Politics

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Some of the Democratic governors meeting with President Joe Biden Wednesday evening at the White House are saying beforehand they hope to hear candidly from him about the path forward for his reelection campaign, and to get a sense of how he plans to speak about himself and his campaign […]

Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that Kentucky’s then-law requiring that a copy of the Ten Commandments be posted in public classrooms “had no secular legislative purpose” and was “plainly religious in nature.” Nearly twenty years before that, the Supreme Court ruled that school-sponsored devotional prayer and Bible readings […]

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is not considering stepping down, the White House said Wednesday as it furiously did damage control amid Democrats’ mounting concerns about the 2024 election and Biden’s ability to carry out his campaign after his shaky debate performance. Facing rapid-fire questions for the second day in a row, […]

Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two Union soldiers who 162 years ago took part in one of America’s first special operations will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday. Descendants of Pvt. George Wilson and Pvt. Shadrach received a long-awaited call from the White House telling them the Civil […]

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, and former U.S. President Donald Trump during the first presidential debate in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday, June 27, 2024. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Democratic donors remain torn as the Biden campaign continues to try to calm worries from supporters and party members about the future of […]

President of the United States Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on June 27, 2024. (Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — At a campaign fundraiser in McLean, Virginia, on Tuesday evening, President Joe Biden — for the first time — attributed […]

joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a long-awaited decision, the United States Supreme Court found that former President Donald Trump has some executive immunity for official acts committed as president, leaving experts concerned that the decision has drastically expanded presidential powers and dealt a blow to checks and balances. One constitutional law expert warned […]

Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Texas Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett broke with President Joe Biden on Tuesday, calling on him to withdraw as Democratic nominee following the president’s debate performance. “President Biden has continued to run substantially behind Democratic senators in key states and in most polls has trailed Donald Trump. […]

Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Unless President Joe Biden removes himself from the 2024 presidential race, it’s essentially impossible for any other candidate to earn the Democratic nomination, according to party rules. And even if he does leave, it would be challenging to confirm a replacement. Following Biden’s debate performance on Thursday, a […]

Allison Joyce/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and his allied groups registered their largest fundraising month of the campaign in June, his campaign announced, as his team seeks to spotlight good news amid a torrent of questions about the president’s capabilities to run the country after his debate performance last week. The Biden operation […]