Pelosi: Biden may soon be persuaded to drop out of the race

Three Democratic officials familiar with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's private conversations said she told some House Democrats that she believed President Joe Biden would soon be persuaded to withdraw from the presidential race because of serious doubts about his ability to win the November election. After Biden's intermittent performance in the debate sparked panic among Democrats in Washington and beyond, Pelosi played a powerful role behind the scenes in trying to resolve the political crisis, acting as a go-between for rank-and-file Democrats who were upset and relaying that information to the White House. [The Washington Post]