Posts

The poll, which was conducted by USA Today/ Suffolk University, found both Biden and Trump receiving 45 percent of votes among likely voters in Florida. The poll surveyed 500 likely voters in Florida from October 1 to October 4 and reported a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. Among different gender demographics, the poll found Biden leading by five points with female voters (49 to 44 percent), while Trump leads the former vice president among male voters in Florida, as 47 percent said they’d vote for him, compared to 42 percent that chose Biden....

Paige, a Black pitcher in baseball’s Negro Leagues before breaking into Major League Baseball late into his career, is considered by many to be one of the greatest to ever play his position. During his speech at Arlington National Cemetery, Biden said he had “adopted the attitude of the great Negro—at the time—pitcher in the Negro leagues, went on to become a great pitcher in the pros in Major League Baseball after Jackie Robinson, his name was Satchel Paige....

Former President Donald Trump’s trial is due to begin February 8, following him becoming the first commander-in-chief to be impeached twice earlier in January. Many Senate Republicans have spoken against holding such a trial for a former president and a recent vote on the constitutionality of this situation indicated that Trump will avoid conviction. Graham, speaking to Sean Hannity on Fox News, spoke of a desire for a motion to dismiss to pass and then went on to discuss how the trial could pan out should this not happen....

A Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll conducted for Newsweek found that 51 percent of Democratic voters supported Biden running again in two years, while 37 percent said he should not and a further 12 percent said they didn’t know. The poll asked those who responded “no” why they believed Biden shouldn’t seek another term and found that 60 percent cited his age as the most significant reason. The president will turn 80 on Sunday and become the first octogenarian to serve in the Oval Office....

The announcement came from the White House hours before Biden was to discuss what was happening with the evacuation of American citizens and allies remaining in Afghanistan. Biden has received criticism over his decisions to pull soldiers out of Afghanistan, among other things, which led to the Taliban taking over the U.S.-backed government. There were no details or explanations for the changes to Biden’s schedule, which were announced near the end of a two-week vacation he had planned to spend in Delaware....

The Democratic presidential hopeful enjoyed a healthy lead in the betting stakes throughout the summer, and professionals now put him as a clear favorite to win the Sunshine State. President Donald Trump briefly leapfrogged him for two weeks at the end of September, betting website Oddschecker, which compares 28 of the world’s leading bookmakers, said. However, Biden is once again opening up a lead over the president, with his implied chances of taking Florida rising this week....

“Even when at the record speed we’re moving, we’re not even halfway through vaccinating over 300 million, which is going to take time for a two-dose vaccine,” Biden told reporters Tuesday, announcing that he’s calling on states to allow anyone to get vaccinated starting April 19 — an updated benchmark from May 1. “We still have a lot of work to do. We’re still in a life and death race against this virus....

It has been a taxing year for the President, who has led his administration through a year of notable ups-and-downs. Nonetheless, the 46th resident of the White House has reason to be proud of his first year at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as despite the series of obstacles and challenges, Biden’s administration has also achieved marked success. As his freshman year draws to a close, Newsweek looks back on his major achievements over the last year....

Navigator Research, a Democratic-oriented group, discovered Biden’s favorability among the demographic fell 10 points over the course of 2021. The president went from 86 percent of Black Americans approving of him to 76 percent. The findings, which were released on the third day of Black History Month, come as Biden experiences widespread polling issues and a stalled agenda. Voting rights legislation and the Build Back Better plan—two issues that have a lot of support from the Black community—have hit major roadblocks in Congress....

When Joe Biden takes his oath of officeoutside the U.S. Capitol building on January 20, he will inherit an immigration system transformed by the hardline agenda of Donald Trump. The new president-elect has vowed to undo nearly all of the 450 “irresponsible and inhumane” executive actions of the Trump administration. These range from sweeping measures like the Muslim travel ban, the separation of children from their parents at the border and erecting a southwestern border wall, to the petty, such as rejecting citizenship claims because an application form had been left blank in parts....

