Joe Biden's career in pictures: From one of the US's youngest senators to its oldest president
5 months ago

Joe Biden's career in pictures: From one of the US's youngest senators to its oldest president

ABC  

After intense pressure from his party, US President Joe Biden has chosen not to contest the presidential election later this year. Joe Biden exits the 2024 presidential race Photo shows President Biden stands in front of a microphone wearing a black suit and blue tie with an American flag pinned to his lapel After a shambolic debate performance, worries about Mr Biden's capacity to win another term became too loud to ignore. US President Barack Obama presents Mr Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the State Dining Room of the White House in 2017, one of his final acts as president. Before he became president, one of Mr Biden's election promises was to address skyrocketing student debt.

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How Joe Biden, once too young for Senate, became the oldest US President
1 month ago

How Joe Biden, once too young for Senate, became the oldest US President

India Today  

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr's long and storied political journey, spanning half a century, is drawing to a close. Joe Biden’s political story began as a young, ambitious leader who, at just 29 years old, defeated seasoned Republican incumbent Caleb Boggs to win a US Senate seat in 1972. Biden’s career spans nearly five decades, including eight years as Vice President …

Joe Biden drops out of the presidential race, amid Democratic donor pressure
5 months ago

Joe Biden drops out of the presidential race, amid Democratic donor pressure

Salon  

President Joe Biden will leave the presidential ticket, bowing to pressure from top donors, moderate representatives and strategists within the Democratic Party. Initially steadfast, President Biden received the vocal support of top Democrats including former President Barack Obama and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, and took to the campaign trail to crush chatter, making roughly two dozen stops in the two …

Joe Biden's campaign says he is 'absolutely' staying in the race, insisting he is the best person to defeat Donald Trump at the election
5 months ago

Joe Biden's campaign says he is 'absolutely' staying in the race, insisting he is the best person to defeat Donald Trump at the election

ABC  

Joe Biden is insistent on staying in the presidential race, despite a growing thrum of concern among senior Democrats who say he may not be able to defeat Donald Trump in the 2024 election. His campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillion also spoke with MSNBC's morning show on Friday, local time, saying he is "absolutely" still in the race. Loading Instagram …

Biden vows to stay in race as more Democrats ask him to drop out
5 months ago

Biden vows to stay in race as more Democrats ask him to drop out

Al Jazeera  

Standoff between 81-year-old president and his party expected to intensify as 12 more Democrats ask him to step aside. “By passing the torch, he would secure his legacy as one of our nation’s greatest leaders and allow us to unite behind a candidate who can best defeat Donald Trump and safeguard the future of our democracy,” he said. “He’s not …

Biden faces more pressure from Democrats to abandon re-election bid
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden faces more pressure from Democrats to abandon re-election bid

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden faced more calls from fellow Democrats to abandon his re-election bid on Friday, following a news conference in which he delivered nuanced responses but occasionally stumbled over his words. It was unclear whether Mr. Biden’s performance would convince doubters in his party that he is their best bet to defeat Republican Donald Trump in the November 5 …

‘Joe Biden feels he did a phenomenal…,’ say netizens after US President refers Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky as ‘Putin’
5 months, 1 week ago

‘Joe Biden feels he did a phenomenal…,’ say netizens after US President refers Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky as ‘Putin’

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden on Sunday, July 11, misleadingly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” during the NATO summit, in another major setback for the 81-year-old, who is is under intense scrutiny amid concerns over his mental condition and clamour for his withdrawal from running for the president's post. One’s a prosecutor, and the other’s a felon.” …

Jill Biden's campaign blitz to defend Joe, 81, as he ignores mountain of calls to drop out... and she faces questions on hiding his ailing condition from the public
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Jill Biden's campaign blitz to defend Joe, 81, as he ignores mountain of calls to drop out... and she faces questions on hiding his ailing condition from the public

Daily Mail  

Jill Biden heads to three key battleground states on Monday to campaign for her husband as more Democrats publicly call on Joe Biden to exit the presidential race. Jill Biden heads to three key battleground states on Monday to campaign for her husband as more Democrats publicly call on Joe Biden to exit the presidential race She has stood by …

As Joe Biden faces increasing calls to step aside from the presidential race, here are the Democrat voices publicly asking him to drop out
5 months, 2 weeks ago

