Biden teases 2024 announcement early next year
President Biden on Wednesday pointed to early 2023 for when to expect an official decision on if he will run for reelection, while stressing that he intends to run again. “I hope Jill and I get a little time to actually sneak away for a week around, between Christmas and Thanksgiving,” Biden said at a post-midterm election press conference at the White House. “My guess is it will be early next year we make that judgment.” The president stressed that he doesn’t feel pressure to announce his reelection campaign, regardless of if former President Trump announces another Whi
Read MoreBiden’s unexpectedly good night
If there was one message that summed up how President Biden was feeling on the heels of Tuesday’s midterms, it came in the form of a tweet. “I ain’t dead and I’m not gonna die,” Biden said in an old video from 2020 shared again on Wednesday afternoon by White House digital director Rob Flaherty. It was an attitude reflected among Democrats, who were feeling hopeful with the results that had come in: President Biden had a good night. In fact, it was much better than exp
Read MoreScalise announces bid for House majority leader
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Read MoreGeorgia Senate race between Warnock, Walker heads to runoff
The hard-fought Senate race in Georgia is heading into overtime. Neither Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) nor Republican Herschel Walker is projected to score the majority support needed to clinch the hotly contested Senate seat. The results mean that one of the most competitive statewide contests in the country will be left unresolved for weeks. NBC News and CNN both projected the race would go to a runoff. Under Georgia’s election laws, a candidate must receive at least 50 percent plus one to win an election outright.
Read MoreJohnson, most vulnerable Senate Republican, wins reelection in Wisconsin
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), who was the Democrats’ biggest Republican target in the Senate, was projected to defeat Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (D) and win reelection to a third term. NBC News and CNN both called the race for Johnson. Johnson and allied outside groups spent the last several months of the race defining Barnes as soft on crime in a barrage of attack ads, which some Democratic critics say were intended to sow racial divisions and play on the fears of suburban voters.
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