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'Widespread panic': House Dems fear Biden will topple last standing check to Trump's power

Democrats fearful that President Joe Biden will cost them control of Congress are mulling calling on him to withdraw from the race against convicted felon former President Donald Trump, according to a new report.

Dozens of Democrats in the House of Representatives terrified of what Republican control would mean should Trump reclaim the White House in 2025 are now considering co-signing a letter to that effect, a senior party official told Bloomberg Wednesday.

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South Carolina GOP candidate sues fellow Republicans for calling him 'domestic abuser'

A South Carolina state senate candidate is suing his Republican opponents after they called him a "domestic abuser."

According to court records obtained by The Post and Courier, John Gallman, who lost an election four years ago for a Horry County seat is suing state Reps. Lee Hewitt and Chris Murphy. Both lawmakers are also Republicans.

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'Escalation of commitment': Psychologist explains why it's so hard for Biden to pack it in

Faced with mounting calls from within his own party to bow out and allow Vice President Kamala Harris to head up the ticket, President Joe Biden so far doesn't appear to be planning for an exit — and there's an important reason for that, wrote University of Pennsylvania psychologist Adam Grant for The New York Times.

Specifically, he wrote, Biden faces a psychological phenomenon known as "escalation of commitment to a losing course of action," or the idea that one tends to prefer doubling down because "it feels better to be a fighter than a quitter."

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Michael Flynn shoots down 'fake news' report that he is Trump's VP pick

Donald Trump ally Michael Flynn shot down social media claims he'd been chosen as the former president's vice presidential running mate Wednesday.

A Federal Election Commission filing was shared on Twitter appearing to show Flynn's name added to a Donald Trump fundraising group — with the title "Vice President" accompanying it.

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'Make no mistake about it': Op-ed warns an elite 'supermajority' has already won 2024

Republicans are not the victors of a tumultuous campaign week that saw President Joe Biden flub his first debate and former President Donald Trump win a landmark Supreme Court ruling — the oligarchy is, a new analysis contends.

Slate writers Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern presented an alternative Wednesday to the predominant political narrative that Biden’s campaign is nosediving while a newly disciplined Trump reaps the benefit.

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Key ally says he would 'absolutely' support 'mini-primary' if Biden exits race

If President Joe Biden ends his campaign — a notion that White House officials poured freezing water on Wednesday — at least one Democratic ally said he'd expect and support a "mini-primary."

CNN asked Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC) whether Vice President Kamala Harris would take the mantle of party nominee should Biden change his mind and step aside.

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'That's inappropriate': Reporter scolded by colleague after asking if Biden was awake

A White House correspondent found himself being scolded by the head of the White House Correspondents Association (WHCA) after he shouted a question about President Joe Biden.

During Tuesday's White House briefing, WHCA president Kelly O'Donnell, an NBC correspondent, questioned Press Secretary Karin Jean-Pierre on concerns about Biden after his poor debate performance.

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Republican threatens to hijack funding for football team unless it revives racist logo

The Washington Commander's name change from the Redskins is triggering Republican Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), who said he would refuse to fund the team until they change the name back, Forbes reported.

Native Americans had protested the Redskin's name for about 50 years, the Washington Post recalled amid the name change. In July 2020, multinational corporations known for sponsoring sporting events joined the demand. At one point, even Nike pulled the Redskins merchandise from its website.

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Fact-checker buries celebration of 'disciplined' Trump by using barrage of furious posts

No, former President Donald Trump is not showing surprising new discipline with his Truth Social rants — Americans just aren't reading them, a recent fact-check from a Washington Post reporter found.

Tech reporter Drew Harwell shared on X Wednesday a slew of messages from the former president he says flatly contradict a recent Washington Times editorial that claims Trump has diligently kept himself out of the limelight.

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Biden dropped one point in polls since debate, needs to get in front of public: journalist

In the seven polls showing a before the debate and after the debate number, President Joe Biden dropped an average of one point, despite his disastrous performance, and Donald Trump's average stayed the same, notes award-winning journalist Josh Marshall. He writes, "nature abhors a vacuum," and says, "this is a show, don’t tell situation," where the Biden campaign has to "put him out there at rallies or calling into shows, demonstrating his vitality and command."

Marshall, the founder and publisher of Talking Points Memo, and an occasional MSNBC guest, at TPM writes: "we need to look clearly at those numbers as a counter to what from the world of commentary and chatter has the look of a collapse of support for Biden and even Democrats generally."

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'Complete sham!' Giuliani explodes at 'communist sympathizers' he blames for disbarment

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani blamed "communist sympathizers" in a tirade after a Manhattan appeals court ruled that he should be immediately disbarred.

During his America's Mayor Live show, Giuliani responded to his disbarment after the court said he "undermined the integrity of this country's electoral process."

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Obama privately concerned Biden may have tanked re-election chances: sources

Barack Obama has privately told some allies that president Joe Biden's debate performance had badly dented his re-election chances, which is much harsher than the former president's public statements about the campaign.

Sources told the Washington Post that Obama had spoken directly with his former vice president by phone after Thursday's debate, although it's not clear whether he commented directly on his decrepit appearance onstage and his election chances.

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White House urges teamwork amid 'intense noise' as Biden camp doubles down

Amid reports that President Joe Biden is weighing whether to stay in the race, the White House appeared to double down Wednesday.

In a call with all staffers, Jeff Zients, the White House chief of staff, acknowledged to Biden's circle he "didn't have a great night," but emphasized it was just one night — "and what we all know is he is a great president." That's according to Axios correspondent Alex Thompson, who shared details of the call on X.

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