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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Biden Told Ally That He Is Weighing Whether to Continue in the Race — The president's conversation is the first indication that he is seriously considering whether he can recover after a devastating performance on the debate stage in Atlanta on Thursday. — President Biden has told …
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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.
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
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 …
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Democratic rage at Biden rises … Some of these members believe the White House wants to shield Biden from people who'd try to argue why he should drop out. — “I don't know who's making decisions,” said one House Democrat who's exasperated with the West Wing.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
A shift in how Democrats talk about Biden's dropping out — It's subtle, but it's unmistakable. While the Biden campaign says this isn't on the table, big-name Democrats suggest it should be. — No elected Democrats (besides Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas) want to be the ones to tell President Biden …
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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 …
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 …
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Washington Examiner and Florida Politics
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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
New York Times:
Biden's Lapses Are Said to Be Increasingly Common and Worrisome
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Axios:
Scoop: Inside House Democrats' anti-Biden vent session
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Bangor Daily News:
Donald Trump is going to win the election and democracy will be just fine
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Kadia Goba / Semafor:
On private call, Democrats weigh ‘comatose or dead’ Biden and alternatives
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NOTUS:
Inside the GOP Effort to Make Sure Biden Is the Democratic Nominee
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Victor Nava / New York Post:
Twenty-five House Democrats reportedly preparing to call for Biden to end re-election effort: ‘The dam has broken’
Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:
Poll Suggests Michelle Obama Would Beat Trump by 11 Points
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KATU-TV:
KATU Exclusive: Congresswoman Gluesenkamp Perez says “Biden is going to lose to Trump”
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The Hill and Washington Examiner
Colleen Long / Associated Press:
Biden heads out on public events blitz as White House pushes back on pressure to leave the race
James Franey / New York Post:
Longtime Dem donor rips Biden for ‘deceiving’ voters, demands he quit 2024 race ‘immediately’
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ProPublica:
We're Releasing Our Full, Unedited Interview With Joe Biden From September
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Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
Trump Continues to Delay Naming a Running Mate, Amid Biden Debate Fallout
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New York Times:
Biden's Team Scrambles to Contain First Democratic Defections
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Biden team seizes on his history of resilience to justify staying in race
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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.
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. …
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
Don't Be Hysterical, Ladies. Daddy Chief Justice Knows Best. — Last week, finding himself furious at the court's per curiam decision to hold off on deciding a big abortion case about the kinds of miscarriage care states may withhold from pregnant women in emergency rooms, Justice Samuel Alito excoriated his colleagues for punting.
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Reuters:
Trump hush money sentencing delayed to September, weeks before US election — Donald Trump's sentencing for his conviction on criminal charges stemming from hush money paid to a porn star was delayed on Tuesday until Sept. 18, less than seven weeks before the U.S. election.
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Washington Post:
Justice Dept. plans to pursue Trump cases past Election Day, even if he wins
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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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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 …
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