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According to the FBI’s analysis of Thomas Matthew Crooks’ laptop, Crooks searched how far Lee Harvey Oswald was when he shot and killed President John F. Kennedy in 1963. The search was on July 6, the same day the Trump rally was announced. “That’s a search that’s obviously significant in terms of his state of mind,” the FBI director added. The drone was in the air for approximately 11 minutes, and investigators believe Crooks watched a live feed from the drone on his phone. The FBI is investigating the shooting as both an attempted assassination and as a potential act of domestic terrorism.

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☆ Kamala Harris has entered the U.S. presidential election. What that could mean for crypto
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The outcome of the U.S. presidential election and its implications for the crypto industry got more uncertain this week after Vice President Kamala Harris entered the race following President Joe Biden's exit. Many are now wondering what a Harris administration could mean for crypto – especially following years of an anti-crypto crusade led by Biden-appointed SEC Chair Gary Gensler and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. On Tuesday, a day after Harris launched her campaign, billionaire Mark Cuban said her advisors had begun reaching out to him about crypto policy . Bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency, had recently seen a boost as Trump incorporated crypto into his platform. The crypto industry sees itself as nonpartisan, and in recent weeks has bipartisan support for crypto in Congress has been growing.

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Instead, Biden’s campaign unraveled over the course of the next 24 days. It’s a high-risk, high-reward gamble for Democrats, resetting a campaign Biden was losing with a new nominee just 107 days before the election. Dunn and her husband, Bob Bauer, were among Biden’s debate prep team and had faced the ire of the president’s family in the aftermath of the debate. Several news outlets, including CNN, reported that Pelosi and former President Barack Obama had privately expressed concerns about the future of Biden’s campaign. That same day, ABC News reported that Schumer told Biden in their Saturday meeting that it would be best if he bowed out of the presidential race.

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☆ Biden will not seek reelection; endorses Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —President Joe Biden says he is not seeking reelection in a letter posted to his official account on X. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden wrote. “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President,” Biden wrote. It’s also the latest shocking development in a highly charged political campaign that has included an attempt on Trump’s life. The mood in the White House and at Biden’s campaign headquarters in Wilmington had turned sour.

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☆ President Biden's reelection campaign is on its last legs as Democrats' fears extend beyond losing just the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, President Biden's comeback plan isn't working , and Democratic leaders are ready to move on . President Joe Biden's reelection campaign appears to be on its last legs as calls within his party have grown from whispers to shouts since his disastrous debate last month. AdvertisementBut perhaps the biggest blow to Biden's reelection campaign came with the news that his former running mate has doubts. But for some Democrats, the risk of Biden continuing his reelection campaign could extend from the White House to Capitol Hill. Still, despite mounting pressure, Biden's campaign has remained steadfast about his reelection bid.

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☆ Live Updates: Biden Isolates With Covid as His Campaign Crisis Deepens
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Michael D. Shear | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Joe Scarborough, the former congressman, ally of President Biden and influential host of the MSNBC show “Morning Joe,” on Thursday morning all but called on Mr. Biden’s aides to help him exit the race. On the same day, California Senate candidate and Pelosi ally Adam Schiff publicly called on Mr. Biden to leave the race. Look at the events of yesterday, the events of the last three weeks.”He added: “The anger that I hear is not at Joe Biden. Mr. Scarborough appeared to echo that point, suggesting that the people around the president are failing him. Mr. Scarborough said bluntly: “Joe Biden deserves better.

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☆ The Trump-Vance campaign says they won't agree to a VP debate date until Kamala Harris picks 'her running mate'
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewThe Trump-Vance campaign is seemingly operating under the assumption that President Joe Biden will quit the race soon and let his Vice President Kamala Harris run for president. "To do so would be unfair to Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Gretchen Whitmer, or whoever Kamala Harris picks as her running mate," Hughes added. Biden-Harris communications director Brian Fallon told Business Insider that the Trump-Vance campaign was trying to back down from having to debate Harris live. Representatives for the Trump-Vance campaign did not immediately respond to requests for comment from BI sent outside regular business hours. In anticipation of a switch of candidates, Trump has already come up with nasty nicknames for Harris, including "Laffin' Kamala Harris" and "Cackling Copilot Kamala Harris."

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☆ Biden has botched his comeback plan. Now the calls to replace him are growing.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

President Joe Biden has not quieted the doubters in his party. A sprint of post-debate activity hasn't been the fix Biden hoped it would be. A new series of reports say top Democratic leaders privately told Biden that he's toast. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementPresident Joe Biden has desperately tried to convince his fellow Democrats that he's still their best hope in a furious three-week sprint after his disastrous debate.

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☆ Trump triumphant as Biden descends into a deepening crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Milwaukee CNN —Donald Trump will pull off his greatest feat yet as Joe Biden confronts his darkest hour. The 45th president’s comeback will only be fully realized if he becomes the second one-term president to win a return to the White House in November. But that’s one reason why his campaign is pulling its punches on Biden in the hope he stays in the race. President Joe Biden gestures to reporters as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival at Dover Air Force Base on July 17, 2024. After Trump escaped the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, his campaign has leveraged the aftermath to reshape his image.

