'Must not deliver us to Trump': First sitting Democrat demands Biden drops out of race

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) became the first Democratic member of Congress to call on President Joe Biden to drop out of the race.

Doggett cited poor debate performance and disappointing polling.

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"President Biden saved our democracy by delivering us from Trump in 2020. He must not deliver us to Trump in 2024," the lawmaker said in a statement.

"Recognizing that, unlike Trump, President Biden's first commitment has always been to our country, not himself, I am hopeful that he will make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw. I respectfully call on him to do so."

Earlier in the day, Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) also expressed skepticism about the presumptive Democratic nominee, though he stopped short of asking Biden to quit.

"But I think he has to be honest with himself," he said on CNN. "This decision he's going to have to make, he clearly has to understand, I think what you're getting to hear is that his decision not only impacts who's going to serve in the White House the next four years but who's going to serve in the Senate, who's going to serve in the House, and it will have implications for decades to come."


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Fetterman’s primary threat grows as old rival weighs rematch: report

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) could soon face a rematch with an old rival as his own party grows increasingly fed up with him.

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-PA) told Politico in an interview Tuesday that she is "considering" a 2028 Senate run, including a possible primary challenge to Fetterman.

"I'm going to be considering it," Dean told the outlet.

The congresswoman pointed to "really, two things, which is his family and his health," adding that she is "very disappointed in his activity as a senator and in his votes."

Dean and Fetterman both ran for lieutenant governor in 2018, a race Fetterman ultimately won, and Dean went on to win a House seat that same year. She told Politico she got to know and like both Fetterman and his wife during that campaign.

"When I say consider, nothing is lighthearted," she said of her decision-making. Dean did not give a timeline for a final call, according to Politico, saying she first needs to talk it through with her family.

A Senate bid would put Dean in a growing field of Democrats hoping to capitalize on Fetterman's slide in popularity with the party's base since he won his seat in 2022. The senator has been criticized for long stretches away from legislative work and for backing the Iran war, a position at odds with most of his party.

Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) has said he is giving a run "serious thought," Politico reported. And on Monday, Philadelphia writer and businessman Ahmed Moor became the first Democrat to formally enter the race, The Hill reported. Moor, a Palestinian American and Democratic Socialists of America member, is campaigning on ending the Iran war and expanding access to health care, child care and affordable housing.

Fetterman also drew backlash in September after appearing by video at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, where he introduced Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) as a "great friend."

Still, he has insisted he won't switch parties. "I've said I have no path as a Republican. That's a fact," Fetterman said at the Texas Tribune Festival that month.

He has not said publicly whether he will seek reelection.

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Todd Blanche lieutenant warns prosecutors to get on ‘wartime footing’ or quit: report

A top Justice Department official delivered a blunt ultimatum to the nation's federal prosecutors as senior officials stream out of the agency.

Aakash Singh, a senior aide to Attorney General Todd Blanche, told U.S. attorneys on a Monday conference call that the department is now on a "wartime footing" for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term, and that prosecutors unwilling to aggressively chase the president's priorities should consider resigning, MS NOW reported Tuesday, citing two people with knowledge of the call.

Singh linked the new posture to Democrats' takeover of Congress in January, when the party will control the committees expected to scrutinize the Justice Department, according to the report.

Leah Foley, Trump's U.S. attorney in Massachusetts, told MS NOW she understood Singh's message as a call to tune out Democratic investigations and keep advancing Trump's agenda. She called it "a pep talk" and said Singh asked prosecutors to "reflect as to whether this is still the job that you want."

A DOJ spokesperson claimed the "wartime" remark was about public safety, arguing that newly elected state and local officials in several districts have lost interest in working with federal law enforcement. She added that Singh "never said anyone would be forced out."

The warning comes as top officials head for the exits in the days since Democrats swept the midterms. The department has announced the departures of three presidentially appointed assistant attorneys general who led the national security, civil rights and civil divisions, plus four other senior political appointees. Five sources told the outlet that while most left for private-sector jobs, some were forced out for falling short of what Trump and the White House demanded.

Two people familiar with the departures said Trump lost patience with Jason Reding Quiñones, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida, after he never delivered charges in the "grand conspiracy" case aimed at Obama-era officials such as former CIA director John Brennan over the Russia probe. Another person disputed that account.

Former administration officials also pointed to Stephen Miller's elevation to White House chief of staff as a factor, with one saying Miller "routinely berates people at the department on conference calls." Two former officials faulted Blanche, with one describing "a culture of fear" under his leadership.

"People don't want to work in these conditions," one of them said.

The DOJ spokesperson rejected that portrayal, insisting Blanche is the most accessible and understanding attorney general the department ever had.

Susie Wiles out to ‘put the knife in’ Trump after White House exit: biographer

Susie Wiles has left President Donald Trump's White House, but his longtime biographer believes she is just getting started against him.

On Tuesday's episode of "Inside Trump's Head," Trump biographer Michael Wolff told co-host Joanna Coles that the ousted White House chief of staff will look for any opening to "put the knife in" while keeping up a respectful face in public.

Coles raised Wiles' departure on the show, noting that she stormed off after Trump "berated her yet another time" over the GOP's midterm performance, and asked whether she would remain loyal.

"Well, you know, loyalty is understood in different kind of ways," Wolff replied. "Does she remain publicly loyal or at least publicly respectful? Yes. Does she do everything possible? In private to undermine him? Yes."

Coles called it "so unpleasant" and suggested Wiles would also try to undermine Stephen Miller, the Trump loyalist who replaced her as chief of staff.

Wolff said Wiles would be "most mindful of her own interests" and singled out her daughter, Katie Wiles.

"One of the interests, by the way, is her daughter and her daughter's future career," he explained, adding that "part of the tension within the White House is that she kept promoting...her own daughter."

The biographer described Wiles as "intently focused on her own reputation" and her "coterie of people," adding that it was often pointed out "she wasn't really that concerned about Donald Trump" or the things he said that caused discomfort inside the administration.

"She could live with that," Wolff said. "And that's probably why she lasted as long as she did."

Now that she's out, Wolff predicted that self-interest will guide her next move.

"She's an adept political player. She has her self-interest to protect here," he warned. "She will look for all...options in which to put the knife in."

Wolff also argued that Trump didn't choose Miller as part of any plan, but because he was the "most loyal, most available person" when Wiles walked out.

He described Miller as "unable and uninterested in compromise of any sort," making him "exactly the kind of person you don't want in the chief of staff role."

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