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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Biden oligarchy will decide fate … These allies alone hold sway over decisions big and small in Biden's life and presidency.  — The president engaged in no organized process outside his family in deciding to run for a second term, the N.Y. Times' Peter Baker reports.
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Politico:
‘The vibes are really bad’  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people and power centers in the Biden administration.  —  RALEIGH, North Carolina — Several West Wing officials were so demoralized by President JOE BIDEN's poor performance in Thursday night's debate …
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Biden campaign fundraises $27 million after first debate … The Biden campaign has raised $27 million starting from the day of the first presidential debate through Friday evening, a campaign spokesperson announced on Saturday.  —  The number comes in the middle of President Joe Biden's …
Stuart Stevens / New York Times:
Democrats: Stop Panicking  —  As a former Republican who spent decades pointing out flaws in the Democratic Party, I watch the current Democratic panic over President Biden's debate performance with a mix of bafflement and nostalgia.  —  It's baffling that so many Democrats are failing …
Discussion: USA Today, ABC7 and The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Biden tries to calm nervous Democrats.  It won't happen instantly.  —  Distressed by President Biden's struggles in Thursday's debate, Democrats are divided over what to do next, and Biden has significant work to do to assuage their fears.  —  More than half a century ago …
Discussion: ABC7
Morning Consult Pro:
More Democratic Voters Than Not Want Biden Replaced After Debate Performance  —  3 in 10 Democrats say Harris should be the party's nominee if Biden drops bid … President Joe Biden's alarming performance in Thursday's presidential debate with former President Donald Trump hasn't changed …
Kevin Manahan / New Jersey Online:
Biden supporters to New York Times: ‘F— off!’  —  The New York Times, after months of accusations of slanted coverage of the presidential race and whining that President Joe Biden refused to sit for an interview, made a startling declaration after Thursday night's debate:
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Obama Rode to Biden's Rescue—but Intervention Could Yet Come
New York Times:
‘Is It Too Late?’ Four Writers on What Democrats Should Do About Biden.
Matt Brown / Associated Press:
Trump's debate references to ‘Black jobs’ and ‘Hispanic jobs’ stir Democratic anger
MSNBC:
‘People need to wake up’: Rep. Crockett pushes back against Biden debate criticism  —  Rep. Jasmine Crockett joins Ali Velshi to react to Biden's debate performance, urging Democrats to avoid unnecessary panicking.  “It's almost like we're scared of our shadow sometimes,” Crockett says.
Discussion: Lewiston Sun Journal
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 …
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.
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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Geoff Weiss / Business Insider:
Donald Trump could be in for a ‘huge windfall’ after the Supreme Court narrowed charges against January 6 rioters
 
 
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