It’s a week weak for old Joe Biden: Goodwin

Another week, another series of fumbling, mumbling and catastrophe. How far can Joe Biden go? Once again, the common theme was vulnerability. Inside and out, the chair shrinks before our eyes. The dwindling commander-in-chief visited his party’s members of Congress on Thursday and turned it into an appeal to them to save bacon. He admitted to Democrats: “The majority of the House and Senate and my presidency will be determined by what happens next week.” It was an unusual moment for a president, the ostensible leader of his party, but…

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Biden postpones meeting with Pope Francis over spending bill crisis

The devout Roman Catholic president, Biden, was reportedly forced to postpone his trip to visit Pope Francis to continue crisis talks over the faltering spending bill. Biden, who keeps a picture of the pope behind his desk in the Oval Office, was due to fly to Rome early Thursday, in preparation for his first meeting with the pope since taking office in January. But he was forced to delay his flight by several hours to continue his difficult conversations at the Capitol. As The Post previously reported, Biden will meet…

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