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☆ Schumer, Jeffries told Biden staying in the race would hurt Democrats in November: reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Sarah Gray | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

I am told Chuck Schumer had a blunt one-on-one conversation with Biden Saturday afternoon in Rehoboth. Schumer forcefully made the case that it would be best if Biden bowed out of the race. "Leader Schumer conveyed the views of his caucus directly to President Biden on Saturday." AdvertisementThe Post and ABC also report that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries had a similar conversation with Biden on Thursday of last week. AdvertisementRep. Nancy Pelosi, House Speaker Emerita, has been working behind the scenes, according to reports, to get Biden to drop out.

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☆ 'We're close to the end': Biden world braces for the possibility that the president steps aside
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Top allies have either publicly or privately called on him to step aside. "We're close to the end," a person close to Biden said. That person, who previously doubted Biden would ever step aside, acknowledged that it's the president's decision but joined in the array of Biden allies who say he is nearing a point of no return. "The president is feeling fine, he is self-isolating in Delaware," Quentin Fulks, principal deputy campaign manager for the Biden campaign, said at a news conference in Milwaukee. "Our campaign is not working through any scenarios where President Biden is not the top of the ticket.

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☆ Biden under intense pressure from Democrats to drop out of election against Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on April 15, 2024. As President Joe Biden isolated at his beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, on Thursday after testing positive for Covid, he faced renewed pressure from leading Democrats to drop out of the 2024 election contest against former President Donald Trump. "We're close to the end," a person close to Biden told NBC News. Biden served two terms as Obama's vice president, and the 44th president still has unrivaled influence within the Democratic party. Rep. Adam Schiff of California, the Democratic nominee for one of the state's two Senate seats, openly called for Biden to drop out of the race Wednesday.

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☆ Rep. Adam Schiff calls on Biden to drop out of election contest, warns of losing Congress
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) appears on "Meet the Press" in Washington D.C., Sunday July 7, 2024. William Plowman | Nbcuniversal | Getty ImagesCalifornia Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday urged President Joe Biden to exit the 2024 presidential election contest. Schiff in a statement said that he had "serious concerns about whether the President can defeat Donald Trump in November." A source familiar with Pelosi told CNBC on Wednesday that Schiff's statement was "news to her" and that he "did not consult her before." Politico on Tuesday reported that Pelosi has offered to talk to members of Congress who wanted to discuss their concerns about having Biden as the Democratic nominee.

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CNN —President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, disrupting a key campaign event meant to shore up support with Latino voters at a critical juncture in the election. President Joe Biden gives a thumbs-up as he prepares to board Air Force One in Las Vegas on July 17, 2024, after testing positive for Covid-19. A campaign source separately told CNN that the Biden campaign will readjust and do as much as possible remotely. Harris’ husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this month – though the vice president tested negative for the virus at the time. The president first tested positive for Covid-19 in July 2022 and suffered a second, so-called rebound case in the days after.

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“Anyone who thinks this is over is mistaken,” said one House Democrat about the ongoing conversations happening behind the scenes. The delay stopped a draft letter circulating among House Democrats that, if made formal, would have exposed further cracks in the party. ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reported earlier Wednesday that Schumer told Biden on Saturday that it would be best if Biden bowed out of the presidential race. At one point, Biden told Crow, “I don’t want to hear that crap” in addressing the lawmaker’s concerns. In response, Biden told Houlahan that his team would get her talking points about all of the things that he has done for Pennsylvania, reminding her that he married a Philly girl.

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☆ A new moment for Biden? One Democratic adviser says: ‘He’s being receptive’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“The private conversations with the Hill are continuing,” a senior Democratic adviser told CNN, speaking on condition of anonymity to avoid alienating the campaign and the White House. The Biden campaign, which is also facing a growing outcry from Democratic donors, dismissed the suggestion the president was rethinking his candidacy. “If the facts matter – and they should – here is one: President Biden is the Democratic nominee and he is going to win this November,” Kevin Munoz, a Biden spokesman, told CNN. The developments come at a crucial time for the Biden campaign. ABC News’ Jonathan Karl reported earlier Wednesday that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told Biden on Saturday that it would be best if Biden bowed out of the presidential race.

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☆ Rep. Adam Schiff calls on Biden to drop out of the race
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Manu Raju | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday became the most prominent elected Democrat to publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the race. The announcement by Schiff, who is running for US Senate in California, makes him the first Democrat to urge Biden to step aside since the failed assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend. Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Report of Special Counsel John Durham, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. And in doing so, secure his legacy of leadership by allowing us to defeat Donald Trump in the upcoming election,” Schiff said in a statement. The Democratic Party remains roiled about the path forward amid fears that, in light of the debate, Biden cannot defeat Trump and he risks taking down-ballot Democrats with him in November.

