Joe Biden faces a major challenge in New York, with polls indicating a tightening race against former President Donald J. Trump. Despite Biden’s 23-point victory in 2020, recent polls show Trump leading in a swing district and Biden’s statewide lead down to just 8 points.
Biden’s campaign, focused on battleground states, has been criticized for neglecting New York, where Democrats have dominated for years. Democrats are now urging Biden to prioritize the Empire State, fearing the implications for House control and Biden’s own reelection prospects as Trump rises.
“We’re still acting like this is a one-party state, which for pretty much 20, 25 years it has been. I truly believe we’re a battleground state now,” laments Democratic Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine.
Biden’s lack of attention could jeopardize crucial House races in swing districts in Hudson Valley and Long Island. Some Democrats are distancing themselves from Biden to strengthen their campaigns.
The shift in New York, long seen as a Democratic stronghold, underscores broader concerns about Biden’s appeal, particularly among independentvoters disillusioned with his presidency.
While Democrats still dominate state politics, recent GOP gains in suburban areas and voter concerns over issues like crime, illegal immigration, and high taxes are emboldening conservatives. Thousands of bodegas endorsed Trump in April, attracted by his tough stance on law and order.
New York has grown to be a surprising source of support for Trump, with a Bronx rally in May seeing a large number of black and Hispanic supporters turn out for the former president.
Gavin Wax, the President of the New York Young Republican Club credited with kickstarting the conservative revival in the Empire State, predicted last year that Trump would not only see gains but could possibly even win there in November.
Jack Montgomery contributed to this report.
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Joe Biden faces a major challenge in New York, with polls indicating a tightening race against former President Donald J. Trump. Despite Biden’s 23-point victory in 2020, recent polls show Trump leading in a swing district and Biden’s statewide lead down to just 8 points.
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MSNBC’s Mika Brzezinski has attacked Rep. Nancy Pelosi for refusing to endorse Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, complaining that Democrats are fueling their own “self-destruction.” Pressed to back Biden, the former House speaker equivocated, saying it was “up to the President to decide if he is going to run.”
“We’re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short… and people want him to make that decision,” Pelosi said—despite Biden insisting the decision has been made and he is staying in the race, repeatedly and unambiguously.
“I think we all ought to take a close look, especially Democrat, at ourselves because there is a bit of self-destruction that is happening here. I really disagree with Nancy Pelosi, with her remarks,” Brzezinski complained. “She’s a close family friend. But Joe Biden is the president of the United States, and he says he’s not leaving. Those are his words. I suggest somebody think about, consider, believing him,” she added.
Since Biden’s disastrous debate with Donald Trump, Brzezinski’s co-host and husband, Joe Scarborough, has been less supportive of the 81-year-old incumbent. Despite having previously said that “this version of Biden, intellectually, analytically, is the best Biden ever,” he joined the chorus of pundits suggesting he should go after the debate.
“If he were CEO, and he turned in a performance like that, would any corporation in America keep him on as CEO?” Scarborough demanded.
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MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski has attacked Rep. Nancy Pelosi for refusing to endorse Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, complaining that Democrats are fueling their own "self-destruction." Pressed to back Biden, the former House speaker equivocated, saying it was "up to the President to decide if he is going to run."
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In a three-to-one decision, the Georgia State Election Board has amended state election rules to ensure the number of ballots cast is the number of ballots counted for each day of voting. According to the rule change, the poll manager and two witnesses—sworn in as poll officers—will remove the ballots from the scanner box and present the votes to three independent poll officers for a hand count.
Each poll officer will proceed to count through the ballots cast. Once each of the three officers concludes their count, they must sign a control document denoting their tally. If the numbers of each count do not match with each other and align with the voting machine count, then the poll manager is directed to immediately identify the source of the inconsistency and correct it if possible.
