President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots, as once-mundane procedural negotiations get caught up in the nation’s fractious politics. Both states, which carry a combined 26 electoral votes, have deadlines for appearing on the ballot that precede the […]
Letter by secretary of state warns party that Democratic National Convention is scheduled past the deadline to certify candidatesThe Ohio secretary of state has sent a letter to the Ohio Democratic party warning that Joe Biden could be left off the November election ballot in 2024 unless the Democratic National Convention meets earlier or statutory requirements in the state are changed or exempted.According to a letter sent from the Ohio secretary of state, Frank LaRose, a Republican, to Ohio...
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic President Joe Biden’s campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots. Both states’ certification deadlines precede the Democrats’ August national convention. Biden campaign lawyers have asked their election chiefs
By JULIE CARR SMYTH and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is wrangling with Republican-dominated state governments in Ohio and Alabama to assure he is listed on their fall ballots, as once-mundane procedural negotiations get caught up in the nation’s fractious politics. Both states, which control a
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden vowed to "fight like hell" for women's reproductive rights in a reelection ad Thursday, as his team pounced on the backlash to a Republican-backed decision all but outlawing abortion in the swing state of Arizona. "Your bodies and your decisions belong to you, not the government, not Donald Trump," Biden says in the ad, which will be aired in Arizona during popular shows including American Idol and Saturday Night Live this month.
A handful of Republican lawmakers have denounced President Joe Biden for criticizing Israel's handling of the war in Gaza, as some Democrats continue pressing him to shift his own approach to the six-month conflict.The White House has become increasingly critical of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's military response in the Gaza Strip, erupting after the Palestinian militia Hamas led a surprise attack of Israel on October 7. Over 1,200 people were killed and another 253 taken hostage...
President Joe Biden faces a new challenge in Ohio as the Democratic National Convention may take place too late for the incumbent president to appear on the general election ballot in the state.In a letter obtained and reviewed by Newsweek, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose's legal counsel wants clarification for an apparent conflict in Ohio law between the Democratic National Committee's (DNC) nominating process and the deadline by which the state must certify the party's presidential...
President Joe Biden sided with the union and said it was “vital” that U.S.
President Joe Biden received bad news on the economy just before his visit to Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday.Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said that inflation has struggled to progress towards the central bank's target band and that policymakers need more "confidence" that inflation was cooling before they can lower interest rates. A delay in rate cuts could be a blow to Biden as it suggests that borrowing costs are likely to stay higher for longer, stifling areas of the economy...
President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Alabama, the state's elections chief said Tuesday, because the state's certification deadline comes several days before the Democratic Party's convention.
U.S. President Joe Biden may face complications getting on Ohio’s 2024 general election ballot unless Democrats make changes or the state legislature takes action, according to a letter issued
The Democratic National Convention is scheduled to convene on Aug. 19, which will take place more than