Politics

TL/DR - President Biden's prime-time television interview following his poor debate performance was met with criticism and doubt. Biden resisted questions about his competence and standing in the polls and downplayed his debate performance as a one-off mistake due to exhaustion and illness. Despite the criticism, Biden remains confident about his…

TL/DR - President Biden has dismissed concerns over his debate performance, low poll numbers, election predictions, and calls for him to step down, viewing such issues as temporary obstacles. Critics within his own party, such as former housing secretary Julián Castro and former senior advisor to President Obama, David Axelrod, have expressed…

TL/DR - Former President Donald Trump has largely avoided comment on the discussions within the Democratic Party regarding President Biden's political future, instead allowing the news coverage of the debate to play out. Trump's advisers suggest this is part of a strategy, reflecting Trump's confidence in his ability to defeat Biden in November.…

TL/DR - The Arizona for Abortion Access campaign has gathered 823,685 signatures on petitions to overrule Republican legislators who wanted to reintroduce a 19th-century law that would imprison anyone who helps a woman get an abortion. The number of signatures is more than double the 383,923 needed to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot.…