memeorandum: Corporate lobbyists eye new lawsuits after Supreme Court limits federal power (Tony Romm/Washington Post)

9:50 AM ET, July 1, 2024

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Biden's Family Tells Him to Keep Fighting as They Huddle at Camp David — President Biden is trying to figure out how to tamp down Democratic anxiety after last week's disastrous debate performance. — President Biden's family is urging him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite …

Miranda Devine / New York Post:

Jill Biden's delusional if she believes she can save her husband, the country after debate debacle — In the aftermath of Joe Biden's debate debacle, there is one constant: Dr. Jill's delusional self-belief that she can save the day. — Under the thrall of her Rasputin-like adviser Anthony Bernal …

Discussion: Fox News and Associated Press

Politico:

Biden's family privately criticizes top advisers and pushes for their ouster at Camp David meeting — They also urged the president to stay in the race. — Members of Joe Biden's family privately trashed his top campaign advisers at Camp David this weekend, blaming them for the president's flop …

Discussion: New Jersey Online, Associated Press, Punchbowl News, The Gateway Pundit, The Free Press, Mediaite, Power Line, Business Insider, HotAir, PoliticusUSA, The Hill, Washington Post and CBS News

Bill Maher / New York Times:

Why I Want an Open Convention — Over the past few years, many people have told me I should stop making Biden-is-old jokes because “it just helps Trump” — as if voters wouldn't have noticed his age otherwise. I can't ignore the obvious; none of us can. And I'm not going to mindlessly …

Discussion: Raw Story

Jonathan Martin / Politico:

Whitmer Disavows ‘Draft Gretch’ Movement — and Delivers A Warning to Biden — Democrats' 2028 bench is eager to avoid appearing eager to push Biden aside. — When Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer telephoned a senior official with President Biden's campaign on Friday night …

Discussion: Washington Examiner and Telegraph

Politico:

Playbook: Fear and loathing on Capitol Hill — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — PLAYING HORSESHOES — “Left and Right Agree on One Thing: The Justice System Is Corrupted by Bias,” by John F. Harris and Ian Ward: “Monday marks the final …

New York Times:

The Road to a Crisis: How Democrats Let Biden Glide to Renomination — An 81-year-old candidate and no Plan B. “How did we get here?” one leading Democrat asks. The answer is complicated. — In the aftermath of Thursday's presidential debate, as Jill Biden led President Biden off the stage …

Mike Allen / Axios:

Behind the Curtain: Biden's salvation plan … - Dismiss “bedwetting.” … - Squeeze polls for juice. … - Warn of chaos. … - Limit dissent. … - Keep elected leaders close. … - Get the donor class to chill. … - Prove vitality. … - Ignore/engage the media.

Discussion: New Jersey Online, American Prospect, DNyuz, NewsNation, Semafor, CNBC and Business Insider

Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Democrats fear replacement scenarios as much as keeping Biden

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Andrea Vacchiano / Fox News:
Majority of voters think Biden is cognitively unfit to serve as president: poll

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Lauren Sforza / The Hill:
Biden campaign raises more than $33M since debate with Trump

Discussion: New Republic and Axios

Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats escalate pre-debate Biden avoidance strategy

Discussion: Breitbart and NOTUS

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Biden and Harris's Absurd Case for Complacency

Discussion: emptywheel, Business Insider and Public

Karissa Waddick / USA Today:
Historian who predicted 9 of the last 10 election results says Democrats shouldn't drop Joe Biden

Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo and BBC

Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Rep. Jamie Raskin says ‘honest and serious conversations are taking place’ about Biden's political future after debate

Discussion: Politico, Fox News, ABC News, The Gateway Pundit, Axios, MSNBC, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, Mediaite and PJ Media

Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Fetterman calls ‘abandon Biden’ campaign dumb, says it helps Trump

Discussion: HuffPost, El País, Fox News and Mediaite

Lisa Needham / Public Notice:

SCOTUS completes the biggest power grab in modern US history — This free edition of Public Notice is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent journalism. — ⚖️ Subscribe to Public Notice ⚖️

Judd Legum / Popular Information:

Supreme power grab — For thirty years, federal law has required commercial fishing boats to include a trained observer to ensure the vessel does not engage in overfishing or other prohibited practices. The law specifies that certain classes of boats pay the costs of their own monitors.

Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Corporate lobbyists eye new lawsuits after Supreme Court limits federal power

Discussion: New York Times

Aurelien Breeden / New York Times:

Five Takeaways From France's Snap Election — It was a big day for the far-right National Rally. Just how big will not be clear until after a second round of voting. — A new week of frenetic campaigning started in France on Monday, a day after the far-right National Rally party dominated …

Discussion: CNBC, Euronews, Wall Street Journal, Reason, Human Events, Bloomberg, DNyuz, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Forbes, Washington Examiner, Sputnik News, Associated Press, CBS News, Washington Post and Politico

Clea Caulcutt / Politico:
Le Pen's far right set for big win in first round of French election

Discussion: Associated Press, Semafor, Jacobin, Fox News, The Sun, Bloomberg, DNyuz, UnHerd, New York Times, New York Post, The Daily Beast, RedState, Breitbart, Business Insider and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Henri Astier / BBC:
France's far right makes big gains in first round of parliamentary election

Discussion: Agence France-Presse, Politico, Sputnik News, USA Today, DNyuz, Al Jazeera, The Times of Israel, Variety, Semafor, Associated Press, Breitbart and Reuters

Alec MacGillis / ProPublica:

Conservatives Go to War — Against Each Other — Over School Vouchers — School choice advocates are intent on expanding the availability of vouchers to fund private education at the expense of public schools, but rural residents of these targeted states are putting up some of the strongest resistance.

Ed Mazza / HuffPost:

Trump Throws Middle-Of-The-Night Fit After Nancy Pelosi Called Him Out On Live TV — The former president attacked the former House speaker as a “sick puppy.” — LOADING — Donald Trump posted a wild late night rant aimed at Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) after the former House speaker slammed …

Discussion: Raw Story, PoliticusUSA, Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, The Daily Caller and Fox News

Paul Waldman / MSNBC:
Trump's debate was even worse than you remember

Discussion: HuffPost, CNN and Raw Story

Reuters:

US to criminally charge Boeing, seek guilty plea, sources say — The U.S. Justice Department will criminally charge Boeing (BA.N) with fraud over two fatal crashes and ask the planemaker to plead guilty or face a trial, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

Discussion: Bloomberg, Forbes, CNN, Associated Press, Interesting Engineering, Politico, UPI, HuffPost, Sputnik News, USA Today, DNyuz, Fox Business and Reuters

NBC News:

Meet the sporadic voters who could decide the 2024 election — Polls show Trump leading among voters who didn't participate in 2020. The question is: Will they show up in 2024? — Neither Joseph Mitchum nor Laura Brooks participated in the last presidential election four years ago.