President Biden rejected concerns about his fumbling performance in the first presidential debate last month in a prime-time interview on Friday. In the interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, …
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Interview Seemed Not to Change Democratic Officials’ Views on Biden, Either Way
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Biden had planned to use his first televised interview since his poor debate performance to reassure supporters and quiet the voices within the Democratic Party calling for him to …
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If Trump Wins, These Senators May Take Vice President and Cabinet Posts
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter Donald J. Trump was elected president in 2016, he reached into the Senate for just one high-level member of his administration, picking Jeff Sessions of Alabama as attorney general …
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Biden Says He Has Not Had a Cognitive Test and Doesn’t Need One
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Biden said in an interview on Friday that he has not undergone a cognitive exam, but argued that his record as president should be proof enough that he is …
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Biden Holds Rally in Wisconsin With His Political Future in the Balance
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Biden vowed on Friday to stay in the race for president, telling a boisterous audience in Madison, Wis., that he would not bow to people clamoring for him to …
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A Third House Democrat, Seth Moulton, Calls on Biden to Drop Out
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRepresentative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts called for President Biden to end his re-election campaign, as Mr. Biden and his allies try to prevent a trickle of defections from turning into …
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At a Key Juncture, Biden Again Gambles on ABC’s George Stephanopoulos
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWith his poll numbers dropping and Democrats writing off his candidacy, Joseph R. Biden Jr. sat down with George Stephanopoulos of ABC News in the hope that a major TV …
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Allegations of possible payments to help secure votes. Claims of abuse of agency funds by top diplomats. A possible job offer to entice a candidate to withdraw from a race. …
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Major Democratic Donors Devise Plans to Pressure Biden to Step Aside
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter several days of quiet griping and hoping that President Biden would abandon his re-election campaign on his own, many wealthy Democratic donors are trying to take matters into their …
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How Biden’s Struggles Are Factoring Into Trump’s V.P. Selection
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesUncertainty over whether President Biden will continue seeking re-election, despite his pledges to stay in the race, has sharpened the focus on Donald J. Trump’s political calculations for choosing his …