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1:30 PM ET, June 28, 2024

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Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Joe Biden Is a Good Man and a Good President.  He Must Bow Out of the Race.  —  I watched the Biden-Trump debate alone in a Lisbon hotel room, and it made me weep.  I cannot remember a more heartbreaking moment in American presidential campaign politics in my lifetime …
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Axios:
Biden's debate is a “DEFCON 1” moment for Democrats … - With breathtaking speed, private discussions about Biden's expected performance against Donald Trump went from optimism to shock and even questions about whether Biden could continue his campaign. … - A “disaster,” one former Biden administration official called it.
Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
The true losers of this presidential debate were the American people  —  We didn't need this show.  Each candidate has had time to show us who they are, and one is a felon trying to destroy democracy  —  The American people lost the debate last night, and it was more painful than usual …
David Kurtz / Talking Points Memo:
How To Process Biden's Debate Disaster  —  A lot of things happened.  Here are some of the things.  This is TPM's Morning Memo.  —  Say It Ain't So, Joe  —  I loathe theater criticism-style debate coverage, but by any standard it was a disastrous performance by President Biden.
Discussion: Adweek and Politico
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 27, 2024  —  Tonight was the first debate between President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, and by far the most striking thing about the debate was the overwhelming focus among pundits immediately afterward about Biden's appearance and soft …
CNN:
CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Trump outperformed Biden  —  Registered voters who watched CNN's presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump largely think Trump outperformed Biden, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS, with most saying …
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Dems freak out over Biden's debate performance: ‘Biden is toast’  —  One prominent operative texted, “Time for an open convention.”  —  President Joe Biden opened the debate with a raspy voice and disjointed, rambling answers, reigniting Democratic concerns about his age and ability to take on former President Donald Trump.
Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Privately Discuss Replacing Biden on Presidential Ticket  —  Halting debate performance spurs turmoil in the party over 2024 candidate  —  ATLANTA—President Biden's halting performance against Donald Trump on Thursday left the Democratic Party in turmoil, with officials trying …
NBC News:
Democrats are talking about replacing Joe Biden.  That wouldn't be so easy.  —  Democratic Party rules make it almost impossible to replace nominees without their consent, let alone smoothly substitute in someone else.  —  President Joe Biden's performance in the first debate Thursday …
Andrew Solender / Axios:   Democrats openly admit “sense of doom” over Biden debate
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Biden Just Put On The Most Disastrous Debate Performance In Presidential History
Discussion: Tangle and Breitbart
Fox News:
Trump says Biden ‘will be the nominee’ amid Dem panic over debate performance
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Should Never Have Had This Platform
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and Alternet.org
Brendan Buck / MSNBC:
Donald Trump may not have ‘won’ the presidential debate. But Biden lost.
Discussion: New Republic, CNN and Alternet.org
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Biden looks like a basket case in shocking debate performance — he can't continue on
Discussion: Washington Examiner
FiveThirtyEight:
Who Will Win The First Biden-Trump Presidential Debate?
Discussion: Semafor and NBC News
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN debate moderators didn't fact-check. Not everyone is happy about it.
NBC News:
‘Babbling’ and ‘hoarse’: Biden's debate performance sends Democrats into a panic
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden's Shaky Debate Performance Has Democrats Panicking
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court says prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters  —  Supreme Court's decision on obstruction charge will impact trials of hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters and, potentially, former president Donald Trump.  —  Federal prosecutors improperly charged hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants …
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NBC News:
Supreme Court rules for Jan. 6 rioter challenging obstruction charge  —  The closely-watched case focuses on charge that former President Donald Trump also faces in his election interference case.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday ruled in favor of a former police officer …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Before the ruling, prosecutors and some judges adjusted their approach to the charge in Jan. 6 cases.  —  The decision concerned the scope of a 2002 law enacted in the wake of the collapse of Enron to address accounting fraud and the destruction of evidence.  —  Here's the latest on the decision.
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court delivers blow to power of federal agencies, overturning 40-year-old precedent  —  The important 1984 precedent gave federal bureaucrats flexibility to interpret the law when the language is unclear.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday overturned a 40-year-old precedent …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision  —  The Supreme Court on Friday upended a 40-year-old decision that made it easier for the federal government to regulate the environment, public health, workplace safety and consumer protections …
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Overrules Chevron Doctrine, Imperiling an Array of Federal Rules
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS is going into July, destroying executive agency powers along the way
Discussion: HuffPost and Forbes
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows Oregon city policy targeting homeless people  —  The justices ruled that ordinances in Grants Pass do not violate the Constitution's Eighth Amendment, which bars cruel and unusual punishment.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a constitutional challenge …
 
 
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Ted Hesson / Reuters:
U.S. offers deportation relief to additional 309,000 Haitians in the country already
Discussion: Associated Press and IJR
PolitiFact:
Live: Fact-checking Joe Biden and Donald Trump's first 2024 presidential debate
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Still Won't Say The Word ‘Woman’
CNN:
Judge Aileen Cannon pushes back on idea that more hearings will delay Trump classified documents case
Discussion: New York Times
 

 
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
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