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Joe Biden
early and often
Mar. 17, 2024
The GOP’s Claim That We Were Better Off in 2020 Is So Weird It takes a special kind of amnesia or insensitivity to look back fondly at the year COVID-19 struck and the economy imploded.
poll position
Mar. 15, 2024
Trump vs. Biden Polls: No State of the Union Bounce for Joe The president’s big SOTU speech might ultimately represent a turning point for his reelection bid. But the numbers don’t show it happening just yet.
early and often
Mar. 15, 2024
Will VP Candidates Really Matter in the 2024 Election? Running mates usually matter only at the margins, but Biden dumping Kamala Harris or Trump making a risky pick could affect the race.
early and often
Mar. 13, 2024
Biden and Trump Begin Longest General Election Ever Results from the March 12 primaries make it official: Biden and Trump have clinched their parties’ nominations, far earlier than usual.
screen time
Mar. 13, 2024
Why the TikTok Ban Is Scrambling Washington Both parties seem unable to take a clear position on it — but the ban might pass anyway. Three theories of the case.
the money game
Mar. 12, 2024
Is Joe Biden’s Bet on Inflation Paying Off? The cost of living ticked up in February, but Wall Street doesn’t seem worried about it. What’s happening?
early and often
Mar. 12, 2024
North Carolina May Be Biden 2024’s Best Bet in the South Biden won Georgia in 2020. But the Tar Heel State offers a red-hot 2024 gubernatorial race that could help the entire Democratic ticket.
Did One Speech Really Turn Biden From a Sure Loser Into a Winner? Pre-SOTU overreactions to Biden’s low poll numbers have given way to post-SOTU Democratic euphoria. Everyone needs to chill.
Katie Britt Falsely Blamed Biden for Decades-Old Sex-Trafficking Crimes The senator made up false context for the lurid anecdote she told in her speech. The victim whose story Britt used is now criticizing her as well.
What Pundits Are Saying About Biden’s State of the Union (and Britt’s Response) A running review of the commentary and reactions to Joe Biden’s big-energy address and Katie Britt’s big weird response.
foreign interests
Mar. 9, 2024
The Biden Plan to Ditch Netanyahu The “come to Jesus” moment is already here, according to Israeli and U.S. sources.
state of the union
Mar. 8, 2024
Trump Responds to State of the Union With Truth Social Crash, Snapchat Filters He promised a “play-by-play” response to Biden’s State of the Union. He delivered Truth Social outages and a video of Biden with a hat and pigtails.
state of the union
Mar. 8, 2024
state of the union
Mar. 8, 2024
Yes, Trump Said ‘Get Over It’ After a School Shooting Joe Biden inserted the word “just” during his speech, but the callous Trump quote he cited in the State of the Union was mostly accurate.
the national interest
Mar. 8, 2024
Why Joe Biden Might Pardon Donald Trump It might sound unlikely — but, in the right circumstances, it would make sense to save Trump from serving time.
early and often
Mar. 7, 2024
Biden’s State of the Union Address: Right in Trump’s Face! In an aggressive speech that defended his record while blasting the opposition, Biden was anything other than a grandfatherly old man.
what we know
Mar. 7, 2024
How AI Is Being Used to Influence and Disrupt the 2024 Election The BBC found dozens of deep fakes showing Trump surrounded by Black supporters. It’s just one of many ways AI is being leveraged for politics.
early and often
Mar. 5, 2024
Are Haley Voters Actually Biden Voters? A good number of GOP primary voters are rejecting Trump. That could show his weakness in November — but not if they’re really Democrats.
tremendous content
Mar. 5, 2024
Trump Has Confused Obama for Biden 7 Times (and Counting) Is Trump really calling his 2024 rival “Obama” for “comedic reasons and for sarcasm”? Here’s a list of his alleged gaffes so you can be the judge.
Biden Should Quit Hiding From the Protesters Morality and American democracy require the president embrace rather than dismiss pro-Palestinian voices.
the national interest
Mar. 4, 2024
the inside game
Mar. 4, 2024
The Return of the Clintons Bill talks economics with Biden. Hillary gives pointers to Harris. The former First Couple is as deep in politics as they have been since Trump won.
poll position
Mar. 3, 2024
Biden vs. Trump Polls: Joe’s Battleground Problem Beating Trump in the popular vote may not be enough for Biden to win the Electoral College.
early and often
Mar. 3, 2024
2024 Senate Races: Democrats’ Tough Path to Keep Control The deck is stacked for Republicans, but polls show many of the Democratic incumbents will be hard to beat.
