#Staffers urge Chicago mayor Johnson to call for cease-fire in Gaza

#Staffers urge Chicago mayor Johnson to call for cease-fire in Gaza

Over 30 staffers of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called on the progressive lawmaker to back a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday, signaling increased pressures between Democrats over the conflict. The letter, first reported by Politico, urges Johnson to join Chicago city council member Rossana Rodríguez-Sánchez’s calls for Chicago leaders, President Biden and the…

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#Senate Democrats shoot down Biden naysayers in party 

#Senate Democrats shoot down Biden naysayers in party 

Senate Democrats are pushing back hard on criticism from within their own party that President Biden’s poll numbers are so weak that the party should replace him atop the ticket, dismissing concerns about Biden’s electability as totally counterproductive.   Some of the sharpest criticism of Biden’s electability has come from former President Obama’s senior political…

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#Biden marks ‘146th birthday’ with flaming cake

#Biden marks ‘146th birthday’ with flaming cake

President Biden marked his 81st birthday with a tongue-in-cheek reference to his age in a fiery Instagram post on Monday. “Turns out on your 146th birthday, you run out of space for candles!” Biden joked in the post, showing off his cake decorated with dozens of lit candles huddled together along the perimeter. The crowded…

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#Rosalynn Carter ‘inspired a nation’: Bidens

#Rosalynn Carter ‘inspired a nation’: Bidens

President Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, paid their respects to former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 96, saying in a joint statement that Carter “[inspired] a nation.” “First Lady Rosalynn Carter walked her own path, inspiring a nation and the world along the way,” the Bidens…

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#Congress, Biden must crack down on universities’ Chinese gravy-train

#Congress, Biden must crack down on universities’ Chinese gravy-train

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) issued its 2023 report to Congress on Nov. 14. The report included 30 recommendations of “particular significance.” Its third recommendation identified proposals to “address China’s state-sponsored influence and interference” now affecting America’s universities. Released a day before President Biden’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic…

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#Giant panda takes stage alongside Biden in SNL cold open

#Giant panda takes stage alongside Biden in SNL cold open

“Saturday Night Live” featured a talking giant panda participating in a press conference alongside a mock President Biden giving remarks after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in its cold open. “Meeting was a total win. Sure, we made agreements about communications, fentanyl, climate change, but most importantly, got the thing America really needs right…

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