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President Biden takes fight to Trump in bid to rescue troubled campaign

"I promise you, I'm OK," Biden told a crowd gathered at a Detroit restaurant before the event

Democrats weigh Biden's impact on House races as Republicans grow confident

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries provided a succinct answer this week when asked if President Joe Biden was a liability for the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection No. But a growing number of congressional Democrats are indicating otherwise. And it's not just the lawmakers representing true battleground districts but also House members in districts viewed as relatively safe. About 20 House Democrats have called on the president to withdraw from the race since his debate with former President Donald Trump two weeks ago, and the number is growing by the day. Some are in highly competitive races, such as Reps. Angie Craig of Minnesota, Eric Sorensen of Illinois and Pat Ryan of New York. Others hold seats in Democratic strongholds, such as Reps. Mike Quigley of Illinois and Adam Smith of Washington. With Republicans having a strong chance to retake the Senate and Trump gaining momentum for the presidency, many Democrats view the House as their best chance of preventing

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Blow to Biden's campaign as donors withhold previously pledged $90 million

In a major jolt to the re-election campaign of President Joe Biden days after his debate debacle, a group of his fundraisers have decided to put on hold some USD 90 million in contributions pledged earlier if he remains on top of the Democratic presidential ticket. The cash freeze deals a blow to Biden's campaign, The New York Times reported about the development on Friday and said, the Democratic donors have told this to Future Forward, the largest pro-Biden Super PAC. The frozen contributions include multiple eight-figure commitments, according to two people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity given the sensitivity of the situation, the daily reported. The decision to withhold such enormous sums of money is one of the most concrete examples of the fallout from Mr. Biden's poor debate performance at the end of June, it said. Following his disastrous debate performance against his Republican rival Donald Trump in Atlanta on June 27, Biden, 81, has been gradually losing his ...

Biden's Hollywood break-up: Celebrities say it's time for a change

Despite lacking Barack Obama's star power, US President Joe Biden has consistently enjoyed support from A-list celebrities, particularly from the older generation

Israel-Gaza war should end now, Israel must not occupy Gaza: Prez Biden

Biden in late May detailed a proposal of three phases aimed at achieving a ceasefire

Nato summit was about Ukraine, Prez Joe Biden: All you need to know

NATO leaders met this week to celebrate the alliance's 75th anniversary under the cloud of deep political uncertainty in its most powerful member the United States. But even as questions swirled about President Joe Biden's future and the implications of a possible return to the White House by NATO sceptic Donald Trump, the 32 allies put a brave face on their strength and unity going forward, particularly in relation to Ukraine. Over three days in Washington, Ukraine, Russia, the threat posed by an increasingly aggressive China and NATO's future dominated the formal summit discussions, although all eyes were on Biden. He hoped to use the summit as a symbol of his strength as leader of the free world as he struggles to salvage his reelection campaign. Biden is facing growing calls to withdraw after a poor debate performance against Trump last month. Here are key takeaways from the summit: Biden gets some slack Biden stunned the audience at a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council on

Joe Biden mistakenly refers to Zelenskyy as Putin before correcting himself

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a press conference of his own, repeatedly avoided answering the question as to whether Biden was fit enough to run for the US presidency

Joe Biden mixes up Harris, Trump names as calls to end his campaign grow

So far, 13 of the 213 Democrats in the House and one of the Senate's 51 Democrats have appealed publicly to the president to withdraw from the race

'Ukrainian Prez Putin, vice-prez Trump': Biden's new gaffe is viral. WATCH

Experts and leaders of his own Democratic Party have pointed out that Joe Biden may not be a good fit to helm the office on account of his declining cognitive abilities

President Joe Biden says 'no good reason' to talk to Putin right now

US President Joe Biden has said that he has "no good reason" to talk to Vladimir Putin at the moment unless the Russian leader changes his behaviour. The 81-year-old president made these remarks on Thursday at a highly-anticipated solo press conference at the end of the NATO Summit in Washington. I have no good reason to talk to Putin right now. There's not much that he is prepared to do in terms of accommodating any change in his behaviour, but there isn't any world leader I'm not prepared to deal with, Biden told reporters when asked if he is ready to talk to Putin. But I understand your generic point is, is Putin ready to talk? I'm not ready to talk to Putin unless Putin's ready to change his behaviour and the idea -- look, Putin's got a problem," Biden said, dismissing concerns about his health despite a growing list of Democratic leaders urging him to step aside from the 2024 presidential election following last month's disastrous debate with his Republican rival, Donald ...