Consistent ballot counts and custody have been an ongoing concern in U.S. elections, especially in Georgia. The National Pulse reported in May that a bombshell investigation by the Georgia Secretary of State’s office found that Fulton County had implemented improper procedures during its 2020 presidential election recount. Even more concerning, Fulton County election officials could not account for thousands of ballot images from their initial scanning. Additionally, duplicate images of some ballot scans were discovered, implying that votes may have been counted multiple times.
The Georgia State Election Board responded by issuing a letter of reprimand to the county and assigning a monitor to supervise the upcoming 2024 presidential election. Fulton County’s representative, Jessica Corbitt, claims that no proof of fraud has been found, and that the county is focusing on upgrading its election procedures and infrastructure.
State Election Board votes 3-1 to adopt a rule based on this petition to require ballots be hand counted at the precinct level by 3 poll officers each day of voting to ensure the totals match with the machines. pic.twitter.com/isZ9o4b0wA
In a three-to-one decision, the Georgia State Election Board has amended state election rules to ensure the number of ballots cast is the number of ballots counted for each day of voting. According to the rule change, the poll manager and two witnesses—sworn in as poll officers—will remove the ballots from the scanner box and present the votes to three independent poll officers for a hand count.
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On the first day of the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., defense ministers from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania signaled their preparedness to engage with former President Donald J. Trump—likely anticipating his return to the White House after November’s presidential election. Advocating strongly for NATO during a panel hosted by POLITICO and Die Welt, the Baltic defense officials deployed rhetoric resonating with the America First leader’s previous critiques of defense spending within the alliance.
“NATO is a club. When you have club rules, then you respect the rules and you expect that everyone will also respect the rules,” said Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur, with POLITICO noting the remarks were “clearly aimed at the golf-loving former president.”
“When you pay your fee in the golf club, you can play. It doesn’t matter how big is your wallet,” Pevkur added.
The ministers also highlighted increased American engagement with NATO during Trump’s first term and said they are not afraid of his reelection.
The National Pulse reported in June that a record number of alliance members are now meeting their commitments. In office, Trump put significant pressure on NATO members to increase their defense spending.
Earlier this year, Trump told Brexit leader Nigel Farage that he would be there for NATO members if they “play fair.”
He has also revealed how he motivated “delinquent” governments in NATO to meet their defense targets by warning he would not rush to protect alliance members “taking advantage” of America by relying on American military protection while neglecting their own spending obligations.
The Baltic ministers’ statements come as voters, U.S. lawmakers, and foreign diplomats are raising concerns regarding 81-year-old Joe Biden‘s cognitive decline and inability to fulfill the duties of office.
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On the first day of the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C., defense ministers from Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania signaled their preparedness to engage with former President Donald J. Trump—likely anticipating his return to the White House after November's presidential election. Advocating strongly for NATO during a panel hosted by POLITICO and Die Welt, the Baltic defense officials deployed rhetoric resonating with the America First leader's previous critiques of defense spending within the alliance.
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Noncitizens living in California are receiving voter registration forms after renewing their driver’s licenses. In at least one instance, a noncitizen who checked the box on the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) paperwork denoting that they are not a U.S. citizen still received a voter registration form in the mail.
At least 19 states and the District of Columbia allow noncitizens to obtain driver’s licenses through their state’s DMV. Meanwhile, the National Voter Registration Act requires state DMVs to provide an option for those obtaining or renewing a driver’s license to register to vote on the same form. If a noncitizen claims to have U.S. citizenship—by simply checking a box—they will likely be added to voter rolls unless those rolls are examined with extra scrutiny.
Like the other 18 states and Washington, D.C., California lacks additional laws requiring more stringent proof of citizenship for voter registration. This makes the likelihood of noncitizens illegally voting in state and federal elections a genuine concern.
While the U.S. government’s mandated transition to REAL ID should prevent noncitizens from being able to register to vote through their driver’s license application—as they cannot obtain a REAL ID under federal law—some states are already carving out loopholes. In May, The National Pulse reported that Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would still allow noncitizens to obtain a standard state-issued driver’s license—with applicants being automatically registered to vote unless they initially decline the option.
