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Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., is one of the growing number of Democrats expressing public concerns about President Biden's ability to continue running for re-election.

Biden campaign rushes to convince Senate Democrats that Biden can win

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami on Tuesday.

It seems like Project 2025 is everywhere. But what is it?

Biden is holding a rare solo news conference to try to show he’s up for this campaign

President Joe Biden pauses while speaking during a NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium on July 9 in Washington, D.C. NATO leaders convene in Washington this week for its annual summit to discuss their future strategies and commitments, and marking the 75th anniversary of the alliance's founding.

Biden confronts his own LBJ’s choice

Democrats have been sharing concerns about President Biden in private conversations among themselves and some of those concerns are becoming public as the week goes on.

Democrats' private fears about Biden are slowly going public

Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat from Oregon and Senator Josh Hawley, a Republican from Missouri, are part of a group of lawmakers unveiling a bipartisan bill banning lawmakers from trading stocks.

Bipartisan Senate group pushes ban on lawmaker stock trading

Democrats remain divided on how to handle President Biden's campaign missteps. Party leaders like Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-NY, say they back Biden, but even Schumer's close deputy Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash, (left), is among the members questioning Biden's ability to be the party's nominee.

Democrats remain split over Biden's future in the party

Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer demonstrates signature verification for early voting ballots to a tour group of Republican women on June 3 in Phoenix. Richer himself faces primary challengers this month.

Elections

Arizona's Maricopa County prepares to be in the election spotlight once again

Iranian rights activist Masih Alinejad speaks during a press conference in March in association with the World Liberty Congress to urge action on political prisoners around the world, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Law

She was the target of an Iranian assassination plot. She now lives in its shadow

Alaska lawyer Joshua Kindred speaks during a judicial nomination hearing at the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, U.S. December 4, 2019.

Law

Alaska federal judge resigns after investigators say he created a hostile workplace

President Biden pauses during the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27in Atlanta.

White House physician says visits by neurologist were part of Biden's routine physicals

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Chesapeake, Va., on June 28.

With just one mention of abortion, Republican Party lays out its 2024 policy platform

Democrats in Washington are split on whether President Biden can remain at the top of the party's ticket in November.

Congressional Democrats are divided over Biden's future after debate performance

President Biden in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday. As lawmakers returned to Washington, Biden sent them a two-page letter telling them to stop speculating about his departure, because he's not leaving.

Elections

Biden tells Democrats he's not leaving the race, and it's time to stop talking about it

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, convened a meeting of top House Democrats on Sunday as the party continues to grapple with serious questions about President Biden's future as the party's nominee for president.

Amid growing calls for Biden to pull out, congressional Democrats remain split

President Biden attends Mount Airy Church of God in Christ in Philadelphia on July 7 as he campaigns to salvage his reelection bid. Senior Democrats are meeting to talk about the race.

Elections

Biden campaigns in Pa. as some Democrats plead with him to consider dropping out

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court ended a historic and momentous term this week.

Law

Supreme Court's Roberts turns court to the right as Barrett emerges as a key player

President Biden speaks with ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Friday.

6 takeaways from Biden's high-stakes interview

Democrats from across the country are weighing in on whether President Joe Biden should remain the party's nominee for president.

Who is backing Biden? We're keeping track

In this handout photo provided by ABC, President Biden speaks with George Stephanopoulos on July 5 in Madison, Wis.

Elections

Defiant Biden says 'only the Lord Almighty' could convince him to leave the 2024 race

Wisconsin residents deposit mail ballots in a drop box outside of a library in Milwaukee on Oct. 20, 2020.

Elections

Wisconsin voters can once again return ballots by drop box, state high court rules

WPR News

A person holds a sign that says "VOTING RIGHTS NOW" during a peace walk in Washington, D.C., on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2022.

Elections

After controversial court rulings, a Voting Rights Act lawsuit takes an unusual turn

President Biden, seen here at a watch party in Atlanta, Ga. on June 27, told campaign staffers on Wednesday that he is staying in the presidential race.

'I'm not leaving,' Biden says in a fundraising email

These are some of the prominent Democrats who are viewed as potential future presidential contenders: Vice President Harris (top row, from left), California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (bottom row, from left), Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.

Elections

Meet the Democrats seen as up-and-comers for 2028 — or maybe sooner