memeorandum: Memo Reveals Trump's Plan to Slash the Size of the G.O.P. Platform (Shane Goldmacher/New York Times)

5:50 PM ET, June 29, 2024

Top Items:

Let's Ask Trump To Leave The Race — Have you read the post debate hot takes? Here's the Editorial Board of The New York Times: … That sentiment was echoed across the opinion pages. Here's a screenshot from Friday night. — Other respected commentators, many of them friends …

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.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Washington Post, The Hill, Mediaite and New Jersey Online

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 and ABC7

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 …

Discussion: Bloomberg, Fox News, New York Post and The Guardian

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 …

Discussion: RedState and Washington Post

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:

Discussion: Raw Story, New York Post, Newsbusters, BizPac Review, AllSides Balanced, Business Insider, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Forbes, NBC News, Blaze Media, Politico, CNBC, Fox News and Washington Times

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 …

Discussion: The Floridian, Washington Examiner, The Virginian-Pilot, Althouse, USA Today, Washington Post, Channel 4 News, Semafor, CBS News and BizPac Review

Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Biden tries to calm nervous Democrats. It won't happen instantly.

Discussion: ABC7

Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Jill Biden Could Make or Break Biden's Campaign. She Says She's All In.

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Page Six, Plain Dealer, RedState, USA Today, BizPac Review, The Spectator World and Axios

Axios:
Scoop: Schumer's pre-debate fears come true

Discussion: The Post Millennial, The Times of Israel, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, New York Times, Rolling Stone, USA Today, The Maine Wire, Washington Times, America Magazine, Politico, Breitbart and Fox News

Morning Consult Pro:
More Democratic Voters Than Not Want Biden Replaced After Debate Performance

Discussion: Data For Progress, Forbes, The Post Millennial, Axios, New York Magazine, Daily Caller News Foundation, New Jersey Online, Washington Examiner, Fox News, Raw Story and Bloomberg

Jill Lawrence / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump Should Not Have Been on That Stage

Discussion: New York Post, Daily Kos, Politico, CNN and The Atlantic

New York Times:
‘Is It Too Late?’ Four Writers on What Democrats Should Do About Biden.

Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
Obama Rode to Biden's Rescue—but Intervention Could Yet Come

The Verge:

What SCOTUS just did to broadband, the right to repair, the environment, and more … Since the New Deal era, the bulk of the functioning US government is the administrative state — think the acronym soup of agencies like the EPA, FCC, FTC, FDA, and so on. Even when Capitol Hill is not mired …

Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
Supreme Court Executes Massive Power Grab From Executive Branch In New Ruling

Eric Berger / The Guardian:

Republicans use cannabis smell complaints as ‘excuse’ to oppose legalization, advocates say — Norml argues lawmakers exaggerate scent complaints to support policies banning public use of marijuana — Some Republican lawmakers, including Florida governor Ron DeSantis …

Sudiksha Kochi / USA Today:

‘So bad’: Bob Woodward calls Biden's debate performance political h-bomb — WASHINGTON − Bob Woodward knows a little bit about political scandals that could bring down the president. — The famous journalist, who helped break the 1972 Watergate scandal, told MSNBC Friday …

Discussion: New York Post, RedState and Instapundit

Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:

Memo Reveals Trump's Plan to Slash the Size of the G.O.P. Platform — In another sign of Donald J. Trump's grip on the Republican Party, his team wants the party's platform to be a succinct pro-Trump document, not an “unnecessarily verbose treatise.” — Donald J. Trump's top advisers …

Discussion: Washington Post and Raw Story

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: Channel 4 News and Lewiston Sun Journal

New York Times:

Biden Administration Opposes Surgery for Transgender Minors — The statement followed a report in The Times that a federal health official had urged the removal of age minimums from treatment guidelines for transgender minors. — The Biden administration said this week …

Discussion: RedState, The Daily Caller, BizPac Review, Power Line, WFAA-TV and CatholicVote org

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: Daily Caller News Foundation, New York Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, Politico and Vox