The National Pulse has previously reported that at least 37 noncitizens in North Carolina faced federal prosecution for illegally voting in U.S. elections. Additionally, an analysis of those cases suggests noncitizens are three times as likely to vote for Democrat candidates.
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A friend, who is not a US citizen, informed me that California is registering non-citizens, including him, to vote. He has received 2 voter registration cards, despite marking that he is a “non-citizen” on a recent address update with the DMV pic.twitter.com/BA5U5Mgxt5
Noncitizens living in California are receiving voter registration forms after renewing their driver's licenses. In at least one instance, a noncitizen who checked the box on the Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) paperwork denoting that they are not a U.S. citizen still received a voter registration form in the mail.
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ABC News host and former Clinton family political operative George Stephanopoulos offered a brutally honest answer when asked if he thought Joe Biden should step down. In an almost knee-jerk reaction, the Democrat operative turned newsman said he didn’t think Biden could make it four more years.
“Do you think Biden should step down? You’ve talked to him more than anybody else has lately,” he was asked in New York City by a man surreptitiously filming the encounter on his cell phone. The ABC News host responded: “I don’t think he can serve four more years.”
On Tuesday night, Stephanopoulos and ABC News admitted that it was, in fact, him in the video. Through a spokesman, the news host said: “Earlier today, I responded to a question from a passerby. I shouldn’t have.” Additionally, ABC News stressed that Stephanopoulos’s words were his own and not representative of the network.
Last Friday, Stephanopoulos was the first corporate media figure to interview the 81-year-old Joe Biden after his disastrous June 27 presidential debateperformance. The 20-minute, pre-recorded interview offered little reassurance to Democrats worried about Biden’s readily apparent cognitive decline.
In a moment that undercut one of Biden’s key campaign issues—that Trump is an existential threat to democracy—the octogenarian Democrat was asked by Stephanopoulos how he’ll feel if he stays in the race and Trump wins. “I’ll feel, as long as I gave it my all, and I did as good a job as I know I can do, that’s what this is about,” Biden responded.
ABC News host and former Clinton family political operative George Stephanopoulos offered a brutally honest answer when asked if he thought Joe Biden should step down. In an almost knee-jerk reaction, the Democrat operative turned newsman said he didn't think Biden could make it four more years.
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The draft 2024 Republican Party platform was presented Monday to delegates on the convention‘s platform committee ahead of a final vote on adoption in Milwaukee next week. Entitled ‘America First: A Return to Common Sense,’ the document outlines several core elements of former President Donald J. Trump‘s agenda should he retake the White House in November’s presidential election. Border security, the deportation of illegalimmigrants, ending the weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the protection of Social Security, fair trade, and election integrity are among the most prominent issues mentioned in the draft.
“Today we must once again call upon the same American Spirit that led us to prevail through every challenge of the past if we are going to lead our Nation to a brighter future,” the draft platform preamble reads. Striking Trump‘s trademark America First tone, it continues, laying out the former President’s “common sense” solutions to the border crisis, U.S. national security, inflation, and crime—among other issues.
AN AMERICA FIRST ECONOMY.
The draft platform offers a marked change from the globalist policies of the Republican Party of old. “Common Sense tells us clearly that if we don’t have Domestic Manufacturing with low Inflation, not only will our Economy—and even our Military Equipment and Supplies—be at the mercy of Foreign Nations, but our Towns, Communities, and People cannot thrive,” it states, adding: “Republican Party must return to its roots as the Party of Industry, Manufacturing, Infrastructure, and Workers.”
Addressing American energy, the draft document echoes Trump‘s calls to “unleash American Energy” as part of an effort to reduce inflation and ensure the nation’s energy independence.
Additionally, the platform’s pro-energy and pro-worker tone will likely help bolster Trump’s growing support among union households—a voter demographic the campaign sees as crucial to its victory in November. The National Pulse reported in June that Sean O’Brien, the president of the Teamsters Union, has accepted Trump‘s invitation to address the convention.
