Trump widens lead after Biden’s debate debacle, Times/Siena poll finds
Trump now leads Biden 49% to 43% among likely voters nationally, a 3-point swing toward the Republican from just a week earlier, before the debate. Read more
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Trump now leads Biden 49% to 43% among likely voters nationally, a 3-point swing toward the Republican from just a week earlier, before the debate. Read more
Fundraising has slowed, and the campaign has become reliant on Kennedy’s wealthy running mate, Nicole Shanahan, who last month put $2.5 million more into their campaign. Read more
In a Reuters/Ipsos poll, Harris trailed Trump by one percentage point, a difference that was within the poll’s 3.5 percentage point margin of error and a showing statistically as strong as Biden’s. Read more
The recent moments of disorientation generated concern among advisers and allies alike. Read more
The sentencing had previously been set for July 11, days before the Republican National Convention begins in Milwaukee on July 15. Read more
Biden’s family were urging him to stay in the race and keep fighting, the New York Times reported. Read more
The court sent the case back to a lower court, ruling that former presidents are shielded from prosecution for actions they take within their constitutional authority. Read more
Some donors were trying to reach Jill Biden, the first lady, who in turn could persuade her husband not to run, the New York Times reported today. Read more
The New York Times editorial board, which endorsed Biden in 2020, called on him to drop out of the race to give the Democratic Party a better chance of beating Trump by picking another candidate. Read more
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Some Democratic strategists and fundraisers are privately asking whether the president must be replaced at the top of the party ticket. Read more
Biden, sounding hoarse and tentative at times, stumbled over his words on occasion, while Trump rattled off one attack after another that included several well-worn falsehoods. Read more
The economists say Trump’s economic plans would reignite inflation, in part because of his pledge to impose stiffer tariffs on Chinese imports, which they say will hike prices on many goods bought by U.S. consumers. Read more
The strategy outlined by Kellogg and Fleitz is the most detailed plan yet by associates of Trump, who has said he could quickly settle the war in Ukraine. Read more
Since the 2022 ruling, more than 20 Republican-led states have imposed restrictions on abortion, while the unpopularity of the decision even in some conservative states made it a political liability for Republicans during mid-term elections in 2022. Read more
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, whose crypto firm in February entered settlement agreements with U.S. and New York state financial regulators after accusations of wrongdoing, announced the donations in posts on social media site X. Read more
Gates this year left the charitable foundation she co-founded with her former husband, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, with $12.5 billion for her own charity work. Read more
Three of the challengers are sisters of Ian Lee Loy, a retired Hawaii Police Department detective who in February filed for divorce from candidate Sue Lee Loy. Read more
CNN, host of the June 27 debate, says only President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump have met its conditions for taking part. Read more
The program, which will roll out in the coming months, will be open to an estimated 500,000 spouses who have lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years as of June 17. Read more
The move, one of the largest advertising spends of the campaign so far, marks a notable shift in Biden’s approach to Trump’s conviction. Read more
A candidate is required by law to have their primary residence in the district they serve. Read more