After warning voters for years that a Donald Trump win would be calamitous for American democracy, Biden has gone largely silent on his concerns about what lays ahead for America and he has yet to substantively reflect on why Democrats were decisively defeated up and down the ballot.
George H.W. Bush’s four years is largely forgettable sandwiched in between the far more societally transformative Reagan and Clinton years. Biden could face an even worse fate, because by the time Trump leaves office in 2029 he will have been the dominant focal point of American political life for over twelve years.
From his roots in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to decades of public service, Biden has played a pivotal role in transformative moments in American history.
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden turned 82 years old on Wednesday, an age milestone never before reached by a sitting commander in chief. The president had no public events on his Wednesday calendar, having returned from a South America trip late Tuesday night.
Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a "green scam" and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January.
Nearly 200 migrant advocacy groups called for President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas to make sweeping moves ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.
The outgoing president took no questions during the six-day trip to South America and has no public events planned for his birthday.
There was not record-breaking turnout in the 2024 presidential election, and numerous recounts and audits have affirmed Biden won the 2020 election.
Some members of the press resorted to holding up signs as President Biden boarded Air Force One in the hopes he might answer questions on his recent foreign trip.
I applaud political scientist Seth Masket's insightful analysis of the election. It should be required reading by all who want to bring our nation back from the brink of destruction. ("Democrats are finger-pointing.