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President Joe Biden, appearing at one of DC's oldest traditions, the Gridiron Dinner, made some sharp quips about Donald Trump but then turned serious about the threat that his rival poses to democracy. Biden directed his barbs at his own age and at his predecessor. “One candidate’s too old and…

Editor's note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Washington bureau chief Ted Johnson and senior editor Dominic Patten, the podcast…

Hillary Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda will host a Broadway fundraiser for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign next month that will feature a performance of Suffs: The Musical. The musical, which Clinton is co-producing, focuses on the women’s suffrage movement. The musical originated at the New York…

When Joe Biden and Donald Trump clinched their party nominations this week, it marked the end of primary season and the start of the general election campaign. From now until November 5, the campaigns of the current president and the former president will blitz battleground states with visits from…

House lawmakers overwhelmingly passed legislation today that would force the parent company of TikTok to divest the popular app or face a ban on U.S. platforms. The legislation passed 352-65, easily clearing the 2/3 threshold needed. The bill now goes to the Senate, where no timetable is set for…

Welcome to ElectionLine's A View From Abroad series, in which we speak with media figures who don't live in America but keep a close eye on its politics. Every few weeks, these smart observers will provide a unique perspective on what promises to be a fraught and unpredictable campaign for the White…

UPDATED: The rematch is on. Joe Biden and Donald Trump each clinched their party’s presidential nominations, after their amassed a majority of delegates in Tuesday’s primaries.  Biden crossed the 1,968 delegates needed for the Democratic nomination with his win of the Georgia primary, according…

UPDATE: At one point at today’s marathon House Judiciary Committee hearing, Rep. Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI) asked Special Counsel Robert Hur, “Did you find that the president was senile?” “I did not. That conclusion does not appear in my report, Congressman,” Hur said. Hur, who investigated…

EXCLUSIVE: Planned protests to disrupt the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday could find themselves thwarted by Oscar organizers' contingency plans. "We are well aware of the protesters, we have a number of back-up scenarios we can activate quickly if needed," a senior security official working for the…

President Joe Biden, in his first sit down interview since his State of the Union address, addressed one moment of the speech when he was responding to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA). MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart asked Biden about his use of the term “illegal” when he was talking about the suspect…

UPDATED, 2:29 PM: Final Nielsen numbers show that Joe Biden’s State of the Union address drew 32.3 million viewers, an 18% increase from last year. It was Biden’s second-largest audience in his address to a joint session of Congress. His first speech in 2021 drew 38.2 million. This year’s…

Joe Biden said that he would sign a bill that would force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face a ban of the popular app. “If they pass it, I’ll sign it,” Biden said. On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously passed a bill that would compel ByteDance, the Chinese parent…