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Live updates: President Joe Biden ends his 2024 bid — President Joe Biden says he's ready to return to the campaign trail, even as a growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called for him to step aside. — Meanwhile, Donald Trump on Saturday held his first public campaign rally since …
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Election 2024 live updates: Biden says he will end his re-election bid — President Joe Biden said he is stepping aside from the presidential race in a letter posted to X. “It has been the greatest honor of my lift to serve as your president,” he wrote. “And while it has been my intention …
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David Cohen / Politico:
Republicans could file challenges if Biden replaced, Speaker Johnson says — “Every state has its own system,” he said of election laws. — House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated Sunday that any attempt by Democrats to sub in a new candidate in place of President Joe Biden is likely to be met by legal challenges.
Barack Obama:
My Statement on President Biden's Announcement — Joe Biden has been one of America's most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we've also been reminded — again — that he's a patriot of the highest order. — Sixteen years ago …
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Politico:
GOP lawmakers call for Biden to resign presidency after dropout bombshell — Immediately after Joe Biden dropped the bombshell that he was dropping out of the presidential race, congressional Republicans started to openly call for him to resign from the White House now.
April Rubin / Axios:
Biden's exit makes Trump the oldest nominee in U.S. history … - Biden and Trump were the only presidents older than 70 at the start of their terms. … - The 118th Congress, one of the oldest in U.S. history, drove debates last year about term limits and fitness for office.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Drops Out of Race, Scrambling the Campaign for the White House — The president's withdrawal under pressure from fellow Democrats cleared the way for a new nominee to take on former President Donald J. Trump in the fall. He quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race — He struggled to recover from a disastrous debate and Democrats' doubts. — LIVE — President Joe Biden speaks alongside Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala before a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, April 15, 2024.
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Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates — Biden steps aside as Democratic nominee, endorses Harris — President Biden is ending his presidential campaign, a momentous decision that upends the 2024 presidential race, and is endorsing Vice President Harris for the top of the ticket.
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Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Trump favorability rises following shooting, majority of Americans want Biden to end campaign: POLL — More Americans also blame Trump for rise in political violence. — Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump gives his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention …
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Washington Post:
Biden makes stunning decision to pull out of 2024 race — The president's decision plunges the Democratic Party into an unprecedented scramble to anoint a new nominee at the 11th hour. — President Biden has decided he will end his reelection campaign, he said in a statement released Sunday …
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Reuters:
Biden drops out: World leaders pay wary tribute — Following are some reactions from abroad to President Joe Biden's decision on Sunday to pull out of his campaign to seek reelection in November. — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer — “I respect President Biden's decision …
Aaron Sorkin / New York Times:
How I Would Script This Moment for Biden and the Democrats
How I Would Script This Moment for Biden and the Democrats
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Todd Spangler / USA Today:
Trump's edge over Biden takes notable leap in Michigan, new battleground state poll shows
Trump's edge over Biden takes notable leap in Michigan, new battleground state poll shows
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Ready for Kamala? First pro-Harris 2024 effort begins recruiting volunteers
Ready for Kamala? First pro-Harris 2024 effort begins recruiting volunteers
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Jasmine Wright / NOTUS:
With Biden's Endorsement, Is It Kamala Harris' Time?
With Biden's Endorsement, Is It Kamala Harris' Time?
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NBC News:
With Biden's backing, Kamala Harris leads the pack in bid to replace him on the ticket
With Biden's backing, Kamala Harris leads the pack in bid to replace him on the ticket
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
President Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race
President Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Who gets to choose? Democrats detail ‘blitz primary’ options to replace Biden.
Who gets to choose? Democrats detail ‘blitz primary’ options to replace Biden.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Biden, a Decision to Step Aside Would Raise Another Question
For Biden, a Decision to Step Aside Would Raise Another Question
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Trump, Leaving Unity Behind, Insults Biden, Who Remains Sidelined With Covid
Election Live Updates: Trump, Leaving Unity Behind, Insults Biden, Who Remains Sidelined With Covid
Michael Sheils McNamee / BBC:
US President Joe Biden says it has been ‘greatest honour’ to serve as he ends campaign
US President Joe Biden says it has been ‘greatest honour’ to serve as he ends campaign
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Biden drops out of presidential race after Democratic revolt following disastrous debate: ‘Best interest of the country’
Biden drops out of presidential race after Democratic revolt following disastrous debate: ‘Best interest of the country’
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden's Obama grudge drives 2024 resolve
Biden's Obama grudge drives 2024 resolve
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-21-24: House Speaker Mike Johnson & Sen. Joe Manchin
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-21-24: House Speaker Mike Johnson & Sen. Joe Manchin
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NBC News:
Biden allies say ‘elites’ are disenfranchising voters who want the president to stay in
Biden allies say ‘elites’ are disenfranchising voters who want the president to stay in
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Sen. Joe Manchin joins calls for Biden to drop out of the presidential race
Sen. Joe Manchin joins calls for Biden to drop out of the presidential race
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Democratic Party chairs in 7 battleground states reaffirm support for Biden
Democratic Party chairs in 7 battleground states reaffirm support for Biden
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Since Leaving Butler, Trump Has Foregone the Best Medical Care and Is Withholding CT Scan Results — Fresh off his stunt calls for Joe Biden to be drug tested during the debate, Ronny Jackson — the lapsed doctor who turned the White House into a pill mill and covered up Trump's near-lethal COVID …
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Tim Adams / The Guardian:
Pulitzer-winning author Anne Applebaum: ‘Often, for autocrats, the second time in power is worse’ — The journalist tells of her fears for democracy's future, the dangers of another Trump presidency and how her husband became Poland's foreign minister — A couple of years ago …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Expect some GOP legal challenges to taking Biden off the ballot. But they're longshots. — Don't believe the hype: Republicans are unlikely to gain traction in legal efforts to prevent Democrats from taking President Joe Biden off the ballot. No state will have printed ballots prior …