The Republican National Committee’s 2024 platform, approved by its platform committee and released Monday, is influenced heavily by presumptive presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump, and in a change from prior years, it backs the rights of states to make their own abortion laws. The 2016 RNC platform mentioned the word “abortion” 35 times
Washington — A slow leak of Democratic lawmakers has begun to call for President Biden to withdraw from the race in the wake of his debate performance last month. Capitol Hill will be the focus of attention this week, as Democratic lawmakers face competing arguments about whether Mr. Biden should be the party’s nominee. So
Biden faces pressure to drop out Biden faces mounting pressure to drop out of presidential race 03:05 Washington — President Biden on Monday sent a letter to congressional Democrats saying that he is “firmly committed” to staying in the race and making clear that he wouldn’t be running again if he “did not absolutely believe
Ahead of a potentially pivotal week on Capitol Hill, the Biden-Harris campaign is stepping up its outreach to lawmakers amid growing calls for President Biden to step down from the ticket. Mr. Biden has personally made 20 calls to congressional members since last month’s presidential debate in Atlanta and additional calls are expected, a campaign
France’s far-right suffers surprising defeat in election – CBS News Watch CBS News The left and centrist political factions appear to be headed for key wins in France’s elections on Sunday. Right-wing groups suffered a surprising defeat after their success in the first round of voting. Elaine Cobbe has the details. View CBS News In
Biden campaigns in Pennsylvania as allies’ concerns appear to grow – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden held a campaign event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Sunday to try to shore up support in a key battleground state. But lawmakers will return to Washington this week and calls for him to drop out of the
Washington — Several senior House Democrats said Sunday that President Biden should end his reelection campaign in the wake of his recent debate performance, multiple people tell CBS News. Reps. Jerry Nadler of New York, Mark Takano of California, Adam Smith of Washington and Joe Morelle of New York said Sunday during a Zoom meeting