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President Joe Biden got off to a slow start in the debate, but swing voters were turned off by Donald Trump. David Plouffe provided a bit of insight into how Trump’s debate performance polled with focus groups: All you can do if you’re a Democrat is ask yourself what I can do, which is, yeah, […]

CNN decided that they would do no fact checking at the presidential debate and it led to an unwatchable 90 minutes that left voters mis and underinformed. Just a few examples of what CNN let slide: Trump lies about tax cuts for the rich boosting the economy, “The tax cuts spurred the greatest economy that […]

Jill Biden is there to support her husband at the debate, but Melania Trump is nowhere to be seen. Video: Melania Trump isn’t at the debate, but Jill Biden is. pic.twitter.com/xANvFKZ0QD — Sarah Reese Jones (@PoliticusSarah) June 28, 2024 MSNBC reported: Individuals who are not here as far as we know at this time included […]

A slow moving disheveled Trump showed up for the presidential debate barely able to get down the steps. Video: A feeble and tired Donald Trump slowly trods down the stairs pic.twitter.com/kMkKdUnZiA — Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) June 27, 2024 Trump was moving very slowly with his tie fluttering about and his hair messed up as he […]

The White House Correspondents Association has expressed concern that CNN will not allow a pool reporter inside the debate studio to cover and document the candidates’ remarks. Media reporter Ben Mullin of The New York Times posted: scoop: The White House Correspondents’ Association says it’s “deeply concerned” that CNN “has rejected our repeated requests to […]

The Biden campaign has released a video of people who have worked for Trump during his presidency calling him unfit. Video: Take it from the people who know Donald Trump best—he is unfit to be president. pic.twitter.com/yXx1Cj7vVe — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) June 27, 2024 The video quotes people who worked for Trump saying: Mark Milley: […]

During an interview with former aide Corey Lewandowski, Trump appeared to blackout while discussing Biden potentially being on drugs. Video: Trump seemed to pass out during his Newsmax interview with Corey Lewandowski as Lewandowski railed about Biden being on drugs pic.twitter.com/3g0ZohlNZq — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 26, 2024 Lewandowski asks Trump to remind viewers about […]

Republicans are advising Trump not to be himself, as they are worried about their felon nominee self-destructing on the debate stage with President Biden. Via Rolling Stone: One reason the idea of “self-destruction” at a debate looms so large among the upper ranks of Trumpworld is because many of them believe it happened to Trump […]

As Trump and Biden get ready to debate, it is important to remember that Trump took $5.5 million from the Chinese government and failed to disclose hundreds of Chinese trademarks that he owns. According to a report by House Oversight Committee Democrats: The Committee’s Democratic staff has documented more than $5.5 million in spending at […]

Steve Bannon is supposed to report to prison for contempt of Congress, but Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Republican leadership are trying to save him. Johnson issued a statement: The Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group voted 3-2 to file a brief with the D.C. Circuit in the case against Steve Bannon. The amicus brief will […]

The Biden White House is reminding business leaders capitalism depends on a stable political environment and democracy. White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients told The New Republic’s Greg Sargent: “The most important thing for U.S. economic growth and for progress and good fortune,” Zients told me, in describing the pitch he makes to CEOs, […]

Trump wants to run on fearmongering about the border, but President Biden’s border executive action has cut encounters by 40% in three weeks. According to a fact sheet provided to PoliticusUSA by the White House: The Presidential Proclamation issued by President Biden to temporarily suspend the entry of certain noncitizens across the Southern border and […]

Vice President Kamala Harris announced new federal grants with the goal of building more housing to lower housing and rental costs. A New Round Of Grants To Build More Housing And Lower Costs According to a White House fact sheet provided to PoliticusUSA: Recognizing that every community is different, the grants announced today are critical […]

MAGA House Republican Matt Rosendale (R-MT) has filed an amendment to the defense spending bill to defund IVF. Here was Rep. Rosendale’s Full press release: Amendment #112: Defunds assisted reproductive technology that includes any infertility treatments or technologies including IVF to ensure human life is protected. “While I feel for couples that are unable to […]

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) floated that Biden has dementia, but then claimed that his campaign will jack him up with Mountain Dew at the debate. Burlison told Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business, “Any elderly individual or someone that has dementia, they can find some moments of clarity, right? They can find some moments throughout the […]

House Republicans introduced a new appropriations bill that would defund key law enforcement programs that reduce crime. According to the House Appropriations Committee Republicans, here is what their funding bill would do: – Holding the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) accountable for targeting everyday Americans by cutting its budget and mandating critical reforms. – Prevents […]

No Fortune 500 CEOs will be supporting Donald Trump, according to Chief Executive Leadership Institute CEO Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, due to Trump’s economic plans. Sonnenfeld said on CNBC: We look back into the data and we’re looking at this now for the last four months, we’ve been pointing out that there are no Fortune 500 CEOs […]

Rachel Maddow busted the Trump campaign for creating the false perception that business is supporting Donald Trump. Maddow said: Chief executives are not protectionist, isolationist or xenophobic. And they believe in investing where there is the rule of law, not the law of rulers, whether or not business support is gonna make the difference for […]

House Republicans will be voting on the bill to fund Homeland Security, but Biden has threatened to veto it because it violates the deal that he and Republicans agreed to on funding. The White House announced in a Statement Of Administration Policy: The Administration strongly opposes House passage of H.R. 8752, making appropriations for the […]

New polling reveals that abortion is the top motivating issue for voters in 67 battleground House districts. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee provided a new polling memo to PoliticusUSA on abortion that found: Taking a deeper dive into how abortion rights will impact the race for the House Majority, recent DCCC battleground polling across 67 […]