The presidential candidate hopeful was one of a number of Democrats targeted by Trump at the Target Center Thursday night, who claimed Biden’s legacy will entirely be down to his relationship with former president Barack Obama. “He was never considered smart. He was never considered a good senator,” Trump said, via C-Span. “He was only a good vice president because he understood how to kiss Barack Obama’s ass.” Trump also repeatedly mocked the former vice president by once again referring to him as “Sleepy Joe,” while attacking the other Democratic candidates....

During a press conference at the end of the Group of Seven (G7) summit in the U.K. on Sunday, Biden told reporters that he’s not conducting a joint conference with Putin because “this is not a contest about who can do better in front of a press conference and try to embarrass each other.” “It is about making myself very clear what the conditions are to get a better relationship with Russia....

Biden holds a seven-point lead over Trump among likely Pennsylvania voters, with 49 to 42 percent of support. And he’s held on to a five-point lead among likely Florida voters— 47 to 42 percent—according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll released Saturday morning. Trump’s ratings on honesty, trustworthiness, temperament, policies and ability to unify all decreased last Tuesday’s debate against Biden in Cleveland. Biden leads among voters 65 and older in both states, continuing one of the largest electoral shifts between parties....

When Biden took office, polls showed his approval rating hovering substantially above 50 percent. Comparatively, Trump’s polling results at the beginning of his tenure in 2017 often showed him with just above 40 percent approval. However, Biden’s numbers have declined rapidly over the course of 2021 as a number of crises have plagued his presidency. The latest polling average compiled by FiveThirtyEight shows 42.7 percent of Americans approve of the job Biden is doing on his 299th day in office....

Last December, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, along with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the National Institute of Standards and Technology, issued the Draft Policy Statement on Licensing Negotiations and Remedies for Standards-Essential Patents Subject to Voluntary F/RAND Commitments. The Draft Policy, according to the Justice Department, would lead to “widespread and efficient licensing” by holders of standards-essential patents (SEPs) and thereby “promote technology innovation, further consumer choice and enable industry competitiveness....

According to the CNBC/Change Research survey, 51 percent of respondents said they would vote for Biden, while 41 percent supported Trump. Among the remaining respondents, 3 percent chose Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian Party’s nominee; 2 percent chose the Green Party’s Howie Hawkins; and 2 percent said they were not sure. The poll surveyed 1,258 likely voters across the U.S. from July 10 to 12 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2....

Historically, it hasn’t been easy for a candidate to defeat a sitting president: It’s happened only five times in the past 100 years. Democrats ousted Republican presidents four of those times, the most recent being in 1992 when Bill Clinton beat Bush. Bush once held the highest approval rating in Gallup’s history, but an economic downturn, including a rise in unemployment, and race riots in Los Angeles after the acquittal of police officers who beat motorist Rodney King helped drag down his approval rating to 29 percent in July 1992....

The President made the misstep on the two-year anniversary of the Capitol riots of January 6, 2021, when a Stop the Steal protest hosted by supporters of former President Donald Trump breached the Capitol building while lawmakers were certifying the 2020 presidential election. On Friday, Biden awarded 14 individuals with the Presidential Citizens Medal, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors, who were involved in resisting the January 6 attack....

However, it’s increasingly likely that the number of debtors who will actually be forgiven under the plan will be fewer than Biden’s initial proposal that inspired outrage from conservatives who accused him of “buying votes” with the pledge. Shortly after Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced a lawsuit with several other attorneys general targeting Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan Thursday morning, the Biden administration quietly changed the guidance language for who qualifies under the forgiveness plan, carving out those whose debts were held by private commercial lenders rather than the federal government....

The reinstatement, expected to go into effect in mid-November, is in compliance with a federal judge’s August order to bring back the policy “in good faith.” Former President Donald Trump initiated the policy, officially known as Migrant Protection Protocols, in January of 2019, but President Joe Biden suspended the practice on his first day in office, AP reported. The Biden administration now has to rebuild tent courts in the Texas border cities of Laredo and Brownsville, which will cost $24....

