{"id":2290334,"date":"2024-07-08T07:10:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T11:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-return-to-capitol-hill-with-bidens-future-on-the-line-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-08T07:11:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T11:11:51","slug":"democrats-return-to-capitol-hill-with-bidens-future-on-the-line-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-return-to-capitol-hill-with-bidens-future-on-the-line-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats return to Capitol Hill with Biden&#8217;s future on the line &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-return-to-capitol-hill-with-bidens-future-on-the-line-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2290334&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses how Democratic lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill for a crucial week \u200bto determine\u2062 the future of President Joe Biden&#8217;s candidacy following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-blames-age-for-poor-debate-performance-not-a-young-man-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Biden blames age for poor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/book-donald-trump-tested-positive-later-negative-for-coronavirus-before-first-presidential-debate\/\" title=\"Book: Donald Trump Tested Positive (Later Negative) for Coronavirus Before First Presidential Debate\">debate performance<\/a>: \u2018Not a young man&#039; &#8211; Washington Examiner&#8221;>lackluster debate performance<\/a>. Some members \u2063of the party have urged Biden to withdraw from the race due to concerns about his age and mental acuity.\u200d The week is seen as \u2063a make-or-break moment for Biden to prove his capabilities, with Democrats divided on whether he\u200c should \u2062step \u200baside. The article highlights the internal discussions within\u2063 the party and the growing uncertainty surrounding Biden&#8217;s\u2063 candidacy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats return to Capitol Hill for \u2018vital week\u2019 to decide Biden\u2019s future<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/cami-mondeaux\/\">Cami Mondeaux<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-08T07:00:00-04:00\">July 8, 2024 7:00 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693677\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic lawmakers will return to Washington, D.C., on Monday amid the continued fallout from President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u2019s debate performance, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3070706\/top-democratic-donors-creating-political-fund-biden-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Joe Biden\">prompted some members<\/a> of his own party to urge him to withdraw from the race altogether. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats are in for what could be a contentious week as they dodge attacks from their Republican colleagues regarding Biden\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3070630\/biden-get-more-sleep-work-fewer-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>age and mental acuity<\/a> while also facing intraparty disagreement about whether the president should step aside. A small but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-lesko-reissues-call-for-special-counsel-to-probe-hunter-biden\/\" title=\"Rep. Lesko reissues call for special counsel to probe Hunter Biden\">growing list<\/a> of Democrats have publicly called on Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3067689\/first-house-democrat-lloyd-doggett-biden-withdraw-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>to withdraw<\/a>, while others have said they don\u2019t believe he\u2019ll win in November. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3066703\/democrats-top-five-biden-replacement-roadblocks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DEMOCRATS\u2019 TOP FIVE BIDEN REPLACEMENT ROADBLOCKS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democrats view this week as a make-or-break moment for Biden, 81, to prove he\u2019s up for the job after his unsteady debate performance against former President Donald Trump left the party and the public questioning his mental acuity. While a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3071705\/biden-debuts-litany-denials-post-debate-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"22-minute sit-down with ABC's George Stephanopoulos\">22-minute sit-down with ABC\u2019s George Stephanopoulos<\/a> Friday failed to quiet the backlash, Biden will have another shot this week as he hosts NATO leaders in Washington, D.C., and will hold his first press conference since the June 27 debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the focus has to be on the president using this week to do the things necessary in an unscripted way in order to answer the questions that voters have,\u201d Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) told CNN\u2019s <em>State of the Union<\/em> on Sunday. \u201cAnd if that doesn\u2019t happen, then obviously the president has a decision to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Murphy added: \u201cThe clock is ticking. This is going to be a really important and vital week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>House Democratic leaders already began the discussion virtually on Sunday afternoon when Minority Leader\u00a0Hakeem Jeffries\u00a0(D-NY) spoke to senior leaders. On the private call, several Democrats made the case for Biden to stand down, including Reps.