As Biden walks away, does he become a lame duck president?
5 months ago

As Biden walks away, does he become a lame duck president?

Hindustan Times  

Washington: With President Joe Biden’s decision to quit the presidential race, it is clear that he will become a substantially weaker president in the remaining six months of his term. At the same time, whether Biden, no longer constrained by having to run for office and worry about political imperatives, can also feel liberated in exercising authority and pushing issues is to be seen. Indeed, just this week, Biden will host Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu — whose war Biden has supported but who also has defied Biden’s advice — in Washington DC. Biden’s final six months will indeed be among the most unusual for an American president in his first term in office.

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'Shadow president' Trump strides world stage
2 weeks ago

'Shadow president' Trump strides world stage

Raw Story  

Donald Trump does not take office until January 20, but on the world stage he is already acting as if he is US president. "It's not surprising at all that Trump would seek to already start playing shadow president," Colin Clarke, director of research at security consultancy The Soufan Group, told AFP. "It seems like the world is going a …

Biden has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats’ loss
1 month ago

Biden has become notably quiet after the 2024 election and Democrats’ loss

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has been notably quiet since the Democrats’ gut-wrenching defeat at the polls. His only public discussion of the outcome of the election came in a roughly six-minute speech in the Rose Garden two days after the election, when he urged people to “see each other not as adversaries but as fellow Americans” and to “bring …

Joe Biden breaks silence as Harris concedes defeat, invites president-elect Trump to White House
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Joe Biden breaks silence as Harris concedes defeat, invites president-elect Trump to White House

Hindustan Times  

On Thursday, US President Joe Biden congratulated President-elect Donald Trump on his victory and invited him to visit the White House. US President Joe Biden and president-elect Donald Trump. Donald Trump's victory Donald Trump won the US presidential election for a second term, handing Harris a shock defeat in one of the most remarkable comebacks in American electoral history. “I …

Far from the race he once envisioned, Joe Biden closes out contest in Scranton
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Far from the race he once envisioned, Joe Biden closes out contest in Scranton

Politico  

And instead, Biden is spending the closing stretch of this neck-and-neck race and the last presidential campaign season of his 52-year political career hopscotching between campaign spots in this pivotal swing state and his Wilmington, Delaware, home, stumping for his vice president in some of the places he’s guaranteed to be beloved and — crucially — can do no harm. …

As Joe Biden pledges to 'pass the torch', his VP is sharpening her attacks on Donald Trump
4 months, 4 weeks ago

As Joe Biden pledges to 'pass the torch', his VP is sharpening her attacks on Donald Trump

ABC  

Welcome back to your weekly update on US politics, where North America bureau chief Jade Macmillan catches you up on the biggest developments in America as we hurtle towards election day in November. Biden followed up by meeting Israel's prime minister, a day after Benjamin Netanyahu told Congress he would settle for nothing less than "total victory" against Hamas. Asked …

Biden aims for more achievements despite the bane of lame-duck presidents: diminished relevance
5 months ago

Biden aims for more achievements despite the bane of lame-duck presidents: diminished relevance

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden says he’s “determined to get as much done” as he possibly can in his final six months in the White House as he tries to beat back a defining force that his lame-duck predecessors struggled to vanquish: diminished relevance. “I’m still going to be fully fully engaged,” a gravelly voiced Biden, who is recovering from COVID-19 …

Netanyahu’s long history of confounding US presidents
5 months ago

Netanyahu’s long history of confounding US presidents

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. Netanyahu earned the undying enmity of former President Barack Obama for trying to tank the Iran nuclear deal. Former President Bill Clinton exploded after his first meeting with Netanyahu in 1996, telling aides, “Who’s the f—- superpower here,” according to the former Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller. Republican …

Joe Biden spent a lifetime working towards the White House. His age ultimately caught up with him
5 months ago

Joe Biden spent a lifetime working towards the White House. His age ultimately caught up with him

