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Biden at 81: Often sharp and focused but sometimes confused and forgetful
Read full article: Biden at 81: Often sharp and focused but sometimes confused and forgetfulBehind closed doors, in the Oval Office, on Air Force One or in meetings around the world, many people describe President Joe Biden in the same dual way.
Muslim leaders are 'out of words' as they tire of the White House outreach on the war in Gaza
Read full article: Muslim leaders are 'out of words' as they tire of the White House outreach on the war in GazaSome Muslim and Arab American leaders have grown frustrated with the outreach from President Joe Biden's White House as the war in Gaza drags on.
Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it away
Read full article: Biden and Harris argue that Democrats will preserve health care and Republicans would take it awayPresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been promoting their health care agenda during an appearance in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Biden says it's 'good news' the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for 'manufactured crisis'
Read full article: Biden says it's 'good news' the shutdown was averted but blames House GOP for 'manufactured crisis'The White House has pinned the blame for a possible government shutdown on House Republicans who, until Saturday, had been paralyzed by their inability to pass a funding package.
Biden implores voters to save democracy from lies, violence
Read full article: Biden implores voters to save democracy from lies, violenceSix days before major midterm elections, President Joe Biden is imploring voters to save American democracy from Trump supporters' election-denying lies and the violence that he says they have inspired.
White House reports 56% of hires are women, pay gap narrowed
Read full article: White House reports 56% of hires are women, pay gap narrowedThe White House says President Joe Biden has filled about 56% of his senior White House staff positions with women, including about 36% coming from racially and-or ethnically diverse backgrounds.
Roads, bridges, jobs: Biden selling big infrastructure deal
Read full article: Roads, bridges, jobs: Biden selling big infrastructure dealPresident Joe Biden is trying to sell Americans on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package under consideration in Congress, declaring there is an urgent need for a โgenerational investment."
Adviser suggests Biden still wears mask outside out of habit
Read full article: Adviser suggests Biden still wears mask outside out of habitOne of President Joe Biden's top advisers has suggested that he's still wearing a face mask outdoors out of habit although the latest public health guidance says he doesn't need it.
Biden's 1st month was about erasing the mark of 'former guy'
Read full article: Biden's 1st month was about erasing the mark of 'former guy'Four years ago, pens were just one more little drama in Donald Trump's White House. That the new guy can erase the legacy of the โformer guy,โ as Biden has called Trump. AdOne month into Trump's presidency, he had already lost his national security adviser and his choice for labor secretary to scandal. Pets roam the White House lawn again. Fires crackle in the White House fireplace.
White House aide suspended for threatening reporter
Read full article: White House aide suspended for threatening reporterIn this Feb. 9, 2021 photo, White House deputy press secretary TJ Ducklo listens as press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington. Ducklo has been suspended for a week without pay after he reportedly issued a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another reporter. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)WASHINGTON โ White House deputy press secretary T.J. Ducklo has been suspended for a week without pay after he reportedly issued a sexist and profane threat to a journalist seeking to cover his relationship with another reporter. Psaki said in a statement earlier Friday that Ducklo had been suspended without pay with the approval of White House chief of staff Ron Klain. But the Biden White House sought to strike a more cordial and professional tone with the Washington press corps from the start, installing a cadre of seasoned Washington communicators led by Psaki.
Biden aims to expand map as Trump recovers from coronavirus
Read full article: Biden aims to expand map as Trump recovers from coronavirusMIAMI โ As President Donald Trump recovers from the coronavirus, Joe Biden is capitalizing on having the campaign trail largely to himself by hitting critical swing states and investing in longtime Republican bastions that he hopes might expand his path to victory. Even Bidenโs former primary rival, Bernie Sanders, has resumed in-person campaigning for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak in March. โThey are running a solid race focused on the swing states we need to win but now have excess resources to expand the map." โThe Trump campaign continues to run their presidential campaign, and we are going to continue to run our presidential campaign," said Biden campaign senior strategist Anita Dunn. Biden shared a stage with the president for 90 minutes during last weekโs first presidential primary debate.
Biden aims to expand map as Trump recovers from coronavirus
Read full article: Biden aims to expand map as Trump recovers from coronavirusMIAMI โ As President Donald Trump recovers from the coronavirus, Joe Biden is capitalizing on having the campaign trail largely to himself by hitting critical swing states and investing in longtime Republican bastions that he hopes might expand his path to victory. Even Bidenโs former primary rival, Bernie Sanders, has resumed in-person campaigning for the first time since the coronavirus outbreak in March. โThey are running a solid race focused on the swing states we need to win but now have excess resources to expand the map." โThe Trump campaign continues to run their presidential campaign, and we are going to continue to run our presidential campaign," said Biden campaign senior strategist Anita Dunn. Biden shared a stage with the president for 90 minutes during last weekโs first presidential primary debate.
