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☆ European diplomats in DC scramble to gain access to Trump allies for insights
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Kylie Atwood | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“We are not that nervous because we know that with Trump it is all about relationships,” said one veteran European diplomat who has been in DC since the Trump administration. “The logic of doing it at Heritage was not lost on us,” said Victoria Coates, a deputy national security advisor to former President Trump who is now a vice president at the think tank. The comments sent European diplomats into over-drive, eager to understand exactly what Trump meant. “If they are worried about how President Trump is going to react to them, they hold it in their hands to do something about it,” Coates said. But European diplomats are not only worried about NATO.

Persons: Donald Trump, jostle, Trump, of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Mike Pompeo, Robert O’Brien, Keith Kellogg, Mike Pence’s, Hillary Clinton, they’ve, ”, –, David Cameron, Antony Blinken, Cameron, Jens Stoltenberg, Jim Lo Scalzo, Stoltenberg’s, Victoria Coates, Stoltenberg, ” Coates, nodded, James Carafano, “, it’s, “ He’s, Mike Johnson, Vladimir Putin, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: CNN, White, NATO, Ukraine, Trump, of National Intelligence, National, European Union, Republican, Russian Central Bank, EU, British, Heritage Foundation, Heritage, GOP, Putin Locations: Washington, Russia, European, Europe, Ukraine, Brussels, West, Russian, South Florida, Brexit, ”, Washington ,, “

☆ Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sánchez were among the top tech bosses and business leaders to attend a lavish White House dinner
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The former Amazon CEO joined over 200 other guests at a White House state dinner on Wednesday. President Joe Biden hosted the dinner in honor of the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida. Other guests in attendance included Apple CEO Tim Cook and JP Morgan's Jamie Dimon. AdvertisementJeff Bezos, founder and former CEO of Amazon, and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez, a former news anchor and philanthropist, joined 200 other guests at a White House state dinner on Wednesday. Jill Biden had the State Floor of the White House transformed into what she dubbed a "vibrant spring garden" for the event.

Persons: Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, Tim Cook, Morgan's Jamie Dimon, —, Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sanchez, Fumio, Jamie Dimon, Larry Fink, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Robert DeNiro, Masayoshi Son, Ken Kobayashi, Bezos, MacKenzie Scott, Jill Biden, India Narendra Modi, Sam Altman, Sundar Pichai Organizations: Amazon, House, Japan, Apple, Service, BlackRock, Mitsubishi, The Washington Post, White, Google Locations: India

☆ Who’s coming to the White House’s Japan state dinner: the Clintons, De Niro, Bezos
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Betsy Klein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The guest list also includes Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield and White House chief of staff Jeff Zients. NBC News White House correspondent Kelly O’Donnell, who is the president of the White House Correspondents Association, will attend, as well as Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin. First lady Jill Biden chose Simon to perform at the state dinner because Kishida also “shares an appreciation” for his work, a White House official said. The state dinner for South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol featured a Broadway star’s performance of Don McLean’s “American Pie” – a personal favorite of Yoon. It led to one of the iconic state dinner moments of the Biden presidency – Yoon picking up a microphone to serenade guests with a few lines from the song.

Persons: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Robert De Niro, Jeff Bezos, Fumio Kishida, Joe Biden, Kristi Yamaguchi, Tim Cook, Laurence Fink, Jamie Dimon, Brad Smith, Shawn Fain, Cecile Richards, Antony Blinken, Janet Yellen, Alejandro Mayorkas, Jennifer Granholm, Gina Raimondo, National Intelligence Avril Haines, Katherine Tai, United Nations Linda Thomas, Jeff Zients, CQ, Jerome Powell, Bill Nelson, Biden, Donald Trump, De Niro, Nelson, ” Nelson, Sen, Bill Hagerty, Trump, Rahm Emanuel, Kelly O’Donnell, Josh Rogin, Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff, Kathy Hochul, Josh Shapiro, Tony Evers, Roy Cooper of, Mazie, Jeff Merkley, Ashley Biden, Howard Krein, Finnegan Biden, Naomi Biden Neal, Peter Neal, Paul Simon, Jill Biden, Simon, Kishida, ”, It’s, Yoon Suk, Don McLean’s, Yoon, – Yoon, CNN’s Arlette Saenz Organizations: CNN, Amazon, White, Japan’s, Apple, BlackRock, JPMorgan, Microsoft, United Auto Workers, Planned, Biden, Homeland, Senate, Energy, National Intelligence, US, United Nations, White House, Joint Chiefs, Staff, Federal, NASA, Tennessee Republican, NBC, White House Correspondents Association, Washington, Democratic, Gov, Pennsylvania, South Korean Locations: Japanese American, Greenfield, Cleveland , Ohio, Japan, New York, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Hawaii, Oregon