ABC  

Joe Biden's decision not to contest this year's US election will bring a decades-long political career to an end. "She's dead, isn't she," Mr Biden recalled asking his sister about his wife. Mr Biden started referring to Trump as a "convicted felon" and repeatedly criticised his handling of the January 6 attack, arguing he was not fit for the White …

From international allies, quiet relief and public praise as Biden quits race
5 months ago

From international allies, quiet relief and public praise as Biden quits race

LA Times  

President Biden and other Group of 7 world leaders at a summit in May 2023. The latest bombshell — President Biden bowing out of the presidential contest — elicited quiet relief among Washington’s closest U.S. allies in Europe, some of whom had been privately fretting over whether Biden’s age and frailty enhanced the prospect of another turn in office for …

Democrats hail Biden’s decision to not seek reelection as selfless. Republicans urge him to resign
5 months ago

Democrats hail Biden’s decision to not seek reelection as selfless. Republicans urge him to resign

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden’s historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Biden must step down from office immediately,” tweeted Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minn. Biden’s former chief of staff, Ron Klain, called on Democrats to quickly unite around Vice President Kamala Harris as the natural …

All the House and Senate Democrats who publicly called on Biden to drop out of 2024 race
5 months ago

All the House and Senate Democrats who publicly called on Biden to drop out of 2024 race

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. Here are the 37 lawmakers who publicly called for the president to stand aside: …

Joe Biden Drops Out of 2024 Presidential Race
54 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden Drops Out of 2024 Presidential Race

Wired  

President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race on Sunday following a nearly monthlong pressure campaign mounted by Democratic leaders and donors to oust him. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on …

Joe Biden Drops Out of US Presidential Race, Says Will Speak In Detail Later This Week
5 months ago

Joe Biden Drops Out of US Presidential Race, Says Will Speak In Detail Later This Week

News 18  

US President Joe Biden said he is standing down and will not run for reelection on Sunday. Harris who also welcomed Biden’s decision and vowed to win the party’s nomination and defeat Donald Trump in the November elections. This move throws the White House race into an uncharted territory which already became tense following the recent attempt on the life …

Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race after debate disaster
5 months ago

Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race after debate disaster

Daily Mail  

Joe Biden stunningly dropped out of the 2024 presidential race on Sunday in a political earthquake never seen this close to an election. President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and ended his reelection bid after a slew of backlash for his car crash debate performance on June 27 against Donald Trump 'It has been the greatest …

Biden admits to key ally he may need to quit: N.Y. Times
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Biden admits to key ally he may need to quit: N.Y. Times

Raw Story  

President Joe Biden has heard calls for him to step aside after his debate debacle, and he's reportedly considering it. The president has told a key ally he realizes he may not be able to convince voters that he is up to the task of winning the election and serving another term, and that individual told the New York Times …

U.S. presidential election 2024: Growing clamour for Biden to step down; he says here to stay to defeat Trump
5 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. presidential election 2024: Growing clamour for Biden to step down; he says here to stay to defeat Trump

The Hindu  

Following a disastrous performance at the debate stage in Atlanta, there is a growing clamour within the ruling Democratic party and the mainstream American media for President Joe Biden to step down from the presidential race. "Research during the debate shows us converting more undecided voters than Trump did, in large part because of his conduct on January 6," Mr. …

There is one big reason why Joe Biden refuses to step aside
5 months, 3 weeks ago

There is one big reason why Joe Biden refuses to step aside

Salon  

President Joe Biden is running against a man with 34 felony convictions, two impeachments and a historically bungled attempt to manage a pandemic. An observer might be forgiven for assuming that, as former Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz told Salon in 2019, the American people would never stand for a president who behaves like Trump. "George Washington set an important precedent …

Trump gloats over Biden’s debate performance at a Virginia rally
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump gloats over Biden’s debate performance at a Virginia rally

