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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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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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Deadline, RedState and The Daily Beast
Axios:
Scoop: Inside House Democrats' anti-Biden vent session … - Much of the meeting was taken up by members expressing their irritation and misgivings toward Biden and his team, according to a member in the meeting and another source briefed on the matter.  — Biden was repeatedly referred …
Discussion: RedState, Raw Story, Mediaite and CNBC
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Electoral College Rating Changes: Upper Midwest Moves After Biden's Debate Disaster … KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — President Biden's debate performance was so bad that it has forced us to reassess some of our assumptions about the race.  — Michigan and Minnesota move to more competitive categories in our ratings.
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 …
KATU-TV:
KATU Exclusive: Congresswoman Gluesenkamp Perez says “Biden is going to lose to Trump”  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Washington Democratic Congresswoman says she believes President Biden will lose to former President Donald Trump in November.  —  Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3) …
Discussion: RedState
Washington Post:
Obama voices concerns after shaky debate, offers Biden his advice  —  The former president told allies that Biden's already-tough path to reelection grew more challenging after his debate performance on Thursday.  —  Former president Barack Obama has privately told allies who have reached …
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The pundit class needs to get a grip  —  PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers.  Appreciate our independent journalism?  Then please sign up to support us.  —  💭 Subscribe to Public Notice 💭  —  After President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance …
New York Times:   Big Donors Turn on Biden. Quietly.
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Biden team seizes on his history of resilience to justify staying in race
Discussion: HuffPost and CBS News
Axios:
Scoop: Donors eye Senate, House to hedge against a Biden loss
Discussion: Semafor and Raw Story
Jake Lahut / The Daily Beast:   White House's Day from Hell as Dems Open Fire on Biden
Stuart Stevens / The Atlantic:
The Absurdity of the Dump-Biden Uprising
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Jared Mitovich / Politico:
Democrats begin attacking Biden's performance and campaign
Matthew Choi / The Texas Tribune:
Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw from presidential race
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Nancy Pelosi says Biden and Trump should take mental fitness tests
Joseph Zeballos-Roig / Semafor:
Democratic senator criticizes Biden campaign's ‘dismissive attitude’ after debate
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Biden heads out on public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Biden faces growing revolt from Democrats in Congress
Washington Post:
Justice Dept. plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he wins  —  If Donald Trump is elected president, the finish line for federal prosecutors is Inauguration Day, not Election Day, people familiar with the discussions said  —  Justice Department officials plan to pursue …
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Reuters:
Trump hush money sentencing delayed to September, weeks before US election
Associated Press:
Judge delays Trump's hush money sentencing until at least September after high court immunity ruling
Eugen Rochko / Mastodon Blog:
Highlighting journalism on Mastodon  —  A new feature for media organizations, journalists and bloggers  —  To reinforce and encourage Mastodon as the go-to place for journalism, we're launching a new feature today.  You will notice that underneath some links shared on Mastodon …
NBC News:
She won a Pulitzer for exposing how the country's poorest state spent federal welfare money.  Now she might go to jail.  —  “The rabbit's got the gun now,” said a lawyer for former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, who is trying to force reporter Anna Wolfe to reveal her sources.
Politico:
Trump campaign blocks pair of anti-abortion activists from RNC platform committee  —  The shakeup, which has not been previously reported, comes as anti-abortion groups petition Trump, his campaign advisers and members of the RNC not to make significant changes to the party's platform on abortion.
The Hill:
Trump immunity decision shows that conservative ‘originalism’ is a farce  —  In Trump v. United States, the Supreme Court's far-right majority showed Americans once again that “textualism” and “originalism” are a ruse.  —  Writing for a 6-3 majority, Chief Justice Roberts announced …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The reclusive plutocrat who became the biggest political donor of 2024  —  The largest donor of the 2024 presidential campaign, by far, is Timothy Mellon, the reclusive billionaire and heir to the Mellon banking fortune.  Mellon was already the largest donor after donating $25 million each …
Discussion: Robert Reich
 
 
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Something Has Gone Deeply Wrong at the Supreme Court
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Associated Press:
Virginia certifies John McGuire's primary victory over Rep. Bob Good, who says he'll seek a recount
Tom Rogan / Washington Examiner:
Delta Force asks candidates if they would follow an order to kill a political opponent
Discussion: RedState
Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Robert F Kennedy Jr brushes off sexual assault allegation: ‘I am who I am’
Philip Marcelo / Associated Press:
Giuliani is disbarred in New York as court finds he repeatedly lied about Trump's 2020 election loss
NBC News:
Hunter Biden has joined White House meetings as he stays close to the president post-debate
 

 
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