Joe Biden, the presumptive Democrat nominee, is under mounting political pressure not to debate President Donald Trump this fall. In recent weeks, a bevy of political strategists, pundits, and even allies have intensified their efforts to push the former vice president’s campaign into reneging on the three customary presidential debates. […]
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Joe Biden’s campaign was forced on Wednesday to clarify comments the presumptive Democrat nominee made asserting President Donald Trump is the first racist to be elected to the White House. The former vice president, who in the past has lambasted Trump for his divisive rhetoric, made the bewildering statement on […]
The founder of a prominent political action committee opposing President Donald Trump’s reelection was arrested on Tuesday in part of a public corruption probe. Matthew Borges, a lobbyist and former chairman of the Ohio Republican Party, was arrested in connection to a year-long $60 million federal bribery scheme. According to prosecutors, […]
Progressive activists are signaling their opposition to former Gov. John Kasich’s (R-OH) expected appearance at next month’s Democratic National Convention to endorse Joe Biden. On Monday, the Associated Press reported that Kasich, a high-profile intraparty critic of President Donald Trump, would appear at the convention to speak on behalf of […]
Former Gov. John Kasich (R-OH) will reportedly endorse Joe Biden next month during a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Wisconsin. Kasich, a prominent intraparty critic of President Donald Trump, appeared poised to speak in support of the former vice president, according to the Associated Press. The former Ohio governor […]
The Lincoln Project, a political action committee run by a cadre of GOP campaign operatives opposed to President Donald Trump, has paid out more than two million dollars to firms owned by its founding members. The group, which was formed last December, has made national headlines for its viral ads, […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden is pledging to create a New Deal-style “Civilian Climate Corps” to mobilize “a new, diverse generation of patriotic Americans” for the battle against climate change. The presumptive Democrat nominee, who has frequently invoked former President Franklin D. Roosevelt on the campaign trail, made the pledge […]
Former President Barack Obama pulled in more than three million dollars from Chicago’s social elite at a virtual fundraiser hosted for Joe Biden on Thursday. The virtual event, Obama’s second in less than a month, was centered around a discussion between the former commander in chief and Gov. J.B. Pritzker […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has no plans to release her tax returns to the public, unless the 80-year-old lawmaker opts to make a run for the White House. Pelosi, who has long urged President Donald Trump to release his tax returns, made the remarks during a conference call on Thursday hosted by […]
A prominent columnist for the New York Times is urging Joe Biden’s campaign to rethink the terms agreed upon for the three debates between their candidate and President Donald Trump. “I worry about Joe Biden debating Donald Trump,” Thomas Friedman, a political and foreign affairs columnist at the Times wrote on Tuesday. […]
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democrat nominee, is pledging to rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO) on his first day in the White House in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States would exit the body. “Americans are safer when America is engaged in strengthening global health,” the […]
A lobbying and public relations firm tied to Hunter Biden, the youngest son of former Vice President Joe Biden, and the Ukrainian natural gas conglomerate Burisma Holdings, were the beneficiaries of a coronavirus relief loan from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Blue Star Strategies, which at one time was hired […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden urged Americans to commit to ripping “out the roots of systemic racism” on Saturday when delivering his Fourth of July message to the nation. Biden, the presumptive Democrat nominee, began his remarks by quoting the Declaration of Independence’s assertion that “all men are created equal.” […]
A new poll indicates that more than seven out of ten Democrat voters want former Vice President Joe Biden to pick a woman of color as his running mate. The poll, which was conducted by USA Today and Suffolk University by surveying 1,000 individuals nationwide, indicates that 72 percent of Democrats […]
A former top adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) is accusing Joe Biden’s campaign of ignoring credible progressive candidates in its search for a vice presidential nominee. Nina Turner, a onetime Ohio state senator who co-chaired Sanders’ failed 2020 campaign, told Hill.TV’s Rising on Thursday that the current makeup of Biden’s […]
Joe Biden claimed Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s “weak” stance on China empowered the communist nation to implement a crackdown on Hong Kong without fear of reprisal. The former vice president, who has faced attacks from the Trump campaign for being too favorable toward China, lambasted Beijing’s decision to institute a new national […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden is pushing back his timeline for announcing a running mate, seeming to signal his campaign has yet to find an acceptable candidate. Biden told reporters on Tuesday after delivering an address on the coronavirus pandemic that his campaign was still evaluating its options. In late […]
Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was eager to face off against President Donald Trump ahead of the general election, committing publicly to the customary three debates utilized in years prior. “I can hardly wait,” the former vice president told reporters after a speech lambasting Trump’s handling of the coronavirus […]
Joe Biden has taken the lead away from President Donald Trump in national polls, but his campaign may have serious issues with a lack of enthusiasm among his party’s core base. On Sunday, Trump’s deputy campaign manager, Bill Stepien, released a memo to the public outlining why they believed the […]
A cadre of Senate Democrats are already in talks to abolish the filibuster, provided former Vice President Joe Biden wins the November general election and their party secures a majority in the chamber. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), a progressive stalwart long in favor of scrapping the filibuster, has approached colleagues […]
The cancer research non-profit that former Vice President Joe Biden created after leaving the Obama administration in 2017 spent two thirds of its money on staff, with top executives getting as much as six-figures, before shuttering. The Washington Free Beacon reported on Thursday that the Biden Cancer Initiative directed 65 […]
Former Vice President Joe Biden voted to protect the tax-exempt status of privately-owned and operated segregated schools while serving in Congress. As a second-term United States senator from Delaware in 1979, Biden voted against revoking the “Dorian rider,” a legislative provision that prevented the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from rescinding […]
Joe Biden’s campaign is refusing President Donald Trump’s request to take part in more than three debates ahead of the general election in November. Jen O’Malley Dillon, the former vice president’s campaign manager, made the announcement on Monday in a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates, as first reported by the Washington […]
The top contenders to be former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate continue to be bogged down by past issues and local scandals. Biden, who has promised to make history by picking a woman as his vice presidential nominee, has stoked speculation on the topic in recent weeks. First, the […]