Rep. Zoe Lofgren floats ‘mini-primary’ with candidates vetted by Obama, Clinton if Biden drops out
Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) suggested having former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton vet Democratic candidates to succeed President Biden before battling in a “mini-primary” on Friday. In an interview with MSNBC, Rep. Lofgren, 76, said Democrats would need to quickly find a new candidate to be the front-runner if the 81-year-old president were to […]
JD Vance, others say Biden should resign presidency if he drops out of the race
New Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance wrote in a post on X on Friday that if Democrats believe President Biden doesn’t have the mental acuity to run for reelection, it will be hard to make the case that he should remain in office until January. “If Joe Biden is not cognitively capable of running […]
Even if Biden drops out, his record stains any Dem replacing him: MTG
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Florida told Fox News Digital that if President Biden withdraws from the presidential race and is replaced before the Democratic National Convention, a new candidate would have little impact on former President Donald Trump’s chances of retaking the White House this November. “definitely, [Democrats] If they try to get […]
USD/JPY drops below 156.00 amid suspected BoJ intervention – FXStreet
USD/JPY lost momentum around the 155.75i range in early Asian trading on Thursday, down 0.30% from the previous day. Japan’s exports increased for the seventh consecutive month in June. The growing likelihood of a US interest rate cut and a dovish message from the Fed is likely to cap the upside for this currency pair. […]
Charles Schwab stock drops after CEO's downsizing comments – Yahoo Finance
Charles Schwab (SCHW) shares are falling on Tuesday after CEO Walt Bettinger II argued that the company needs to downsize to focus on profitability. The bank reported second-quarter earnings, saying revenue rose less than 1% to $4.69 billion and total client assets reached $9.4 trillion. Anchor of market dominance Josh Lipton and Julie Hyman We […]
Bank of America profit drops on lower interest income, outlook lifts shares
Anastasia Amoroso, chief investment strategist at iCapital, talks to “Making Money” about what could be the catalyst for a stock market selloff. Bank of America Inc.’s second-quarter profit fell on lower interest income from loans and an increase in provisions for potential credit losses, but the bank’s shares rose in premarket trading after it reported […]
Major Dem Donors Freeze $90 Million Until Biden Drops Out: REPORT
The New York Times reported Friday that major Democratic donors have suspended contributions totaling about $90 million to the largest super PACs supporting Biden, choosing to hold onto their money unless the president withdraws from the race. Donors have frozen multiple eight-figure contributions they had pledged to Future Forward PAC, the Biden campaign’s flagship super […]
Serena Williams drops Caitlin Clark joke in ESPYs monologue
Serena Williams aimed to ace her 2024 ESPY Awards monologue. The 23-time Grand Slam champion, who will be hosting this year’s awards ceremony in Los Angeles, arrived at the show with plenty of comedy material, including one joke poking fun at Fever phenom Caitlin Clark. Appearing on stage surrounded by people dressed in tennis gear, […]
Justin Thomas drops truth bomb about Keegan Bradley’s Ryder Cup captaincy
The weeks leading up to the 2023 Ryder Cup have generated a lot of controversy over Team USA captain Zach Johnson’s choice of Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler over Keegan Bradley, leading Team USA captain Zach Johnson to question how that was even possible. However, less than a year after being overlooked for […]
DSA drops AOC support after she held a panel to tackle antisemitism
She is too kind to the Jews. The Democratic Socialists of America on Wednesday retracted its “Squad” conditional endorsement of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) less than three weeks after giving the endorsement, citing, among other reasons, that Ocasio-Cortez hosted a panel on combating anti-Semitism. “We recognize that AOC has taken many courageous positions on […]