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7:30 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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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Sum of All Fears  —  No Secret podcast today.  This stuff is as serious as a heart attack, so Sarah and I sat down with Tim and did an emergency pod for the flagship instead.  We didn't want it hidden behind a paywall.  The moment is too important.  —  That conversation …
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.
Erin Doherty / Axios:
Biden acknowledges bad debate performance and age … - The president appeared to address some of those criticisms head-on Friday in an attempt to assuage Democrats' concerns. … - “I don't walk as easy as I used to, I don't speak as smoothly as I used to, I don't debate as well as I used to, but I know what I do know.
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 …
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.
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.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
10 options if Democrats actually try to replace Biden  —  It remains a fraught and seemingly unlikely happening, even as Democrats fret about Biden's debate performance.  But here's who has surfaced before — and could again.  —  The Democratic Party has spent much of the 2024 campaign burying …
Discussion: Fox News, New York Times and Raw Story
Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
A Newly Energized Joe Biden Addresses The Elephant In The Room  —  “I don't debate as well as I used to, but I know what I do know: I know how to tell the truth,” Biden said at a North Carolina rally.  —  LOADING  —  At a rally in North Carolina on Friday, President Joe Biden brought …
Politico:
Playbook: Democrats wake up to a nightmare
Hadas Gold / CNN:
47.9 million viewers tuned in to CNN's presidential debate with Biden and Trump
Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
The true losers of this presidential debate were the American people
NBC News:
Democrats are talking about replacing Joe Biden. That wouldn't be so easy.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
June 27, 2024  —  Tonight was the first debate between President Joe Biden and presumptive …
Discussion: CNN
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Some Democrats start calling for Biden to step aside and ‘throw in the towel’ on 2024
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
‘Chill The F**k Out’: John Fetterman Urges Democrats To Stick With Joe Biden
The Guardian:
Biden acknowledges shaky debate performance and vows to stay in race: ‘when you get knocked down, you get back up’ - as it happened
Politico:
‘WTF’: Panicked Dems start looking for alternatives to Biden
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces  —  The Supreme Court on Friday limited a federal obstruction law that has been used to charge hundreds of Capitol riot defendants as well as former President Donald Trump.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Before the ruling, prosecutors and some judges adjusted their approach to the charge in Jan. 6 cases.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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 …
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators
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 …
Zach Everson / Forbes:
New Jersey Does Not Renew Trump Liquor Licenses In Wake Of Felony Conviction  —  The state issued interim licenses and scheduled a hearing for two clubs to prove they still qualify to serve alcohol.  —  The New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control decided against renewing liquor licenses …
Joe Biden / YouGov:
Who do you think the Democratic Party should nominate as its presidential candidate, if it wants to have the best chance of winning?  —  EXPLORE MORE DATA & ARTICLES  —  See results
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
Robert Reich:
Final thoughts on tonight's debate  —  Thanks for joining Heather and me tonight.  It was a painful evening.  —  Let me leave you with these quotes:  —  “The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victim to a big lie than to a small one.”  — Adolf Hitler, Mein Kampf
 
 
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
Thursday in the Courts  —  These days, it's a race to the bottom to see who can move more slowly …
William Morris / Des Moines Register:
6-week abortion ban can take effect, Iowa Supreme Court rules, ending injunction
Reuters:
Exclusive: US has sent Israel thousands of 2,000-pound bombs since Oct. 7
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Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch was stolen in 1987. It's finally back at his New York home
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