☆ At the Japan State Dinner, Jill Biden Makes an Entrance
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Vanessa Friedman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

There were silk and glass butterflies. There was an entree inspired by a California roll and a performance by Paul Simon. On Wednesday evening, as the Bidens hosted Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan and his wife, Yuko Kishida, at the fifth state dinner of the Biden administration, Dr. Jill Biden, wearing an evening dress from Oscar de la Renta, stood with her husband to greet their guests of honor at the North Portico. Designed by Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim, the dress flowed in a watery fade from sapphire blue to light silver and was covered in hand-embroidered floral geometric beading. She was connecting to a longstanding relationship: Oscar de la Renta has dressed almost every first lady since Jackie Kennedy; Dr. Biden first wore the label for her inaugural state dinner in 2022.

Persons: Paul Simon, Fumio Kishida, Yuko Kishida, Biden, Jill Biden, Oscar de la, Fernando Garcia, Laura Kim, Naomi Biden, Hillary, Jackie Kennedy, Dr Locations: California, Japan, Portico, la, American

☆ The Full Guest List for Biden’s State Dinner With Japan
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Minho Kim | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arriving for the state dinner on Wednesday. Credit... Shuran Huang for The New York Times

Persons: Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Shuran Huang Organizations: ., The New York

☆ 13 times Trump’s abortion position shifted over the last 25 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Steve Contorno | Kate Sullivan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“But we’re not going to allow and we’re not going to fund, as long as you have the abortion going on at Planned Parenthood. Four months later, Trump signed a bill allowing states to withhold federal money from organizations that provide abortion, reversing an Obama-era regulation. “Nobody has ever done more for Right to Life than Donald Trump,” Trump said in an interview. March 19, 2024To the confusion and frustration of some within his campaign, Trump more recently had flirted with supporting a federal abortion ban at 15 weeks. “We’ll be making a statement next week on abortion,” Trump teased instead.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, “, ”, Ronald Reagan, ” Trump, we’re, I’ve, Trump’s, Chris Matthews, ” Matthews, Hillary Clinton, Roe, Wade –, ’ ”, –, Dobbs, Republicans didn’t, they’ve, Ron DeSantis, DeSantis, it’ll, Kellyanne Conway, South Carolina Sen, Lindsey Graham, Floridians, Wade Organizations: CNN, “, Press, GOP, Trump, Republican, MSNBC, Democratic, Life, Dobbs, Jackson, WIN, LIFE, United States Supreme, Republicans, ”, White Locations: America, United States, Washington, South Carolina, Florida, Grand Rapids , Michigan

☆ In an Election Year, ‘Suffs’ Takes a Political Battle to Broadway
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Laura Zornosa | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Shaina Taub was ready to watch Hillary Clinton win in November 2016. Taub had traveled to New York City from Cambridge for election night, eager to cheer on Clinton, whom she had phone banked for. Returning to Cambridge to work on a show about triumphant women was the last thing she wanted to do. Now, after years of development and an Off Broadway run at the Public Theater in 2022, “Suffs” is scheduled to open on April 18 at the Music Box Theater on Broadway, with Clinton making her debut as a producer. (The team backing the show also includes Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner.)

Persons: Shaina Taub, Hillary Clinton, Taub, Clinton, “, ”, ” Clinton Organizations: Harvard, Public Theater, Broadway Locations: United States, New York City, Cambridge, Pakistani

☆ There is no loneliness epidemic
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

With the report, a steady trickle of headlines about the epidemic turned into a firehose: "Loneliness is at epidemic levels and it's killing Americans" (USA Today); "This Epidemic of Isolation Is as Harmful as Smoking" (Bloomberg); "America's Loneliness Epidemic Comes for the Restaurant" (The Atlantic). There's one problem: The loneliness epidemic doesn't exist. Even the authors caution in their meta-analysis that "the frequently used term 'loneliness epidemic' seems exaggerated." Calling it a "loneliness epidemic," then, may be a bit like calling COVID a "sneezing pandemic." "There are many, many surveys that are just making up questions about loneliness and are not using the UCLA Loneliness Scale or some other validated loneliness scale," she says.

