The partisan gap in views of American greatness
America, we are often told, is less a country than an idea. That idea can be nebulous in its formulation, but it generally centers on opportunity and around freedom. There…
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Biden has to show stamina and sharpness. Democrats are growing impatient.
Amid calls for him to end his candidacy, President Biden faces twin challenges: He must publicly show that he has the physical stamina and mental sharpness that were visibly lacking…
Justice Amy Coney Barrett is charting her own path on the bench
The dissent was biting, accusing the Supreme Court’s conservative majority of “feeble” and “cherry-picked” arguments that inaccurately downplayed the Environmental Protection Agency’s role in protecting air quality. Of course, all…
Biden told governors he needs to get more sleep, avoid events after 8 p.m.
President Biden told Democratic governors during a private meeting at the White House on Wednesday evening that he needed to get more sleep and had instructed his staff to avoid…
Biden’s omnipresent accessory, even in your living room: A teleprompter
PALO ALTO, Calif. — President Biden was in a multimillion-dollar home here, standing in an open kitchen as donors sat on couches and chairs arranged around the adjacent living room.…
Jeffries seeks to stem House defections, for now, as Democrats panic over Biden
As of early Wednesday morning, President Biden had called just one congressional leader personally in the wake of his faltering debate performance: Hakeem Jeffries. That the president chose Jeffries is…
Democrats begin to consider Harris at the top of their ticket
As President Biden continues to face questions about whether he should end his bid to seek a second term, there are growing signs that many in the Democratic Party are…
Biden and Democratic legislators undercut their party’s central message
Obviously, President Biden did not do a good job pressing his case against Donald Trump in the first presidential debate last week. That said, there was one argument that was…
Trump advisers hope Biden stays in race, as they eye alternate scenarios
Donald Trump and his campaign hope President Biden stays in the race, according to four people familiar with private discussions, believing they can beat him even with Trump’s felony conviction…
One question answered: The debate made Biden’s position worse
There are an enormous number of questions lingering around the presidential race at the moment, nearly all centered on President Biden and nearly all of them downstream from his remarkably…