Biden Touts Kennedy Clan Endorsement in Brief, Gaffe-Filled Philadelphia Speech

PHILADELPHIA—President Joe Biden wrapped up his three-day tour of Pennsylvania on Thursday in an event featuring members of the Kennedy family, a sign of the Biden campaign’s growing nervousness about Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s third-party challenge. Kerry Kennedy, RFK Jr.’s sister and ex-wife of disgraced New York governor Andrew Cuomo, introduced Biden at Philadelphia’s Martin

Jewish Dems Endorse ‘Squad’ Challengers, Pitting Them Against Incumbents Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush

The Jewish Democratic Council of America is backing primary challengers to anti-Israel Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D., N.Y.) and Cori Bush (D., Mo.), marking the first time the group has endorsed against any Democratic incumbent. The council announced its support for pro-Israel Democrats George Latimer and Wesley Bell, who are running against Bowman and Bush, respectively,

RFK Jr. Taps Soft-on-Crime Donor for VP

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday named one of his donors, Bay Area attorney Nicole Shanahan, as his running mate. Shanahan helped bankroll progressive Los Angeles district attorney George Gascón’s (D.) campaign and backed some of California’s major soft-on-crime policies. Shanahan, the 38-year-old ex-wife of billionaire Google cofounder Sergey Brin, gave $25,000 to Gascón’s 2020

Democratic Senators in Swing States Mum on Schumer’s Call for Israelis To Depose Bibi

Of the six states expected to decide Senate majority, only Nevada’s Jacky Rosen has addressed Schumer’s call for Israeli elections (Alex Wong/Getty Images) Days after Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) took the unprecedented step of calling on Israelis to depose their prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, several of his Democratic colleagues praised the move,

Georgia Judge Quashes Six Counts in Trump Case as Fani Willis Awaits Disqualification Verdict

A Georgia judge on Wednesday quashed six counts in Fulton County district attorney Fani Willis’s (D.) election interference case against former president Donald Trump and his codefendants. The dropped charges alleged that Trump and his codefendants had solicited Georgia elected officials to violate their oaths to the Constitution by appointing an alternate slate of presidential

Black Voters Swung Georgia for Biden in 2020. They Might Stay Home in 2024.

Black voters were key to securing President Joe Biden’s unexpected 2020 win in Georgia. In 2024, those same voters could return the state to Republicans. Civil rights leaders and activists are sounding the alarm that the Biden campaign has a major problem on its hands with Georgia’s black community, which makes up 33 percent of