Biden’s alliance with the left has worked, but will it last?
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden’s alliance with the left has worked, but will it last?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden wasn’t progressives’ first choice for the White House in 2020. “The White House is going to need Dems to be defending the White House’s economic record.” The movement of progressives into the Biden camp came against long odds. The result was a Biden wish list that looked much like the left’s: sweeping COVID-19 aid, tax credits for families, free community college, universal child care, public works spending, policies to address climate change. Klain, Biden’s top aide, told at least one frustrated House Democrat who wanted to say something publicly about the letter that Democrats needed to direct their energy toward Republicans before the election rather than at each other, according to two officials who were not authorized to publicly discuss private conversations and spoke on condition of anonymity. “If Democrats lose some power this election, the White House and the entire party will benefit from very clear distinctions on popular issues like Social Security, and progressives are the ones who innately are more equipped to be full-throated in making the case for these popular economic priorities,” said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and a former adviser to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat who ran for president in 2020.

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Democrats split after Biden shook hands with Trump — the man he spent years calling a threat to democracy
2 months ago

Democrats split after Biden shook hands with Trump — the man he spent years calling a threat to democracy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Biden — smiling next to a man he was running against for his re-election …

Trump and Biden bond over ‘tough’ politics in historic White House meeting despite evident awkwardness
2 months ago

Trump and Biden bond over ‘tough’ politics in historic White House meeting despite evident awkwardness

Hindustan Times  

Outgoing President Joe Biden promised President-elect Donald Trump a smooth transition as the latter returned to the White House on Wednesday. US President Joe Biden, right, and President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Biden will argue in favor of continued US aid to …

Trump and Biden agree to "smooth transition" at White House meeting
2 months ago

Trump and Biden agree to "smooth transition" at White House meeting

Salon  

President-elect Donald Trump visited the White House on Wednesday for the first time since leaving office in 2021 to meet with President Joe Biden. Biden told Trump he is looking forward to a “smooth transition” come January, saying that his administration will do "everything we can to make sure you're accommodated." First Lady Jill Biden had also invited Melania Trump …

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, 3 weeks 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 …

Joe Biden faces increasing pressure to quit the race, but has spent a lifetime overcoming the odds
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Joe Biden faces increasing pressure to quit the race, but has spent a lifetime overcoming the odds

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — To borrow a favorite phrase from the man himself, President Joe Biden is at an inflection point. First with private signals, and now with coordinated leaks, some of the most influential Democrats in the country — among them Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer — let it be known they had doubts about Biden’s viability. Former President …

Biden vows to stay in race in letter to Congressional Democrats
6 months, 1 week ago

Biden vows to stay in race in letter to Congressional Democrats

China Daily  

US Vice-President Kamala Harris speaks with President Joe Biden on a White House balcony during an Independence Day celebration in Washington DC, US on July 4. WASHINGTON -- In a letter to Democratic lawmakers on Monday, US President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, vowed to stay in the race despite concerns about his physical and mental fitness following …

Democrats remain split over Biden's future in the party
6 months, 1 week ago

Democrats remain split over Biden's future in the party

NPR  

Democrats remain split over Biden's future in the party toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Despite mounting pressure over the weekend from Democrats calling on Biden to step aside from the campaign, the proverbial dam did not break when lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill. “And because I know President Biden cares deeply about the future of our country, I am asking …

Staying in the race till the end, time to unite: Biden tells Dems on the Hill
6 months, 1 week ago

Staying in the race till the end, time to unite: Biden tells Dems on the Hill

Hindustan Times  

Washington: US President Joe Biden, who remains the presumptive Democratic nominee for the 2024 elections, told his party colleagues on Monday that he is “firmly committed to staying in the race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump”. As concerns about the viability of his candidacy have persisted and grown, Biden, in a letter to …

Biden’s focus shifts to this week’s NATO summit. But questions about his campaign may only intensify
6 months, 1 week ago

Biden’s focus shifts to this week’s NATO summit. But questions about his campaign may only intensify