Persons: Vivek Murthy, Murthy, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Sen, Chris Murphy, Ruth, University of Michigan —, Eric Klinenberg, Julianne Holt, it's, Dave Sbarra, Holt, David Riesman, Lunstad, I've, —, Sbarra, Klinenberg, Adam Mastroianni, " Mastroianni, Mastroianni, Biden, isn't, Jill Lepore, voicemails, There's, Jerome Adams Organizations: Bloomberg, Business, York, Gallup, University of Michigan, New York University, Brigham Young University, University of Arizona, Bell, University of California Los, Commerce, UCLA, Republican, Democratic Locations: Connecticut, Brooklyn, University of California Los Angeles, America, Washington, DC, COVID

☆ Microsoft warns China will use AI to try to influence US elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new report from Microsoft shows how Chinese social-media accounts have used AI. The accounts target East Asian countries but also aim to influence US elections, per the report. AdvertisementMicrosoft says in a new report that China will use AI-generated media to influence elections in East Asian countries and the US. AdvertisementMany of the Chinese social-media messages ask followers to comment about which presidential candidates they support. Microsoft said the "accounts could be operating to increase intelligence gathering around key voting demographics within the United States."

Persons: —, Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump, Trump Organizations: Microsoft, CCP, Service, Microsoft Threat Intelligence, National Intelligence, Chinese Communist Party, Reuters, CIA Locations: China, East, East Asia, Hawaii, Kentucky, United States, PRC

☆ Third-party candidates are the worrisome wild card amid Biden-Trump rematch in Wisconsin
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | Gregory Krieg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In 2020, Biden won the state by fewer than 21,000 votes, with no Green Party candidates on the ballot. Four years earlier, Trump carried Wisconsin by nearly 23,000 votes, with the Green Party’s Jill Stein earning more than 30,000 voters. When third-party candidates were added to the mix, both Biden and Trump saw their numbers fall by about 10 percentage points. “It really brings forward the idea that the two big parties just hand us candidates to choose from,” Anderson said. But Democrats have long viewed Stein’s campaign as one of the decisive factors in delivering Trump the state of Wisconsin and the presidency.

Persons: Donald Trump, Robert Kennedy Jr, Mike Crute, Joe Biden, ” Crute, “, Biden, Trump, Jill Stein, Stein, Kennedy, Cornel West, –, ”, Crute, CNN’s “ Erin Burnett OutFront ”, ” Kennedy, Phil Anderson, ” Anderson, Anderson, ‘ Kennedy, they’ll, Brian Schimming, ” Schimming, Schimming, Robert F, Jr, Kelda Roys, Hillary Clinton’s, Clinton, “ It’s, Biden’s, ” Roys, we’re, Anthony Gray, “ I’m, ” Gray, Bobby Jr Organizations: Wisconsin CNN, Republicans, Trump, Biden, Green Party, Marquette University Law School, West, Wisconsin Libertarian, Wisconsin Republican Party, Republican, Democratic, Democratic National Committee, ”, Dane County, of Supervisors Locations: Madison, Wisconsin, Gaza, Dane

☆ Opinion: Trump videos send wildly different messages
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Richard Galant | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. In a video promoting the Bible, Trump said, “Religion and Christianity are the biggest things missing from this country. … we need to bring them back.”On Good Friday, Trump posted a very different kind of video. It showed an image of President Joe Biden lying sideways and tied up in the bed of a pickup truck. “Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign can’t win, but it could swing the presidency to former President Donald Trump,” Begala wrote.

