Biden tells governors that he is staying in the race
President Joe Biden told a group of Democratic governors on Wednesday that he was staying in the 2024 campaign, as the group peppered the president with questions about the path forward after Biden’s disastrous debate performance last week.
In a volatile term, a fractured Supreme Court remade America
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump had a very good year at the Supreme Court. On Monday, the court ruled that he is substantially immune from prosecution on charges that he tried to subvert the 2020 election. On Friday, the court cast doubt on two of the four charges against him in what remains of that prosecution. And in March, the justices allowed him to seek another term despite a constitutional provision barring insurrectionists from holding office.
Democrats go public with panic about Biden amid fears of an electoral debacle
Democratic anxiety over President Joe Biden’s fitness to run for reelection erupted into the open on Tuesday in a spike of panic, as the first sitting member of Congress called on Biden to withdraw and a slew of other prominent officials who have backed the president vented their concerns.
Cash crunch squeezes Kennedy amid costly fight for ballot spots
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign is spending heavily, amassing steep debts and resorting to layoffs as it becomes almost singularly focused on the costly effort of placing his name on state ballots.
Elon Musk’s politics may be pushing some buyers away from Tesla
Few auto executives are as closely identified with the companies they manage as Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, is. And probably none are more prolific in broadcasting their political views on social media.
New drug approved for early Alzheimer’s slows decline but carries risks
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a new drug for Alzheimer’s disease, the latest in a novel class of treatments that has been greeted with hope, disappointment and skepticism.
Judge delays Trump’s sentencing until Sept. 18 after immunity claim
NEW YORK — The judge in Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal case delayed his sentencing until Sept. 18 to weigh whether a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling might imperil the former president’s conviction, the judge said Tuesday in a letter to prosecutors and defense lawyers.
Biden’s lapses are increasingly common, according to some of those in the room
In the weeks and months before President Joe Biden’s politically devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta, several current and former officials and others who encountered him behind closed doors noticed that he increasingly appeared confused or listless, or would lose the thread of conversations.
Supreme Court declines to rule on tech platforms’ free speech rights
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court sidestepped a definitive resolution on Monday in a pair of cases challenging state laws aimed at curbing the power of social media companies to moderate content. The ruling left in limbo an effort by Republicans who had promoted the legislation as a remedy to what they say is a bias against conservatives.
The road to a crisis: How Democrats let Biden glide to renomination
In the aftermath of Thursday’s presidential debate, as Jill Biden led President Joe Biden off the stage, former Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., raised what she called a “hard and heartbreaking” question.
There’s no reason to resign ourselves to Biden
Though Joe Biden’s debate performance last week was among the most painful things I’ve ever witnessed, it at least seemed to offer clarity. Suddenly, even many people who love this president realized that his campaign has become untenable.
Supreme Court says Trump is partly shielded from prosecution
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump is entitled to substantial immunity from prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the last election, a blockbuster decision in the heat of the 2024 campaign that vastly expanded presidential power.
Russia maintains punishing pace of deadly strikes on Ukrainian cities
KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian missile attack on a small town in southeastern Ukraine and the fiery inferno that followed killed at least seven civilians, including three children, the country’s authorities said as they surveyed on Sunday the deadly toll of two days of fierce Russian assaults.
Scientists in Japan give robots a fleshy face and a smile
Engineers in Japan are trying to get robots to imitate that particularly human expression — the smile.
At least 18 people killed in multiple suicide bombings in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — At least 18 people were killed and dozens of others were injured in a series of suicide bombings, all carried out by women, Saturday afternoon in northeastern Nigeria. They included one explosion that went off at the wedding of a young couple and another at a funeral, according to local officials.
Biden’s debate cleanup tour starts at an LGBTQ+ fundraiser in NYC
NEW YORK — Hundreds of LGBTQ+ donors and activists gathered in midtown Manhattan for a fundraiser supporting President Joe Biden on Friday, but the president’s debate performance cast an anxious shadow over what normally would have been an energizing political event. As they mingled in a lavender-lit event space at the Manhattan Center, many donors huddled in small groups and fretted over what they had all witnessed on television the night before. The debate was “definitely the main topic of conversation,” said one attendee, who declined to be named because he works in Democratic politics.
Long Island man charged in crash that killed 4 people at nail salon
A Long Island man was charged with driving while intoxicated after driving an SUV through a nail salon Friday afternoon, leaving four people dead and 10 injured, according to the Suffolk County police.
Too much winning? Even Trump’s fans are uneasy after Biden’s weak debate.
CHESAPEAKE, Va. —The day after President Joe Biden melted down in Thursday’s prime-time debate, Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia stood beside former President Donald Trump on a farm in Chesapeake, gushing.
Beryl, now a hurricane, to bring ‘life-threatening winds,’ officials warn
Tropical Storm Beryl officially became Hurricane Beryl on Saturday afternoon, an unusual early-season storm that strengthened since its formation late Friday and that forecasters warned could rapidly intensify.
Astronauts not stuck on space station, NASA and Boeing officials say
Two NASA astronauts who traveled at the start of June to the International Space Station were originally scheduled to return home a couple of weeks ago, completing a test flight of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.