\u00a0Jerry Nadler\u00a0(D-NY), Adam Smith\u00a0(D-WA),\u00a0Mark Takano\u00a0(D-CA), and\u00a0Joe Morelle\u00a0(D-NY), according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/07\/07\/jerry-nadler-adam-smith-congress-biden-00166733\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"multiple reports\">multiple reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s candidacy is also bound to come up in person during the House Democrats\u2019 weekly closed-door meeting on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>There will be no escaping the topic as Democrats are bound to be asked by reporters whether they think Biden is capable of carrying out a second term. Several Democratic lawmakers were thrust into the spotlight the morning following the debate, even those who have typically enjoyed a mostly anonymous presence in Congress. <\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers then left on a weeklong recess for the Fourth of July holiday, allowing the party to deal, or not deal, with the debate fallout from afar. <\/p>\n<p>Now, they\u2019ll be returning to the spotlight for the first time since the initial debate shock as more questions have been raised about Biden\u2019s viability as a candidate.\u00a0Both the House and Senate return Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Cracks began to form last week after three lawmakers publicly called on Biden to withdraw, including Reps. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), and Seth Moulton (D-MA). Two others, Reps. Jared Golden (D-ME) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) have said they believe Trump will win in November. Then, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) sought to convene a meeting with Democratic senators as soon as Monday to urge Biden to step aside, though by Sunday evening those plans seem to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MCJalonick\/status\/1810094366444155025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"have been paused\">have been paused<\/a> until Tuesday\u2019s Senate Democratic luncheon.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) also raised questions about Biden\u2019s future, noting this week will be \u201ccritical\u201d and \u201cvery consequential\u201d to whether he can convince voters he is the strongest candidate to take on Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that he can speak extemporaneously without a teleprompter or cue cards. The fact that he can interact with the public in various settings in an expressive way that puts to rest the doubts that have been raised,\u201d Connolly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/politics\/live-news\/biden-trump-election-07-05-24\/index.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20fact%20that%20he%20can,been%20raised%2C%E2%80%9D%20Connolly%20said.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told CNN.<\/a> \u201cIf he can\u2019t do that, then I think we are looking at some very hard judgments and hard choices we\u2019re going to have to face as a party. What we can\u2019t do is risk losing the White House to Donald Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Biden has struggled to keep his party in line. Several Democrats have been at odds with each other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2709941\/twelve-days-of-wex-mas-biden-seeks-to-keep-democrats-in-line-as-party-eyes-gains-in-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>over a slew of issues<\/a> over the last three years. However, this is the first time Biden has had to grapple with his candidacy being the very issue threatening to split his party. <\/p>\n<p>Even some of the party\u2019s top House Democrats have failed to convey a unified message, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) acknowledging voter concerns about Biden\u2019s health as valid. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a legitimate question to say: Is this an episode, or is this a condition?\u201d Pelosi told MSNBC on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Democratic leader noted those same questions should be applied to Trump. <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), one of Biden\u2019s top allies in the House, has also hinted toward an alternative path, saying he would back Vice President Kamala Harris if the president chose to step aside. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a Biden-Harris person, so I\u2019m not getting away from that. I\u2019m for Biden-Harris,\u201d Clyburn told <em>USA Today<\/em>. \u201cI\u2019m going to be for Biden if Harris ain\u2019t there, and I\u2019m going to be for Harris if Biden ain\u2019t there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden has insisted he will not be dropping out, arguing his worse-than-expected performance was due to his busy travel schedule and intense preparation for the debate. In his ABC interview on Friday, Biden said it would take divine intervention from \u201cthe Lord Almighty\u201d to withdraw from the race.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1693677\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693677\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic lawmakers are returning to Capitol Hill this week to make a decision about President Joe Biden&#8217;s future following his debate performance. There is disagreement within the party about whether Biden should withdraw from the race, with some Democrats publicly calling for him to step aside. This week is seen as crucial for Biden to prove he is fit for the job, with upcoming events providing opportunities for him to address concerns about his mental acuity. The topic of Biden&#8217;s candidacy is expected to be a major point of discussion among Democrats as they return to Washington, D.C. Some lawmakers have already expressed doubts about Biden&#8217;s ability to win in November, leading to speculation about potential replacements. Despite the internal divisions, Biden has stated that he will not be dropping out of the race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2290335,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/democrats-return-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,32592,3685,3899],"class_list":["post-2290334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-capitol-hill","tag-democrats","tag-future"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/democrats-return-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2290334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2290334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2290335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2290334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2290334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2290334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}