#Biden mulls 2024 plans as Democrats weigh generational shift

#Biden mulls 2024 plans as Democrats weigh generational shift

Biden mulls 2024 plans as Democrats weigh generational shift President Biden plans to use some time over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays to decide whether he wants to run for reelection, surrounding himself with family as he assesses his political future while giving himself a deadline of early next year to officially announce. Biden, who…

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#Biden turns 80 as election talk swirls

#Biden turns 80 as election talk swirls

Biden turns 80 as election talk swirls Questions about Joe Biden’s age have loomed over his presidency ever since he entered the White House. On Sunday, Biden will reach a major milestone when he is expected to spend his 80th birthday quietly with his family, many of whom will be at the White House to…

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#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 19, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 19, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Nov. 19, 2022” The Issue: Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s decision not to run for a Democratic leadership position with in the House. Someone should tell Rep. Nancy Pelosi, and all politicians in her age bracket, regardless of party affiliation, that it’s time to retire (“Nancy: I’m done leading Dems,” Nov. 18)….

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#Jeffries announces bid for House Democratic leader

#Jeffries announces bid for House Democratic leader

Jeffries announces bid for House Democratic leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) on Friday formally announced his bid to replace Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) at the top of the Democratic Party in the House next year, one day after the longtime leader said she would step out of that position in the next Congress.  Jeffries, the…

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#Kevin McCarthy reveals why he skipped Nancy Pelosi’s retirement speech

#Kevin McCarthy reveals why he skipped Nancy Pelosi’s retirement speech

“Kevin McCarthy reveals why he skipped Nancy Pelosi’s retirement speech” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told reporters Thursday that he skipped House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) leadership retirement speech because he “had meetings.”  McCarthy, who is in line to replace Pelosi as House speaker, wasn’t the only Republican to miss the address. The Republican…

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#Five takeaways as the Pelosi era ends

#Five takeaways as the Pelosi era ends

Five takeaways as the Pelosi era ends Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s momentous decision to step down from Democratic leadership marks a watershed moment in Washington politics, sending tremors across a Congress where she’s guided her party for the last two decades. The development carries broad implications for the workings of Capitol Hill, promising to pave the…

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