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![President Joe Biden speaks to the media at the White House on July 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-biden-400x300.jpg)
Confusing White House Statement on Trans Youth Care Leads to Backlash
The original statement by a White House spokesperson suggested that some types of care “should be limited to adults.”
![President Joe Biden looks on as he speaks during a barbecue for active-duty military families in honor of the Fourth of July on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-joe-biden-white-house-400x300.jpg)
Biden Demands Lawmakers End Their Calls for Him to Drop Out
Polls show that a plurality of Democratic-leaning voters want a new candidate to be the party’s nominee.
![President Joe Biden gestures while speaking at a rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 5. 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden’s Weekend of Damage Control Fails to Stave Off Calls for Him to Drop Out
Nine Democratic lawmakers in Congress and an anonymous senior White House official say Biden should exit the race.
![U.S. President Joe Biden departs after speaking to the media following the Supreme Court's ruling on charges against former President Donald Trump that he sought to subvert the 2020 election, on July 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2159654394-400x300.jpg)
Biden Doubles Down on Candidacy as New Campaign Implores Him to Drop Out
At a Wisconsin rally and in a sit-down interview, Biden refused to heed growing calls for him to “pass the torch.”
![President Joe Biden speaks during a 4th of July event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0705-biden-400x300.jpg)
Calls for Biden to Step Aside Grow as Major Donors Threaten to Withhold Funds
Donors and Democrats say the stakes are far too high to continue running a candidate who they say will certainly lose.
![President Joe Biden speaks on national security with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on September 15, 2021.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0705-biden-ang-400x300.jpg)
Increasingly Isolated US Leans on Anglophone Countries Instead of Policy Changes
The Anglo-Saxonization of US foreign and military policy has become a distinctive feature of the Biden presidency.
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This Fourth of July, I’m in My 26th Year Behind Bars for Cannabis
A victim of the “war on drugs” reflects upon watching the fireworks from prison.
![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/2024/07/2024_0703-trump-biden-400x300.jpg)
Report: Trump Campaign Wants Biden to Stay in Race as an Easy Target
One Trump super PAC leader said clips from the debate “would make for devastating campaign commercials.”
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Biden’s Proposal Would Protect 36 Million Workers Facing Extreme Heat on the Job
Labor advocates applauded the plan but warned that federal labor standards for extreme heat are long overdue.
![President Joe Biden arrives for a news conference at the White House on July 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0703-jb-400x300.jpg)
Biden Reportedly Considers Dropping Out as Polls Show Him Losing Key States
“He knows if he has two more events like [the debate], we’re in a different place,” a close Biden ally said.