Author: CHRISTIAN DATOC Washington Examiner
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Harris heads into Democratic nomination process unopposed
Vice President Kamala Harris was the only candidate to qualify for the Democratic National Committee’s virtual roll call, ensuring she will be nominated as the Democrats’ 2024 presidential pick over the next week. All candidates had until Tuesday at 6 p.m. EDT to secure the support of at least 300 delegates in order to appear…
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Democrats see fundraising bonanza after Harris takes over for Biden
President Joe Biden‘s decision to exit the 2024 race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris seems to have reenergized Democratic donors, with the party pulling in well over a quarter of a billion dollars across various super PACs and fundraising committees over the past 24 hours. Donations, or a lack thereof, appeared to play a…
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Inside the decision, and confusion, of Biden’s dramatic exit
President Joe Biden‘s decision to exit the 2024 presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday managed to be both shocking and extremely predictable. For weeks, the president had remained steadfastly committed to facing off against former President Donald Trump in November, despite a dismal performance in the first debate and a shadow…
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Biden’s cough and hoarseness lingering on third day of COVID-19 isolation
The White House said Friday that President Joe Biden‘s symptoms remain but are improving during his third day in COVID-19 isolation in Delaware. The president tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday while campaigning in Las Vegas, and he’s been quarantining at his home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, since Wednesday night. White House physician Dr. Kevin…
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Biden will campaign next week after COVID-19 and ‘slippage in support’: Campaign
Contrary to recent reports, President Joe Biden is not exiting the 2024 race, according to his campaign chairwoman, Jen O’Malley Dillon. Multiple outlets reported Thursday that the president, who is isolating in Delaware with COVID-19, is slowly coming to terms with his polling and could make way for a new Democratic nominee as early as…
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Harris on campaign front lines with Biden indisposed
Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned Thursday in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as President Joe Biden remained in COVID-19 quarantine in Delaware. Harris’s trip puts her center stage as Biden remains in quarantine while calls for him to exit the 2024 presidential race and as the possibility that she would replace him atop the ticket continue to grow.…
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Biden still experiencing ‘mild’ symptoms in COVID-19 isolation
White House physician Kevin O’Connor released an update on Joe Biden‘s condition Thursday, showing little change in the president’s symptoms following Wednesday’s COVID-19 diagnosis. The president was forced to cut a campaign trip to Nevada short Wednesday afternoon after testing positive for the coronavirus. “The president is still experiencing mild upper respiratory symptoms associated with…
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Biden extends Secret Service detail to RFK Jr. following Trump assassination attempt
President Joe Biden is extending Secret Service protection to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent running for the White House in 2024. Kennedy, who previously mounted a Democratic primary challenge of Biden before filing as an independent, and his supporters have repeatedly called for a Secret Service detail for the candidate, a call echoed by…
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White House transcript shows Biden said ‘battol box’ twice instead of ballot box
The White House transcript of President Joe Biden‘s Sunday night address re-highlighted a gaffe the president said, and repeated, in the Oval Office. Biden’s remarks, his third Oval Office address as president, focused heavily on lowering the “temperature” in U.S. politics following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. After stating that he shared…
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Donors withholding at least $90 million from top Biden super PAC: Report
Donors have told Future Forward, a top super PAC supporting President Joe Biden‘s 2024 reelection campaign, that they will withhold donations unless Biden is removed from the top of the Democratic ticket, according to a Friday report. The news from the New York Times comes as questions abound about the president’s status as the Democratic…





