Increasing shares of voters think he’s not up to the job. Yet choosing a new candidate at this late date is daunting and risky.
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Federal Reserve highlights its political independence as presidential campaign heats up
Donald Trump, in his time as president, repeatedly badgered the Fed to do his bidding.
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Biden’s aging is seen as accelerating, lapses described as more common
Aides, foreign leaders, donors and members of Congress say Biden has seemed slower and more often loses his train of thought in recent months, though close aides insist he remains mentally sharp.
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Supreme Court’s Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, scholars say
The court’s decision raised fears that a future president will be able to act with impunity because official acts have been deemed off limits from prosecution.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics
Rep. Golden’s op-ed sends political shockwaves, but also fits campaign style
Golden, who needs support from Trump voters in November, predicted Donald Trump will win the presidency against incumbent President Biden, and said he can work with that.
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Trump advisers hope Biden stays in race, as they eye alternate scenarios
The former president and his allies have publicly dismissed suggestions that Biden could withdraw from the race, insisting that it is too late for Democrats to change course.
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Rep. Jared Golden says Donald Trump will win ‘and I’m OK with that’
The Lewiston Democrat predicts Joe Biden will lose the presidential election in November, and that democracy will not fail because ‘no one man is strong enough to take it away from us.’
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Judge delays Trump’s hush money sentencing until September after immunity ruling
The Supreme Court’s decision all but closes the door on the possibility that he could face trial in his 2020 election interference case before November.
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Four takeaways from the Supreme Court’s Trump immunity decision
The decision takes some Trump conduct off the table and leaves plenty up in the air, but should lead to an even more protracted legal battle and no chance of a trial before the November election.
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Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of speedy Trump trial
The outcome means additional delay before Donald Trump could face trial in the case brought by special counsel Jack Smith.