President Biden drops his re-election bid

Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty Images, Anna Moneymaker

President Joseph R. Biden has dropped his re-election bid. Biden announced his decision with a letter posted to social media, after a growing movement for him to step aside.

Biden’s announcement comes after weeks of mounting pressure from donors, Congressional Democrats, and other erstwhile allies who have publicly and privately called on him to drop out of the race.

Biden resisted calls to drop out for we...