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‘Time to pass the torch': President Biden addresses his decision to step down
The president outlines his legacy, promising to work hard through his final six months in office and praising his new choice for nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on July 24, 2024.
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Biden delivers solemn call to defend democracy as he lays out his reasons for quitting race
President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivered a solemn call to voters to defend the country’s democracy as he laid out in an Oval Office address his decision to drop his bid for reelection and throw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
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How rare is it for a president to withdraw this late in the race?
Biden’s decision put him in the company of a few other American presidents. But there are crucial differences.
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Joe Biden to give White House address on his decision to exit the race
President Joe Biden announced he will give a prime-time address from the White House on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on his decision to exit the presidential race.
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Global leaders react to Biden's historic decision to drop his re-election bid
With poll numbers slipping, donors fleeing and party luminaries pushing him to exit, Biden’s decision to bring an abrupt conclusion to his half-century career in politics drew not just praise from Democrats, but also kind words from America’s friends abroad.
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Hollywood reacts to Joe Biden exiting the presidential race
Hollywood was quick to react to the news that President Joe Biden was ending his bid for reelection and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Biden's decision to drop out leaves Democrats across the country relieved and looking toward future
Voters nationwide reacted with relief and hope to news that President Joe Biden would drop his reelection bid.
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Inside Biden's historic decision to drop out of the 2024 race
Surrounded by a handful of trusted advisers and first lady Jill Biden at his vacation home on the Delaware coast Saturday evening, President Joe Biden reflected on a political career that spanned more than half a century and began to conclude that it would reach its end earlier than planned, people familiar with his decision told NBC News.
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Biden's legacy: Far-reaching accomplishments that didn't translate into political support
Historians and political advisers say history will be kinder to President Joe Biden than voters have been.
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Joseph R. Biden, once considered too young to serve, now too old to win
So ends the half-century career of a flawed but resilient politician who won the White House in a razor-thin election and lost it four years later in a debate: Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr.
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Democratic megadonors push Biden to quit race, as Kamala Harris events fill up
Donors who fund the Biden campaign are using their leverage with congressional leaders to pressure the president to drop out.
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‘We're close to the end': Biden world braces for the possibility that the president steps aside
Since a disastrous debate in Atlanta upended the trajectory of his campaign three weeks ago, Biden has again and again attempted to dig in, bucking efforts to dislodge him from power.
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Biden tests positive for COVID-19
The White House announced that President Joe Biden began experiencing mild symptoms on Wednesday after testing positive for the coronavirus.
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President Biden tests positive for COVID-19, White House says
This is not the first time the president has tested positive for coronavirus
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Democrats aim to nominate president in first week of August, as some push Biden to quit the race
Democrats will meet Friday to discuss holding a virtual vote to make President Joe Biden their party’s nominee in the first week of August.
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Biden tells Democratic lawmakers he is weighing big reforms to the Supreme Court
The president is considering backing term limits for justices and a binding code of ethics, sources say. The proposals would require congressional approval.
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In prime-time address, Biden warns of election-year rhetoric, saying ‘it's time to cool it down'
President Joe Biden warned Sunday of the risks of political violence in the U.S. after Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, saying, “It’s time to cool it down.”
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Frenzied Democratic effort to replace Biden comes to a standstill after Trump rally shooting
Following the shooting at the Trump rally, the Biden campaign attempted to cut back campaign activity, including taking down television ads, according to a campaign official
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Bernie Sanders says Biden will be the Democratic nominee and it's time to stop ‘bickering and nit-picking'
The senator, who has routinely backed Biden since his poor performance in the debate against Donald Trump, wrote that he will “do all that I can” to re-elect Biden.
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Democratic official from Orange County calls for Biden to exit race
President Biden pressed ahead with the reelection efforts amid the ongoing scrutiny by visiting the state of Michigan. Conan Nolan reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 12, 2024.