Biden Weighs Options, Consults Senators and Aides

VP Harris Checks In With President

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President Joe Biden held a news conference Thursday evening, the key event in a monumental week for his campaign as he fends off calls for him to end his bid for re-election.

As a Senator from Delaware for 36 years, then-Senator Biden played a leading role in shaping U.S. policy on a wide range of issues, including foreign affairs, criminal justice, and healthcare. He was also a key figure in the Obama administration, serving as Vice President from 2009 to 2017.

Vice President Kamala Harris, whom Mr. Biden went on to endorse, spoke to him earlier on Sunday morning, as did Jeff Zients, his chief of staff. Unlike 2015, when Biden wrote in his book Promise Me, Dad that Donilon told the then-vice president he shouldn't launch a 2016 bid for the presidency, this time around he's seeking advice from a wider range of people.