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Politico:
'We've all enabled the situation': Dems turn on Biden's inner sanctum post debate — The senior team's management of Biden has grown more strictly controlled as his term has gone on. — Over the course of his presidency, Joe Biden's small clutch of advisers have built …
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Most voters think Democrats have a better chance of keeping White House if Biden isn't the nominee — Three-quarters of US voters say the Democratic Party would have a better shot at holding the presidency in 2024 with someone other than President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket …
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Washington Examiner, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Hill, The Daily Beast, Semafor, WMUR, Forbes, DNyuz, Digby's Hullabaloo, Louder With Crowder, Mediaite and Political Wire
Politico:
First Democrat in Congress calls on Biden to withdraw from reelection — Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) said the president needs to step aside and usher in a “new generation of leaders.” — Rep. Lloyd Doggett on Tuesday became the first Democrat in Congress to publicly call for President Joe Biden …
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Washington Post:
Manchin threatened to break with Biden before senior Democrats intervened — “Nobody wants to be the first one to knife Julius Caesar,” one Democratic Party official said. — As panic and confusion over President Biden's faltering debate performance swept the ranks of Democratic lawmakers late last week …
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New York Magazine, Roll Call, Alternet.org and New York Times
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Democratic senator criticizes Biden campaign's ‘dismissive attitude’ after debate — A Democratic senator chastised President Biden's re-election campaign for their aggressive attempt to quell intensified age concerns in the wake of a disastrous debate performance which sent tremors through the Democratic Party.
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USA Today:
How much did debate hurt Biden's re-election bid? New poll offers insight. — Trump's new, narrow advantage signals a close contest, not a decisive lead. But other exclusive poll findings raise red flags for the president. — Susan Page Rachel BarberUSA TODAY
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Breitbart, RedState, Fox News, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit and New York Post
CBS News:
Biden to meet with Democratic governors as White House works to shore up support
Biden to meet with Democratic governors as White House works to shore up support
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CNN, HotAir, USA Today, New York Times, freebeacon.com, New York Daily News, The Gateway Pundit, Blaze Media, Mediaite, Raw Story, New Jersey Online and Twitchy
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new national poll turns post-debate conventional wisdom on its head
A new national poll turns post-debate conventional wisdom on its head
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, Power Line and DNyuz
Tim Ryan / Newsweek:
Kamala Harris Should Be the Democratic Nominee for President in 2024
Kamala Harris Should Be the Democratic Nominee for President in 2024
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USA Today, Washington Examiner, Forbes, New York Times, The Political Insider, HuffPost, Mediaite, The Hill and DNyuz
NBC News:
Four days since his disastrous debate, Biden hasn't called top Democrats in Congress
Four days since his disastrous debate, Biden hasn't called top Democrats in Congress
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Washington Examiner, Fox News, Business Insider, Politico, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Signal
Fox News:
Texas congressman becomes first elected Dem to call on Biden to withdraw from election: ‘Too much is at stake’
Texas congressman becomes first elected Dem to call on Biden to withdraw from election: ‘Too much is at stake’
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NOTUS, HuffPost, Vanity Fair, RedState, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion and Sputnik News
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Apocalypse Not — The great operational question before us is not “Is Joe Biden too old?”
Apocalypse Not — The great operational question before us is not “Is Joe Biden too old?”
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Alternet.org
Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
Biden Reads Teleprompter For 5 Minutes, Takes No Questions In First Major Post-Debate Appearance
Biden Reads Teleprompter For 5 Minutes, Takes No Questions In First Major Post-Debate Appearance
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Al Jazeera, JONATHAN TURLEY, IJR, The Guardian, Issues & Insights, Roll Call, NPR, Washington Times, ABC News, New York Times and PoliticusUSA
USA Today:
President Biden: Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly must stop ripping off Americans with high drug prices
President Biden: Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly must stop ripping off Americans with high drug prices
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Washington Examiner, The Hill, DNyuz, Quartz, Fox Business and Washington Post
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Campaign Finance Laws Give Harris Big Boost in Biden Dropout Scenario
Campaign Finance Laws Give Harris Big Boost in Biden Dropout Scenario
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New York Times, Washington Examiner, NBC News and IJR
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Court's disastrous Trump immunity decision, explained — The Court's six Republicans handed down a decision on Monday that gives Donald Trump such sweeping immunity from prosecution that there are unlikely to be any legal checks on his behavior if he returns to the White House.
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Brian Beutler / Off Message:
A Better Way To Respond To The Supreme Court's Intolerable Immunity Decision — Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. — ∙ Paid — If you're about my age or older, and a subscriber to this newsletter, you're familiar with this uncanny sensation of living through a moment when history turns.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Trump-SCOTUS Doom Loop — Orbánism is already here. — ∙ Paid — 1. Clarity — I have a theory about the Supreme Court's reasoning: — Had the subject of presidential immunity come to the High Court concerning any normal president—Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A five-alarm fire for democracy — On Monday, six members of the Supreme Court granted Donald Trump — and every future president — broad criminal immunity. The court found that, as president, Trump was free to use his “official” powers to commit crimes.
