Senate Democrats say President Biden's moribund poll numbers are "concerning" and "frustrating," but they are doubtful any messaging shift by the White House will change how voters view him before the 2024 election. They acknowledge the 80-year-old president's biggest problem is his age, which negatively influences how many voters view his presidency and contributes to a lack of enthusiasm for his 2024 reelection campaign. |
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New polls showing President Biden tied or trailing several GOP presidential candidates and deep concerns among voters over his age are stoking Democratic angst about third-party candidates "stealing" a victory in November 2024. Democrats have long been worried that in a close race, a third-party candidate could be the difference between winning and defeat in hard-fought states such as Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin or even Florida. |
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Democrats are fretting about President Biden's low approval ratings, exacerbated by widespread concerns about his age. Those factors seem to be getting worse rather than better. A CNN/SSRS poll released this week showed just 39 percent of adults approving of Biden's job performance, his lowest number in more than a year. Almost three-quarters of the population, according to the poll, believes Biden lacks the stamina and sharpness to serve effectively as president. |
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Former President Trump is fueling questions over how he'll approach the second GOP presidential primary debate later this month as his lead in polls appears to be solidifying. The former president's allies have already signaled he'll skip the next debate, which is being hosted Sept. 27 by Fox Business at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. |
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Former President Trump told a crowd in South Dakota on Friday that the Supreme Court's decision to remove federal abortion rights protections "probably cost" the Republican Party politically, but was still the right decision. "Last year, those justices bravely and incredibly ruled on something that everybody has wanted for decades, for 51 years," Trump said Friday at the Monumental Leaders rally in Rapid City, S.D. "They ruled to end Roe v. Wade. That was a big thing." |
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Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) called former President Trump a "liar," after he suggested a recent push to use the 14th Amendment to keep him off the ballot in the state was "election interference." "Trump is a liar with no respect for the Constitution," Griswold said in an interview on MSNBC on Saturday. "To say that a section of the 14th Amendment is election interference and considering how to uphold the Constitution is election interference is un-American," she continued |
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Rudy Giuliani, a longtime ally and former attorney for former President Trump, asked a Georgia judge on Friday to rescind the charges levied against him in the Fulton County election interference case, citing several "deficiencies" in the indictment. The former New York City mayor was indicted alongside the former president and 17 others by a Fulton County grand jury last month over their alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in Georgia. |
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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) went after Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Saturday after court documents revealed that a grand jury in Georgia recommended that he be criminally chargedfor his actions doubting the result of the 2020 election. Graham defended his actions on Friday, saying that the statements were "consistent" with his position as a senator. Georgia prosecutors did not end up pursuing charges. |
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Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip hop on Saturday with a host of artists and more than 400 guests at her home. In the first of its kind celebration, Harris addressed the impact the genre has had on the world and its importance to the Black community. "Hip hop is the ultimate American art form," said Harris. |
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In the fight against students' learning loss, numerous states and school districts have implemented new curriculum in reading and math, bringing fresh urgency to another important issue that needs to be tackled post-pandemic: educating the educators. Since 2021, 23 states have switched their reading instructional style to the science of reading, according to a count by Education Week. And California, the nation's largest state, has adopted a controversial new math framework that switches what math is taught in different grades. |
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OPINION | September will be a momentous month, either in the right or wrong direction. Congress will soon take up votes on repealing outdated authorizations for use of military force, or AUMFs, which provide statutory authority for military operations in the Middle East. It's fitting that these AUMFs are up for repeal as we approach and reflect on the anniversary of Sept. 11, a catalyst event that propelled the United States to war in the greater Middle East more than 20 years ago. |
OPINION | Social media platforms have long argued that they are simply providers of a public forum in which others comment, and thus should not be held liable for what people say there. Elon Musk has single-handedly blown a massive hole in that bogus argument. A new report today suggests that Elon Musk has unprecedented control over content moderation, and personally decided to re-platform Kanye West to X, formerly known as Twitter. It also reveals that Musk ordered his team to make his own posts among the platform's most visible. The report further details how he told his engineers to tweak the feed of his top venture capitalist pal directly at his request — a feature not available to any of the millions of other users of the platform. |
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The New York Times: G20 Declaration Omits Criticism of Russia, Notes Ukrainians' 'Suffering' |
American officials defended the agreement, saying it built on the statement released last year and that the United States was still pressing for peace in Ukraine. |
The Wall Street Journal: Xi's Tight Control Hampers Stronger Response to China's Slowdown |
BY LINGLING WEI AND STELLA YIFAN XIE |
Xi Jinping has placed the Communist Party—and himself—in greater command of China's economy over the past decade. Now his centralization of power is delaying the country's response to its worst economic slowdown in years. |
BY SAM METZ AND AHMED HATEM |
The ground shook with a force few had ever felt, thundering through the remote Moroccan village in the dark of night. |
For Coco Gauff, a Grand Slam final win over Aryna Sabalenka was the first victory that will make all the others so much easier now. |
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