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12:35 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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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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
Politico:
Playbook: Democrats wake up to a nightmare  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  The mass panic among Democrats began last night about 12 minutes into the debate.  —  President JOE BIDEN was answering a question about the national debt.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden's Shaky Debate Performance Has Democrats Panicking
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Should Never Have Had This Platform
Discussion: Alternet.org and Los Angeles Times
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
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
CNN debate moderators didn't fact-check. Not everyone is happy about it.
FiveThirtyEight:
Who Will Win The First Biden-Trump Presidential Debate?
Discussion: Semafor and NBC News
Brendan Buck / MSNBC:
Donald Trump may not have ‘won’ the presidential debate. But Biden lost.
NBC News:
‘Babbling’ and ‘hoarse’: Biden's debate performance sends Democrats into a panic
The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden Mumbles and Stumbles the Democrats Into Crisis
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 …
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Supreme Court curbs federal agency power, overturning Chevron precedent  —  The Chevron precedent was targeted by conservatives who say the government gives too much power to federal bureaucrats  —  The Supreme Court on Friday curtailed the power of federal government agencies to regulate vast swaths …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Overrules Chevron Doctrine, Imperiling an Array of Federal Rules
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 …
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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 …
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: The Daily Caller
PolitiFact:
Live: Fact-checking Joe Biden and Donald Trump's first 2024 presidential debate
Jordan Boyd / The Federalist:
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Still Won't Say The Word ‘Woman’
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Biden makes stunning omission while claiming no troops died ‘anywhere in the world’ on his watch
Discussion: Breitbart and Washington Examiner
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
SCOTUS is going into July, destroying executive agency powers along the way
Discussion: Forbes
CNN:
Judge Aileen Cannon pushes back on idea that more hearings will delay Trump classified documents case
Discussion: New York Times
 Earlier Items: 
Edward Carver / Common Dreams:
‘Insult to Democracy’: Sanders Says Citizens United the Real Story of Bowman Defeat
Associated Press:
Man on trial for threatening to kill presidential candidates found dead as jury was deciding verdict
Rolling Stone:
Inside the Right-Wing Campaign to End Protections for Endangered Species
John Binder / Breitbart:
Prosecutors Accuse Illegal Alien, Freed into U.S. by Biden's DHS, of Murdering Girl on Her 21st Birthday
 

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