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Defiant Biden tells donors: ‘We’re done talking about the debate’

Defiant Biden tells donors: ‘We’re done talking about the debate’

Biden delivered a forceful message in a private call with his National Finance Committee, which includes hundreds of top Democratic donors and bundlers.

July 8, 2024 8:24 pm CET
Democracy’s at risk, it’s time politicians stopped fibbing
Orbán praises Trump as ‘the man of peace,’ says Biden will likely lose election
The politics of boring: Why Starmer won — and why Biden probably won’t
‘I’m still in good shape’: Biden vows to continue in ABC interview
Center-left in US sees a lesson in British election results
‘In denial’: Democrats livid that Biden is digging in
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Inside the crucial days leading up to Biden’s debate disaster

As recriminations fly and explanations shift, new debate prep details emerge.

July 6, 2024 9:57 am CET
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

July 6, 2024 4:02 am CET

Panic mode: Biden and Le Pen imperil mainstream politics

Just days before the final round of France’s snap parliamentary elections, we discuss possible scenarios for what could emerge from the messy political situation in Paris: shiny …

July 5, 2024 7:00 am CET
From Across the Pond

How Trump Republicans really feel about NATO

Like much the state of American politics itself, support for the alliance — though solid overall — is becoming increasingly polarized.

July 5, 2024 4:00 am CET

Juncker: Beware Trump’s ‘incomplete mind and flawed reasoning’

“One must not take Trump at his word,” says Juncker, who was European Commission president for much of Trump’s term in office.

July 4, 2024 10:04 am CET

Biden tells governors he got a medical checkup

Two governors also expressed concern over whether the president could still carry their blue-leaning states.

July 4, 2024 5:31 am CET

‘Everybody’s in panic mode’ as Democrats scramble after debate

At least one letter circulating among House Democrats would call on President Joe Biden to end his reelection campaign.

July 4, 2024 2:37 am CET

Biden’s envoy to Hungary lashes Orbán for backing Trump

No other U.S. ally has so “overtly and tireless” campaigned for the Republican candidate, says David Pressman.

July 3, 2024 9:24 am CET

Die Angst der SPD vorm schwarzen Freitag

Die Parlamentarische Linke will zeigen, dass sie den Kanzler unterstützt. Doch die Haushaltsverhandlungen sorgen für Missmut und Misstrauen unter den Abgeordneten. Warum die Angst vor einer Neuauflage …

July 3, 2024 6:00 am CET

Could a US president really order SEAL Team 6 to kill a rival? It seems so.

The Supreme Court’s immunity ruling this week makes the hypothetical scenario raised during oral arguments — in which a president can’t be prosecuted for murder — well, possible.

July 3, 2024 4:53 am CET

Starmer will have to walk a US-China tightrope

There’s already some discord between the two countries when it comes to China, but there are areas where they could work on similar approaches.

July 2, 2024 4:00 am CET

Biden seeks to calm nervous donors after debate flop

This weekend was a pivotal one for Biden’s campaign, even before his debate performance.

June 30, 2024 9:55 am CET
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New York Times editorial board calls on Biden to drop out of 2024 race

“The United States needs a stronger opponent to the presumptive Republican nominee,” they write.

June 29, 2024 3:49 pm CET

Trump would withdraw US from Paris climate treaty again, campaign says

The statement comes after years of conservatives laying the groundwork for Trump to withdraw from the global agreement intended to reduce emissions of the greenhouse gases causing climate change.

June 29, 2024 2:56 pm CET
Cartoon Carousel

World’s cartoonists on this week’s events

Drawing the top stories around the globe.

June 29, 2024 4:00 am CET

Putin snored through Biden debate disaster, Kremlin says

Russia’s leader affected disinterest in Trump vs. Biden, but his state media agents of chaos sprung into action.

June 28, 2024 4:11 pm CET

Polish FM appears to link Biden’s disastrous debate with decline of Roman empire

“It’s important to manage one’s ride into the sunset,” Radosław Sikorski said.

June 28, 2024 12:06 pm CET

‘Shipwreck’ and ‘carnage’: Biden’s debate flop stuns European media

The reviews from across the Atlantic are in … and they’re not pretty.

June 28, 2024 11:24 am CET

US allies say Trump-Biden debate ‘isn’t a great look for America’

Biden came across as feeble, while Trump lied and promised the impossible.

June 28, 2024 7:26 am CET

Democrats freak out over Biden’s debate performance: ‘Biden is toast’

One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.”

June 28, 2024 5:58 am CET

Trump raised so much last month he erased Biden’s cash advantage

Trump’s fundraising while he was on trial in New York, punctuated in the final days when he was convicted, was enough to surpass the incumbent Democrat when it comes to campaign cash.

June 21, 2024 8:55 am CET

Westminster’s photographers: a politician’s best friend or worst enemy?

As we approach the final lap of the 2024 general election, host Sascha O’Sullivan discovers what life is like for the photographers who trail hot on the …

June 21, 2024 5:00 am CET

Shut up and listen: The election ‘fixer’ has some advice for Biden, Macron and Sunak

Election fever is gripping both sides of the North Atlantic. As Britain heads into the final weeks of a long election campaign, French voters face a snap …

June 20, 2024 6:00 am CET

Biden knows ‘exactly what he is doing’ and will likely win US election: Scholz

In an interview on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Olaf Scholz made assurances that Biden can provide critical leadership as the group of global leaders faces a complex web of mounting issues.

June 16, 2024 11:52 am CET
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