Biden meets with Democratic governors amid debate fallout
President Biden huddled with Democratic governors at the White House amid concerns about the fallout from his debate performance.
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'I'm not leaving,' Biden says in a fundraising email
President Biden has been under pressure from some of his fellow Democrats to withdraw from the race. Three governors who met him said they still backed him.
It's the biggest election year in modern history. Will democracy prevail?
This year, more than half the world's population lives in countries that are choosing leaders. And those choices will tell us a lot about the state of democracy around the world.
Democratic Rep. Doggett says Biden needs to drop out of the race or Trump will win
Texas Democrat asks President Biden to drop out of the race to stop "an authoritarian strongman."
North Carolina's birth rate is declining, data shows
Recent census figures show that the average age of North Carolinians is continuing to increase, mostly due to a decline in the fertility rate.
City of High Point names Curtis Cheeks new chief of police
Cheeks has served in many roles with High Point police prior to his appointment including interim chief of police and commander of the investigations section.
In just a few years, half of all states passed bans on trans health care for kids
The Supreme Court will hear a case on gender-affirming care in the next term after a flurry of legislation. Lower courts have come to conflicting conclusions when these bans were challenged.
1st House Democrat publicly asks Biden to exit race. Boeing delays Starliner’s return
Biden’s bad week gets worse. Texas Rep. Lloyd Doggett is the first House Democrat to publicly call for him to withdraw his reelection bid. Plus, NASA says Boeing’s Starliner can’t come home (yet).
Rep. Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw. He's the first Democrat in Congress to do so
Rep. Lloyd Doggett represents a safe Texas seat. He says he had hoped President Biden's debate performance would give him a boost. "It did not," Doggett said.
Former President Trump's criminal sentencing in New York is delayed
The delay is a win for Trump, who is expected to be named the official GOP nominee for the 2024 presidential election later this month.