BORDER SECURITY.
Likewise, the draft document heavily focuses on border security and immigration. It reiterates former President Trump‘s words: “If we don’t have a Border, we don’t have a Country.” The platform states that the Trump White House will complete the border wall and enact enhanced screening of immigrants entering the United States through other avenues.
Notably, the platform reinforces Trump‘s call to tackle the unprecedented number of illegalimmigrants who have entered the country under Joe Biden through sweeping deportations—supported by a majority of Americans. ” We will start by prioritizing the most dangerous criminals and working with local Police,” the document reads before continuing: “We must not allow Biden’s Migrant Invasion to alter our Country.”
CRYPTOCURRENCY.
A Republican platform first, the draft addresses emergent technologies like cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence. “Republicans will end Democrats’ unlawful and unAmerican Crypto crackdown and oppose the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency,” the document states. It adds: “We will defend the right to mine Bitcoin, and ensure every American has the right to self-custody of their Digital Assets, and transact free from Government Surveillance and Control.”
Additionally, on the subject of artificial intelligence, the draft signals the intent for America to compete on the global stage—seeing the technology as a national security issue and not just an economic one. “We will repeal Joe Biden’s dangerous Executive Order that hinders AI Innovation, and imposes Radical Leftwing ideas on the development of this technology,” the platform reads, continuing: “In its place, Republicans support AI Development rooted in Free Speech and Human Flourishing.”
THE GOP IS STILL PRO-LIFE.
Lastly, while the platform did undergo some changes in the wake of the repeal of Roe v. Wade, the draft document reiterates the Republican commitment to the pro-life cause. “We proudly stand for families and Life,” the pro-life plank begins. “We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that no person can be denied Life or Liberty without Due Process, and that the States are, therefore, free to pass Laws protecting those Rights.”
“We will oppose Late Term Abortion, while supporting mothers and policies that advance Prenatal Care, access to Birth Control, and IVF (fertility treatments),” the platform draft concludes.
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The draft 2024 Republican Party platform was presented Monday to delegates on the convention's platform committee ahead of a final vote on adoption in Milwaukee next week. Entitled 'America First: A Return to Common Sense,' the document outlines several core elements of former President Donald J. Trump's agenda should he retake the White House in November's presidential election. Border security, the deportation of illegalimmigrants, ending the weaponization of the Department of Justice (DOJ), the protection of Social Security, fair trade, and election integrity are among the most prominent issues mentioned in the draft.
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New election data shows independent voters breaking for former President Donald J. Trump after the 81-year-old incumbent Joe Biden’s disastrousdebateperformance on June 27—and the subsequent calls by leading Democrats that he drop out of the 2024 presidential race. The polling by Emerson College shows Trump leading among independents with 42 percent of the vote, compared to Biden’s 38 percent. This is an inversion from last month when Biden led 43 percent to Trump’s 41 percent.
In addition, Biden‘s impaireddebate performance appears to be dampening Democrat enthusiasm ahead of November’s election. Nearly 80 percent of Republican respondents said they were extremely motivated to vote. Meanwhile, just 65 percent of Democrats and 63 percent of independent voters said the same.
The Emerson poll is one of the most stark data points showing the impact that Biden‘s public display of cognitive impairment has had on his campaign. In the wake of the June 27 debate, several leading Democratic lawmakers have pushed for Biden to step aside, ostensibly making Kamala Harris the nominee. However, the data shows former President Trump handily defeating Harris with 49 percent of the vote to the Vice President’s 43 percent.
In fact, should the Democrats force Biden out of the race, none of his potential replacements fare as well as the octogenarian Democrat, who currently trails Trump by three points. Trump would defeat Hillary Clinton in a rematch 48 percent to 41 percent. Meanwhile, Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) only musters 40 percent to Trump’s 48 percent. Likewise, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer— floated among top Democrats as their preferred choice to replace Biden—would go down in defeat to Trump by a 10-point margin.
