US Votes 2024
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Political leadership
‘I screwed up’: When is a leader too old to lead?
Joe Biden’s recent halting debate against a blustering rival caused panic in some quarters. But does it mean he should throw in the re-election towel?
- by Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
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‘Trying to push me out of the race’: Joe Biden rejects calls for him to step aside
A fired-up Biden made it clear he would not back down, telling supporters: ‘I’m not going to let a 90-minute debate wipe out 3½ years of work.’
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Opinion
Donald Trump and the king who could do no wrong, but lost his head
The US Supreme Court grants immunity from prosecution for former presidents like Donald Trump. But could a king really do no wrong and keep his head?
- by Tony Wright
Biden says he is ‘first black woman to serve with a black president’
A week after Joe Biden’s disastrous debate with Donald Trump, the sitting US president appears to be fighting for his political life.
- by Andrew Buncombe
Joe Biden says he needs more sleep and will avoid events after 8pm
Biden began a conversation with governors by declaring he was continuing in the presidential race, leaving some feeling that any further discussion was chilled.
- by Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman
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US politics
Forcing Biden out would have only one beneficiary
By building a case for Joe Biden’s incapacity, Democrats risk increasing the probability of the thing they most desperately seek to avoid.
- by Charles M Blow
Inside the top-level discussions where Biden admits he has ‘only days’ to salvage candidacy
US President Joe Biden has stressed he is still deeply committed to the fight for re-election but understands his viability as a candidate is on the line.
- by Katie Rogers
‘Tell us now’: Zelensky demands Trump say now what his peace plan is for Ukraine
“We want to understand whether in November we will have the powerful support of the US, or will be all alone,” Zelensky said.
- by Annmarie Hordern and Daryna Krasnolutska
‘Enabler in Chief’: As Biden digs in, Trump turns his attack on Kamala Harris
Trump’s former immigration adviser Stephen Miller also lashed out, seeking to frame the Biden campaign in conspiratorial terms: “What did Kamala know and when did she know it?”
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Biden's White House
‘Nearly fell asleep’: Biden blames jet lag for poor debate as poll shows Harris now more popular
As the White House remains in damage control after a disastrous debate, a CNN poll shows voters believe the vice president has a better chance of beating Donald Trump.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Robert F Kennedy denies taking a bite of dead dog
The presidential candidate reportedly posed with the barbecued remains of a dog in a photo taken in 2010 – the same year he had a tapeworm removed from his brain.
- by Ben Smith