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New York Times:
To Serve His Country, President Biden Should Leave the Race  —  President Biden has repeatedly and rightfully described the stakes in this November's presidential election as nothing less than the future of American democracy.  —  Donald Trump has proved himself to be a significant jeopardy …
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Axios:
Scoop: Schumer's pre-debate fears come true  —  Before Thursday night's debate, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had signaled to political allies that he was open to options other than President Biden if his debate performance was disastrous, Axios has learned.
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 …
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Haley Warns Trump to Prepare for Younger Rival, Renews Call for Cognitive Tests  —  Former GOP presidential contender says Democrats should move on from Biden  —  Nikki Haley, the runner-up to Donald Trump in this year's GOP nomination race, said Democrats need to dump President Biden …
Politico:
Biden team worries as Macron's election gamble looks doomed  —  France's main far right party appears poised to do well in the two-round parliamentary vote.  —  Before President Emmanuel Macron of France went on national television to announce his call for snap parliamentary elections …
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Times
Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Should Not Have Been on That Stage  —  DONALD TRUMP WON the first presidential debate the minute he walked onstage.  His win was cemented a few minutes later, when the moderators addressed him as Mr. President.  He had no business being there and his presence was stark evidence …
Discussion: Politico
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Obama Rode to Biden's Rescue—but Intervention Could Yet Come  —  TIME TO GO, JOE?  —  The 44th president is one of four big names Democrats think could persuade his successor to stand aside.  The others are Bill Clinton, Jill Biden and Valerie Biden Owens.
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.
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 …
New York Times:
‘Is It Too Late?’ Four Writers on What Democrats Should Do About Biden.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
10 options if Democrats actually try to replace Biden
Discussion: Fox News and Semafor
Hadas Gold / CNN:
47.9 million viewers tuned in to CNN's presidential debate with Biden and Trump
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
‘Chill The F**k Out’: John Fetterman Urges Democrats To Stick With Joe Biden
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Some Democrats start calling for Biden to step aside and ‘throw in the towel’ on 2024
Politico:
‘WTF’: Panicked Dems start looking for alternatives to Biden
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
‘You get back up’: Biden parlays disappointing debate into rallying cry for supporters
US Department of Justice:
Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Statement on the Supreme Court's Decision in Fischer v. United States  —  For Immediate Release  —  The Justice Department issued the following statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the Supreme Court's decision in Fischer v. United States:
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces
Geoff Weiss / Business Insider:
Donald Trump could be in for a ‘huge windfall’ after the Supreme Court narrowed charges against January 6 rioters
Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Supreme Court Executes Massive Power Grab From Executive Branch In New Ruling  —  The Court's conservatives overruled Chevron Friday, a right-wing legal world quest years in the making.  —  The Supreme Court overruled a key pillar of federal agency authority Friday, appropriating a massive amount of executive branch power to itself.
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Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
What it means for the Supreme Court to throw out Chevron decision, undercutting federal regulators
Natalia Mesa / High Country News:
Supreme Court gives cities and towns power to criminalize homelessness  —  The Oregon case has been closely watched by Western cities and states.  —  On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities and municipalities can punish people for sleeping outside, even when they have nowhere else to go.
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.
New York Times:
Major Democratic Donors Ask Themselves: What to Do About Biden?  —  Some floated interventions and wondered about how to reach Jill Biden.  Others hoped the president would bow out of the race on his own.  Many came to terms with the low chances that he will do so.
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Bannon Is ‘Quite Concerned’ About His New Prison Digs: Source  —  DO NOT PASS GO  —  He was ordered to report to jail on Monday after his last-minute plea to the Supreme Court was rejected. … MAGA loyalist Steve Bannon is dreading his soon-to-be-reality of being housed alongside sex offenders …
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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 …
 
 
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Thursday in the Courts  —  These days, it's a race to the bottom to see who can move more slowly …
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