Chuck Schumer demands Bob Menendez step down from Senate after conviction on 16 counts of corruption
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, called on Bob Menendez to resign after a jury convicted him on all 16 charges in a federal bribery case. Prosecutors said Menendez used his powerful position as a senator to provide favors to Egypt and other clients. The charges include bribery, acting as a foreign agent, extortion, […]
Biden-appointed Secret Service director won’t step down after Trump shooting
Day Ensuring that women make up at least 30 percent of the force may be one of the Secret Service’s top priorities, but Core Functionality Ostensibly to “ensure safety and security,” [its] Protected objects, key places, events of national importance.” Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, 53, acknowledged in an interview Monday that the agency failed […]
Reviving The Woolly Mammoth? Scientists Just Got A Huge Step Closer
Chromosomes found in a 52,000-year-old freeze-dried woolly mammoth may help scientists determine its genetic code, a June study revealed. The first-of-its-kind research published in the journal Cell is an enormous step forward in sequencing a complete woolly mammoth genome, bringing the long-extinct beast closer to revival. “Until now, we could only read small fragments of […]
PIERCE: I Helped Joe Biden Get Elected, But It’s Time For Him To Step Down
President Joe Biden’s debate performance against former President Donald Trump was a stark reminder of the significant challenges facing his campaign and why Biden is the wrong choice. As someone who has spent years working within Democratic politics, I believe it is time for Biden to step down — not just for his own sake, […]
List Of Dems Calling For Biden To Step Aside Grows After Disastrous NATO Press Briefing
A slew of Democratic lawmakers joined the call for President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid in the wake of the president’s gaffe-ridden Thursday press conference. Colorado Rep. Brittany Pettersen and Rep. Mike Levin of California are the latest of several congressional Democrats to call for Biden to step aside in the wake of […]
Bob Costas Renews Call for Biden to Step Down: In ‘Serious Decline’
Prominent sportscaster Bob Costas continued to call for President Joe Biden to step down from office and allow a younger candidate to run, citing his “significant decline.” Appearing on CNN on Saturday, hours before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Costas said Biden’s performance in the first debate showed he was in “serious […]
Comedian D.L. Hughley Slams George Clooney for ‘Insulting’ Call for Biden to Step Down
Comedian D.L. Hughley has slammed actor George Clooney for speaking out against President Joe Biden and calling on the commander in chief to step aside and allow another candidate to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Hughley said Clooney’s calls for Biden to step down were “insulting.” Said Clooney and other Biden opponents aren’t seeing the […]
R.E.M. Rocker Michael Stipe Begs Biden to ‘Please Step Down’ After His NATO Presser
REM singer Michael Stipe has pleaded with President Joe Biden to “resign” after he made a number of gaffes in front of world leaders at a NATO press conference. “President Biden, please respectfully step down,” Stipe wrote in an Instagram Story on Thursday, adding, “Please pass the baton now and help us out as your […]
Colorado Democrat Lawmaker Begs Joe Biden to Step Aside: ‘Please Pass the Torch’
Another Democrat has implored President Joe Biden to step down, urging him to “please pass the baton to somebody else.” Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) issued a statement after Biden’s “big boy” NATO news conference, while Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) urged her colleagues to wait for the press conference. In a statement, Pettersen called Biden “a […]
Democratic rep tells Biden point-blank to step aside, prompting hasty end to Hispanic outreach call
WASHINGTON — In a conference call Friday, House Democrats directly urged President Biden to stop campaigning for a second term in an effort to shore up support among Hispanic members of Congress, the most direct call yet by lawmakers to ask the 81-year-old Biden to forego reelection. At the request of Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), […]