In an economic speech after touring a Pennsylvania metal works facility, Biden outlined his plan—inspired by Senator Elizabeth Warren’s platform—that calls for $400 billion to be spent on American manufacturing and is expected to create as many as 5 million jobs. The “Buy American” plan is part of his broader economic initiative called “Build Back Better,” which includes improving infrastructure, investing in clean energy, and ensuring “historic investment” reaches communities of color....

The poll, conducted by Monmouth University, found 39 percent of U.S. adults approve of Biden’s performance as commander-in-chief while 54 percent disapprove—the exact same rating Trump had in March 2018. Biden’s job approval rating has not changed since January, while Trump’s March 2018 reading was down 3 percentage points from January 2018. Biden entered office with a higher approval rating than Trump ever achieved during his presidency, but the Democrat’s poll numbers have steadily declined over the course of his first year amid a series of crises: the chaotical military withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Delta and Omicron COVID-19 surges and the failure to pass his signature Build Back Better bill....

Republicans running for the House of Representatives in California, Oregon and Connecticut—states that have all leaned blue on a national level—are all ahead of or in a neck-and-neck contest with their Democratic opponents. On Thursday, the first public poll for Connecticut’s 5th District was released and showed Republican George Logan with a one-point lead over Democratic Representative Jahana Hayes. The survey also showed Logan winning independent votes 53 percent to 38 percent....

Half a year later, the answer seems to be a qualified “yes.” The Saudi government is increasingly eager to exit the conflict, and recent reports indicate Riyadh could be nearing an Oman-mediated exit deal with the Houthis. If that agreement can be accomplished, Yemen may finally receive humanitarian assistance it desperately needs, and eventually, peace. That is not to say there’s a straight line from Biden’s announcement and a Saudi-Houthi treaty....

An interviewer with Pennsylvanian ABC News affiliate WNEP, asked Biden, “We’re losing a lot of jobs overseas, losing jobs to COVID-19, and if fracking is on the chopping block, how are you going to help these displaced workers?” Biden responded, “Well, fracking is not going to be on the chopping block,” Biden said. “Right now the president gives [an] advantage to companies that go overseas and invest overseas by reducing the taxes they have to pay on foreign profits....

Biden said his testimony would divert attention from Trump and that any summons he received would be on “specious” grounds. He said that no one had dared say he hadn’t done his job—including “that thug” Rudolph Giuliani. He added that his testimony would create a narrative within the media coverage which would take attention off of President Trump. “What are you going to cover?” Biden said to Des Moines Register Executive Editor Carol Hunter at one juncture of the interview....

The interview, which aired Tuesday evening on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt, was conducted in Wilmington, Delaware, where Biden and members of his transition team are headquartered. Though the General Services Administration (GSA) granted Biden’s team access to transition funds and materials on Monday and the White House gave Biden access to daily presidential briefings on Tuesday, Trump has not yet conceded the election. During Tuesday’s interview, Holt asked Biden about whether the GSA’s acknowledgment of the election results had improved communication between the two camps....

President Joe Biden signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, named after a New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center emergency medicine physician who died by suicide in 2020 during the peak of the pandemic. The new law—which is the first to provide such funding—is aimed toward supporting mental health education and awareness campaigns for health care workers. “Health care professionals often forgo mental health treatment due to the significant stigma in both our society and the medical community, as well as due to the fear of professional repercussions,” said Angela Mills, MD, chair of emergency medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons....

The president delivered remarks to the nation hours after the court’s decision was announced. He decried the ruling, saying it will harm “so many more rights that we’ve come to take for granted, that are ingrained in the fabric of this country,” such as the “right to marry the person you love.” “Justice Thomas said as much today. He explicitly called to reconsider the right of marriage equality [and] the right of couples to make their choices on contraception,” Biden said, adding that the court is taking the country on an “extreme and dangerous path....

How Barcelona must rebuild this summer Bielsa garnered plaudits for his work at Marseille during 2014-15, using unorthodox systems to promote an attacking style of football. The fiery Argentine famously quit Lazio just two days after being appointed last year but could be set for a return to Ligue 1 with Lille, who have chosen his former assistant at the Stade Velodrome, Passi, to lead the struggling side for the remainder of the campaign....