presidential debate — Blog — Michael Bociurkiw

WORLD BRIEFING: June 29, 2024

Democratic leaders and donors on Friday tried to make sense of the devastating performance by President Joe Biden during the first televised debate of the 2024 election. From Kyiv to Berlin to Taipei, allies began to ponder the prospect of a return of bully diplomacy in the form of a second Donald Trump administration. And across the Atlantic, with less than a week until polling day, the Conservatives in the United Kingdom are heading for the worst general election result in their 190-year history.

WORLD BRIEFING: June 28, 2024

Joe Biden gave a stumbling performance in a 90-minute showdown with Donald Trump - the first televised debate of the 2024 presidential election campaign. Biden ended the night with the Democratic Party in crisis with serious conversations taking place behind the scenes among senior figures over whether his candidacy is now suitable.

WORLD BRIEFING: June 26, 2024

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange walked out of court a free man Wednesday after a hours-long court appearance in which he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of violating the Espionage Act. Thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, and some broke into Parliament and briefly set fire to the entrance on Tuesday, after lawmakers approved tax increases that critics said would drive up the cost of living for millions.