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will shift this week from focusing on campaigning for reelection to hosting a NATO summit. Congress is also heading back into session, meaning there will be face-to-face meetings where Democratic lawmakers can discuss concerns about Biden’s ability to stay in the presidential race for its final four months — not to mention handle another term …

Congressional Democrats are divided over Biden's future after debate performance
6 months, 1 week ago

Congressional Democrats are divided over Biden's future after debate performance

NPR  

Congressional Democrats are divided over Biden's future after debate performance toggle caption Chris Kleponis/AFP via Getty Images Democrats returned to Capitol Hill Monday still deeply divided over President Biden and his future within the party. Senior Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said in a statement that "President Biden must do more to demonstrate he can campaign strong enough to beat …

Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill
6 months, 1 week ago

Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support for him on Capitol Hill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A defiant President Joe Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness to keep campaigning, much less win in November. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., told The New York Times that though he backs Biden as long as he is a candidate, …

Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support on Capitol Hill
6 months, 1 week ago

Biden vows to keep running as signs point to rapidly eroding support on Capitol Hill

LA Times  

A defiant President Biden vowed Wednesday to keep running for reelection, rejecting growing pressure from Democrats to withdraw after a disastrous debate performance raised questions about his readiness to keep campaigning, much less win in November. Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva told the New York Times that although he backs Biden as long as he is a candidate, this “is an …

US Election: Joe Biden dispels doubts over White House race with a strong message, ‘I know how to do this job’
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US Election: Joe Biden dispels doubts over White House race with a strong message, ‘I know how to do this job’

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden, for now has put an end to all speculation about whether he will continue the presidential race. US President Joe Biden to continue in the race, sends out strong message after weekend with family at Camp David. Despite his shaky debate performance, Biden's family urged him to stay in the race and criticized his staff's preparation …

Biden and Trump’s main challenge? The apathetic voters who could decide the election
9 months, 1 week ago

Biden and Trump’s main challenge? The apathetic voters who could decide the election

LA Times  

A voter goes through their California primary ballot at a quiet polling station in Boyle Heights on last month’s Super Tuesday. “It’s essentially two incumbents running against each other, is how it feels,” said Jared Sichel, a GOP strategist and co-founder of the Costa Mesa-based Republican marketing firm Winning Tuesday. “The stakes of this election couldn’t be higher, and our …

Biden’s fraying coalition and Trump’s struggle with moderates: AP data shows nominees’ challenges
10 months ago

Biden’s fraying coalition and Trump’s struggle with moderates: AP data shows nominees’ challenges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have secured their party’s nominations for president, setting up a rematch of the 2020 election. Only about half of Black adults have approved of Biden’s job performance in recent months, down from 94% in early 2021 — a huge decline in satisfaction among a cornerstone of the Democratic coalition. AP-NORC …

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
10 months, 1 week ago

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing “resentment, revenge and retribution” and for jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad. “Freedom and democracy are under attack both at home and overseas at the very same time,” Biden said …

White House race: Biden versus Trump again
10 months, 1 week ago

White House race: Biden versus Trump again

Live Mint  

The stage is set for a Joe Biden-Donald Trump rematch in the US presidential election due in November after Trump swept 14 of the 15 primary elections in ‘Super Tuesday’ states, even as his Republican rival Nikki Haley reportedly decided to suspend her White House campaign. A survey by Bloomberg News/Morning Consult found Biden trailing in all swing states, which …

Senior Biden campaign officials kick-start coordination with House Democrats for 2024 race
11 months, 1 week ago

Senior Biden campaign officials kick-start coordination with House Democrats for 2024 race

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — Senior officials for President Joe Biden’s reelection effort met with House Democrats on Thursday to outline in detail post-Super Tuesday campaign plans — a strategy session that marks a significant boost in efforts to coordinate with lawmakers on organizing and communicating with voters nationwide. To that end, senior …

Biden’s Support From Progressives at Risk Over Border Bill and Israel
11 months, 1 week ago

Biden’s Support From Progressives at Risk Over Border Bill and Israel

Live Mint  

WASHINGTON—Four years ago, when President Biden clinched the Democratic nomination, he aggressively courted progressives, forming an alliance that helped propel him to the White House and has largely stayed intact. The poll found Biden’s approval rating overall to be the lowest of his presidency; additionally, the share of respondents who said Biden would do a better job than former President …