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☆ Biden says he might quit presidential race if 'medical condition' emerged
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Air Force One, at Harry Reid international airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., July 17, 2024. President Joe Biden said in an interview airing Wednesday that he might reconsider his decision to stay in the race against Donald Trump if a medical condition emerged. BET host Ed Gordon asked Biden in an interview conducted Tuesday. "If I had some medical condition that emerged, if somebody, if doctors came to me and said, 'You got this problem, that problem,'" Biden replied, according to a video clip shared Wednesday ahead of the broadcast. Biden, 81, has come under increasing pressure from members of his own party to withdraw from the race following his disastrous debate with Trump, 78, in late June.

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The third day of the Republican National Convention is focusing on foreign policy and military issues, and is featuring the first speech by Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as the running mate of former President Donald Trump. Trump, who survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania over the weekend, has long expected to face President Joe Biden in November's election. Biden has adamantly refused to drop out of the contest since his disastrous debate against Trump in late June. As the convention was getting underway in Milwaukee Wednesday, the White House announced that Biden tested positive for Covid. CNBC's TV and digital reporters are covering the convention live from Milwaukee, Washington, and New York City.

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☆ 'Fait accompli': Inside Democratic lawmakers' paralysis over Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

One by one, Democratic members of Congress began to stream out of the Democratic National Committee's headquarters on Tuesday morning. House Democrats had convened to discuss Biden's future. The number of Democratic lawmakers publicly calling for Biden to withdraw remains in the single digits. Rep. Summer Lee wears headphones as she departs House Democrats' meeting at the DNC on Tuesday. On Tuesday afternoon, hours after House Democrats' DNC meeting, Rep. Mikie Sherill of New Jersey became the seventh to call for Biden to step down.

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☆ Analysis: Biden’s fate is on the line in the most critical days of his 50-year political career
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

The turmoil surrounding Biden’s future is creating a grim mood inside the White House, CNN’s MJ Lee reported. • If that happens, would senior party leaders be willing to go to the president and argue that his position is unsustainable? There is an almost surreal quality to the frenzied political debate as Biden digs in. There would be no guarantee that a new standard-bearer would do better than Biden, who has already beaten Trump once. Black Democratic voters helped to rescue Biden’s primary campaign in 2020 and to put him in the White House.

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☆ Attorney General Merrick Garland fires back at House GOP contempt threat: 'I will not be intimidated'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, June 4, 2024. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday hit back at House Republicans threatening to hold him in contempt, calling their efforts part of a wave of "unprecedented and unfounded" attacks against the Department of Justice. "I will not be intimidated," Garland said in his testimony at the start of a hearing before the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee. The Judiciary panel's hearing Tuesday morning was billed as an examination of how the DOJ under Garland has become "politicized and weaponized." "Guys, I'm starting to think you're in a cult," Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., told the committee's Republicans at one point.

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☆ Why Biden’s escalation on Trump guilty verdict is so significant
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Other Trump cases are in suspended animationTwo federal cases against Trump, in which he’s also pleaded not guilty, are in a holding pattern. At the same time, multiple disputes in pre-trial motions have put the looming federal trial in Florida over Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents into suspended animation. But if Trump wins, he could appoint an attorney general who could halt the federal cases in their tracks. Garland is also likely to face scrutiny over the Hunter Biden trial. Republicans celebrated when a plea deal, which they saw as “sweetheart” treatment for Hunter Biden, collapsed in court.

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☆ Opinion: What we should fear about Trump’s ‘breaking point’ warning
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Dean Obeidallah | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Adding to the concerns about supporters inciting or committing violence to avenge Trump are comments from Trump’s allies since the verdict. Will Trump’s smears of the verdict and his “breaking point” language escalate those threats and even potentially lead to violence from Trump’s supporters? One of Trump’s supporters who vowed to “not tolerate” the Mar-a-Lago search attacked an FBI field office, resulting in his death. Will Trump encourage protests outside of the New York courthouse on July 11, when he’s scheduled to be sentenced? But one thing is certain: Trump now understands he is no longer Teflon and that he could end up in prison.

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☆ Analysis: Another trial, this one of Biden’s son, will deepen the election’s legal entanglement
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Four days after presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump was convicted on 34 counts in his hush money trial in New York, President Joe Biden’s son Hunter will be called to answer for federal gun charges in Wilmington, Delaware. But a CBS/YouGov poll released Sunday showed that Americans believe 57% to 43% that the Manhattan jury reached the right verdict. His inflammatory remarks did not reflect the fact that his refusal to accept his 2020 election loss and his demagoguery are far more reflective of developing-world banana republics than a fair jury trial. Hunter Biden is entitled to the same presumption of innocence and a trial by a jury of his peers that Trump was. “I’d rather be on President Biden’s side of that contrast than on the extreme MAGA Republican side,” he said.

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