2024 state of the union address
Mar. 1, 2024
Why Katie Britt’s Giving the GOP Response to Biden’s State of the Union Address She’s young, smart, photogenic, a Trump favorite, and can smooth over her state’s court decision stopping IVF treatments.
early and often
Mar. 1, 2024
Joe Biden Was Worried the Kids Weren’t Having Enough Sex The president has reportedly been advising his aides on the importance of “making love.”
tremendous content
Feb. 29, 2024
Old-Man Trump Yells at Biden Over Melania Late Night Joke In a video response to Biden mocking his age, Trump insists he knows his wife’s name and acts confused only for “comedic reasons.”
early and often
Feb. 28, 2024
Michigan ‘Uncommitted’ Vote Sends Biden Message, Not a Blow A campaign to protest Biden’s policy on the Israel-Hamas war exceeded low expectations. But the president still won the Michigan primary handily.
early and often
Feb. 27, 2024
Biden Wrongly Roasts Trump Over Forgetting Melania’s Name On Late Night With Seth Myers , the president responded to concerns about his age by saying Trump forgot his wife’s name at CPAC, which didn’t happen.
early and often
Feb. 27, 2024
President Biden’s Weirdest White House Habits “Executive time” and the Diet Coke button are gone, but Biden keeps the White House weird with his secret TV, Gatorade habit, and “fexting.”
the national interest
Feb. 27, 2024
early and often
Feb. 26, 2024
Trump’s Primary Results Don’t Mean He’s Doomed in November Trump doesn’t have unanimous support in Republican primaries. But Haley may be attracting Biden voters rather than crucial swing voters.
the national interest
Feb. 26, 2024
poll position
Feb. 24, 2024
Biden vs. Trump Polls: 2024 Race Is a Dead Heat, Despite Democrat Panic All the talk about Biden’s age changing everything hasn’t caused much of a shift in 2024 election polling.
the raw intelligence
Feb. 22, 2024
Was the Biden Crime Family Informant a Russian Asset? Prosecutors say that Alexander Smirnov — the man accused of lying about the Bidens taking bribes — was in contact with Russian intelligence.
white house pets
Feb. 22, 2024
Biden’s Bitey Dog Is the Only Good White House Scandal The president’s controversies are all sad and boring, except him letting Commander gnaw 24 people before his White House exile.
early and often
Feb. 22, 2024
The Swiftboater Coming for Biden With co-pilot Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita has brought discipline to the Trump campaign. Is that enough to win?
early and often
Feb. 22, 2024
Why Democrats Should Stop Freaking Out About Biden 2024 A formula that has predicted every election since 1860 looks good for him, according to the professor who devised it.
By Errol Louis
early and often
Feb. 21, 2024
Mayorkas Impeachment Trial Will Be As Flimsy As the Charges Senate Democrats don’t want a real trial over the contrived claims against the Homeland Security secretary or a lengthy discussion of border policy.
early and often
Feb. 21, 2024
Trump Is Preying on Low-Information Voters Swing voters tend to be low-information voters, which leaves this crucial group vulnerable to Trump’s disinformation.
early and often
Feb. 20, 2024
Replacing Biden at the Convention Is Risky and Unprecedented Having Biden throw away his nomination to let convention delegates pick the Democratic nominee is an interesting idea. It’s also totally implausible.
the inside game
Feb. 17, 2024
Too Old? Biden World Thinks Pundits Just Don’t Get Joe. The president’s friends and aides play media critic amid a political mess.
early and often
Feb. 16, 2024
Joe Manchin Won’t Run for President After All The West Virginia senator seemed to rule out a No Labels candidacy and hinted he might back Biden for a second term.
The Real Biden Documents Scandal (It’s Not the Old-Man Stuff) He wasn’t indicted for his actions — but he easily could have been.
screen time
Feb. 15, 2024
Joe Biden’s TikTok Troubles The president has problems with young voters that won’t be solved by posting more.
The Anti-Feminist Backlash at the Heart of the Election An unrepentant misogynist leads a movement bent on controlling women’s bodies and futures.
early and often
Feb. 13, 2024
Speaker Johnson Caught Between Trump and a Hard Place on Ukraine Aid The House GOP was already deeply divided on the Senate-passed foreign-aid package. Then Trump said aid should be a loan.
early and often
Feb. 13, 2024
Yes, Democrats Can Still Replace Biden (But They Won’t) Politically, the idea that Democrats will dump Joe Biden from the 2024 ticket is far-fetched. But technically it is possible right up to Election Day.
Do the Hur Report and Biden’s Age and Memory Really Matter? A roundup of commentary on the report, the fallout, and whether the renewed concerns about Biden will have an impact.
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