Donna Brazile. Mark J. Terrill / Ap
Strategist: Heavy Biden numbers should worry Democrats
Democrats need to wake up. That's what political strategist Donna Brazile, former party chairwoman, says, due to declining trust figures for President Joe Biden.
Added to that are numbers that indicate Donald Trump would beat Biden if there is a fight for the presidency between them.
Brazile says that Biden and his associates have not managed to get a clear enough message out to the voters.
- That should worry them.
Seven out of ten Americans believe that Biden is too old for another term as president.
US President Joe Biden Evan Vucci / AP
Biden on age criticism: "Knows more than most"
US President Joe Biden responds to ageist criticism of him in an interview with MSNBC and says he "knows more than most".
In the interview, his first since announcing his re-election campaign, he downplays voters' concerns about his advanced age.
- I have acquired a hell of a lot of wisdom and I am more experienced than anyone else who has ever run for office. I think I have shown myself to be honorable and also effective, says Biden.
In a voter survey by ABC, seven out of ten voters state that they think the 80-year-old president is too old to handle another term.
The banking turmoil
Yellen still believes in the US banking system
Despite
three collapsed banks and two more on the ropes, Treasury Secretary
Janet Yellen believes that the US banking system is stable.
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The banks have access to liquidity and are well capitalized and I have
confidence in the fundamental strength of the banking system, she tells
ABC News.
The
Minister of Finance adds that the authorities have taken measures to
ensure that the problems at a few banks do not spread and undermine the
confidence of customers who deposit money in the banks. In addition, Yellen is prepared to take further measures if necessary, she says in the interview. Photo from Allen, Texas, May 6. LM Otero / AP
The mass shooting in Texas the 199th in the US in 2023 alone
At least 199 mass shootings have occurred in the United States since the turn of the year. It
is reported by several American media, which defines a mass shooting as
there are at least four people shot, in addition to the perpetrator.
In
addition to last night's shooting at a shopping center in Texas, the
New York Times lists a series of high-profile acts of violence.
For example, the newspaper mentions two shootings in California earlier this year. On
January 21, eleven people were killed when a 72-year-old man went on an
attack in Monterey Park, and just two days later, seven people were
shot dead in Half Moon Bay.
File photo from the Ozanam Center where the collision took place. Miguel Roberst / AP
Seven dead in crash at migrant center in Texas
Seven people are dead after being hit by a motorist at a bus stop near a migrant center in Brownsville, Texas. This is reported by AP.
At least six people are injured after the incident near the Mexican border.
A man has been arrested, according to ABC News. The police are investigating whether the collision was deliberate. 
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