As Joe Biden faces increasing calls to step aside from the presidential race, here are the Democrat voices publicly asking him to drop out

ABC  

As the race to become president of the United States continues to heat up, members of the Democratic party fear for their leader Joe Biden's prospects of retaining the White House. "Recognising that, unlike Trump, President Biden's first commitment has always been to our country, not himself, I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to …

President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination
9 months, 1 week ago

President Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, who took office aiming to steady a nation convulsed by the coronavirus pandemic and the Jan. 6 insurrection, clinched a second straight Democratic nomination Tuesday and set up an all-but-certain rematch with the predecessor he blames for destabilizing the country. And after campaigning to reverse Trump’s immigration crackdown, Biden’s White House struggled to process record …

Can President Joe Biden win US re-election?
1 year, 7 months ago

Can President Joe Biden win US re-election?

Al Jazeera  

US president announces his re-election bid, likely pitting him against Donald Trump. Joe Biden is to run again for the United States presidency – saying he wants to finish the job he started after replacing Donald Trump in the 2020 election. But at age 80, Biden is the oldest president in US history – brushing off concerns about his fitness …

US President Joe Biden says he plans to run in 2024 presidential election
1 year, 8 months ago

US President Joe Biden says he plans to run in 2024 presidential election

ABC  

US President Joe Biden says he plans to run in the 2024 election as the Democratic candidate, but is not yet ready to make an official announcement. but we're not prepared to announce it yet," Mr Biden said in an interview with NBC's Today show, before the White House Easter Egg Roll. Top White House advisers are set to make …

Biden reelection bid faces resistance from some Democrats
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden reelection bid faces resistance from some Democrats

Associated Press  

LACONIA, N.H. — Steve Shurtleff was at Joe Biden’s side in 2019 when he filed papers in the New Hampshire State House to run for president. In an interview, Khanna said it was “political malpractice” for the Democratic National Committee, under Biden’s direction, to threaten New Hampshire’s status. “And now he’s gonna do it again.” Despite such optimism, Democrats across …

Joe Biden: From being one of the youngest senators to oldest US president
3 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden: From being one of the youngest senators to oldest US president

India TV News  

Joe Biden, known as a peoples' person, a reformer, an unifier and a healer, rose remarkably from humble beginnings to become the oldest American president in US history on Wednesday, reaching the pinnacle of his political career spanning nearly five decades. Biden's inauguration as the 46th US president is already historic as for the first time ever a woman, Kamala …

Joe Biden: From being one of the youngest senators to oldest US president
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden: From being one of the youngest senators to oldest US president

Live Mint  

Third time lucky is an apt phrase to describe the remarkable rise of Joe Biden, a veteran in US politics for around five decades, from being one of the youngest senators in history to the oldest American president. Biden, a familiar face to many Americans who has spent five decades in Washington and served two terms in the White House …

US Elections 2020 | Joe Biden: Know All About The Man Who Is Giving Trump A Knife-Edge Fight
4 years, 1 month ago

US Elections 2020 | Joe Biden: Know All About The Man Who Is Giving Trump A Knife-Edge Fight

ABP News  

US Election Result Highlights: Trump Keeps Largest Swing State Florida, Biden Clinches California | Check Results In Key States Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee for the US Presidential Elections 2020 is fighting hard to achieve his decades-long dream of winning the White House, for the third time. At the time doctors told him a White House campaign may have killed …

Profile: President-Elect Joe Biden, a life in service
4 years, 3 months ago

Profile: President-Elect Joe Biden, a life in service

Al Jazeera  

Biden, who has spent most of his adult life in politics, will face off against President Donald Trump in November. The pair developed a close relationship from what had initially been a more strategic pairing, with Biden credited for using his working-class roots, folksy flourishes and experience to help shore up support for the country’s first Black president from older …

Joe Biden, aging Democratic lion and presidential hopeful
4 years, 4 months ago

Joe Biden, aging Democratic lion and presidential hopeful

India Today  

Joe Biden, scarred by tragedy and in the twilight of a long career, is finally being elevated as the Democratic presidential nominee, betting he can win over Americans tired of his polar opposite: Donald Trump. While Trump derides the 77-year-old Washington insider as "Sleepy Joe," Biden wagers that after the Republican's turbulent reign, Americans wouldn't mind some rest after all. …

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