Fighting an uphill battle after last month’s debate debacle, President Joe Biden has been largely successful in keeping defections on Capitol Hill to a minimum, thanks in part to the robust defense he’s getting from high-profile allies in the influential Congressional Black Caucus.
At the midway point of the first in-session week since last week’s Fourth of July recess, Biden has benefited from unwavering support in recent days from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D., N.Y.), CBC chairman Steven Horsford (D., Nev.), former CBC chair Joyce Beatty (D., Ohio), former House whip Jim Clyburn (D., S.C), and many other caucus members who continue to stand behind him as others demand he step aside.
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