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Supreme Court's Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, experts say
Supreme Court's Trump immunity ruling poses risk for democracy, experts say
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Washington Monthly, CNN, Letters from an American, HotAir, Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, New York Times, The Dispatch, Boston Herald, Diane Ravitch's blog, Wisconsin Examiner, Mediaite, HuffPost, Raw Story, Forbes, Breitbart, New York Daily News, Rolling Stone, Election Law Blog and Newsbusters
Ross A. Lincoln / Yahoo News:
Rachel Maddow Warns That SCOTUS Trump Immunity Decision Is ‘a Death Squad Ruling’ | Video
Rachel Maddow Warns That SCOTUS Trump Immunity Decision Is ‘a Death Squad Ruling’ | Video
Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictator
The Supreme Court rules that Donald Trump can be a dictator
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Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone, ScheerPost.com, New York Daily News, Politico, Wisconsin Examiner and emptywheel
Holly Brewer / New Republic:
The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King
The Supreme Court Turns the President Into a King
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New York Times and Axios
New York Times:
Judge Delays Trump's Sentencing Until Sept. 18 After Immunity Claim — Donald J. Trump's lawyers want to argue that a Supreme Court decision giving presidents immunity for official acts should void his felony conviction for covering up hush money paid to a porn star.
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NBC News:
Judge in Trump's hush money trial delays sentencing following Supreme Court immunity ruling
Judge in Trump's hush money trial delays sentencing following Supreme Court immunity ruling
Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Manhattan Prosecutors Agree to Postpone Trump's Sentencing
Manhattan Prosecutors Agree to Postpone Trump's Sentencing
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CBS News, Fox News, RedState, Rolling Stone, Talking Points Memo, DNyuz, Law & Crime, Alternet.org and Associated Press
Associated Press:
Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
Trump seeks to set aside his New York hush money guilty verdict after Supreme Court immunity ruling
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Tom Boggioni / Alternet.org:
Justice Roberts buried for smug ‘sit down, little ladies’ smear of liberal colleagues — Lost in the shuffle of the outrage over the conservative majority Supreme Court's 6-3 decision to hand Donald Trump a get-out-of-jail-free card with their expansive presidential immunity ruling on Monday …
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Law Dork, Washington Examiner, Raw Story and Plain Dealer
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Joe Hagan / Vanity Fair:
RFK Jr.'s Family Doesn't Want Him to Run. Even They May Not Know His Darkest Secrets. — A shocking photograph. Blowback from a Trump meeting. Alleged sexual assault. The Kennedys have voiced support for Joe Biden, but certain aspects of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s character are only just now coming to light.
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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
RFK Jr. Reportedly Shared Photos of Nude Women, BBQ'd Dog
RFK Jr. Reportedly Shared Photos of Nude Women, BBQ'd Dog
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Raw Story
ABC News:
President Joe Biden to sit down with ABC News on Friday for first TV interview since debate — The president has faced calls to drop out of the race following the debate. — President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the CNN Presidential Debate, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.
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Politico, Washington Examiner, TVLine, New York Times, The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline
Philip Marcelo / Associated Press:
Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss — Rudolph Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in New York on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump's 2020 election loss.
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Aaron Katersky / ABC News:
Rudy Giuliani disbarred over ‘false and misleading’ statements on 2020 election
Rudy Giuliani disbarred over ‘false and misleading’ statements on 2020 election
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
‘Elites will not save you’: Rallying cry issued for mass action against ‘Dictator Trump’ — America faces an immediate future of military occupations, political executions and concentration camps unless millions of its citizens unite against “dictator” Donald Trump, a furious and frightened political analyst wrote Tuesday.
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Day two of Donald Trump's dictatorship
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The imperial presidency in waiting … - A re-elected Trump would quickly set up vast camps and deport millions of people in the U.S. illegally. … - In Washington, Trump would move to fire potentially tens of thousands of civil servants using a controversial interpretation of law and procedure.
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Alternet.org, Raw Story, Digby's Hullabaloo and New Republic
NBC News:
Hunter Biden has joined White House meetings as he stays close to the president post-debate — While he is regularly at the White House residence and events, it is unusual for the president's son to be in and around meetings that his father is having with his team.
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RedState, The Gateway Pundit and The Post Millennial
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Amplifies Calls to Jail Top Elected Officials, Invokes Military Tribunals — A post that Mr. Trump circulated on Sunday called for Liz Cheney to be prosecuted by a military court reserved for enemy combatants and war criminals. — Former President Donald J. Trump over the weekend escalated …
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CNN, The Counteroffensive …, Boston.com, Robert Reich, Alternet.org and Raw Story
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