Joe Biden: The Latest Elderly Politician Who Refuses To Retire
Biden's performance at Thursday's debate made clear that he should have bowed out after a single term, but many politicians stick around long past their sell-by date.
Biden's performance at Thursday's debate made clear that he should have bowed out after a single term, but many politicians stick around long past their sell-by date.
And you have to admit, he's got a point.
The topic was reduced largely to border crossing numbers, dubious claims about migrant crime, and enforcement bona fides.
I thought democracy was at stake?
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The candidate who grasps the gravity of this situation and proposes concrete steps to address it will demonstrate the leadership our nation now desperately needs. The stakes couldn't be higher.
The candidate makes the case against the two-party system.
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Facing an opponent who has been credibly described as a sexual predator, Biden instead emphasizes Trump's cover-up of a consensual encounter.
The justice's benign comments set off a lengthy news cycle and have been treated as a scandal by some in the media. Why?
Reducing revenue without identifying offsetting spending cuts means Trump is merely promising to borrow more heavily.
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A segment of American voters want insurrectionist candidates. Who are election officials to deny them?
That take on the former president's New York conviction echoes similarly puzzling claims by many people who should know better.
Reasonable options include gradually raising the minimum retirement age, adjusting benefits to reflect longer life expectancies, and implementing fair means-testing to ensure benefits flow where they're actually needed.
The lack of a clear rationale for charging Trump with 34 felonies raises a due process issue that is likely to figure in his appeals.
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An amendment in the state's election law would delay implementation of a proposed November ballot initiative. Voting organizations urge a governor's veto.
The Libertarian Party’s presidential candidate says he would address areas from a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants to high-skilled visa reform.
Whatever Trump did after the 2016 presidential election, it seems safe to say that it did not retroactively promote his victory.
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There was a glaring mismatch between the charges against the former president and what prosecutors described as the essence of his crime.
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The judge said the jurors need not agree about the "unlawful means" that Trump allegedly used to promote his 2016 election.
There's nothing wrong with thinking the music from your teenage years was the best ever made, but please don't vote as if you'll bring that back.
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Closing arguments in the former president's trial highlight the mismatch between the charges and the "election fraud" he supposedly committed.
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After a highly contentious convention, Oliver won the nomination on the seventh ballot.
Ulbricht is serving two life sentences plus 40 years in connection with the Silk Road, an online marketplace he founded and operated where users could buy and sell illegal substances.
Let there be no confusion: The Libertarian Party overwhelmingly rejects Trump.
He says the two ideas "are not in tension with one another." He's wrong.
This week the judge presiding over Trump's trial ruled that jurors do not have to agree on any particular legal theory.
A party in disarray squabbles over its future in the shadow of the former president.
Despite both presidential candidates touting protectionist trade policy, tariffs do little to address the underlying factors that make it difficult for U.S. manufacturers to compete in the global marketplace.
Where are the fact-checkers?
To convert a hush payment into 34 felonies, prosecutors are relying on a chain of assumptions with several weak links.
The presidency is a powerful position, and the job application should be hard on hopefuls.
Will the real president of the United States during the years 2020 through 2022 please stand up?
Contrary to what prosecutors say, the former president is not charged with "conspiracy" or "election fraud."
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Total spending under Trump nearly doubled. New programs filled Washington with more bureaucrats.
The pledge, while mostly legally illiterate, offers a reminder of the former president's outlook on government accountability.