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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.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Hill
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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 …
Nandita Bose / Reuters:
Kamala Harris top choice to replace Joe Biden if he steps aside, sources say  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is the top alternative to replace U.S. President Joe Biden if he decides not to continue his reelection campaign, according to seven senior sources at the Biden campaign …
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.
Nate Silver / New York Times:
Doing Nothing About Biden Is the Riskiest Plan of All  —  After last week's debate disaster, some Democrats are trying to circle the wagons to protect President Biden, noting that Barack Obama lost his first debate as an incumbent president, too.  —  But this one doesn't pass the smell test.
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 …
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 …
CBS News:
Trump gets edge over Biden nationally and across battlegrounds after debate as Democrats' turnout in question — CBS News poll  —  The race for president has shifted in Donald Trump's direction following the first 2024 presidential debate.  Trump now has a 3-point edge over President Biden across …
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Big Donors Turn on Biden.  Quietly.  —  Some of the president's past supporters want a new candidate, but they are leery of going public.  —  Wealthy Democratic donors who believe a different nominee would be the party's best chance to hold the White House are increasingly gritting their teeth …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden campaign sends all-staff memo seeking to calm fears about his candidacy  —  The memo includes internal polling showing a still-tight race with Donald Trump.  —  Joe Biden's campaign sent an all-staff memo on Wednesday morning that includes internal polling showing a still-tight race with Donald Trump …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
KATU-TV:
KATU Exclusive: Congresswoman Gluesenkamp Perez says “Biden is going to lose to Trump”
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Biden heads out on public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race
Reuters:
Biden faces growing doubts from Democrats about his 2024 re-election
Alex Thompson / Axios:
“Freaking the f*** out”: Turmoil in the White House over Biden
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Biden team seizes on his history of resilience to justify staying in race
Discussion: CBS News and HuffPost
Axios:
Scoop: Donors eye Senate, House to hedge against a Biden loss
Discussion: Semafor, Raw Story and Breitbart
Matthew Choi / The Texas Tribune:
Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw from presidential race
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.
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
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Man Behind Project 2025 Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud  —  SMELLING BLOOD  —  Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts gave what appeared to be a disturbing warning to the left.  —  The president of the Heritage Foundation on Tuesday declared that a new revolution is already underway in the U.S. …
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 …
Seb Starcevic / Politico:
Germany and Turkey clash over football player's nationalist wolf salute  —  Germany's interior minister on Wednesday condemned a Turkish football player who displayed an alleged far-right salute — triggering a row between Berlin and Ankara.  —  During Turkey's Euro 2024 match with Austria …
Politico:
The terrifying SEAL Team 6 scenario lurking in the Supreme Court's immunity ruling  —  The Supreme Court's immunity ruling this week makes the hypothetical scenario raised during oral arguments — in which a president can't be prosecuted for murder — well, possible.
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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Discussion: The Guardian and Reuters
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Democratic lawyers get ready: ‘If Trump wins, there will be chaos’
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The reclusive plutocrat who became the biggest political donor of 2024
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Akhil Reed Amar / The Atlantic:
Something Has Gone Deeply Wrong at the Supreme Court
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