When asked by CBS Nightly News anchor Norah O’Donnell whether he’d be willing to negotiate with Republicans who have opposed his minimum wage proposal, Biden said, “Apparently, that’s not going to occur because of the rules of the United States Senate.” Biden might’ve been referring to congressional Democrat plans to pass the bulk of his proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill through a procedural maneuver called budget reconciliation, which would bypass the need for Republican support....

Appearing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday night, the former vice president said he believed he would be able to work with Republican leadership in the House and the Senate in the wake of his inauguration on January 20, arguing that a bipartisan group could “get things done” on the Hill. He also said that he felt President Trump’s impact “down the body politic” would fade once he vacated the Oval Office and lost the platform of the presidency....

The poll from Emerson College, which was released Friday, shows that 45 percent of voters would choose Biden, while 44 percent would choose Trump. Another 6 percent that they would vote for someone else and 5 percent were undecided. Neither Biden, 79, nor Trump, 76, have officially confirmed their plans for 2024, though both have hinted at a potential run. In an interview with 60 Minutes that aired Sunday, Biden said that while his intentions have always been to seek a second presidential term, he has not yet come to a conclusion on the matter....

The former vice president was met with chants of “drop out Joe” and a mock funeral for his campaign after he exited the event at New York’s Wayfarer restaurant on West 57th Street, which was attended by more than 250 financial donors. Biden, previously thought as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, has struggled so far with his campaign, finishing fourth in the Iowa caucuses and fifth in last week’s New Hampshire primaries....

On Tuesday, at the Municipal Transit Utility in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Biden outlined his hopes to give tax breaks to ordinary families before dropping into a hushed tone. Leaning forward on the platform, Biden whispered: “Hey guys, I think it’s time to give ordinary people a tax break. The wealthy are doing fine,” as those gathered burst into applause. This vocal approach mimicked the one he employed last Thursday during a White House press conference, in which he gave whispered responses to reporters’ questions about the infrastructure plan....

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, when asked whether Garland should indict Trump, said that the administration would let him make the final decision, and that Biden would continue to support the work by the House panel investigating January 6. This comes even as Garland’s department is facing increasing pressure to prosecute Trump amid the ongoing hearings from the committee investigating the insurrection. “We agree all Americans should watch and remember the horrors of one of the darkest days in our history,” Jean-Pierre said of the hearings, with the first taking place last Thursday....

Freeman’s homer not only lengthened the Braves’ lead, but it also made the organization’s first World Series title since 1995 seem that much closer. That Freeman — drafted by the Braves in 2007 — has spent the entirety of his professional career in Atlanta made it that much better for fans. MORE: Astros vs. Braves live score, updates, highlights from Game 6 of 2021 World Series Naturally, Fox broadcaster Joe Buck used the moment to remind everyone of Freeman’s pending free-agent status, noting how he homered in what might be his last at-bat in a Braves uniform — much to the chagrin of Atlanta faithful who just wanted to enjoy the moment:...

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is the desire of many. As the saying goes, men want to be him, ladies may want to be alongside him. That much was evidenced in a viral video that surfaced in November, when a woman — a bit woozy following a wisdom tooth extraction — maybe admitted that she was more attracted to his ambitions than his looks. On Monday night’s “Manningcast,” Burrow was shown the video, and had a pretty funny response to the entire ordeal:...

Of course, in the spirit of the Big Easy, things got bawdy. Burrow and Bayou Bengals backers were rocking to the LSU band’s rendition of the mid-’80s hit “Talkin’ Out The Side Of Your Neck,” or what’s better known in college football circles as just “Neck.” For those who know, that one obscene ad-lib line was heard loud and clear in the Superdome — and over ESPN’s airwaves. (That ad-lib was the reason the band stopped playing the song for a while....

But former Chelsea and England midfielder Joe Cole, who played for Mourinho, believes the manager has already achieved success in his first season in Manchester, with or without a trophy to add to the EFL Cup his team already has won. “Not only do I think he will be a success, he’s already a success,” Cole told Goal . “I’ve seen ex-players criticise him, but he’s already a success there....