Persons: Matthew Arnold, Homer, King James, Donald Trump, ”, Lee Greenwood’s, AJ Willingham, Trump, Joe Biden, Drew Sheneman, MAGA, Biden, Fareed Zakaria, ” Zakaria, Candida Moss, he’ll, he’s, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Julian Zelizer, ” “, …, ” Clay, “, Obama, “ Obama, CNN Trump, —, Attorney Alvin Bragg, “ Trump, Stormy Daniels, ” Norman Eisen, Andrew Warren, James Antle III, stoked, Letitia James, Dali, Francis Scott Key, Tasos Katopodis, Richard Timme, ” Timme, Salvatore R, Mercogliano, ’, Jalal Baig, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Baig, Paul Hockenos, “ It’s, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Nicole Shanahan, Eric Risberg, Paul Begala, Ross Perot, George H, Bush, “ Robert F, can’t, ” Begala, ” Shanahan “, Sergey Brin, Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, Ro Khanna, Lee Drutman, Mark Osler, Jill Filipovic, Lisa Murkowski, Obeidallah, Johnson Ronna, Ronna McDaniel, Justin Sullivan, McDaniel, ” McDaniel, David Zurawik, Jack Ohman, Walt Handelsman, Tim Hubbard, Dennis Muilenburg —, Max, David Calhoun, ‘, ” Hubbard, Annelle, ” Sheline, ” Don’t, Frida Ghitis, Putin, Howard Fischer, Keith O’Brien, Pete Rose, Nick Anderson, Agency Sara Stewart, Mary Ziegler, Patrick T, Brown, shouldn’t, Emma Firth, Carter ’ Parkwood, Roxanne Jones, Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé, ” Jones Organizations: CNN, Oxford University, New, Trump, Nasdaq, NYPD, Hollywood, Biden, Cupp, Obama, Manhattan, Attorney, Democratic, US Coast Guard, Baltimore, Federal Highway Administration, RFK Jr, RFK, Google, The New York Times, Republican National Committee, NBC News, “, Press, NBC, MSNBC, Content Agency Boeing, Notre Dame, Boeing, US State Department, Israel, Tribune, Agency, Sony, AP Locations: Independence, New York City, America, New, Manhattan, Queens, New York, Baltimore, Coast, Suez, Port, China, Argentina, Red, Gaza, Wales, Northern California, California, Israel, Columbia

☆ 3 presidents, celebrity performances and protester interruptions at Biden campaign's $26M fundraiser
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Mike Memoli | Megan Lebowitz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Actor and comedian Mindy Kaling hosted the program, which ended at around 10 p.m., and late night host Stephen Colbert moderated a conversation with Biden, Clinton and Obama. Colbert acknowledged one protester and asked Biden about the U.S. role in ensuring a peaceful and prosperous future for both Israelis and Palestinians. Outside the New York venue Thursday, more than 100 pro-Palestinian protesters chanted slogans like "Biden, Biden, you're a liar," and waved Palestinian flags and signs with anti-war messages. Biden and Trump are polling neck-and-neck, with 46% of voters supporting Trump and 45% supporting Biden, according to a March poll by CNBC. During Thursday's moderated discussion, Colbert asked Clinton what he would say to voters who do not feel like the economy is strong.

Persons: Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Stephen Colbert, Mindy Kaling, Biden, Clinton, Obama, Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, Lea Michele, Colbert, Donald Trump's, Mosaab Sadia, Kaling, Mr, Annie Leibovitz, Jill Biden, Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer, White, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, —, we're, John F, Trump, Mike Pence, George W, Bush, Kamala Harris, Humpty, Hillary Clinton Organizations: Radio City Music Hall, Democratic, Trump, GOP, New, Biden, Kennedy International Airport, NBC News, White House, Republican, Monday, CNBC Locations: New York, U.S, Gaza, York, Israel, D, Queens

☆ Melania Trump’s role in the 2024 campaign remains up in the air
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-29 | by ( Sunlen Serfaty | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“She’ll definitely have a role, but in terms of what that is, I don’t know,” a source close to the Trump campaign said. They assume Melania Trump will have some role – yet it has not been set. Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Tiffany Trump were there. That absence has only been heightened by her husband, who has been promising she’ll be on the campaign trail soon. “She loves our country very much,” Donald Trump told NBC’s Kristen Welker in an interview in September.

