Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign has spent the last year-and-a-half viciously attacking Joe Biden, ridiculing his policies, mocking his fumbles and relishing a rematch they felt they were winning. But they have also spent weeks preparing for the possibility that Biden might exit the race, readying a bevy of attacks against
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN) — La campaña Biden-Harris modificó formalmente este domingo los documentos presentados ante la Comisión Federal Electoral para cambiar el nombre de su comité principal y declarar a Kamala Harris candidata demócrata a la presidencia. Según el Centro Legal de Campañas, en caso de que Harris se mantenga en la candidatura para las elecciones
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By Jack Forrest and Danya Gainor, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he will not seek to be reelected as president in 2024, and he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic nominee. But the 81-year-old’s decision — with just over 100 days until the election — has given rise
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARPER WOODS, Mich. (AP) — After weeks of uncertainty about who would be at the top of the Democratic Party’s ticket in November, many voters expressed relief over the news that President Joe Biden would drop his reelection bid and began to think about who might replace him in a dramatically altered election
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following President Joe Biden ending his bid for reelection, many Missouri democratic lawmakers are saying it was the right choice. “I think it’s a good decision. I think that’s what America wants. I think that’s what America needed,” said Missouri State Representative David Tyson Smith. “You know, I trust President Biden and
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By Dana Bash, Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill is currently not weighing in on whether Vice President Kamala Harris should be the party’s presidential nominee to avoid the appearance that they are forcing her candidacy onto the voters too quickly, according to two sources familiar with their thinking.
Continue ReadingCNN By Dalia Faheid and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — More than 1,500 US flights have been canceled for the third day straight, as airlines struggle to recover from a global tech outage that left thousands of passengers stranded at airports. Around 1,600 flights into, within or out of the United States were canceled by
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden ran for reelection to save democracy. In the end, he came to the shattering realization he could only do so by ceding power himself. Biden reached the decision to end his campaign after days in isolation at his Delaware beach house with Covid-19 and after
Continue Reading By Gregory Krieg, Ethan Cohen, Aaron Pellish, Betsy Klein and Sydney Topf, CNN (CNN) — Democratic convention delegates are draining the political drama from Joe Biden’s decision to give up the presidential nomination by quickly coalescing around his chosen successor, Vice President Kamala Harris. The North Carolina and Tennessee delegations came out in unanimous support of Harris
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies broke his left wrist late in Sunday’s loss to the St. Louis Cardinals and is expected to miss about eight weeks. Albies got hurt trying to catch a throw when Michael Siani stole second in the ninth inning. The three-time All-Star was replaced at second base
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden giving up his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris makes her the prohibitive favorite to be the party’s nominee in November. But it doesn’t guarantee it. And the Democratic National Committee has yet to approve what will happen next — meaning questions about the top
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — La edad ya habÃa sido la mayor debilidad polÃtica del presidente Joe Biden cuando lanzó su primera campaña contra el expresidente Donald Trump hace cinco años. Pero su vacilante desempeño en el debate del 27 de junio sorprendió a muchos estadounidenses en lo que fue la exposición más extensa del presidente
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has decided not to run for reelection, following his disastrous debate performance last month and his failure since to convince his fellow Democrats that he can defeat former President Donald Trump in the fall. Democrats now have an unprecedented challenge given the
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CNN By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Legal challenges to Democrats’ move to nominate a new presidential candidate in the wake of President Joe Biden’s unprecedented decision to drop out of the 2024 race stand little likelihood of success, election law experts told CNN. Donald Trump allies have discussed the legal implications of removing Biden
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At 1:45 p.m. Sunday, President Joe Biden’s senior staff was notified that he was stepping away from the 2024 race. At 1:46 p.m., that message was made public. It was never Biden’s intention to leave the race: Up until he decided to step aside Sunday, he was all in. His
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Legal challenges to Democrats’ move to nominate a new presidential candidate in the wake of President Joe Biden’s unprecedented decision to drop out of the 2024 race stand little likelihood of success, election law experts told CNN. Donald Trump allies have discussed the legal implications of removing Biden from
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer The shocking news of President Joe Biden abandoning his race for re-election led news outlets to scramble on a summer Sunday afternoon. It had been an intensely visual week of news in politics, from the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump to the four-day television show of the Republican national convention.
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU sophomore cornerback Javien Toviano surrendered to authorities Sunday on charges of video voyeurism, the East Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s office said. Toviano, 19, of Arlington, Texas, is accused of recording himself having sex with a woman without her consent, according to an arrest warrant. The woman told detectives she
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Adrian Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton were pegged as athletic phenoms from a young age and all three lived up to expectations with their induction to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers were so sold on Beltré early on that they broke MLB
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats quickly rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris as their likely presidential nominee Sunday after President Joe Biden ‘s ground-shaking decision to bow out of the 2024 race, a volatile fast-moving political situation just months before the November election. Shortly after Biden stepped aside he firmly endorsed Harris, who would
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