Uncertainty dominates presidential campaign's final stretch
Read full article: Uncertainty dominates presidential campaign's final stretchDemocratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)NEW YORK Within President Donald Trumps campaign, some privately feared the worst heading into the national conventions. Republicans largely ignored the pandemic while attacking Joe Biden as a senile lifetime politician controlled by his partys far-left wing and incapable of protecting suburban voters from mobs of protesters. America doesnt feel like one country with all the chaos and division, former Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg said in an interview. The hands of the clock are going backwards.Meanwhile, the candidates are unleashing dramatically different campaigns upon voters as they navigate the pandemic.
2020 Watch: Can Trump ignore reality as Election Day nears?
Read full article: 2020 Watch: Can Trump ignore reality as Election Day nears?President Donald Trump speaks with state and local leaders about Hurricane Laura at the Orange County Emergency Operations Center, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020, in Orange, Texas. President Donald Trump is essentially asking voters to judge him based on pre-pandemic America. Still, both sides expect the election, which Biden has led for virtually the entire cycle, to tighten entering the nine-week sprint to Nov. 3. Reflecting concerns about potential Trump momentum, Biden plans to resume in-person campaigning in the coming days, albeit with smaller, socially distanced crowds. The hands of the clock are going backwards.___2020 Watch runs every Monday and provides a look at the week ahead in the 2020 election.
Who's who on the committee vetting Biden's possible VPs
Read full article: Who's who on the committee vetting Biden's possible VPsLisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., right, as they arrive at the House Democratic Issues Conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Who's setting the stage for Biden's decision:THE CO-CHAIRSLISA BLUNT ROCHESTER: The Delaware congresswoman connects the vetting team to Biden's home state. After leaving the Obama White House, Hogan served in executive positions for the National Football League and for Apple. She left the tech giant shortly after being named to Bidens search committee. Remus is married to Brett Holmgren, a special assistant and national security aide in the Obama White House.
Who's who's on the committee vetting Biden's possible VPs
Read full article: Who's who's on the committee vetting Biden's possible VPsLisa Blunt Rochester, D-Del., right, as they arrive at the House Democratic Issues Conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. After leaving the Obama White House, Hogan served in executive positions for the National Football League and for Apple. She left the tech giant shortly after being named to Bidens search committee. Extending the ties, Bauer is married to Anita Dunn, Bidens senior adviser who was one of Obamas White House communications directors. Remus is married to Brett Holmgren, a special assistant and national security aide in the Obama White House.
Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers
Read full article: Trump replaces campaign manager amid sinking poll numbers(AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)WASHINGTON President Donald Trump shook up his campaign staff amid sinking poll numbers less than four months before the election, replacing campaign manager Brad Parscale with veteran GOP operative Bill Stepien. I am pleased to announce that Bill Stepien has been promoted to the role of Trump Campaign Manager, Trump said Wednesday on Facebook. Chris Christie and serving as Trumps national field director in 2016. Parscales digital advertising firm was among the campaigns most significant vendors, and some in Trumps orbit have alleged that the former campaign manager was profiting off the presidents reelection. Schultz is now at the Democratic National Committee, helping lead the joint battleground strategy among the national party, the Biden campaign and state parties.
Joe Biden's inner circle: No longer a boys club
Read full article: Joe Biden's inner circle: No longer a boys clubBiden's status as Democratic presidential nominee-in-waiting means the party will choose another man for an office never held by a woman. I understand.โKate Bedingfield, an adviser the same age as Biden's youngest daughter, was first to propose a direct-to-lens declaration. She joined forces with Anita Dunn, an alumna of President Barack Obamaโs West Wing and relative newbie to Biden's orbit. Together with two of Biden's longest-serving confidants โ Steve Ricchetti and Mike Donilon โ they convinced the almost-candidate it was the right course. Dunn said Jill Biden and Valerie Biden Owens are now elevated as โprincipals in their own rightโ โ veritable extensions of the candidate.
From handshakes to kissing babies, virus upends campaigning
Read full article: From handshakes to kissing babies, virus upends campaigningFist or elbow bumps take the place of handshakes, and kissing babies is out of the question. Both Biden and Sanders decided to cancel planned election-night rallies in Ohio at the advice of local health officials. It was hardly the big celebration Biden had hoped for on one of the biggest nights of his 2020 campaign. The Sanders campaign held a call with staff and advisers to go over new organizing protocols on Wednesday. Signs of heightened concern could be seen on the Biden campaign trail earlier this week.
Women of Democratic campaigns not tokens
Read full article: Women of Democratic campaigns not tokensThe women running the top Democratic presidential campaigns tell CNN's Dana Bash how gender roles have changed at the highest levels of politics(CNN) - Anita Dunn remembers a time in politics when it was almost unheard-of for women to be running political campaigns. It is a show of force illustrating that the days of men running campaigns to elect other men are heading to the dustbin of history. These women aren't the only ones serving in top positions in Democratic presidential campaigns. "I also think more women in power, more women in Congress, more women, hopefully, in the White House will make that better. "So it's not just women only, it's women of color, it's young women, it's older women, it's men, it's LGBT community.