Demands for the resignation of Joe Biden have fallen silent in the shadow of the shooting of Donald Trump. But the rebellion against the sitting president is not over, according to several media outlets.
The New York Times reports that House of Representatives Adam B. Schiff, who has previously been rather cautious about Biden's future, recently struck a completely different tone during a meeting with potential donors in New York.
- If he is our candidate, I think we will lose. And we may very well lose our majority in the Senate and our opportunity to win back the House of Representatives as well, Schiff is said to have said, according to several sources at the scene.
According to Axios, several members of Congress are in the starting pits for a renewed campaign against Biden.
- The replace-Biden movement is back, says an anonymous Democratic member to the newspaper.
The Washington Post reports that several Democratic congressmen believe that Biden's staff is keeping him isolated both from internal criticism and the state of the country at large.
- He is not getting the honest truth, says another anonymous democratic member.
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Biden wants to stop rent increases: "Out of reach"
US President Joe Biden wants to withdraw tax credits for landlords who raise rents by more than five percent. CNN reports.
"Rents are too high and buying a home is out of reach for many working families and young Americans," the president said in a statement.
Over 22 million households in the United States spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent, according to the television channel. At the same time, house prices rose by five percent last year.
Biden's proposal must be approved by Congress to become a reality.
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Biden could be elected weeks before the convention: "Power play"
Several high-ranking Democrats have criticized the plans to officially name Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential candidate several weeks before the party convention in August. The New York Times reports.
- Trying to silence the debate and push this through is a power play of the highest degree. A lot of people won't look at it with happy eyes, says Democratic congressman Jared Huffman to the newspaper.
In May, the Democrats decided to nominate Biden via a digital vote count even before the convention. An open letter circulated among high-ranking Democrats now demands that the nomination be handled by the delegates on the spot instead.
Since the primary election last spring, it is clear that far more delegates than are required have promised to vote for Biden. The only way for the delegates that Biden has already won to change their vote is if Biden formally "releases" them.
Critics believe that even if the possibilities of choosing another candidate are small or non-existent without Biden's consent, it is important that the debate can continue until the convention.
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