Inside The Mounting Democratic Freakout Over Joe Biden’s Bad Debate
WASHINGTON ― So far, Reps. Lloyd Doggett (Texas) and Raúl Grijalva (Ariz.) are the only Democrats in Congress who have called on Joe Biden to drop out of the presidential race.
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FACT FOCUS: Trump wasn’t exonerated by the presidential immunity ruling, even though he says he was
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday misrepresented in a social media post what the U.S. Supreme Court’s Monday ruling on presidential immunity means for his civil and criminal cases.
Rep. Lloyd Doggett is first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party’s nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.”
Biden Sets Second Post-Debate Interview, This Time With NBC’s Lester Holt
President Biden has committed to his second major network interview since the debate debacle that has fueled questions about his continued candidacy.
Defense Secretary Austin says the US will provide $2.3 billion more in military aid to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that the U.S. will soon announce an additional $2.3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine, to include anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems.
Vermont’s Peter Welch becomes first Democratic senator to publicly call for Biden to step down
Vermont’s Peter Welch has become the first Democraticsenator to call for Joe Bidento step down as the party’s presidential nominee, saying that the stakes “could not be higher.”
Trump Is Expected to Meet With Orban, Hungary’s Prime Minister, in Florida
Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary will meet with former President Donald J. Trump in Florida on Thursday after the NATO summit in Washington, according to a Trump campaign official and a person close to the former president who was briefed on the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Mr. Trump has been a vocal supporter of Mr. Orban, and the meeting comes after a series of others by the Hungarian leader this month, including one with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, that caught many by surprise.
Starmer wants Nato to ‘lock in’ Trump proof military aid plan for Ukraine
Keir Starmer has indicated that he hopes the Nato summit in Washington will “Trump proof” aid to Ukraine to help it hold off Russia.