France avoided a far-right election win — now the radical far-left is demanding power

I am delighted to be at the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE) today. Economic measurement is central to good decision-making. But it’s difficult and I applaud the ...

post: NEW: Biden says in a letter to congressional Democrats he is "firmly committed to staying in this race." Comes just before the House and Senate return later this week. Lawmakers expect calls for his withdrawal to grow. Biden says he is "not blind" to electability concerns. pic.twitter.com/5YHqfSAPoh Biden tells Hill Democrats he is staying in the race President Joe Biden told congressional Democrats in a letter on Monday that he will continue his reelection bid despite mounting concerns about his mental fitness and the viability of his campaign. “I want you to know that despite all the speculation in the press and elsewhere, I am firmly committed to staying in this race, to running this race to the end, and to beating Donald Trump,” Biden said in the letter, obtained by CNN. Meanwhile, the president will continue his outreach to Democratic lawmakers, a campaign official tells CNN, during a critical week for his candidacy as the party’s 2024 nominee while all House Democrats are set to convene Tuesday to discuss growing questions over the path forward.