Bad News for Fani Willis, AOC Wants Supreme Court Justices Impeached? Poll: These Politicians Should Replace Biden and More

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President Joe Biden Says He Almost Fell Asleep on Stage and Sigh...There’s More

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On Tuesday night, President Joe Biden once again talked about his debate performance last week and how it “wasn’t very smart” for him to travel heavily before the event. At a campaign fundraiser in McLean, Virginia, Biden attempted to explain his lackluster presence on the debate stage in Atlanta. - Candace McDuffie Read More

Bad News For Fani Willis and Her Trump Election Interference Case

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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump might be entitled to immunity from his behavior during the final days of his presidency and as it pertained to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. That decision may have damning effects on the Georgia racketeering case against him. - Candace McDuffie Read More

AOC Wants Supreme Court Justices Impeached Over Trump Decision, But Is That Even Possible?

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Some Democrats — most notably Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — are willing to take things into their own hands after the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that former President Donald Trump can claim immunity from criminal prosecution for some of the things he did as president. - Noah A. McGee Read More

Poll: Kamala Harris And These Other Democrats Could Replace Joe Biden on the Presidential Ballot

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris introduces U.S. President Joe Biden during a campaign rally at Girard College on May 29, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Image: Getty Images ROBERTO SCHMIDT

President Joe Biden said he has no plans to drop out of the presidential race, but that doesn’t mean the American people aren’t thinking of alternative candidates. - Phenix S Halley Read More

What Will Georgia Democrats Do About Biden’s Frightening Debate Performance?

U.S. President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. Image: Getty Images Justin Sullivan

All President Joe Biden needed to do during the first presidential debate June 27 was ensure the American people he could stand up to former President Donald Trump as a strong and competent leader. Considering Trump’s well-documented, tenuous relationship with the truth, this shouldn’t have been too difficult. - Phenix S Halley Read More

Surprise, Surprise: Supreme Court Just Helped Trump In A Major Way

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling Monday that removes yet another roadblock for former President Donald Trump to glide back into the White House if elected in November. - Candace McDuffie Read More

Somebody Come Get Biden. President Gives His Remedy to Squash ‘Sleepy Joe’ Concerns

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In the newest attempt to win back support heading into November, President Joe Biden met with more than twenty Democratic governors at the White House this week. There, he said he needs to get more sleep and work fewer hours. During his statement, which was originally reported by the New York Times, Biden also said he would stop holding events after 8pm, which many are calling a problematic solution. - Phenix S Halley Read More

Biden Claps Back At Supreme Court’s Trump Immunity Ruling, Points Out the Danger of Unchecked Power

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The Supreme Court has been on a roll with major back-to-back rulings on homelessness, abortion, the environment, and much more. On Monday, the court ruled that American presidents have “partial immunity” for official acts committed while in office — if it’s determined that former President Donald Trump incited the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, he may not be held responsible at all. - Phenix S Halley Read More

Discrimination Against Black Folks Became Illegal 60 Years Ago, But How Much Has Really Improved For Us Since?

Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973) 36th President of the United States in talks with Civil Rights leaders in the White House, including Martin Luther King, Jr (1929-1968), left Image: Getty Images Universal History Archive

On July 2, 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other Civil Rights leaders stood inside the White House to witness President Lyndon B. Johnson sign the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. With this, all Jim Crow laws and other forms of racial discrimination became illegal nationwide. - Phenix S Halley Read More

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