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New election data shows independent voters breaking for former President Donald J. Trump after the 81-year-old incumbent Joe Biden's disastrousdebateperformance on June 27—and the subsequent calls by leading Democrats that he drop out of the 2024 presidential race. The polling by Emerson College shows Trump leading among independents with 42 percent of the vote, compared to Biden's 38 percent. This is an inversion from last month when Biden led 43 percent to Trump's 41 percent.
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Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill are falling in line with their party’s 81-year-old presidential nominee, incumbent Joe Biden, despite continued concerns over his cognitive decline and ability to execute the duties of office. Following a high-stakes House Democrat caucus meeting early Tuesday, one of the lawmakers pushing for Biden to exit the race remarked: “Most of our caucus is still with him … meaning he’ll stay in. Which sucks for our country.”
Prior to the full House Democrats meeting, some lawmakers opposing Biden‘s nomination—and representing vulnerable districts—met to evaluate whether they had a path forward. “There were actual tears from people, and not for Biden,” one lawmaker said regarding the meeting. Despite the headwinds shifting against them, a small group of House Democrats appears resolute in their insistence that Biden should step aside.
After calls for Biden to exit the 2024 presidential race among leading Democrats began to build over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Biden on Monday issued a letter to members of his party insisting he will not leave the race. “We had a Democratic nomination process, and the voters have spoken clearly and decisively,” The National Pulse reported a defiant Biden stating. He added: “I have nearly 3,900 delegates, making me the presumptive nominee of our party by a wide margin.”
Following the letter to skittish Democrats on Capitol Hill, one of the most prominent House lawmakers backed down from calls that the octogenarian should abandon his re-election campaign. “Whether or not I have concerns is besides the point. He is going to be our nominee, and we all have to support him,” Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY) said following the Tuesday morning meeting.
Another of the Democrat plotters looking to replace Biden said: “They’ve outflanked us.”
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Democrat lawmakers on Capitol Hill are falling in line with their party's 81-year-old presidential nominee, incumbent Joe Biden, despite continued concerns over his cognitive decline and ability to execute the duties of office. Following a high-stakes House Democrat caucus meeting early Tuesday, one of the lawmakers pushing for Biden to exit the race remarked: "Most of our caucus is still with him ... meaning he'll stay in. Which sucks for our country."
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A leading British newspaper is describing the Joe Biden presidency as a “conspiracy against the world.” Timothy Stanley, a columnist and leader writer for The Telegraph, says the corporate media has been colluding with the regime in covering up the fact a “zombie” is running the United States.
Biden, Stanley writes, is “a man in total denial, enabled by a system steeped in paranoid fantasy.” The U.S. media, he adds, “joined the administration in closing ranks” around the “narcissist who can’t see his limits”—and has been doing so since his 2020 campaign.
“Journalists gaslit America,” Stanley continues, citing MSNBC host Joe Scarborough’s Pravda-like description of Biden as “far beyond cogent” and indeed “better than he’s ever been, intellectually [and] analytically.”
Following a debate “etched on our memory as a symbol of national decline,” the Briton observes, Scarborough has joined the Democrat pundit class suddenly penning “a thousand articles” against Biden’s candidacy by calling on him to step down.
First Lady Jill Biden also comes in for criticism, with Stanley comparing her to “Edith Wilson, the wife of president Woodrow Wilson, who, when Woodrow had a stroke, locked her husband in the bedroom, pretended he was fine, and took over the management of the country.”
While The Telegraph is a notionally right-wing news outlet, Britain’s left-wing media is also souring on Biden.
The Guardian has stated the Democratic Party “cannot go on like this” in an editorial setting out its position, and has begun tracking the Democratic commentators and powerbrokers turning against him.
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A leading British newspaper is describing the Joe Biden presidency as a "conspiracy against the world." Timothy Stanley, a columnist and leader writer for The Telegraph, says the corporate media has been colluding with the regime in covering up the fact a "zombie" is running the United States.
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