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Former President Trump’s apparent victory in the presidential debate on Thursday night has added urgency to efforts underway by world leaders to prepare for a second Trump administration, despite international audiences preferring President Biden. Trump claimed during the debate that foreign countries don’t respect Biden’s leadership and don’t respect the United States – claims that...

Democrats are worried President Biden's dismal debate performance could doom any slim chance the party has for holding its Senate majority by further depressing turnout in critical battleground states. Democrats were already in a tough electoral spot, with Republicans only needing Montana or Ohio — in addition to their guaranteed pickup in West Virginia —...

President Biden’s lackluster debate performance has thrust Vice President Harris into the spotlight. After Biden struggled against former President Trump, Harris hit the airwaves to defend her running mate’s record and ability to handle the job. But she was also central to conversations among some Democrats about whether Biden should step aside, a move that...

The Supreme Court’s dismissal of Idaho’s challenge to a federal emergency care law is offering temporary relief to physicians and patients in the state, but it failed to close the door on whether federal law allows physicians to perform abortions in medical emergencies. The justices on Thursday ruled 6-3 to dismiss the case as “improvidently...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) said that he thinks former Reps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), two Republicans who are often critical of former President Trump, aren’t “changing hearts and minds.” “I don’t know that they’re changing anybody’s minds,” Cox said on a Friday episode of Politico's “Playbook Deep Dive” podcast. “I don’t...

President Biden’s campaign said in a memo Saturday that his poor showing in Thursday night's presidential debate “did not change the horse race.” “Flash polls from CNN, 538, SurveyUSA, Morning Consult, and Data for Progress show what we expected: The debate did not change the horse race,” Biden campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said in...

Hurricane Beryl became a hurricane Saturday, the first of the 2024 Atlantic season, according to discussions from the National Hurricane Center (NHC). “Beryl continues to rapidly strengthen, and has now become a hurricane,” the NHC said in a discussion Saturday evening on the Atlantic season’s first hurricane. “Satellite images show an expanding central dense overcast...

Former Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker (R) said that the Supreme Court was “absolutely right” in blocking the Justice Department (DOJ) from charging Jan. 6 rioters with obstruction. Whitaker, who served as former President Trump’s Acting AG for three months in 2018 after Jeff Sessions vacated the role at the president’s request, said he viewed...

Former GOP presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley urged former President Trump in a Wall Street Journal article published Saturday to get ready to face a younger rival following a problematic debate performance from President Biden. “They are going to be smart about it: they’re going to bring somebody younger, they’re going to bring somebody vibrant,...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she isn’t calling for President Biden to step down when asked about calls from Democrats for the president to do so in the wake of his negatively-reviewed presidential debate performance. “I don’t know who’s doing that,” Pelosi said of the calls for Biden to step aside and make...

New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd called on President Biden to abandon his re-election campaign following his poor debate showing on Thursday night, warning that deciding to run was ill-advised and made him no better than his adversary, former President Trump. “He’s being selfish. He’s putting himself ahead of the country. He’s surrounded by opportunistic...

The rising concerns over President Biden's poor debate performance is likely to be a focus of this week's Sunday news shows. Biden stumbled over his words and had a raspy voice, sparked widespread fears on both sides of the aisle and raised questions about whether he should stay at the top of the Democratic ticket....

Former President Trump and his allies are taking a victory lap in the aftermath of his Thursday night debate with President Biden, which solidified his standing as the favorite in the presidential race. Biden, 81, got bad reviews after stumbling over his words and at times struggling to clearly lay out his positions, especially during...

Biden administration adviser Anita Dunn said President Biden is focused on what’s next after his lackluster debate performance this week. Dunn joined MSNBC’s “The Weekend” on Saturday, where she continued the Biden campaign’s attempt to tamp down the panic after the debate. “A debate is one moment in the campaign,” she said. “And the reality...