Barack Obama 'thinks Joe Biden could LOSE the White House next year', with president's polls continuing to tank as worries over his age and cost of living crisis persist
1 year ago

Barack Obama 'thinks Joe Biden could LOSE the White House next year', with president's polls continuing to tank as worries over his age and cost of living crisis persist

Daily Mail  

Barack Obama is concerned about Joe Biden's prospects for next year's election and 'feels that Democrats very well could lose', according to a report. With Donald Trump edging ahead in polls, and concerns about the president's age, immigration, Israel policy and economic plan denting confidence, a person described by The Wall Street Journal as being familiar with Obama's thinking said …

Column: Has the Democratic Party been led astray by progressive activists?
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Has the Democratic Party been led astray by progressive activists?

LA Times  

Leaders of his party may believe that President Biden is a fairly conservative, old-school centrist Democrat, but most Democratic voters do not. According to a recent poll conducted by the Democratic firm, Blueprint, only 5% of Americans say that Joe Biden is “far more conservative than me.” Ask yourself, what percentage of Democratic activists, liberal TV hosts, White House staffers, …

Joe Biden feuds with Obama aide over 2024 odds
1 year, 2 months ago

Joe Biden feuds with Obama aide over 2024 odds

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden appears to be engaged in a bitter feud …

Top progressives are backing Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign. But some activists have reservations
1 year, 5 months ago

Top progressives are backing Joe Biden’s 2024 campaign. But some activists have reservations

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — President Joe Biden would seem an unnatural fit for the activists at Netroots Nation, an annual gathering of progressives that was created to harness online rage over George W. Bush’s administration. “And it’s very frustrating to be a working-class American and being fed this ‘vote blue’ narrative, when the real conditions of our everyday lives are not changing.” …

DC Edit | Biden vs Trump in 2024?
1 year, 8 months ago

DC Edit | Biden vs Trump in 2024?

Deccan Chronicle  

It is a sequel very few Americans may wish to see as Mr Joe Biden announced his decision to run for US President again and will, in all probability, face his predecessor Mr Donald Trump in a geriatric contest that will be put to vote on November 5, 2024. A polarised America must choose between an ageing incumbent who, however, …

Biden admin celebrates new bridges as campaign season nears
1 year, 9 months ago

Biden admin celebrates new bridges as campaign season nears

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $300 million to help repair or replace more than a dozen bridges across the country, closing out a three-week tour to highlight the benefits of infrastructure investments in local communities. During the administration’s “Investing in America” tour, Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other officials held more than 50 events across 25 …

How Biden leaves wiggle room to opt against reelection bid
1 year, 10 months ago

How Biden leaves wiggle room to opt against reelection bid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden exudes confidence as the next race for the White House approaches. The Democratic National Committee has unanimously expressed “our full and complete support” for Biden’s reelection. “But there’s too many other things we have to finish in the near term before I start a campaign.” While Biden’s standing among Democratic officials is solid, actual voters …

Analysis: Biden confronts doubters with State of the Union
1 year, 11 months ago

Analysis: Biden confronts doubters with State of the Union

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden stepped to the rostrum for his State of the Union address at what should be a high point of his presidency. And I’ll see you at the groundbreaking!” At another point, Biden accused Republicans of trying to curtail Social Security and Medicare benefits for older Americans, provoking shouts of “liar” from his critics. “At the end …

Analysis: Can Biden make his case for four more years?
1 year, 11 months ago

Analysis: Can Biden make his case for four more years?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The State of the Union is often considered the opening bid in an argument …

Biden rallies Democrats around accomplishments and against ‘extreme’ GOP ahead of possible 2024 bid
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden rallies Democrats around accomplishments and against ‘extreme’ GOP ahead of possible 2024 bid

CNN  

PHILADELPHIA CNN — President Joe Biden rallied Democrats ahead of a possible reelection bid Friday evening, leaning into the accomplishments of his first two years in office and revving up his attacks on “extreme MAGA Republicans.” “We have more to do,” Biden said at the Democratic National Committee’s winter meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The remarks at a downtown Philadelphia hotel …

