Politics
It’s nearly impossible for Democrats to replace Biden as their 2024 presidential nominee over his halting debate performance against Trump, unless he chooses to step aside.
June 28, 2024
Letters to the Editor
‘I urge you to view your debate performance and make up your own mind whether to pass the baton to one of the many qualified Democrats that this country has to offer,’ says a reader.
Opinion
It’s essential for the republic that Democrats put their best possible slate forward against Trump. The debate made it clear the president shouldn’t lead the ticket.
California
Someone close to Biden probably should have told him to drop out months ago, out of love or duty, and concern that his health will likely worsen in the coming years.
Readers weigh in on whether Democrats need a new candidate as concern trails Biden’s disappointing debate performance.
July 2, 2024
Why are we so obsessed with the term ‘dementia’? It’s a catch-all for any fumble by an older person — including Biden — and experts say it’s insulting.
Trump now has the power to be king. Biden came out of the debate seeming unfit for the job. Here’s how to make sense of this fraught moment for American democracy.
Rural sites east of San Diego, where hundreds of migrants once waited to be processed by Border Patrol agents after illegally crossing from Mexico, are now mostly barren.
The president’s disastrous debate has supporters circling the wagons — and sounding a lot like the opposite party in their attempts to excuse his shortcomings.
Vice President Kamala Harris, addressing Bay Area donors, frames November’s election as a choice between freedom under Biden and dictatorship under Trump.