China will face consequences for helping Russia against Ukraine: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Thursday said China will face consequences for helping Russia in its war against Ukraine and noted that some of the European countries are going to curtail their investment in the eastasian country. The issue is that we have to make sure that Xi Jinping understands there's a price to pay for undercutting both the Pacific Basin as well as Europe and as relates to Russia and dealing with Ukraine, Biden told reporters at a press conference here. So for example, if you want to invest in China, you have to have a 51-per cent Chinese owner. You have to make sure that you do by their rules, and provide all access to all the data and information you have, he sad. There was a while there, as you recall, the last administration and the others, where the access to that market was enticing enough to get companies to come in because they had access to over a billion people in a market, not a billion but a lot of people in the market, he said. So they were doing it, but

An excellent prosecutor, Kamala Harris qualified to be president: Joe Biden

US President Joe Biden on Thursday said his deputy, Vice President Kamala Harris, is qualified to lead the county. At a press conference here, Biden said, From the very beginning, I made no bones about that. She is qualified to be the president. That's why I picked her. When asked about the reasons for this, he said Firstly because of the way she's handled the issue of freedom of women's bodies, to have control of their bodies and secondly, her ability to handle almost any issue on the board. This was a hell of a prosecutor. She was a first rate person and in the Senate, she was really good. I wouldn't have picked her unless I thought she was qualified to be the president, Biden said. The president mistakenly referred to Kamala Harris as Donald Trump during the press conference. He said, I wouldn't have picked Trump to be the vice president, did I think she was not qualified to be president. The fact is that the consideration is that I think I'm the most qualified person to run fo

Prez Joe Biden ready to undergo neurological exam if doctors recommend

Biden said he has had three brain health checks while in office, with the most recent one happening in February

Ukraine urges Nato to allow usage of long-range missiles targeting Russia

Nato members issued a declaration in support of Ukraine at a summit in Washington on Wednesday, promising additional aid and pledging to back its "irreversible path" to Nato membership

Joe Biden's campaign quietly tests Kamala Harris against Donald Trump

This evaluation, shared anonymously due to its sensitive nature, occurs amid increasing pressure on Biden to reconsider his re-election bid

Biden faces crucial campaign day, his team says no Democrat would do better

President Joe Biden's ability to run for reelection faced crucial tests Thursday as he prepared for questions at a highly anticipated press conference and sent his team to meet privately with sceptical senators on Capitol Hill, as a 10th House Democrat called for him to exit the race. The Biden campaign laid out what it sees as its path to keeping the White House in a new memo, saying that winning the blue wall states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan is the clearest pathway to victory. And it declared no other Democrat would do better against Republican Donald Trump. Biden will head to Detroit on Friday. It all comes as Democrats are facing an intractable problem. Top donors, supporters and key lawmakers are doubtful of Biden's abilities to carry on his reelection bid after his recent debate performance, but the hard-fighting 81-year-old president refuses to give up as he prepares to take on Trump in a rematch. There is also no indication that anyone else would outperform the

Biden administration to award $1.1 bn to Stellantis, GM for EV production

Donald Trump has harshly criticised Biden's EV policies and vowed to reverse them if he takes office

Biden attributes pressure to elites; voters paint a complicated picture

Considering her choices in this year's rapidly approaching presidential election, Rochelle Jones thinks both major party candidates should step aside. They just need to get somebody that's going to run this country right, that don't have any health issues, that care about us people, the 39-year-old culinary worker at Michigan State University said this week. As President Joe Biden struggles to recover from a disastrous debate performance last month, he has argued that desires for him to leave the campaign are limited to his party's elite. But Jones' sentiment reflects a more nuanced reality unfolding in some of the most politically competitive states, from here in Michigan to Pennsylvania and Nevada. In interviews this week, many voters said they still support Biden. But they also expressed concern that a lack of enthusiasm for his candidacy could cause a lot of Democratic voters to stay home, handing the race to Republican Donald Trump. Some are concerned as well about the impact

Biden seeks union leaders' support to reassure concerned Democrats

President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the executive council of the AFL-CIO, America's largest federation of trade unions, to shore up support from a critical constituency as he beats back continued calls to step aside in the 2024 campaign. I think of you as my domestic NATO not a joke, the 81-year-old Democrat told the crowd gathered at headquarters. Hours later in the Oval Office, when a reporter asked him about an opinion piece written by George Clooney in which the actor implored Biden to leave the 2024 race, the president responded with AFL-CIO! paused, pumped his fists and added, Go, go, go. The AFL-CIO said the president has been booked to attend the meeting for more than a year, but his participation now involves much higher scrutiny after his weak debate performance against Donald Trump raised fears about his ability to compete in November's election. His sit-down with union officials also overlaps with the NATO summit in Washington, where Biden is navigating geopolitics .