Biden’s bullish 2024 talk does little to tamp down chatter
2 years ago

Biden’s bullish 2024 talk does little to tamp down chatter

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden toasted a reelection campaign with his French counterpart. Same goes for Sharpton, who reportedly told aides that Biden said of another run that he was going to “do it again” while the pair posed for a picture in the White House’s Roosevelt Room in August. I don’t know why he wouldn’t.” Still, Sharpton also said …

NEW POLL: Dems line up behind Biden while GOP support for Trump slips
2 years, 1 month ago

NEW POLL: Dems line up behind Biden while GOP support for Trump slips

Daily Mail  

Democrats are lining up behind President Joe Biden for the 2024 election after he managed to stave off a red wave in the midterms while Republican support for Donald Trump is on the decline. Democrats are lining up behind President Joe Biden for the 2024 election But Republican support for Donald Trump is on the decline But questions remain about …

US Midterm Elections 2022: Biden boosted as red wave subsides and will run for Presidency in 2024
2 years, 2 months ago

US Midterm Elections 2022: Biden boosted as red wave subsides and will run for Presidency in 2024

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden is feeling vindicated after holding off a Republican red wave on Tuesday evening, a move that has boosted his prospects going into 2024 presidential campaign. Even with more than 60 House races and four Senate races yet to be called, Biden is expected to defy historical tends of massive losses for a president's party in the midterms. …

Biden\'s next 2 years: Changes afoot whatever midterms bring
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden\'s next 2 years: Changes afoot whatever midterms bring

Deccan Chronicle  

WASHINGTON: Joe Biden's record was on the ballot even if his name wasn't. In private, though, White House aides have been drawing up contingencies should Republicans take control of one, or both, chambers of Congress —a scenario Biden acknowledged would make his life “more difficult”. Regardless of the outcome, the votes will help reshape the remainder of Biden's term after …

Breathing room for Biden: Big summer wins ease 2024 doubts
2 years, 4 months ago

Breathing room for Biden: Big summer wins ease 2024 doubts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and his allies hope big recent wins on climate, health care and more will at least temporarily tamp down questions among top Democrats about whether he will run for reelection. Cedric Richmond, one of Biden’s closest White House advisers before leaving for a senior Democratic National Committee job, said he wasn’t sure the spate of …

Two top House Dems decline to say Biden should run in 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

Two top House Dems decline to say Biden should run in 2024

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Two powerful House Democrats from New York each declined Tuesday to say that President Joe Biden should run for the White House again in 2024. Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney, two of the party’s establishment liberals who chair powerful committees and are competing for a Manhattan-area House seat, shied away from supporting the president when they …

Two top House Dems decline to say Biden should run in 2024
2 years, 5 months ago

Two top House Dems decline to say Biden should run in 2024

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Two powerful House Democrats from New York each declined Tuesday …

Most Democrats don’t want Biden to run again, new poll shows
2 years, 6 months ago

Most Democrats don’t want Biden to run again, new poll shows

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new poll from The New York Times and Siena …

Biden’s optimism collides with mounting political challenges
2 years, 6 months ago

Biden’s optimism collides with mounting political challenges

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrats are going to hold onto the House after November’s midterm elections. The seeming disconnect between Biden’s view and the political reality has some in the party worried the White House has not fully grasped just how bad this election year may be for Democrats. “We are treating it with that sense of urgency.” The president’s political message …

Biden’s leadership of Democrats faces test in next primaries
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden’s leadership of Democrats faces test in next primaries

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — In his telling, President Joe Biden’s political philosophy is rooted in Pennsylvania, where the son of Scranton grew up watching families struggle to make ends meet. In Oregon’s largely rural 5th Congressional District, Jamie McLeod-Skinner said she would “work my heart out” to support Biden’s agenda if she defeated his preferred candidate on Tuesday. “We respect President Biden, …

Biden risks progressives, Blacks with pivot to the center
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden risks progressives, Blacks with pivot to the center

