‘Our Democracy Hangs in the Balance’: Martin Heinrich Offers Tepid Support for Octogenarian President

New Mexico senator says Biden ‘needs to continue to demonstrate that his debate performance was just a bad night’ Martin Heinrich (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) New Mexico Democratic senator Martin Heinrich on Monday offered tepid support for President Joe Biden, saying in a statement that he loves the octogenarian leader but needs to see him “continue

Vulnerable Dem Sen Jon Tester Turns on Biden, Says He Must ‘Prove’ He’s ‘Up for the Job’

Sen. Jon Tester (D., Mont.), one of the most vulnerable Democrats seeking reelection in November, said on Monday that President Joe Biden must “prove” he can serve another term amid mounting calls for him to step down as the Democratic nominee. “President Biden has got to prove to the American people—including me—that he’s up to

‘I Understand the Emotion Behind It’: Kamala Harris Defends Anti-Israel Campus Protesters

Vice President Kamala Harris defended anti-Israel campus agitators, telling the Nation in an exclusive interview she “understands the emotion behind it.” “They are showing exactly what the human emotion should be, as a response to Gaza,” the vice president said in an excerpt of the interview released Monday. “There are things some of the protesters

WATCH: Babbling Biden Lashes Out at Critics During MSNBC Phone Interview

President Joe Biden told the hosts of MSNBC’s Morning Joe in a Monday phone interview that he will remain in the presidential race, even as members of his own party are calling for him to drop out following his disastrous debate with former president Donald Trump. Biden’s Morning Joe call isn’t likely to allay Democrats’

Moving the Priests Around: Columbia To Reassign Deans at Center of Texting Scandal

Columbia University will not fire the four deans who exchanged caustic and derogatory text messages during an alumni panel on anti-Semitism, opting instead to reassign three of them while letting the most senior administrator, Columbia College dean Josef Sorett, remain in his post, according to three people familiar with the university’s decision and an announcement

Biden’s Energy Department Takes Credit for Reduction of Gas Prices Mandated by Congress

Congress, not the DOE, set the policy to release gas reserves Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm testifies before Congress (Getty Images) The Department of Energy (DOE) announced last week that it took action to “help lower gas prices ahead of the Fourth of July holiday,” a move mandated by Congress earlier this year when lawmakers voted

Bumbling Biden Needs ‘Visual Instructions’ To Enter and Exit Rooms: Report

President Joe Biden’s event staffers prepare detailed documents, including enlarged photographs of his exact path to the podium to chaperon the octogenarian president at public events, an Axios report reveals. The report shows a document with images of a backstage hallway labeled “walk to the podium” to familiarize the president and his staff with the