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Biden told governors he had medical checkup after debate and is in good health: Sources
(WASHINGTON) -- During his private meeting with Democratic governors at the White House Wednesday night, President Joe Biden said he had a medical checkup following the debate last week and is in good health, according to two people with direct knowledge of the conversation during the meeting.One source familiar with…
Gov. Newsom: Joe Biden says he’s ‘all in’ on presidential campaign at meeting of Democratic governors
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is "all in" on his presidential campaign, according to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, one of more than 20 Democratic governors who met with the president Wednesday evening at the White House."I heard three words from the President - he’s all in. And so am I.…
Buzz builds around Kamala Harris should Biden withdraw
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met for lunch on Wednesday -- likely their first one-on-one interaction since the president's lackluster debate performance. However, unlike previous meetings, this one comes as momentum builds for Harris to replace Biden at the top of the ticket with new…
If Biden drops out, who could replace him? Harris does better against Trump in polls
(WASHINGTON) -- As questions grow about President Joe Biden's future as the Democratic nominee in November's election, some voters already have indicated their preferences for potential successors on the ticket.Kamala HarrisVice President Kamala Harris is seen as a likely top contender, according to polling after Thursday's debate, where Biden gave…
Nation’s founders pushed against ‘elected king’ when framing presidential powers: Historians
(WASHINGTON) -- The Supreme Court's ruling that presidents have immunity for "official acts" goes against all of the principles the nation's founders pushed for as they drew up the Constitution, historians and legal experts argued.Fifteen constitutional historians, represented by the liberal non-profit policy institute the Brennan Center for Justice, filed…
Buzz builds around Kamala Harris should Biden withdraw
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met for lunch on Wednesday -- likely their first one-on-one interaction since the president's lackluster debate performance. However, unlike previous meetings, this one comes as momentum builds for Harris to replace Biden at the top of the ticket with new…
Biden is not considering dropping out of the race, White House says
(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is not considering stepping down, the White House said Wednesday as it furiously did damage control amid Democrats' mounting concerns about the 2024 election and Biden's ability to carry out his campaign after his shaky debate performance.Facing rapid-fire questions for the second day in a…
Some legislators lean into religion in public education as Supreme Court leans right
(WASHINGTON) -- In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court determined that Kentucky's then-law requiring that a copy of the Ten Commandments be posted in public classrooms "had no secular legislative purpose" and was "plainly religious in nature."Nearly twenty years before that, the Supreme Court ruled that school-sponsored devotional prayer and Bible…
Biden privately signals ‘open mind’ on path forward, sees next few days as critical: Sources
(WASHINGTON) -- Sources told ABC News on Wednesday that President Joe Biden has privately acknowledged that the next few days are critical to determining whether he can stay in the race for a second term."This is false," White House senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said about the ABC News…
Biden to award Medal of Honor to Civil War heroes, 162 years later
(WASHINGTON) -- Two Union soldiers who 162 years ago took part in one of America's first special operations will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday.Descendants of Pvt. George Wilson and Pvt. Shadrach received a long-awaited call from the White House telling them the Civil War heroes would…