Joe Biden's 2020 campaign is severely underreacting to what should be a Democratic home run.
The White House on Wednesday released a memorandum from a call between President Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, which shows Trump pushed Zelensky to investigate Biden's son Hunter Biden, likely aiming to use the information for campaign attacks. Even though Trump admitted to much of what the transcript shows earlier on Tuesday, a Biden fundraising email suggests the former vice president's campaign didn't seem to think it was such a big deal.
Subscribe to The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
Will Iran's attack on Israel backfire?Today's Big Question The unprecedented targeting of Israel could be a 'godsend' for Netanyahu as the limits of Tehran's military power are exposed
-
Will Iran risk all-out war with Israel?Today's Big Question Tehran has not wanted to be directly involved in the Middle East conflict so far. But that could be about to change
-
A history of Guantánamo BayThe Explainer War of Terror's 'symbol of torture, rendition and indefinite detention' is subject of new Serial podcast series
-
'Humanitarian islands': how will Israel's plan for Rafah civilians work?Today's Big Question Designated zones in central Gaza to provide temporary housing, food and water for more than a million displaced Palestinians
-
How likely is an accidental nuclear incident?The Explainer Artificial intelligence, secret enemy tests or false alarms could trigger inadvertent launch or detonation
-
British warship repels 'largest Houthi attack to date' in the Red SeaSpeed read Western allies warn of military response to Iranian-backed Yemeni rebels if attacks on ships continue
-
Pentagon struggles to explain Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's secret hospitalizationSpeed Read The intensely private Pentagon chief kept even President Joe Biden in the dark about his illness for 3 days
-
Israel-Hamas: what do both sides need in order to agree a sustainable ceasefire?Today's Big Question Israel and Hamas 'open' to renewed ceasefire and hostage release, as pressure mounts on Benjamin Netanyahu at home and abroad