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is signaling an election year shift to the center, embracing a strategy he hopes will protect fragile Democratic majorities in Congress. On domestic issues, he was perhaps most blunt in disavowing the push from some Black Lives Matter activists to “defund the police.” The calculated messages, threaded through one of the most important speeches of …

Former Bernie Sanders campaign manager: Biden will face progressive challenger in 2024
3 years ago

Former Bernie Sanders campaign manager: Biden will face progressive challenger in 2024

Salon  

Jeff Weaver, who ran Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign and was a Sanders adviser in 2020, predicted that President Joe Biden will face a progressive primary challenger in 2024 amid growing disillusionment on the left over the Democratic agenda. And I think he'll probably get demolished in the midterms," Corbin Trent, co-founder of the progressive No Excuses PAC and former …

Dems end deadlock, House hands Biden infrastructure win
3 years, 2 months ago

Dems end deadlock, House hands Biden infrastructure win

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim. But in an evening breakthrough brokered by Biden and House leaders, five moderates later agreed to back …

White House touts ‘productive’ meetings with Democratic leaders, moderates and progressives at critical moment for Biden’s agenda
3 years, 3 months ago

White House touts ‘productive’ meetings with Democratic leaders, moderates and progressives at critical moment for Biden’s agenda

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden ramped up his outreach to a wide swath of key Democrats in the House and Senate on Wednesday, hosting multiple groups including leadership, progressives and moderates from both chambers in a series of what the White House deemed “productive and candid” meetings at a key moment for his economic agenda. “This was an important opportunity …

Biden and Sanders, once rivals, are now partners in power
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden and Sanders, once rivals, are now partners in power

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Talkers both, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders stayed for an hour in the Oval Office, just two former rivals for the White House now acting as potential partners, negotiating a compromise both could live with. Sanders passionately made his case that Biden’s big infrastructure investment should go even bigger — and include his own longtime goal of dental, …

Once rivals, Biden and Sanders are now partners in power
3 years, 6 months ago

Once rivals, Biden and Sanders are now partners in power

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Talkers both, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders stayed for an hour in the Oval Office, just two former rivals for the White House now acting as potential partners, negotiating a compromise both could live with. Sanders passionately made his case that Biden’s big infrastructure investment should go even bigger — and include his own longtime goal of dental, …

As Biden reassures moderates on infrastructure, progressives worry
3 years, 6 months ago

As Biden reassures moderates on infrastructure, progressives worry

LA Times  

President Biden has kept progressives mostly happy during the first six months of his presidency. “We cannot afford a president and an administration that trades progress and policies that will make people’s lives better for the hope of bipartisanship when there is no track record, no history to suggest that is possible,” said Mary Creasman, the chief executive of the …

Biden’s first 100 days: Too early to pass judgement
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden’s first 100 days: Too early to pass judgement

Al Jazeera  

While the US president is currently riding high, history shows that there are plenty of pitfalls that lie ahead. But as Biden pushes forth on his aggressive agenda and with Democrats ready to defend their slim House and Senate majorities in the November 2022 midterms, it is important to note that history shows that a president’s first 100 days – …

At Biden's 100-Day Mark, Republicans Attempt To Paint His Policies As Far Left
3 years, 8 months ago

At Biden's 100-Day Mark, Republicans Attempt To Paint His Policies As Far Left

NPR  

At Biden's 100-Day Mark, Republicans Attempt To Paint His Policies As Far Left Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP Congressional Republicans are painting President Biden as captive to the progressive wing of his party despite the popularity of his major initiatives in his first 100 days in office. GOP leaders, and those thinking about running …

Progressives Show Patience With Biden, At Least Until Relief Bill Passes
3 years, 10 months ago

Progressives Show Patience With Biden, At Least Until Relief Bill Passes

NPR  

Progressives Show Patience With Biden, At Least Until Relief Bill Passes Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP Updated at 11:20 a.m. Sponsor Message Progressives are "strong partners in everything we do in this White House," said Emmy Ruiz, Biden's director of political strategy and outreach. "Well, apparently that's not going to occur because of the rules of …

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