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Biden Preparing to Announce Re-election Campaign Next Week

US President Joe Biden (File/Reuters)
US President Joe Biden (File/Reuters)
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Biden Preparing to Announce Re-election Campaign Next Week

US President Joe Biden (File/Reuters)
US President Joe Biden (File/Reuters)

US president Joe Biden and his team are preparing to announce his re-election campaign next week, US media reports said Thursday.

Several reports, including those by The Washington Post and CNN, cited unnamed sources, as saying that Biden is set to launch his re-election campaign with a video release.

The Post reported that this could be on Tuesday, the anniversary of the day in 2019 when Biden joined the race to take on then incumbent Donald Trump in 2020. However, the report underlined that the plans were not finalized and could be postponed.

Already the oldest US president in history at 80, Biden would be 86 by the time he completed a second term. The current frontrunner for the Republicans is Trump, raising the growing possibility of a rematch of one of the most divisive elections in US history.

In 2019, Biden opened his bid with a video address. Although many initially saw him as a has-been, out of politics since finishing his term as vice president under Barack Obama, he went on to win the Democratic nomination, then defeat Trump in a tempestuous contest that the Republican attempted to overturn.

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Columbia Suspends over 65 Students Following Pro-Palestinian Protest in Library

Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration at Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in New York, US, May 7, 2025. (Reuters)
Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration at Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in New York, US, May 7, 2025. (Reuters)
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Columbia Suspends over 65 Students Following Pro-Palestinian Protest in Library

Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration at Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in New York, US, May 7, 2025. (Reuters)
Pro-Palestinian protesters take part in a demonstration at Butler Library on the Columbia University campus in New York, US, May 7, 2025. (Reuters)

Columbia University has suspended dozens of students and barred alums and others who participated in a pro-Palestinian demonstration inside the school’s main library earlier this week, a school spokesperson said Friday.

The Ivy League institution in Manhattan placed more than 65 students on interim suspension and barred 33 others, including those from affiliated institutions such as Barnard College, from setting foot on campus.

Interim suspension generally means that a student cannot come to campus, attend classes or participate in other university activities, according to Columbia's website. The university declined to say how long the disciplinary measures would be in place, saying only that the decisions are pending further investigation.

An undisclosed number of alums who also participated in the protest are also now prevented from entering school grounds, according to Columbia.

Roughly 80 people were arrested in connection with the Wednesday evening demonstration at the university's Butler Library. Most face trespassing charges, though some may also face disorderly conduct, police have said.

The mask-clad protesters pushed their way past campus security officers, raced into the building and hung Palestinian flags and other banners on bookshelves. Some protesters also scrawled phrases on library furniture and picture frames, including “Columbia will burn.”

New York City police in helmets and other protection broke up the demonstration at the request of university officials, who denounced the protests as an “outrageous” disruption for students studying and preparing for final exams.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said his office will be reviewing the visa status of those who participated in the library takeover for possible deportation.

The Trump administration has already pulled federal funding and detained international students at Columbia and other prestigious American universities over their handling of student protests against the war in Gaza.