Maine’s senior senator, a Republican, says it’s up to Biden and Democrats to decide whether he should remain on ballot.
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Key takeaways from Biden’s news conference: Insistence on staying in the race and flubbed names
The president insisted he’s not leaving the race even as a growing number of Democratic lawmakers ask him to step aside.
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Biden confronts crucial day in his campaign, as his team says no Democrat would do better
Campaign leaders say they want to continue touting Biden’s achievements in office, drawing a contrast with Trump and his policies, and redoubling their grassroots efforts to engage voters.
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Biden, at news conference, declares that he’s going to ‘complete the job,’ despite calls to bow out
The president batted away questions about his ability to serve another 4 years, even as he flubbed a reference to Donald Trump in one of his first answers.
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Republicans jump-start 2024 election challenges with Trump-inspired lawsuits
Critics say the challenges are legally frivolous, but are meant to further erode public confidence in elections and lay the groundwork to overturn the results if Donald Trump loses.
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House passes Republican bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, boosting election-year talking point
Safeguards already exist to verify voter eligibility and enforce the law against noncitizen voting, but the Republican fixation is part of a Trump campaign strategy of casting doubt on the election results should he lose.
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Presidential battle could play role in control of state capitols in several swing states
The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning a half-century of abortion rights showed both the influence of national politics in state elections and the importance of state legislatures.
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Nancy Pelosi urges Biden to decide on candidacy, despite his insistence he will stay
‘It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run. We’re all encouraging him to to make that decision, because time is running short,’ former House speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday on MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe.’
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George Clooney and the growing celebrity revolt against Biden
Clooney is one of the recent celebrities to speak out against President Biden’s election campaign following the president’s widely criticized debate performance.
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Biden’s support on Capitol Hill grimly uncertain. A seventh Democrat says he should drop out
The conversation was ‘dour’ and ‘sad’ in the House, lawmakers said, as they discussed their party leader who emphatically refuses to step aside.