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New York Times:
Biden's Lapses Are Said to Be Increasingly Common and Worrisome — People who have spent time with President Biden over the last few months or so said the lapses appear to have grown more frequent, more pronounced and, after Thursday's debate, more worrisome.
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Peter Hamby / Puck:
Biden Plunges in Swing States in Leaked Post-Debate Poll — The president is losing critical support in key battlegrounds, according to data from a premier Democratic firm, and putting previously noncompetitive states in play. Also, for the first time, he's polling behind Kamala Harris.
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Bangor Daily News:
Donald Trump is going to win the election and democracy will be just fine — The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com — Jared Golden represents Maine's …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Axios, The Daily Caller, DNyuz and RedState
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 …
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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Alex Thompson / Axios:
“Freaking the f*** out”: Turmoil in the White House over Biden … - “It's the first topic of every conversation,” one White House official said. … - Another official put it more bluntly: “Everyone is freaking the f*** out.” — “The uncertainty after Thursday is palpable and anxiety …
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HotAir, acecomments.mu.nu and RedState
Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Moderate Dem Leader Takes A ‘This Is Fine’ Stance On A Second Trump Presidency — In an op-ed, Blue Dog co-chair Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) downplayed Jan. 6 and the danger to democracy in the event of Donald Trump victory. — LOADING — One of the leaders of a group of moderate …
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The Hill and Bangor Daily News
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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
A new national poll turns post-debate conventional wisdom on its head — As always, though, we should be cautious about reading too much into one poll. — It has been less than a week since President Biden walked out onto the stage of the first presidential debate in Atlanta and upended his political legacy.
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Washington Examiner and Power Line
Stuart Stevens / The Atlantic:
The Absurdity of the Dump-Biden Uprising — Millions vote for a candidate, propelling him to victory. Before the voters' decision is formally certified, people who don't like the outcome demand that the election results be thrown out and a different candidate selected in a closed process.
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ABC News, nationalinterest.org, USA Today and Washington Examiner
Washington Post:
Manchin threatened to break with Biden before senior Democrats intervened
Manchin threatened to break with Biden before senior Democrats intervened
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freebeacon.com, New York Magazine, GB News, ABC7, Washington Examiner, NBC News, New York Times and Alternet.org
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:
White House's Day from Hell as Dems Open Fire on Biden
White House's Day from Hell as Dems Open Fire on Biden
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Associated Press
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Biden faces growing revolt from Democrats in Congress
Biden faces growing revolt from Democrats in Congress
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USA Today:
How much did debate hurt Biden's re-election bid? New poll offers insight.
How much did debate hurt Biden's re-election bid? New poll offers insight.
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ABC News, Business Insider, Fox News, Breitbart and RedState
Matthew Choi / The Texas Tribune:
Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw from presidential race
Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw from presidential race
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Exclusive: One in three Democrats think Biden should quit the race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Exclusive: One in three Democrats think Biden should quit the race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
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Washington Examiner, Vox and Semafor
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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Washington Examiner, Fox News, Forbes, HuffPost, Plain Dealer, The Post Millennial, USA Today, DNyuz, The Political Insider, New York Times, Mediaite, Rolling Stone and The Hill
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
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
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Trump-SCOTUS Doom Loop
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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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A five-alarm fire for democracy
A five-alarm fire for democracy
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ProPublica:
We're Releasing Our Full, Unedited Interview With Joe Biden From September — Following Biden's poor debate performance against Donald Trump, we're releasing the full and unedited 21-minute interview we conducted with President Joe Biden nine days before his interview with Special Counsel Robert K. Hur.
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RedState
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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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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Nancy Pelosi says Biden and Trump should take mental fitness tests
Nancy Pelosi says Biden and Trump should take mental fitness tests
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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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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Robert F Kennedy Jr brushes off sexual assault allegation: ‘I am who I am’
Robert F Kennedy Jr brushes off sexual assault allegation: ‘I am who I am’
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The Daily Beast and Mediaite
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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New Republic and Raw Story
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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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, Raw Story, Plain Dealer and Washington Examiner
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Joyce Vance / Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance:
SCOTUS: Actually, Presidents Are Kings
SCOTUS: Actually, Presidents Are Kings
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Townhall, The Daily Beast, New York Times, Raw Story, The Maine Wire, Election Law Blog, Diane Ravitch's blog and DNyuz
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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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.