Persons: Melania Trump, Trump, “ She’ll, ”, Donald Trump, – hasn’t, she’s, it’s, ” Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump, –, “, Megyn Kelly, She’s, Jack Nicklaus, Viktor Orban, Barron, Rosalynn Carter, “ Melania, ‘, Donald, Jill Biden, Joe Biden, ’ ” Stephanie Grisham, Melania, Hillary Clinton ‘, NBC’s Kristen Welker, she’ll Organizations: CNN, Republican National Convention, Republican, Hungarian, National Archives, Justice Department, White, “ Locations: Largo, Florida, Mar, Washington , DC, Iowa

Unlike Obama and Clinton before him, Biden is running against a candidate only a few years his junior. It was a twist on how Clinton answered a question about Dole's age during the second presidential debate in 1996. There is not much precedent for the event Biden's campaign is putting on Thursday. Obama, Biden and Clinton will inevitably go down memory lane during a discussion moderated by comedian Stephen Colbert. Aside from private conversations, Biden also often directs his top aides to follow up with Obama or Clinton on various topics of conversation.

Persons: Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Robert Byrd, George H.W . Bush, Bob Dole, John McCain, —, Biden, Obama, Clinton, Still, Dole, McCain, Seth Meyers, Donald Trump, Sen, Scott Reed, Reed, Mike Pence's, — McCain, Mark Salter, George W, Bush, Hillary Clinton, Salter, McCain's, Mindy Kaling, Jill Biden, Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo, Lea Michele, Annie Leibovitz, Harris, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Rufus Gifford, Chris Korge, Condé, Anna Wintour, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, DJ D, Stephen Colbert, Jeff Zients, Anita Dunn, Steve Ricchetti, Bruce Reed, Jen O'Malley Dillon, Mike Donilon, Ricchetti Organizations: West Virginia State Capitol, NBC, NBC News, Democratic, Radio City Music Hall, Biden, Biden Victory Fund, DJ, Affordable, Trump, he's Locations: Charleston , West Virginia, New York, New Hampshire

☆ Opinion: RFK Jr. is poised to be a chaos factor in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Opinion Lee Drutman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

With the announcement of his running mate, Silicon Valley attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy’s campaign will expand its ballot access. On the surface, this double dislike seems puzzling: Shouldn’t one of the two parties have figured out how to elevate a more popular general election candidate? Americans overwhelmingly want more than two political parties. But in a close race between the two unpopular frontrunners, Kennedy will almost certainly be a chaos factor. Kennedy — whose campaign is in many respects a product of this doom loop — is a deeply flawed messenger for change.

Persons: Lee Drutman, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy’s, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Trump, Hillary Clinton, Kennedy, It’s, Biden, “, ” Kennedy, swindled, it’s, haters, —, frontrunners, James Weaver, George Wallace, ’ “, I’ve, Kennedy — Organizations: New America, Democracy, CNN, Biden, Gallup, Young, Trust, ”, Trump, Republicans, Democratic Party Locations: New, America, Silicon Valley, —, Washington , DC, Alaska

☆ Three presidents and one mission: Beat Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

CNN’s MJ Lee and Jeff Zeleny reported Wednesday that Obama was in the White House for a working visit just last week. Two Democratic presidents who won second terms are uniting to try to usher a successor, who is older than both of them, into the same rarified political air. And Clinton has been out of the White House for nearly a quarter of a century. But Biden was also a valuable ally for Clinton after the president’s impeachment over an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. And after he became vice president, Biden developed a friendly and cordial relationship with Hillary Clinton, maintained by regular breakfasts at the vice president’s official residence in Washington.

Persons: –, Joe Biden’s, he’s, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Obama, CNN’s MJ Lee, Jeff Zeleny, Biden, Clinton, Trump, Jonathan Diller, Jimmy Carter, George W, Bush, it’s, Leon Panetta, “, ” Panetta, Joe Biden, ”, Biden’s, ” Clinton, Mitt Romney, Hillary Clinton, Gabriel Debenedetti, irked Obama’s, Beau, ” Biden, Robert Hur, “ I’m, Clinton’s, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Monica Lewinsky Organizations: CNN, Trump, White, Radio City Music, Democratic, ’, New York, Police, White House, African, Central, Democratic National Convention, Republican, Obama, Democratic Party, Alliance ”, Biden, Black, African American Democratic Locations: New York, Washington, America, Delaware, Illinois, Yugoslavia, Ukraine, Iraq, South Carolina

☆ Opinion: RFK Jr.’s VP pick is a missile aimed at Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Paul Begala | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent presidential campaign can’t win, but it could swing the presidency to former President Donald Trump. RFK Jr.’s namesake father was a Democratic US attorney general and a Democratic senator from New York. So was Joe’s son, RFK Jr’s nephew, Joseph P. Kennedy III. To believe that, one must ignore that Perot, like Clinton, was a change candidate; like Clinton, he was pro-choice, and like Clinton, Perot supported campaign finance reform. But you don’t need decades of experience and reams of data to see who RFK Jr’s bid hurts.

