Joe Biden’s closest confidants are wrestling with the same questions that 81.2 million of us who voted for him in 2020 have been mulling since the president’s disastrous debate against Donald Trump.
On Saturday, a fifth Democratic lawmaker said openly that Biden should not run again. Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota said that after what she saw and heard in the debate with Republican rival Donald Trump, and Biden's "lack of a forceful response" afterward, he should step aside "and allow for a new generation of leaders to step forward."
Put down the devices and linger in a good book this summer.
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Group hopes the successful recall and replacement of unsafe models will lead to the brand’s survival
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Flagging frivolous political charges.
Trump distances himself from Project to overhaul US administration
