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9:25 PM ET, July 4, 2024

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New York Times:
Biden Tells Governors He Needs to Sleep More and Work Less at Night  —  The president's opening remark to a group of key Democratic leaders — that he was in the race to stay — chilled any talk of his withdrawal, participants said.  —  President Biden told a gathering of Democratic governors …
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Gil Duran / George Lakoff and Gil Duran:
Criminal Trump is clearly unfit for office  —  It's been a brutal week for American democracy.  President Joe Biden's surprisingly poor performance in the presidential debate has thrown many in the Democratic Party into full panic mode.  —  In the aftermath of the debate …
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Conspiracy of Silence to Protect Joe Biden  —  The president's mental decline was like a dark family secret for many elite supporters.  —  President Joe Biden walked before a row of flags and took his place at a lectern stamped with the presidential seal.
Politico:   Playbook: Biden goes from bunker to blitz
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
ABC News Moves Biden-Stephanopoulos Interview to Friday Primetime
Politico:
Biden tells governors he got a medical checkup
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
GOP revs up political attacks on Harris … - Biden stated this week he's “in it to win it” in November as he faces growing calls within the Democratic Party for him to withdraw from the race following his performance in last week's debate against Trump.  — But the next 48 hours are expected …
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
How Biden's Struggles Are Factoring Into Trump's V.P. Selection
Discussion: Florida Politics and Forbes
Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Tries to Prove He Is Still Democrats' Best Bet
Discussion: RedState and Bloomberg
Sidney Blumenthal / New Republic:
If Joe Biden Were as Ruthless About Immunity as Donald Trump ...  Picture if you can, imagine if you will, this Oval Office address by President Biden:  —  Good evening, my fellow Americans.  With the close of the current session of the Supreme Court, I want to report to you on my compliance …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Raw Story
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Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Strongman, Weak State  —  The dispiriting vision of American governance offered by the Roberts Court  —  The hinges of history, the moments that determine the shape of our world, are usually only obvious in retrospect.  Sometimes, dramatic political events, like assassinations, announce their own importance.
Discussion: New York Times, NPR, The Atlantic and Reason
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:   House Democrat is proposing a constitutional amendment to reverse Supreme Court's immunity decision
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
‘Bitter old man’: Trump shredded for egocentric and rambling July 4th rant  —  Former President Donald Trump kicked off the Fourth of July with a lengthy screed on Truth Social praising himself and lobbing insults at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris …
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Associated Press:
Brazilian police indict ex-President Bolsonaro in undeclared diamonds case, sources say  —  Brazil's Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during …
Alex Griffing / Mediaite:
‘We Must Not Fail’: Cheney Offers Stark 4th of July Warning About Trump And His Threats to ‘Unravel Our Republic’  —  Ex-Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) offered a stark message for July 4th as the country ponders President Joe Biden's mental fitness and the likelihood of Donald Trump returning to the White House.
Jennifer Kraus / WTVF-TV:
State of Tennessee tells U.S. Navy veteran he's not an American citizen and cancels his driver's license  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As we celebrate the nation's birthday and what it means to be an American, a U.S. Navy veteran who has lived in the U.S. for more than seven decades …
National Center for Immunization …:
COVID-19 can surge throughout the year  —  AT A GLANCE … Summary  —  What CDC knows  —  In the United States, respiratory virus illnesses typically peak during the fall and winter.  These peaks are due to several factors, including human behaviors and environmental conditions …
The Economist:
Why Biden must withdraw  —  The president and his party portray themselves as the saviours of democracy.  Their actions say otherwise  —  The presidential debate was awful for Joe Biden, but the cover-up has been worse.  It was agony to watch a befuddled old man struggling to recall words and facts.
Megan Brenan / Gallup:
American Pride Remains Near Record Low  —  Republicans continue to express more pride in the U.S. than Democrats and independents  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two in five Americans, 41%, say they are “extremely proud” to be American, the fifth consecutive year this reading has been in the 38% to 43% range.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:   The partisan gap in views of American greatness
 
 
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Niraj Warikoo / Detroit Free Press:
Students at fake university in Michigan created by ICE can sue US, court rules
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Ruth Graham / New York Times:
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
There Is Apparently No Accountability — Ever — for Donald Trump
James Regan / Bloomberg:
Le Pen Rivals Set to Block Far-Right French Majority, Polls Show
Discussion: Channel 4 News, Politico and Euronews
Alex Henderson / Alternet.org:
Ex-DOJ prosecutor: Trump could sell pardons for ‘a million bucks a pop’ — thanks to SCOTUS
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Reuters:
Portugal plans to reintroduce tax breaks for foreign residents
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
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Sean Burch / The Wrap:
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Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
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