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Obama expresses concerns over Biden's path to victory in Prez poll: Report

Former US president Barack Obama and ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have spoken to President Joe Biden and informed him that his path to victory against his Republican rival Donald Trump has greatly diminished and it might have an impact on other Congressional and Senatorial races as well, according to media reports on Thursday. The Washington Post reported on Thursday that Obama has told allies in recent days that President Biden's path to victory has greatly diminished and he thinks the president needs to seriously consider the viability of his candidacy in the race for the White House on November 5. Such a damaging news report for Biden, 81, comes at a time when several senior leaders of the ruling Democratic Party have been formally or informally sending him the same message. Biden fared very poorly in the June 27 debate against Trump, the Republican Party's candidate against him. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday as a result of which he has isolated himself at his

Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, cites Trump's verdict

President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, has asked federal judges to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The requests in federal court in Delaware and California on Thursday underscore the potential ramifications of US District Judge Aileen Cannon's dismissal Monday of the classified documents case against Trump and the possibility that it could unsettle the legal landscape surrounding Justice Department special counsels. Both Hunter Biden and Trump were prosecuted by special counsels appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland. In dismissing the Trump case, Cannon ruled that the appointment of the special counsel who prosecuted Trump, Jack Smith, violated the Constitution because he was appointed directly to the position by Garland instead of being nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate. Smith's team has said the Justice Department followed long-establishment

Biden isolated at home as Obama, Democrats push him to reconsider 2024 race

Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Barack Obama expressing concerns to allies and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately telling Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn't step away from the 2024 race. Biden's orbit, already small before his debate fumbling, has grown even smaller in recent days. Isolated as he battles a COVID infection at home in Delaware, the president is relying on a few longtime aides as he weighs whether to bow to the mounting pressure to drop out. The Biden For President campaign is calling an all-staff meeting for Friday. It's heading into a critical weekend for the party as Republican Donald Trump wraps up a heady Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and Democrats, racing time, consider the extraordinary possibility of Biden stepping aside for a new presidential nominee before their own convention next month in ...

Are global financial markets ready for Trump trade? What analysts say

As a sign of continuity at the US Federal Reserve (US Fed), however, Trump, reports suggest, wants Jerome Powell to continue till his term ends

Trump running mate JD Vance vows to fight for 'forgotten' workers

Vance has opposed military aid for Ukraine and defended Trump's attempts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden

Biden faces intensified calls to step aside after diagnosed with Covid-19

Nearly two-thirds of Biden's own party say he should withdraw from the race, according to an Associated Press-NORC poll released hours before Biden's Covid diagnosis

Most interesting guy: JD Vance's Indian-origin wife Usha recalls first meet

A lawyer by profession, 38-year-old Usha Vance recalled her first meeting with her husband JD Vance, who has been named the US vice-presidential candidate by the Republican Party in the upcoming polls

Families of service members killed during Afghanistan withdrawal slam Biden

Relatives of some of the 13 American service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan appeared on stage at the Republican National Convention Wednesday in an emotional moment that revived one of the low points of President Joe Biden's presidency. Many of the Gold Star families have criticized Biden for never publicly naming their loved ones. On stage Wednesday, one of the family members named each of the 13 service members, and the crowd echoed back each name as it was read aloud. Joe Biden has refused to recognize their sacrifice, Christy Shamblin, the mother-in-law of Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee, told the crowd. Donald Trump knew all of our children's names. He knew all of their stories. The crowd chanted Never forget! and U.S.A.! as Trump and the entire convention hall stood. President Biden cares deeply about our service members, their families, and the immense sacrifices they have made," Adrienne Watson, a National Security Council spokesperson, said in a ...

Nancy Pelosi privately told Biden he can't beat Trump in presidential race

This phone call marks the second known conversation between Pelosi and Biden since the President's troubled debate performance on June 27

Democrats insists Biden to reconsider runup to their own party convention

Democrats worried about President Joe Biden's ability to win this November are making a renewed push for him to reconsider his reelection bid, using mountains of data, frank conversations and now, his own time off the campaign trail after testing positive for COVID, to encourage a reassessment. Biden has insisted he is not backing down, adamant that he is the candidate who beat Republican Donald Trump before and will do it again this year. But publicly and privately, key Democrats are sending signals of concern, and some hope he will assess the trajectory of the race and his legacy during this few days' pause. Over the past week, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries have spoken privately to the president, candidly laying out the views of Democrats on Capitol Hill, including their concerns. Separately, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington, spoke with the president last week armed wit

