Which Democrats might jump into the race? The key person to watch is Harris. If she becomes the consensus candidate, backed by Biden and other Democratic leaders, potential competitors with White House ambitions will have a big decision to make: challenge her, in a risky maneuver that coul...
But while some Democrats project confidence, Biden’s allies also say he has spent much of the last two weeks traveling — in Europe and on the West Coast — limiting his ability to prepare. Others note incumbent presidents typically struggle in the season’s opening general election ...
"Greg Abbott and the Republicans in Texas have become bloodthirsty," said Castro on a press call with other Texas Democrats. The New York Post wrote in an editorial that the "war" between Biden and Abbott puts the United States at risk of a constitutional crisis. In an interview on Fox N...
plus consultants and strategists, say this unique combination of political preeminence and lived experience would make Biden stand out in thedisparate, growing fieldof Democrats who are or are about to be candidates. And at this moment, in a riven nation mired by tribal grievance, and ...
He also said Trump could be “competitive” in Virginia, which Democrats have won in every presidential race since 2008. He plans for the RNC to begin expanding its field operation and adding staff to coordinate voter outreach “immediately” after the leadership transition at ...
It was the kind of opening that Democrats had hoped for months they could convince Johnson to seize before it was too late. “I think he’s made some hard choices and he’s putting his job in peril as a result,” said Rep.Jim Himes(D-Conn.). “I don’t think I agree with him...
Since 1933,the S&P 500 has averaged a 12.9% annual return when Republicans controlled both the White House and Congress and a 9% annual return when Democrats controlled both. When a Democrat was president and Republicans controlled Congress, that figure was 13%. For the opposite scenario, r...
Democrats have many other strong arguments to make this year, from the thriving Biden economy to preserving democracy (thetop voter issuein one recent poll) to the House GOP rejection, at Trump’s urging, of a tough bipartisan border deal that Biden embraced and the Senate was ready to pass...
Biden wouldn’t even do a friendly interview with CBS News during the Super Bowl. It is likely that the closest he’ll come to a tough interview this year will be a thoroughly partisan Democratic show like “The View.” Trump should go out of his way to give hosti...
In 2021, a proposal backed by President Joe Biden and some Democrats to eliminate the step-up in basis for assets exceeding $2.5 million (plus $250,000 for a home) for a married couple failed to secure congressional approval.13 How Is Step-Up in Basis Calculated?