Washington — Rep. Lloyd Doggett became the first Democratic lawmaker to call on President Biden to drop out of the presidential race in the wake of his debate performance last week, with Doggett saying on Tuesday that he is “hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw.” “While much of his
Washington — Several days after President Biden’s shaky debate performance, the president, his campaign and the Democratic Party have failed to allay the concerns of a number of Democratic lawmakers and financial backers. Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas became the first Democratic lawmaker to call on President Biden to drop out of the presidential race
In a Zoom call with hundreds of upset party donors on Monday, Biden campaign chair Jennifer O’Malley Dillon dismissed concerns that President Joe Biden is too old to run for reelection. “He’s probably in better health than most of us,” O’Malley Dillon told the roughly 500 virtual attendees, all members of the campaign’s National Finance
President’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee say the candidate raised more than $30 million in the days following the June 27 debate. President Joe Biden’s campaign says he might be back in the lead in the cash race. On July 2, the principal Biden for President committee announced that it, the Democratic National Committee,
ARLINGTON, Va.—Sam Brinton is a free man. The disgraced former Department of Energy official pleaded guilty to petit larceny as part of a sweetheart deal that will see him serve no jail time after facing felony charges that carried a sentence of up to 20 years. State prosecutors quietly announced the plea deal during a
Voters question Biden’s fitness after debate Some voters question Biden’s mental fitness after debate 05:04 President Biden plans to hold a meeting with Democratic governors Wednesday, CBS News has learned, as the White House and his reelection campaign work to shore up support for him after last week’s shaky debate performance. Some will attend in
Washington — President Biden met with 20 Democratic governors Wednesday night as the White House and his reelection campaign work to shore up support for him after last week’s shaky debate performance. The governors at the meeting included Tim Walz of Minnesota, the chair of the Democratic Governors Association; Gavin Newsom of California; J.B. Pritzker of