Persons: Paul Begala, Bill Clinton’s, Clinton, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, can’t, Donald Trump, Nicole Shanahan, Kennedy, Shanahan, Sergey Brin, Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, Ro Khanna, Biden, McDonkeyface, John Francis “ Honey Fitz ” Fitzgerald, Joseph P, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Bobby Jr, ’, John F, Edward M, Teddy, Bobby’s, RFK, Kennedy III, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Patrick Kennedy, Jean Kennedy Smith, Caroline Kennedy, Barack Obama’s, Bobby Kennedy Jr, Trump, Reagan, I’ve, Ross, Perot, George Bush Organizations: Democratic, CNN, RFK, Biden, Trump, RFK Jr, Google, The New York Times, Times, Boston, Securities Exchange Commission, Rhode Island, Republicans, Twitter, Facebook, Perot Locations: Northern California, California, Great Britain, New York, Massachusetts, United States, Maryland, Rhode, Ireland, Japan, Australia

☆ Election Updates: Biden heads to Nevada and Arizona, and five states vote Tuesday.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Maggie Astor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Mr. Trump has been schmoozing with donors at Mar-a-Lago, his private club and residence in Palm Beach, Fla., trying to lessen the financial disparity he faces against Mr. Biden. The figures do not include the funds that Mr. Biden pulled in after his State of the Union address on March 7. Mr. Katzenberg said the campaign’s fund-raising had “accelerated” as Mr. Biden and his surrogates had begun to hit the trail. (The Biden campaign said a sweepstakes-style contest to attend that event raised $4 million in February.) Then, on April 3, Hillary Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda will host a fund-raiser for Mr. Biden on Broadway.

Persons: Biden’s, Donald J, Trump, Biden, ” Jeffrey Katzenberg, Mr, Kamala Harris, Harris, Katzenberg, Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Lin, Manuel Miranda, Rebecca Davis O’Brien, Reid J, Epstein Organizations: Democratic Party, Republican National Committee, Mr, Mar, Republican, Democratic National Committee, Biden, Fund, Union, U.S, Democratic, Radio City Music Hall, Broadway Locations: Palm Beach, Fla, New York

☆ A former White House aide complained that there are 'too many Obama people' in the administration 'who don't care' about Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Some Biden staffers aren't happy that many Obama alums were given higher-level roles over longtime Biden aides, per Axios. "We do have too many Obama people who don't care about Joe Biden," an ex-White House official said. "We do have too many Obama people who don't care about Joe Biden," an ex-White House official told the outlet. Axios reported that Biden privately told staffers he could've beaten Trump in 2016 had he been the Democratic nominee that year. "As President Biden has said, President Obama is family to him," Bates added.

Persons: aren't, Obama, Joe Biden, —, Barack Obama, Biden, Donald Trump, We're, Axios, Hillary Clinton, could've, Andrew Bates, Bates Organizations: Biden, White House, Service, House, Democratic, Obama, Trump Locations: Illinois, Washington, Delaware

☆ Trump heads to Ohio ahead of competitive Senate primary with huge stakes for November
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Simone Pathe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Then came the endorsement from DeWine, who had previously suggested he wouldn’t get involved in the Senate primary. “Everyone loves Mike DeWine, but that’s not where the party is right now,” said Ohio Republican consultant Bob Kish, who’s not working for any of the candidates. The fight to defeat BrownWhoever emerges from Tuesday’s primary, Brown is in for a tough race in a state that Trump twice carried by 8 points. But like Montana Sen. Jon Tester, the other Democrat running in a Trump state this year, he’s done it before. “The Senate race will be the main event in Ohio,” said a national Democrat working on Senate races.

