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NBC News:
'It's a mess': Biden turns to family on his path forward after his disastrous debate  —  Democratic leaders have stood by the president as he faces questions about his ability to defeat Trump in November.  But privately, many are expressing concern.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Two Joe Bidens: The night America saw the other one  —  The past 36 hours showcased two Joe Bidens: the veteran president rallying voters in a swing state, and an 81-year-old man struggling to string thoughts together in a debate. … - Internally, many aides have seen flashes of an absent-minded Biden …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
The Reckoning of Joe Biden  —  For the President to insist on remaining the Democratic candidate would be an act not only of self-delusion but of national endangerment.  —  There is an immense bounty of bunk about the wisdom of age available to all of us who require it from time to time …
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Beast and Mediaite
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 …
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.
Politico:
‘The vibes are really bad’  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the people …
Discussion: RedState and Washington Post
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
To serve his country, Donald Trump should leave the raceBoard  —  President Joe Biden's debate performance was a disaster.  His disjointed responses and dazed look sparked calls for him to drop out of the presidential race.But lost in the hand wringing was Donald Trump's usual bombastic litany of lies …
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 …
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The Left Hook with Wajahat Ali:
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 …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:   Biden tries to calm nervous Democrats. It won't happen instantly.
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Haley Warns Trump to Prepare for Younger Rival, Renews Call for Cognitive Tests
New York Times:
‘Is It Too Late?’ Four Writers on What Democrats Should Do About Biden.
MSNBC:
‘Massive power grab’ by SCOTUS ‘throws out decades of established law’  —  The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the 40-year-old legal principle known as the Chevron doctrine, which required courts to defer to federal agencies' interpretations of ambiguous laws they administer.
Discussion: UPI
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
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 …
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: Raw Story, ABC News and Washington Post
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 …
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 …
 
 
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