The Hindu  

Former President Donald Trump gloated on Friday over President Joe Biden’s often halting performance at the first debate ahead of the November election, saying Democrats have no better choices while calling the Democratic incumbent “the most incompetent president" in U.S. history. Trump spoke to thousands of supporters Friday at a rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, a day after President Biden’s disappointing …

JOE BIDEN MUST DROP OUT
5 months, 3 weeks ago

JOE BIDEN MUST DROP OUT

Raw Story  

In its 20-year history, Raw Story — the largest independent U.S. progressive news site — has never issued an editorial, let alone endorsed a political candidate. In this regard, President Joe Biden — as correct as he's been on policy — has failed. Last night, Biden confirmed that on the biggest of stages, pitted against his most formidable foe, Donald …

Joe Biden’s mental capacity is an election issue – the Democrats must replace him now
6 months ago

Joe Biden’s mental capacity is an election issue – the Democrats must replace him now

The Independent  

Over the past week, discussion of the US presidential election has dramatically shifted from Joe Biden’s chances of winning a second term, to his chances of contesting the election at all. Given how relatively little of Biden’s presidency remains, however, the Democratic Party’s grey eminences would most likely be satisfied with a new nominee, rather than trying to oust a …

Bill Ackman fumes over Biden being helped off stage by Obama, 'his second term is a grave threat’
6 months, 1 week ago

Bill Ackman fumes over Biden being helped off stage by Obama, 'his second term is a grave threat’

Hindustan Times  

Bill Ackman has expressed his concerns over a video where former president Barack Obama was seen guiding a confused Joe Biden off stage as the president appeared to freeze at a Los Angeles fundraiser. Bill Ackman says ‘advancing Biden for second term’ will put world at ‘great risk’ Ackman took to social media to express his disappointment with the Democratic …

Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it’s Donald Trump’s
7 months, 1 week ago

Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it’s Donald Trump’s

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda -- often Donald Trump’s. Biden wants the 2024 election to be a referendum on Trump’s record and plans, but he also wants voters to look favorably on his own policies and actions. Well, we’re going to not let them forget.” Biden frequently highlights Trump’s efforts …

DC Edit | Iowa boost for Trump’s WH bid
11 months ago

DC Edit | Iowa boost for Trump’s WH bid

Deccan Chronicle  

Former US President Donald Trump is, not surprisingly, the frontrunner for the Republican Party’s nomination for the US presidential election of November 2024 to challenge the White House occupant, Mr Joe Biden. A little over 50 per cent of the Iowa caucus vote was for Trump, setting him on his way to the nomination though his ineligibility to be on …

Biden is only the latest US president to be dragged into the Middle East – but can he make a difference?
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden is only the latest US president to be dragged into the Middle East – but can he make a difference?

The Independent  

It’s ironic that Joe Biden has become so embroiled in the Middle East. You must know that the Palestinians do not cry alone; their women are not widowed alone; their sons are not orphaned alone.” Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin, left, and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat shake hands marking the signing of the Oslo peace accords between Israel and the …

What if Joe Biden decided against running for re-election?
1 year, 5 months ago

What if Joe Biden decided against running for re-election?

Hindustan Times  

PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN is literally living history. When he began his campaign to unseat Donald Trump, Mr Biden intimated that he would not seek a second term, presenting himself as an elder statesman who would calm the nation’s turbulent politics before a younger generation took over. The proximate cause was the midterm elections, which did not go nearly as badly …

DC Edit | Biden vs Trump in 2024?
1 year, 7 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, …

Joe Biden officially announces he's running for re-election as US President
1 year, 7 months ago

Joe Biden officially announces he's running for re-election as US President

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday officially announced that will seek a second White House term in 2024. The 80-year-old Democrat - the oldest US president ever - could see him facing Donald Trump again as the latter announced his re-election bid earlier. That’s why I’m running for reelection as President of the United States.” The video opens with imagery …

Joe Biden officially launches 2024 re-election campaign, says 'let's finish the job'
1 year, 7 months ago

Joe Biden officially launches 2024 re-election campaign, says 'let's finish the job'

