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Biden tells Hill Democrats he won't step aside, says of party drama: ‘It's time for it to end'
President Joe Biden, in a letter to congressional Democrats, stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an “end” to the intraparty drama that has torn apart Democrats since his dismal public debate performance.
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‘He's showing he cares.' President Biden stopped by a church in Northwest Philadelphia Sunday
President Joe Biden spent Sunday at a church in Philadelphia for one of many stops across Pennsylvania as he looks to show strength on the campaign trail. This comes amid concerns within his party and calls for him to step aside. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk recaps the day.
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Four more Democrats in Congress call for Biden to step aside in the 2024 race
Four additional Democrats in Congress told their lawmaker colleagues during a phone call Sunday that they believe President Joe Biden should step aside to allow someone else to be the party’s nominee for president, according to multiple people on the call and familiar with the discussion.
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Biden tells supporters to ‘stick together' amid growing calls for him to leave the presidential race
President Joe Biden is attending a Black church and rallying with union members in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, trying to project enough strength for his reelection campaign to quell a growing clamor from within in his own party for him to abandon his candidacy.
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‘We're doomed': Democratic lawmakers worry Biden's interview won't save his campaign
President Joe Biden continued debate damage control during a Friday-night interview on ABC News, working to persuade Democrats that he’s the best candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump this fall.
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A defiant Biden, in denial of the polls and calls to step aside: 3 takeaways from the ABC interview
President Joe Biden sat Friday for his first television interview since his poor debate performance, a high-stakes moment of seeking to reassure allies and voters.
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Biden cancels speech at teachers union convention in Philly after union staff goes on strike
President Joe Biden canceled a planned speech in Philadelphia at the annual conference of the National Education Association after the union’s staff announced a strike. Biden had planned to speak Sunday, but his campaign says the president is a “fierce supporter of unions and he won’t cross a picket line.”
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Biden refuses to take a cognitive or neurological test in his first post-debate TV interview
In his first televised interview since his widely criticized debate performance last week, President Joe Biden took responsibility for the stumbles and argued that he underperformed because he was sick.
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Biden doubles-down at Wisconsin rally: ‘I'm staying in the race'
President Joe Biden said Friday at a campaign rally in the key battleground state of Wisconsin that he’s staying in the 2024 presidential race and expressed confidence that he would beat former President Donald Trump, despite concerns about a disastrous debate performance last week.
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The questions about Biden's age and fitness are reminiscent of another campaign: Reagan's in 1984
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan answered the age question with a clever joke that reset his campaign from a stumbling debate performance to a 49-state landslide and a second term. The wobbles came during his first debate with Democratic Vice President Walter Mondale. Two weeks later, the opponents returned to the debate stage and Reagan, the oldest president in history...
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White House: Biden ‘staying in the race'
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre addressed reporters on Wednesday about the fallout from President Joe Biden’s shaky debate performance last week. “The president is clear-eyed and he’s staying in the race.”
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As Biden team suggests there can be no alternative, DNC rules provide a path
As President Joe Biden’s campaign tries to calm nervous Democrats, the Democratic National Committee is circulating talking points that misleadingly suggest there is no procedural means of replacing the president at the top of the party’s ticket.
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Biden to meet with governors Wednesday amid alarm after debate performance
President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has reverberated across the Democratic Party, forcing lawmakers to grapple with a crisis that could upend the presidential election and change the course of American history.
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First Lady visited community college in Allentown to speak about Biden's education policy
First Lady Jill Biden stopped in Allentown at a community college on Tuesday to talk about President Joe Biden’s education policies just days after his debate. She spoke about how President Biden’s policies support students and help them transition from the classroom to careers. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk shares more from the event.
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Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat in Congress to call for Biden's withdrawal from 2024 race
A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden’s debate performance failing to “effectively defend his many accomplishments.”
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Voters in Philly region, South Jersey react to the presidential debate
In the hours after the presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk caught up with a Philly resident, a Montgomery County resident and a South Jersey resident to get their reactions. In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, the three voters shared their thoughts on the debate and whether or not they’re closer to making a...
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Voters in Philly, Pa. suburbs, South Jersey weigh in on the presidential debate
In the hours after the presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, NBC10’s Lauren Mayk caught up with a Philly resident, a Montgomery County resident and a South Jersey resident to get their reactions. In the latest episode of Battleground Politics, the three voters shared their thoughts on the debate and whether or not they’re closer to making a...
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Democrats call former President Trump ‘threat to our democracy' after SCOTUS immunity ruling
In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on the bounds of presidential immunity, the Democratic National Committee is launching a digital ad campaign in the Philadelphia area calling former President Donald Trump “the greatest threat to American democracy.”
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What Supreme Court ruling means for former President Donald Trump's immunity case
The Supreme Court ruled former president Donald Trump and other presidents are immune from criminal prosecution for certain actions. The decision could have implications for how the case against the former president for election interference goes forward. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk analyzes the decision and what is to come.
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Biden's family urges him to ‘keep fighting' as donors look for alternatives
As top Democrats offered a public show of support for President Joe Biden throughout the weekend, his advisers worked privately Sunday to push back on suggestions that he step aside, with his campaign manager describing the mechanics of replacing him on the ticket as messy and impractical.