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![President Joe Biden speaks on the phone while walking from Marine One to board Air Force One before departing McGuire Air Force Base in New Jersey on June 29, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0701-jb-400x300.jpg)
Poll Shows Voters Want Biden to Drop Out. His Family Is Telling Him to Continue.
Democratic insiders recognize that either option — staying with Biden or finding a new candidate — comes with concerns.
![Former President Donald Trump walks offstage after giving remarks at a rally at Greenbrier Farms on June 28, 2024, in Chesapeake, Virginia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0701-tr-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Delivers Anti-Democracy Win to Trump in Immunity Case
The Supreme Court had delayed any pre-trial actions in Trump's election subversion case by more than 100 days.
![U.S. President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate against Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0629-Joe-Biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden Offered No Alternative to Trump’s Pro-Policing Authoritarianism in Debate
Biden did not put forth a progressive or convincing counterweight to Trump’s xenophobic and authoritarian tirades.
![President Joe Biden (right) and former President Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0628-debate-d-400x300.jpg)
Amid Climate Crisis, Global Warming Was Glossed Over in Presidential Debate
Neither Biden nor Trump directly answered whether they would do anything as president to address the climate crisis.
![Former President Donald Trump (left) and President Joe Biden are pictured at the CNN Presidential Debate at CNN Studios along with an image of a man and his children waking past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0628-gaza-debate-400x300.jpg)
First Debate Underscored Both Candidates’ Fealty to Israel Amid Genocide
Neither Trump nor Biden seem willing to address the root causes of the Palestinian struggle and regional instability.
![Immigrant Rights Advocate Silky Shah: Debate Rhetoric Was Terrifying to See](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/Seg4-migrationandcandidates-400x300.jpg)
Immigrant Rights Advocate Silky Shah: Debate Rhetoric Was “Terrifying to See”
“Trump repeatedly was stoking a moral panic on immigration, and Biden had very little in response,” says Shah.
![President Joe Biden participates in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0628_biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden’s Performance at First Debate Reignites Calls for Him to Step Aside
The White House has been adamant Biden will be on the ballot even as voters indicate they would prefer another nominee.
![Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0628-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Misinformation and Confusion About Abortion Reigned at Presidential Debate
It was the first debate since the end of federal abortion rights reshaped the country.
![President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign rally at Girard College on May 29, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0627-biden-400x300.jpg)
Ahead of the Debates, What Are the Myths and Realities of Biden’s Economy?
Progressive economist Robert Pollin weighs in on “Bidenomics” and the economic policies of Trump’s administration.
![Joe Biden speaks at a podium as supporters stand behind him](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0626-biden-immigration-400x300.jpg)
Don’t Let Biden’s Latest Protections Excuse His Rightward Lurch on Immigration
Biden's recent order offers no fundamental change to the right-wing agenda on immigration that has become the norm.