Biden or not? Democrats consumed in party squabble
Cornell Belcher, a prominent pollster who worked for the Democratic National Committee and both Obama campaigns, wishes the party’s leaders would shut up about President…
Opinion: No Joe? The Democrats can’t indulge in a free-for-all open convention
The news from Milwaukee and the Republican National Convention has dominated this week, but it hasn’t stopped speculation about whether Joe Biden will or should…
Majority of Democrats think Kamala Harris would be good president, poll shows
WASHINGTON — As President Biden faces a growing drumbeat of pressure to drop his reelection bid, a majority of Democrats think his vice president would make…
Democrats are moving to replace Biden on the ticket. Will it work?
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday finally got the full-on, adoring convention celebration he never achieved in 2016 or 2020, proclaimed as a “real American hero”…
Biden vows to stay in race as more Democrats ask him to drop out | US Election 2024 News
United States President Joe Biden has promised to remain in the presidential race and beat his opponent despite growing calls from members of his Democratic…
Column: What we saw at RNC was future of Trumpified Republican Party
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump couldn’t restrain himself. The former president’s aides had promised that his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention would showcase a “softer,”…
In Milwaukee, neither Trump nor Biden is a favorite
MILWAUKEE — Lisa Collins sat in the shade of a green ash tree Wednesday in the Milwaukee neighborhood of Lindsay Heights handing out free hot dogs…
Biden sidelined with COVID as Trump returns to center stage after shooting
An embattled President Biden was resting at his Delaware beach home Thursday, fighting COVID-19 and a rising tide of dissent from within his own party…
Collective amnesia overtakes Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump resurfaced at the Republican National Convention, ushered in by a video montage of his jiggle-dancing to the gay anthem “Y.M.C.A.”Kamala Harris was…
California’s Rep. Adam Schiff joins other Democrats in calling on Biden to end candidacy
1 of 5 | Rep. Adam Schiff, R-Calif., on Wednesday called on President Joe Biden to end his candidacy and "pass the torch" to a…
Biden may endorse some big Supreme Court reforms. Do they have a chance?
WASHINGTON — President Biden has told progressives in Congress that he will soon endorse proposals to reform the Supreme Court, including by putting term limits on…
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, poll finds
WASHINGTON — Nearly two-thirds of Democrats say President Biden should withdraw from the presidential race and let his party nominate a different candidate, according to a…
Tubbs, Ma and Bradford join 2026 California lieutenant governor race
SACRAMENTO — The election for California’s top offices is more than two years away, but campaigning has begun in the race for lieutenant governor, a low-…
Republicans say crime is rampant, call immigration a threat during RNC
MILWAUKEE — Former President Trump’s top rivals in the Republican Party lined up behind the 2024 nominee on Tuesday, promising he would “make America safe again”…
GOP says U.S. is awash in immigrant-driven crime. What do the data say?
One after another, Republican leaders painted a dire picture of America from the Republican National Convention stage in Milwaukee on Tuesday, suggesting the nation is…
California Republicans, long in the minority at home, get a Trump boost at RNC
MILWAUKEE — California Republicans, long banished to the hinterlands of their home state’s politics, enjoyed being surrounded by like-minded conservatives at the Republican National Convention —…
Trump shooting lowers pressure on Biden to drop out
WASHINGTON — Republicans have been featuring Vice President Kamala Harris prominently in their attacks on the Biden administration at this week’s convention in Milwaukee — a…
J.D. Vance is crowned heir apparent on Day 1 of RNC
MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump got a new partner.Joe Biden got dragged as old and senile.Republican delegates — and those watching on TV — got an earful…
The Trump shooting leaves Biden one viable political option
One can hardly fault Donald Trump for believing divine providence is on his side. He’s had the most impressive lucky streak in living political memory.While…
At Republican National Convention, which Trump will show up?
The Republican National Convention opens Monday in Milwaukee at one of the most tumultuous times in modern American history.The four-day event is a make-good of…