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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.
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 …
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: Politico
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 …
Erika D. Smith / Bloomberg:
Gavin Newsom Is Ready for the Biden Emergency  —  California's governor has fundraising chops, messaging skills and the campaign infrastructure to step up.  —  When cameras captured California Governor Gavin Newsom walking into CNN's spin room on Thursday evening, flashing his Hollywood smile …
Dan Froomkin / Press Watch:
CNN fails the nation  —  The signal failure of the American media during the Trump era has been the refusal to hold Donald Trump accountable for his behavior - and, in particular, his endless lies.  —  That has never been more obvious than it was at Thursday night's presidential debate.
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.
Hadas Gold / CNN:
47.9 million viewers tuned in to CNN's presidential debate with Biden and Trump  —  CNN's Thursday night debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump was watched by 47.9 million viewers on television, according to preliminary figures from Nielsen.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   The Sum of All Fears  —  The Democratic party is asked to save democracy.  Again.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
10 options if Democrats actually try to replace Biden
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 27, 2024  —  Tonight was the first debate between President Joe Biden and presumptive …
Discussion: Vox and Fox News
NBC News:
Democrats are talking about replacing Joe Biden. That wouldn't be so easy.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats openly admit “sense of doom” over Biden debate
Discussion: HuffPost and The Floridian
NBC News:
‘Babbling’ and ‘hoarse’: Biden's debate performance sends Democrats into a panic
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Biden Team Hits Back After Debate With Whopping ‘50 Lies Trump Told On The Debate Stage’
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Biden acknowledges bad debate performance and age
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Some Democrats start calling for Biden to step aside and ‘throw in the towel’ on 2024
Eugene Daniels / Politico:
Dems freak out over Biden's debate performance: ‘Biden is toast’
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Should Never Have Had This Platform
Discussion: The Bulwark and New Republic
David Harsanyi / The Federalist:
Biden Just Put On The Most Disastrous Debate Performance In Presidential History
Discussion: New York Post, Tangle and Public Notice
Fox News:
Trump says Biden ‘will be the nominee’ amid Dem panic over debate performance
Brendan Buck / MSNBC:
Donald Trump may not have ‘won’ the presidential debate. But Biden lost.
Discussion: New Republic
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 …
Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Supreme Court Narrows Which Charges Can Be Brought Against Jan. 6 Rioters
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Overrules Chevron Doctrine, Imperiling an Array of Federal Rules
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 …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Johnson says Biden's Cabinet should discuss invoking 25th Amendment  —  Speaker Mike Johnson said Friday that President Joe Biden's Cabinet should discuss invoking the 25th Amendment in the wake of a politically disastrous debate that compounded age and acuity questions.
 
 
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Dave Collins / Associated Press:
Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It's finally back at his New York home
Discussion: The Guardian