Democrats and White House aides are angry over President Biden and his closest allies acting like it’s business as usual following the president’s rocky debate performance, causing panic among members of the party. “Everyone is freaking the f— out,” one official told Axios. The president’s performance in the debate against former President Trump on Thursday […]
Netanyahu trashes NY Times report citing anonymous officials who say Israeli military wants cease-fire in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed a New York Times report quoting senior Israeli officials who claim some military brass want a cease-fire with Hamas. In a video statement given in Hebrew, Netanyahu blasted the paper’s report that anonymous officials affirm that military leadership wants a cease-fire and disagrees with the leader on destroying Hamas […]
Trump campaign rips Biden after former president’s mental acuity called into question
The Trump campaign slammed the White House and the Biden campaign for calling former President Donald Trump’s mental acuity into question. “Never in history has a debate resulted in a candidate’s own donors and surrogates pondering whether their candidate should stay in the race, until now,” Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News […]
WWE champ Cody Rhodes dishes on The Rock’s return, how WrestleMania 40 main event was shaping up
Cody Rhodes headlined both nights of WrestleMania 40 earlier this year, as his rivalry with Roman Reigns and The Bloodline faction evolved into a feud with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. At one point, despite Rhodes earning a shot at the WWE title with his win at the Royal Rumble, there was doubt that he would […]
Top White House aide urges staff to tune out ‘noise’ and focus on governing during debate fallout
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients reportedly held an all-staff meeting Wednesday to urge team members to tune out the “noise” and focus on the task of governing, as senior aides scramble to contain the political fallout from President Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Even as Zients acknowledged that the days since the Atlanta matchup […]
Tammy Baldwin will stick to state tour instead of joining Biden during Wisconsin visit
Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who is facing a competitive challenge in November, won’t be joining President Biden during his campaign stop in Wisconsin Friday. The Biden campaign announced an appearance in Madison, Wisconsin, earlier this week, which will be the president’s first visit to the battleground state since his poor debate performance against former President […]
White House insists Biden will ‘absolutely not’ suspend re-election campaign: ‘He is staying in the race’
President Biden is “absolutely not” considering dropping out of the 2024 presidential race, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday. The White House has maintained Biden will continue running for a second term, even amid pressure from Democrats and former staffers and allies to step aside. A New York Times report was published Wednesday […]
Second senior Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli strike as diplomats work to prevent full war in Lebanon
An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed a senior Hezbollah commander as tensions between the two sides continue to boil, a Hezbollah official told The Associated Press. The strike near the southern coastal city of Tyre took place as global diplomatic efforts have intensified in recent weeks to prevent escalating clashes between Hezbollah […]
First elected Dem to demand Biden withdraw asks: ‘Why take a chance when there is a better alternative?’
The first elected Democratic Party lawmaker to call for President Biden to ditch his re-election bid is insisting that there is no point in taking a risk on him running again when there is a “better alternative” among Democratic choices. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, appeared on CNN Wednesday to explain why he came out publicly […]
Trump gets big post-debate boost in new poll after Biden’s botched performance
A new national poll indicates that former President Trump’s lead over President Biden in their 2024 election rematch is widening in the wake of last week’s heavily criticized debate performance by Biden. And the survey, released Wednesday by the New York Times and Siena College, spotlights a surge in concerns that the 81-year-old Biden, the […]