Democrats say President Biden needs to take a more forceful approach in leading the charge on abortion rights and the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade in order to make it a dominant issue in this fall’s midterm elections. Anger seemed to rip through the party in the hours after the Supreme Court…
Author: Amie Parnes
Biden can’t escape questions on his age
President Biden can’t escape questions about his age, a fact of life that’s causing uneasy Democrats to assess whether he can realistically run for reelection in 2024, when he will be 81 years old. Conversations that were once whispered in private are spilling out into the public amid angst over a potential drubbing for the…
Biden expected to urge Congress to temporarily suspend gas tax
President Biden on Wednesday is expected to call on Congress to temporarily suspend the gas tax during the summer months, according to sources familiar with the plan. Biden will ask that Congress assist in lifting the 18 cent tax per gallon on regular gasoline during the busy summer months, a source said. The White House…
White House takes new look at federal gas tax holiday
The White House is showing signs that it is more seriously considering a federal gas tax holiday, sources tell The Hill. President Biden’s economic team has discussed the gas tax holiday recently and is expected to meet later this week for further talks. The White House is under political pressure to do something to provide…
Democrats: Biden must drop the word ‘rational’ when talking about Republicans
Democrats say President Biden needs to stop calling some Republicans “rational” as he did last month, and instead call out the GOP for holding up key policy issues including gun control. They say Biden’s views on the goodwill of Republicans are antiquated and that it ultimately undermines their party’s strategy in an election year. “Biden…
Democrats frustrated by flat-footed White House
Democrats are growing increasingly frustrated by what they say is a flat-footed White House that is slow to catch up on solving a seemingly never-ending cascade of problems in the face of an unrelenting news cycle. They point to the recent baby formula shortage as the latest example of how President Biden has failed to…
Haunted Democrats fear gun control measures could cost them in midterms
Democrats are haunted by political fears on the issue of gun control, making the party reluctant to completely stick its neck out on moves such as banning assault weapons. More than 20 years after restrictions on guns were blamed in part on Al Gore’s loss in the presidential race, many Democrats still worry that being…
Ranking the five Democrats most likely to win party nod if Biden doesn’t run
Whether President Biden will seek reelection next year is one of the most discussed topics inside and outside the Beltway. Biden has said he plans to run for a second term, privately telling former President Obama and other Democrats of his intentions. The president’s allies say he is still the only one who can defeat…
Fizzling legislative agenda leaves Democrats wondering about midterms
Democrats once hailed Build Back Better as the policy that could help them win the midterms. But as even the possibility of a scaled-back version of President Biden’s signature legislation fizzles in the 50-50 Senate, some are wondering if the president will have anything comparable to campaign on as the election season inches closer. The…
Speculation over whether Biden will run again heats up
Everywhere you go in Washington, people are wondering the same thing: Will Joe Biden run for re-election? The 79-year-old Democrat and his closest allies say he wants a second White House term and plans to run again. Biden told former President Barack Obama he intends to launch another bid. But that hasn’t silenced the whispered questions about…