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☆ Biden told investigators he didn’t know how his aides stored sensitive documents, transcript shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Evan Perez | Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

In the 388-page report released last month, Hur concluded that Biden mishandled and improperly disclosed classified information after leaving the vice-presidency. But Hur said that he didn’t believe there was enough evidence to charge Biden with a crime. According to the transcript, Biden asks aloud when he was vice president, as he tried to recall timelines. “Remember, in this time frame, my son is either deployed or is dying,” Biden said, according to the transcript. The transcript shows investigators at times seeming to struggle to keep control, as Biden used up time with long answers.

Persons: Joe Biden, Robert Hur, Biden, Beau died, “, ”, Hur, weren’t, Biden’s, South Carolina Republican Sen, Lindsey Graham, ” Biden, Beau, Obama, Hillary Clinton, Trump, ” Hur, don’t, didn’t, Steve Ricchetti, segued, I’d, – Organizations: CNN, The, White, FBI, South Carolina Republican, US Naval Observatory, Naval Locations: Mongolia, Afghanistan, Delaware, Virginia

☆ Biden meets with Teamsters leaders as he seeks crucial union endorsement
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Michael Williams | Donald Judd | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —President Joe Biden met on Tuesday with leaders from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters as he tries to court the crucial union vote ahead of November. Biden is competing with former President Donald Trump for a Teamsters endorsement. Biden has already received one critical union endorsement: the United Auto Workers backed him during their Washington meeting in January. Biden has long presented himself as “the most pro-union president ever,” but an endorsement from union leadership doesn’t necessarily translate into support from rank-and-file members. Trump met with Teamsters leader Sean O’Brien at Mar-a-Lago late last year as well.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Donald Trump, “, ” Trump, Hillary Clinton, Trump, Shawn Fain, “ Joe Biden, ” Fain, ”, Sean O’Brien Organizations: Washington CNN, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Teamsters, ”, Social Security, Trump, Biden, United Auto Workers, UAW, State, Union, CNN, WGA, Anheuser, Busch, Republican National Committee, Democratic National Committee, FEC, Lago Locations: Michigan , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Washington, Michigan, Mar

Robert Hur, who had been appointed to investigate whether Biden mishandled classified documents, wrote that the president couldn’t recall in an interview with prosecutors the date when his adult son, Beau, died of cancer. And Biden recalled the specific date that Beau died, although he briefly wondered aloud about the year as the conversation toggled between various events. “Oh, God, May 30th.”A White House lawyer interjected by saying, “2015.”“Was it 2015 he had died?” Biden asked. Beau died while Biden was serving as vice president, and his deep sorrow helped deter him from running for president in 2016, when Trump ultimately defeated Hillary Clinton. Biden mentioned the death during an interview that Hur conducted on Oct. 8.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Biden, Robert Hur, couldn’t, Beau, ” Biden, Hur, Hur didn't, ”, interjected, ” “, affirmatively, Donald Trump, Hunter, Trump, Hillary Clinton, “, “ Beau, Hunt, ” Hur, ____, Zeke Miller Organizations: WASHINGTON, National Guard, Senate, ” Locations: Virginia, Iraq, Charlottesville , Virginia

☆ Biden secures Democratic nomination with majority of delegates, NBC News projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Peter Nicholas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

President Joe Biden clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, NBC News projects, winning a majority of the necessary delegates and setting up what is expected to be a bitter, closely contested rematch with Donald Trump. By clearing the field for the 81-year-old Biden, Democrats have gambled that he remains the party's best shot at defeating Trump one more time. The general election campaign opens with Biden an underdog against an opponent who historians have ranked as the worst president in the nation's history. He ran for the party's nomination in 1988 and again in 2008 and never made headway with rank-and-file Democratic voters. Through sheer persistence, he is now finishing a presidential term while wrapping up his second party nomination in a row.

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☆ Biden quips he is 'young, energetic, and handsome' in $30 million ad campaign
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Joe Biden has launched a $30 million ad campaign where he makes light of the concerns over his age. AdvertisementJoe Biden pokes fun at concerns about his age in a new $30 million TV and digital ad blitz. AdvertisementRepublican frontrunner and former president Donald Trump is running for reelection aged 77. Joe Biden and Donald Trump are effectively the same age. "I'm Joe Biden, and I approve this message," he declares.

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