Month: July 2024

President Biden is expected to meet Wednesday with a group of Democratic governors in a closed-door meeting at the White House. It marks his latest effort to reassure supporters of his ability to win the November election following last week’s lackluster debate performance against former President Trump. The meeting comes amid increased concerns within the…
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Trump’s New York sentencing likely delayed while he tries to toss conviction after immunity ruling  POLITICOsource

As Biden digs in, some top Democrats want him out of the race this week  CNNsource

Trump hush money sentencing delayed until September as he mounts immunity defense  FOX 59 Indianapolissource

Kamala Harris Closes In on Donald Trump in Hypothetical 2024 Matchup, Beating Joe Biden’s Numbers: CNN Poll  PEOPLEsource

The president’s reelection campaign is going on the offensive as he tries to recover from last week’s disastrous debate against Donald Trump.

Bangor Daily News Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.comJared Golden represents Maine’s Second Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.After the first presidential debate, lots of Democrats…
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New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman urged President Biden to give serious consideration to leaving the presidential race in a column Wednesday, noting that former President Trump appears to be “salivating” at the idea of Biden staying in. “What does your worst enemy, Donald Trump, want you to do now? Then do the opposite,” Friedman…
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ProfileSectionstvFeaturedMore From NBCFollow NBC NewsThere are no new alerts at this timeIn presidential politics, momentum swings fast.Just ask Donald Trump.In less than a week, Trump’s legal woes have been significantly minimized for now by the courts, his once-daunting campaign cash deficit has all but disappeared, and a disastrous debate performance by President Joe Biden not…
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Donald Trump’s Vice-Presidential Contenders  The Wall Street Journalsource

Donald Trump‘s sentencing in his New York hush money case was delayed to Sept. 18 to address if the historic conviction should be thrown out after the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling that presidents enjoy broad immunity from criminal prosecution.“TOTAL EXONERATION!” Trump wrote on Truth Social after the news broke, although the delay doesn’t exonerate him…
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Watch CBS News By Anthony Salvanto, Kabir Khanna, Fred Backus, Jennifer De Pinto Updated on: July 3, 2024 / 8:01 AM EDT / CBS News The race for president has shifted in Donald Trump’s direction following the first 2024 presidential debate.  Trump now has a 3-point edge over President Biden across the battleground states collectively, and a…
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Ivanka Trump, former President Trump’s daughter and ex-adviser, weighed in on her father’s legal battles and recent conviction in a new podcast interview. “On a human level, it’s my father, and I love him very much,” she told the “Lex Fridman Podcast” in an episode released Tuesday. “So, it’s painful to experience. But ultimately, I…
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Trump attorney suggests 2020 elector fight was official presidential duty  Washington Timessource

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.As President Joe Biden attempts to reassure supporters following his widely panned debate performance on Thursday, Democrats still worried about having him at the top of the ticket in November have few realistic options at their disposal.As President Joe Biden attempts to reassure supporters following his widely panned…
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Trump attorney argues ‘fake electors’ scheme was an ‘official act’  The Hillsource

Watch CBS News By Graham Kates Updated on: July 2, 2024 / 7:45 PM EDT / CBS News The judge who presided over Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York agreed on Tuesday to postpone Trump’s sentencing hearing until September as he considers a challenge stemming from the Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity.Justice Juan…
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President Biden and former President Trump are even in the race for the White House, according to a poll of the race Reuters and Ipsos published Wednesday. Each candidate received 40 percent support in the poll. That’s a 2-point improvement for Biden, who trailed Trump 41 percent to 39 percent in an identical poll in…
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Being a pundit is a pretty choice job. That’s mostly because, right or wrong, pundits face practically no accountability for their work. It’s possible to be wrong — sometimes stunningly so — and still find yourself writing again next week. The media cycle moves faster than ever these days, and that speed ensures plenty of…
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Biden campaign, White House work to tamp down growing calls for change  The Washington Postsource

More than half of Americans surveyed said President Biden is “not fit” to serve another term in the Oval Office, according to a new poll released Tuesday amid the fallout from his lackluster debate performance last week. Sixty percent of Americans polled in the latest YahooNews/YouGov survey said Biden is not fit to serve another…
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The Memo: Democratic fears rise as Trump’s chances soar after debate, Supreme Court ruling  The Hillsource

The House Republicans’ campaign arm launched an ad targeting Vice President Harris on Wednesday, as some Democrats call on her to replace President Biden at the top of the party’s November ticket. “House Republicans are sharpening our knives if extreme House Democrats dump Joe Biden — or we will remind voters Kamala Harris is next…
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© THE INTERCEPTALL RIGHTS RESERVED There are substantial numbers of disenchanted Democrats, independents, and even Republicans who could be enthused by a Democratic alternative. President Joe Biden has an electability problem. To counter that reality — evident for months but put on the spotlight by a dismal debate performance last week — his campaign on…
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Former President Trump’s support has ticked up nationally and in battleground states, according to postdebate polling released Wednesday. The CBS News/YouGov survey found Trump is leading President Biden nationally with 50 percent of support among likely voters, compared to the incumbent’s 48 percent. It also found the former president narrowly edges out Biden in battleground…
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