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Washington Examiner

Biden’s decision and the ghosts of presidents past

Democrats are anxious over a recent poll showing that nearly two-thirds of Democrats do not want President Joe Biden to run again. Worse still, from their perspective, is the survey’s finding that Biden is trailing in a head-to-head matchup against his likely Republican opponent. The feeling is bipa...

The Wall Street Journal

Biden Could Learn From Bush After Katrina

Lesson for the Maui wildfire response: The work doesn’t end with one visit. President Biden plans to visit Maui after an unusual bout of media criticism. Usually friendly journalists chastised him for five days of silence on the recent wildfires, which have killed at least 114; more than 1,000 are m...

The Wall Street Journal

When Presidents Lose Their Temper

Biden isn’t the first to blow his stack in the White House, for good or ill. ‘Uncle Joe” Biden may not be as friendly as he seems. Behind White House doors, according to a report this week in Axios, the president curses out, criticizes and cursorily dismisses members of his staff. Apparently, this b...

The Wall Street Journal

Biden, DeSantis and the Politics of Hurricanes

As Hurricane Ian sweeps across Florida, some commentators have noted the potential clash of two men who may be running against each other for president in 2024, President Joe Biden and Gov. Ron DeSantis. The next week or so could determine what their working relationship looks like in the face of a...

The Wall Street Journal

Biden’s Dithering Irks White House Staff

President Biden has taken a lot of heat lately for his poor leadership skills. One recurring theme is that he lacks the decisiveness needed for the job. Perhaps because early decisions on Afghanistan and Build Back Better worked out badly, the White House these days is wracked by “bottlenecks and in...

The Wall Street Journal

How Biden Can Prepare for a Midterm Election Bruising

His predecessors have faced big Congressional losses. Here’s what he can learn from their mistakes. In 1986 the Republican Party lost the Senate majority, marking the first time in more than three decades that a sitting president’s party had lost a chamber of Congress. In the 3½ decades since, presi...

The Wall Street Journal

All The President’s Yes Men

White House infighting can be a bad thing. But when advisers refuse to disagree with the president, an administration can be at risk of groupthink. The history of the U.S. presidency has shown that this can lead to disaster. We now see how fear of disagreement with President Biden doomed the decisio...

The Wall Street Journal

White House Calls Off The Dogs In The Great Hunt For Leaks

The Biden administration adopts an anti-snooping policy, but history suggests it might not last. The Biden administration took what seemed like an important step forward for the freedom of the press. “Going forward,” spokesman Anthony Coley said on June 5, “this Department of Justice—in a change to...

The Wall Street Journal - Weekend Review

How Joe Biden Should Handle White House Infighting

As President-elect Joe Biden builds his administration, he has drawn on his long experience in national politics, filling key positions with White House veterans and a sprinkling of newcomers. But the success of Mr. Biden’s administration will depend not just on who gets big jobs but on the thoughtf...

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