'I am sick': US President Joe Biden mocks Donald Trump and Elon Musk

US president uses his latest Covid-19 diagnosis and health concerns to mock Elon Musk and 'his rich buddies'

JD Vance accepts VP nomination at RNC, hails Trump, critiques Biden

In his inaugural speech, Vance also addressed the recent assassination attempt on Trump, emphasising the former president's resilience

VP Kamala Harris could lead if health declines, says President Biden

Biden, 81, acknowledged that questions about his age are a legitimate thing to raise

President Biden's Covid announcement targets Musk, Trump in political jibe

Biden, 81, tested positive on Wednesday, a day after he attended the NAACP National Convention in Las Vegas

US elections: Biden cites four reasons that would make him drop out of race

US President Joe Biden has made it clear basically any which way you ask him: he's definitely, assuredly, one thousand per cent staying in the presidential race. But in response to questions from journalists over the last few weeks, the embattled Democratic president has given some clues as to what could make him step aside especially as the calls from his own party to end his candidacy continue unabated. Here are the things Biden has cited some serious, others not that would make him reconsider his run: Divine intervention It was a defiant answer that indicated Biden had no intention whatsoever of dropping out. During an ABC News interview that marked the first major test of his fitness for office, anchor George Stephanopoulos asked the 81-year-old Biden whether he had convinced himself that only he could defeat his Republican opponent, Donald Trump. I have convinced myself of two things, Biden said. I'm the most qualified person to beat him, and I know how to get things ...

Democrats aim to nominate Biden in August; Schiff calls for his withdrawal

California Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday became the highest-profile Democrat to call for President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid, as the party pushed ahead with plans to hold a virtual vote to formally make Biden its nominee in the first week of August before the party's convention opens in person two weeks later. The move to schedule the roll call vote comes after nearly 20 Democratic members of Congress have called on Biden to withdraw from the presidential race in the wake of his halting debate performance against Republican former President Donald Trump last month. Among Democrats nationwide, nearly two-thirds say Biden should step aside and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to an AP-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research poll released Wednesday, sharply undercutting his post-debate claim that average Democrats are still with him even if some big names are turning on him. While the choice to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden's alone, I ..

US must reject violence, should embrace robust discussion: VP Harris

US Vice President Kamala Harris has called for rejecting political violence and said that the country must also "embrace" a "robust discussion" about what is at stake in the upcoming presidential election. Americans will go to the polls to elect their next president in November. "The hallmark of American democracy, the hallmark of any democracy is a strong competition of ideas, policies, and a vision for the future. Just as we must reject political violence, we must also embrace a robust discussion about what is at stake in this election, Harris said at an event in Michigan on Wednesday. Harris strongly condemned the recent assassination attempt on former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. As we all know, it was a heinous, horrible, and cowardly act. My husband, Doug (Emhoff), and I are thankful he was not seriously injured. That day, as soon as we saw what was happening, we said a prayer for his well-being. And our thoughts immediately turned to Melania

Top lawmaker praises Biden for signing bill boosting US' support for Tibet

An influential American lawmaker has applauded President Joe Biden for signing into law a bill which enhances US support for Tibet and promotes dialogue between China and the Dalai Lama toward a peaceful resolution of the dispute over the status and governance of the remote Himalayan region. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul on Wednesday said he is "extremely pleased" that President Biden has signed the Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act into law, "despite the administration's failure to take a position on recognising any future Dalai Lama or implementing the Tibet Policy Act of 2002". Last month, McCaul led a congressional delegation to India, sparking anger from China, to highlight the bipartisan support in the US Congress for Tibet, just days after the House-version of this bill passed the House. The CCP will stop at nothing to undermine and erase Tibetan culture and strip the Tibetan people of their right to self-determination. It was my

President Biden tests positive for Covid-19, has mild symptoms: White House

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said on Thursday. Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. Biden will be returning to Delaware where he will self-isolate and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time. The White House will provide regular updates on the president's status as he continues to carry out the full duties of the office while in isolation, she said. The president was scheduled to speak at the Unidos event in Las Vegas on Wednesday afternoon. His symptoms remain mild, his respiratory rate is normal at 16, his temperature is normal at 97.8 and his pulse oximetry is normal at 97%. The President has received his first dose of Paxlovid. He will be self-isolating at his home in Rehoboth, t

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