India TV News  

Joe Biden, President of the United States, on Tuesday announced that he will be running for the upcoming Presidential elections scheduled to be held in 2024. Biden argues that abortion rights, the defence of democracy, voting rights and the social safety net will be among the most important issues on the ballot in 2024. In the video, Biden dubbed the …

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 …

Biden: ‘My plan is to run for reelection’ in 2024
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden: ‘My plan is to run for reelection’ in 2024

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President Joe Biden on Thursday said he would likely seek reelection in 2024, but the 78-year-old Democrat left open the possibility of stepping aside after one term. I’ve never been able to plan four-and-a-half, three-and-a-half years ahead for certain.” Traditionally, there is no question as to whether a first-term president will run for reelection. Should he run …

Opinion: Biden is hitting the reset button with Israel
3 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: Biden is hitting the reset button with Israel

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Aaron David Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and author of “The End of Greatness: Why America Can’t Have Another Great President.” Miller was a Middle East negotiator in Democratic and Republican administrations. And yet in his visit to the State Department last week, Biden listed America’s “closest friends” with whom he …

Analysis: Biden issues call to unity that comes with urgency
3 years, 11 months ago

Analysis: Biden issues call to unity that comes with urgency

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As newly inaugurated leaders often do, President Joe Biden began his tenure with a ritual call for American unity. But standing on the same Capitol steps where just two weeks ago violent rioters laid siege to the nation’s democracy, Biden’s words felt less like rhetorical flourishes and more like an urgent appeal to stabilize a country reeling from …

Joe Biden won't be draining any swamp in Washington, but trying to replenish it with a splash of goodwill
3 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden won't be draining any swamp in Washington, but trying to replenish it with a splash of goodwill

ABC  

Anyone who's witnessed pain or suffering naturally wants to find a balm that can take it all away. In America today that translates to fervent supporters getting past Donald Trump's defeat, coronavirus vaccines doing their job, trillions of dollars in additional stimulus working and world leaders trusting that all remnants of Trump's "America First" approach ended when he left the …

Joe Biden: Stumbles, Tragedies And, Now, Delayed Triumph as 46th US President
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden: Stumbles, Tragedies And, Now, Delayed Triumph as 46th US President

News 18  

Days before he left the White House in 2017, President Barack Obama surprised Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, declaring his septuagenarian, white-haired lieutenant the best vice president Americas ever had, a lion of American history. Biden first joined a Democratic primary race shaped by nearly two dozen rivals — most considerably younger — already deep into an …

Joe Biden set to be 46th US president, promises to restore political normalcy as Trump's chaotic presidency nears end
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden set to be 46th US president, promises to restore political normalcy as Trump's chaotic presidency nears end

Firstpost  

The race, which concluded after four tense days of vote-counting in a handful of battlegrounds, was a singular referendum on Trump in a way no president’s reelection has been in modern times Joseph Robinette Biden Jr was elected the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, promising to restore political normalcy and a spirit of national unity to confront …

Maybe I'll have to leave the country if Biden wins: Donald Trump
4 years, 2 months ago

Maybe I'll have to leave the country if Biden wins: Donald Trump

India TV News  

US President Donald Trump joked that he would have to leave the country if he loses the November 3 election to his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Trump made the remarks at a campaign event in Macon, Georgia, on Friday night, The Hill news website reported "I shouldn't joke because you know what? Reacting to Trump's statement, the former Vice President …

US election: Joe Biden vows to defeat Donald Trump at DNC, end America's 'season of darkness'
4 years, 4 months ago

US election: Joe Biden vows to defeat Donald Trump at DNC, end America's 'season of darkness'

Firstpost  

The keynote address was the speech of a lifetime for Biden, who would be the oldest president ever elected if he defeats incumbent Trump in November Wilmington: Joe Biden accepted the Democratic presidential nomination with a vow to be a unifying “ally of the light” who would move an America in crisis past the chaos of President Donald Trump’s tenure. …

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