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Hakeem Jeffries delivers message from House Democrats to Biden
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) met with President Biden on Thursday night following an emotional week in which House Democrats reached no firm public consensus on whether their party’s leader should run for a second term. The meeting, which took place after Biden’s much-anticipated news conference, marks a defining moment for Jeffries, who has …
Top US House Democrat meets with Joe Biden over re-election doubts
Unlock the US Election Countdown newsletter for free The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House Joe Biden has held crisis talks over his future with the top House Democrat, as the US president tries to silence calls from lawmakers in his own party for him to abandon …
Election 2024 live updates: House Democratic leader Jeffries says he met with Biden
In a letter to members of his caucus Friday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said he “requested and was graciously granted a private meeting with President Joe Biden.” In the Thursday evening meeting — held the same day as Biden’s high-stakes news conference at NATO — Jeffries says he “directly expressed the full breadth …
Three more House Democrats call on Biden to drop out of presidential race
Three more House Democrats have called on President Biden to end his re-election campaign after the 81-year-old called Kamala Harris “Vice President Trump” at a closely-watched press conference Thursday night. Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Rep. Eric Sorensen and Rep. Scott Peters became the latest in the party to …
Black Democrats are emblematic of a House torn over Biden
President Biden’s already tenuous support among House Democrats showed further signs of fraying Thursday, as the group of lawmakers most loyal to the president descended into feuding about his future. The Congressional Black Caucus — roughly 60 House Democrats who represent Biden’s fiercest champions — earlier this week seemed to publicly embrace the president, even …
Nearly all NY House Democrats up for re-election have publicly sided with Biden — despite prez’s numerous gaffes, disastrous debate
President Biden has watched helplessly in recent weeks as a growing number of supporters have publicly voiced misgivings about whether the 81-year-old incumbent has what it takes to defeat Donald Trump a second time. Since the president’s dreadful showing at the June 27 debate in Atlanta, prominent doubters have emerged in a steadily increasing drip, …
2024 election live updates: Biden to hold solo press conference
Hawaii Democratic Rep. Ed Case and Arizona Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton became the 12th and 13th House Democrats to call on President Joe Biden to step aside. “I do not believe President Biden should continue his candidacy for re-election as President,” Rep. Chase said in a statement. “This has nothing to do with his character …
Republican push to hold Garland in inherent contempt over Biden interview audio fails
A Republican congresswoman’s effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt for refusing to turn over audio tapes of special counsel Robert Hur’s interview with President Joe Biden failed on Thursday. Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna’s measure was rejected in a 204 to 210 vote. Four Republicans — Reps. John Duarte, David Joyce, …
Opinion | The House could flip to the GOP. That’s what Biden needs to focus on.
The biggest risk to the country is not the return of Donald Trump to the White House. It’s the return of Donald Trump to the White House combined with both houses of Congress in Republican control, leaving Trump free to enact his agenda without guardrails. Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) expressed fear about this prospect in …
Tensions flare between White House and press corps over Biden health
Things devolved quickly on Monday afternoon when White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced a press corps that had grown increasingly frustrated over the previous week. “My first [question] to you is on the credibility of this White House when it comes to talking about the president’s health,” said Associated Press correspondent Zeke Miller. Soon, …