Joe Biden is the president-elect of the United States
Joe Biden is the president-elect of the United States
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The Schmooze Who Is Joe Biden’s New Jewish Daughter-In-Law, Melissa Cohen?
In the 2016 presidential elections, it was said that whichever candidate won — Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton — the president would have Jewish grandchildren. Both Trump and Clinton have a child who married a Jewish person. Joe Biden, a hopeful for the 2020 Democratic bid, would also bring Jewish in-laws to the White House….
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News 5 Jewish Things To Know About Joe Biden
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Joe Biden, a born and raised Roman Catholic who likes to cross himself when making a point, knows what faith he would be if he were ever overcome with doubt about his own. “If I’m going to switch, I know where I’m going,” the former vice president said in 2016 at an…
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Opinion Race – But Not Justice – Were The Winners At The Democratic Debates
On Thursday, the Supreme Court stuck a country club steak knife deep into the gut of democracy when it barred challenges to gerrymandering. But somehow, voting rights — preserving the integrity of the American political process — did not come up as a topic. NBC moderators didn’t even bother to ask about it on what…
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Fast Forward Nearly Half Of Jewish Democrats Backing Biden In Presidential Primary: Poll
Nearly half of Jewish Democrats prefer former vice president Joe Biden to win the Democratic presidential nomination next year, a Morning Consult poll revealed Monday. Biden is polling at 40% overall among registered Democratic voters, more than double the second-place candidate, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is sitting at 19%. But despite Sanders’s Jewish heritage,…
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Fast Forward Biden Makes Trump’s Charlottesville Reaction The Center Of His Campaign Launch
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Joe Biden launched his presidential campaign by accusing President Donald Trump with failing to unreservedly condemn neo-Nazis whose march two years ago ended with deadly violence. The launch underscored the degree over which the battle for the Jewish vote has already figured in the campaign and, more broadly, how each party is…
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The Schmooze Jon Stewart Pointed Out Joe Biden’s ‘Gratuitous Handsiness’ With Women Years Ago
Taking a break from our regular light topics of refugees, anti-Semitism and gun violence, the country turns to another relaxing conversation: Is Joe Biden America’s fun uncle, or our creepy uncle? As the former vice president is rumored to be launching a 2020 presidential campaign any day now, footage has resurfaced of the longtime politician…
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Fast Forward Dianne Feinstein Hopes For A Joe Biden Presidency In 2020
Senator Dianne Feinstein revealed Thursday that Joe Biden is her preferred presidential candidate, Politico reported. The California Democrat told reporters that Biden, the former vice president and Delaware senator would be the best match for President Trump. It was a quick decision, as several Senate Democrats are considering a 2020 run — including Feinstein’s colleague…
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Opinion Joe Biden Needs To Apologize
The ongoing scandal over Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court brings back echoes of the shameful treatment of Anita Hill during her 1991 testimony at the confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas. The parallels between the two hearings are a litmus test for how much Washington has progressed in the intervening twenty-seven years. The biggest…
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