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President Biden’s campaign has concluded that there’s “no indication” anyone but Mr. Biden can beat Donald Trump, indirectly admitting that it has conducted polling that puts Vice President Kamala Harris atop the ticket amid concerns about Mr. Biden’s fitness to run that arose after his poor debate performance. According to a memo obtained by CBS
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Washington –– A Republican-led effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in inherent contempt of Congress fell short on Thursday, without enough support among House Republicans for a resolution to impose a fine of $10,000 per day on Garland for defying a congressional subpoena. In a 204 to 210 vote, four Republicans voted with all
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Washington — Senate Democrats met with top advisers to President Biden Thursday amid calls for the White House to do more to reassure the party about the president’s path to reelection and fitness for office after his performance in last month’s debate. At a special caucus lunch meeting, the senators heard from senior advisers to
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Project 2025, a 900-page blueprint for the next Republican president, is gaining attention for its proposals to overhaul the federal government. Among those changes: a major restructuring of the U.S. tax code. President Biden and Democrats have been citing Project 2025 in recent weeks as they seek to highlight what could be in store if
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President Biden is holding a solo press conference today — his first since November — to conclude the NATO summit in Washington, D.C., Thursday evening. It will be one of his biggest public tests since last month’s unsteady debate performance, which caused alarm among Democrats on Capitol Hill and raised questions about whether he should be
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Closing arguments continue at Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial Closing arguments continue at Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial 02:35 Washington — A lawyer for Sen. Bob Menendez finished his hours-long closing argument on Wednesday afternoon, saying “the U.S. wins” if the jury acquits the New Jersey Democrat of the 16 felony charges that stem from
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Actor and prominent Democrat fundraiser George Clooney is calling for President Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, even as Mr. Biden says he’s “firmly committed” to running. In a New York Times op-ed published Wednesday, Clooney urged the Democratic Party to choose a new nominee, pointing to Mr. Biden’s disastrous debate performance last month.
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Washington — Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York introduced articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito on Wednesday, ramping up Democrats’ disapproval of the high court in the wake of ethics issues and a spate of major decisions at the close of its latest term. It is all but
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Washington — A slow leak of Democratic lawmakers has begun to call for President Biden to withdraw from the race in the wake of his debate performance last month. Capitol Hill will be the focus of attention this week, as Democratic lawmakers face competing arguments about whether Mr. Biden should be the party’s nominee. So
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Washington — Nearly two weeks after a disastrous debate, President Biden remains adamant that he’s staying in the race amid circling doubts and reserved expressions of support from members of his party. He said this week in a letter to congressional Democrats he’s “firmly committed” to running, but some Democrats in Congress are still saying Mr.
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