Progressives are standing behind President Biden, turning their constant critique of him into solidarity at a pivotal moment. The question is: For how long? Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and the rest of the Squad are defending the 81-year-old president as several of their moderate colleagues on Capitol Hill have called for...
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) has been reshaping how he talks about abortion amid widespread speculation that he could be tapped as former President Trump's running mate. Much like Trump, who is expected to announce his vice president pick by this weekend, Vance has been trying to show he can moderate on the issue. He previously...
The Supreme Court sidestepped major questions involving the internet in its last term, even as it weighed issues with the potential to be highly consequential for online speech and social media rights. The court’s docket included a handful of cases that raised questions about efforts to curb misinformation online and companies’ rights to moderate content on their own...
The Biden administration opened a line with the cryptocurrency industry Wednesday, as the White House and Democrats find themselves increasingly at odds with powerful players in the digital assets space. Anita Dunn, a senior adviser to President Biden, met with dozens of crypto leaders in her personal capacity on Wednesday at a roundtable organized by crypto-friendly...
Hollywood appears to be heading for the hills over President Biden's reelection bid, and political experts say the loss of celebrity support could put a blockbuster-sized dent in his campaign. George Clooney sent shockwaves from Washington to the West Coast on Wednesday, when he released a New York Times essay announcing he was doing an about-face on...
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) group withdrew its conditional endorsement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) after it said she is not supportive enough of the Palestinian efforts to end the Israel-Hamas war. In a memo Wednesday, the DSA credited Ocasio-Cortez for her "courageous positions on Palestine," but took issue with some of her recent...
Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.) became the 11th House Democrat to publicly call on President Biden to withdraw from the election and said the president's press conference Thursday evening didn’t change his mind. Schneider joined CNN’s Kaitlan Collins after Biden’s press conference where he said he though the president did “a fine job.” “He showed a...
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday warned against underestimating President Biden, describing him as a "very focused" leader following this week's NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. Scholz, who has been a vocal supporter of Biden's leadership in recent months, was asked by PBS News if he still believes the president can defeat former President Trump...
Body camera footage from Sen. John Fetterman’s (D-Pa.) car accident last month has been released by the Maryland State Police. The video, obtained by The Washington Post, shows Maryland State Police officers responding to the crash that left Fetterman’s black Chevrolet Traverse and a red Chevrolet sedan with heavy damage. According to the video, police...
President Biden said on Thursday that no poll or person has told him that he cannot win the November general election after his debate performance last month. Biden said at a solo press conference following the NATO Summit that seeing polling information that showed Vice President Harris would perform better against former President Trump than...
Democratic strategist David Axelrod in a post after President Biden's Thursday night press conference said his odds of winning the presidential race this fall are "very very slim." Axelrod said Biden's team "has not been very candid" with the president after Biden at the presser said no poll or person is telling him he cannot...
Delta Airlines issued an apology Thursday after the company's X account wrote the airline would also be "terrified" in response to a user who incorrectly said two flight attendants with Palestinian flag pins wore "Hamas badges." A user on X with the handle posted two images of Delta Airlines workers wearing Palestinian pin flags on...
Former first lady Melania Trump is expected to attend next week's Republican convention, though it remains to be seen whether she will deliver remarks there. A source familiar with the matter confirmed the former first lady will be in attendance for the Milwaukee, Wis., gathering where her husband, former President Trump, will accept the party's...
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) introduced a bill Thursday that would bar U.S. companies “appreciably” owned by foreign entities from donating or spending money in American elections. While foreign nationals are not legally allowed to spend in federal, state or local elections, companies registered in the U.S. that are partially owned...
The Utah Supreme Court ruled Thursday the GOP-controlled state Legislature was wrong to essentially bypass an independent redistricting commission created through a voter-approved ballot initiative and establish its own House maps instead. Utahans passed a ballot initiative in 2018 that established an independent redistricting commission, which would offer a set of maps to the state...
Two more House Democrats on Thursday joined the growing chorus of congressional lawmakers publicly calling on President Biden to withdraw from the 2024 race, increasing pressure on the president hours ahead of his highly anticipated press conference. Reps. Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) and Ed Case (D-Hawaii), in two separate statements Thursday, noted their public calls to...
President Biden will hold a highly-anticipated press conference in Washington on Thursday in which he is poised to face a barrage of questions from reporters about the calamity now surrounding his 2024 reelection campaign. The event is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m. ET and will close out this week’s NATO summit, in which the...
