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Before his retirement, Biden was undermined by his economic record
Even before pressure grew on US President Joe Biden to resign from the November election owing to worries about his age and fitness, he was losing public support for his economic policies. Despite presiding over strong economic growth and low unemployment, Biden, who dropped out of the campaign on Sunday following weeks of controversy surrounding his candidacy, struggled to persuade people that they were better off under his leadership.
Democrats scramble for a fresh approach as Kamala Harris becomes popular
Democrats are scrambling to devise a strategy to retain the presidency in November after Joe Biden said on Sunday that he would halt his re-election candidacy. In the hours following Biden's revelation, a swarm of Democrats endorsed Kamala Harris, the vice president and former presidential candidate, propelling her to the top of the list of probable nominees, while donations increased.
Flights halted throughout the US due to tech outage
Major US airlines have canceled flights nationwide, citing communication concerns. The grounding appears to be linked to a global IT disruption that has impacted banks, emergency services, and airports worldwide. American Airlines, the world's largest airline by passenger volume, said that no flights were allowed to take off and that it was in communication with all flights already in the air.
Key points from Trump’s RNC address
Six days after surviving an assassination attempt, former US President Donald Trump accepted the Republican National Convention's presidential candidacy. He then delivered the longest acceptance speech in recent history, almost 90 minutes. What was supposed to be a unifying speech devolved into familiar grievances, with Trump denouncing unauthorized immigration, political "witch-hunts," and electoral fraud.
Joe Biden is allegedly more receptive to calls to resign as contender
In recent days, Joe Biden has allegedly become more open to hearing arguments that he should step down as Democratic presidential candidate after the party's two major congressional leaders expressed doubts about his ability to defeat Donald Trump. While insisting that he will be the party's nominee in November, the president has allegedly begun to question harmful polling data and whether Vice President Kamala Harris, who is expected to replace him if he withdraws, performs better.
Vance or Harris: Does VP assist win US election?
Donald Trump chose Ohio Senator JD Vance as his Republican running mate in the United States presidential race on Monday, after weeks of speculation about who the real estate magnate and former President would pick. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris and Democrat Joe Biden ran on the opposing ticket. Harris is the current vice president who campaigned alongside Biden in 2020 when the California senator became the first Black woman and Asian American to compete on a major party's presidential ticket.
Trump’s Vance pick’s’ bad news’ for Ukraine, Europe experts say
Donald Trump's selection of JD Vance as his vice-presidential nominee has rekindled fears in Europe that he will follow a transactional "America first" foreign policy, which might result in the US pressuring Ukraine to bow to Vladimir Putin and sue for peace with Russia. "It's bad for us, but it's terrible news for [Ukraine]," stated a senior European official in Washington. "[Vance] is not our ally." Foreign diplomats and observers have frequently referred to Trump's policies as a "black box," claiming that it is hard to foresee what the unpredictable leader will do once in power.
Biden calls for a ban on the gun used to kill Trump
Joe Biden has reiterated his plea for Congress to prohibit assault rifles, including the one used in the failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump. During a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, a gunman shot at Trump from a nearby rooftop, grazing his ear. Donald Trump was shot with an AR-15 rifle. This was the assault weapon that killed countless others, including children. It's time to outlaw them, Mr. Biden said at a Las Vegas gathering.
Orbán claims Trump has ‘detailed and well-founded’ ending Ukraine war plans
Viktor Orbán claimed in a letter to a key EU committee that Donald Trump has "detailed and well-founded" plans for peace between Russia and Ukraine, escalating tensions over the Hungarian prime minister's diplomatic freelancing. Orbán, who met Trump at his Palm Beach compound last week, stated in a letter to the European Council, which includes the bloc's 27 member leaders, that the Republican presidential contender was willing to work as a peace mediator "immediately" following his election.
Trump makes first public appearance since shooting; Biden calls ‘bullseye’ comment ‘mistake’
Donald Trump attended the Republican convention on Monday night, standing with his new running partner with his bandaged ear on display. Donald Trump came to loud cheers at the National Republican Convention, wearing a white bandage over his right ear. It is the former president's first public appearance since being shot by 20-year-old gunman Thomas Crooks on Saturday night.
‘I was saved by chance or God,’ Trump claims
Former US President Donald Trump has stated that he is "supposed to be dead" following Saturday night's assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. In one of his first interviews after the incident, Mr Trump told conservative US media that he believed he had been saved "by luck or by God". "The most incredible thing was that I happened to not only turn [my head], but turn at the exact right time and in just the right amount," he added, adding that the bullet that grazed his ear might have easily killed him.
Biden, Trump emphasize togetherness after rally shooting upends presidential race
Following Trump's narrow escape from an attempted assassination, US President Joe Biden and his Republican opponent, Donald Trump, have urged Americans to put aside their differences and unite. In a six-and-a-half-minute speech from the Oval Office on Sunday night, Biden stated that political violence cannot be normalized and that all Americans must "cool it down" when it comes to hot political rhetoric. We cannot, and must not, continue down this route in America. Biden added that we've been there before in our history.