying something new and shutting up,” is how one source described the Trump team’s strategy. Multiple sources close to Trump tell …
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