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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Varying Treatment of Biden and Trump Puts Their Parties in Stark Relief — Republicans and Democrats live in radically different universes, interpreting the same set of facts through radically different lenses. — One of America's political parties has a presidential candidate who is really old and showing it.
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Washington Post and RedState
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's Kamala Harris plan … President Biden insisted again Thursday in an unscripted remark, after a supporter at a Fourth of July event on the White House South Lawn yelled that they needed him, and to keep up the fight: “You got me, man! I'm not going anywhere.”
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CNN, Digby's Hullabaloo, Blaze Media, The Gateway Pundit and Donald J. Trump …
Politico:
Playbook: The biggest interview of Joe Biden's life — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — DEMOCRACY IN THE U.K. — The Labour Party is back in power after 14 years in the political wilderness following a landslide election victory …
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution, more at Mediagazer »
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Disney heiress, wealthy Democratic donors say they won't finance the party until Joe Biden drops out … President Joe Biden is facing an uprising from some his own party's wealthy donors, including an heiress to the Disney family fortune, who say they will no longer fund …
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HotAir, The Guardian, RedState, Fox Business, The Hill, Breitbart, Variety, American Greatness, IJR, The i Paper, Semafor, Twitchy, Sputnik News, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, HuffPost, KSNG-TV, New York Post, Axios, Business Insider and The Hollywood Reporter
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden staff “miserable,” alarmed as pressure builds … “Even if you're trying to focus on work, nothing is going to break through or get any acknowledgment” from bosses. — A high-ranking Democratic National Committee official told Axios: “The only thing that can really allay concerns …
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Fox News, Breitbart, The Guardian, Raw Story, Alternet.org and Washington Post
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.
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Townhall, HotAir, Reuters, Business Insider, National Review, RedState, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, The Free Press, Read Max, Fox News, Althouse, Twitchy and Alternet.org
New York Times:
Major Democratic Donors Devise Plans to Pressure Biden to Step Aside — The president appears intent on remaining on the ballot, while wealthy donors are discussing plans to put their money elsewhere. — After several days of quiet griping and hoping that President Biden would abandon …
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New Republic, Punchbowl News, Sputnik News, Washington Examiner, Blaze Media, New York Magazine and Breitbart
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Battleground Map Shows Signs of Expansion for Trump as Biden Struggles
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Business Insider, RedState, New York Post, The Times of Israel, Bloomberg, New York Times, Metro.co.uk, Politico, Forbes, The Daily Beast and Mediaite
WBUR:
Moulton: Biden should exit election ‘and let new leaders rise up’
Moulton: Biden should exit election ‘and let new leaders rise up’
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ABC News, Washington Times, Boston Herald and Blaze Media
NBC News:
Some Democrats say Biden's debate performance wasn't an anomaly
Some Democrats say Biden's debate performance wasn't an anomaly
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The Bulwark, Washington Examiner and PBS NewsHour
The Daily Beast:
Trump Turns Kamala F-Word Rant into Ad: ‘No Tax on Tips’
Trump Turns Kamala F-Word Rant into Ad: ‘No Tax on Tips’
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Raw Story, Breitbart and Blaze Media
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.
Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.
Gil Duran / FrameLab:
Criminal Trump is clearly unfit for office
Criminal Trump is clearly unfit for office
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Chicago Sun Times, Raw Story, Sun-Sentinel, Los Angeles Times and Washington Examiner
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
How Biden's Struggles Are Factoring Into Trump's V.P. Selection
How Biden's Struggles Are Factoring Into Trump's V.P. Selection
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Florida Politics and Forbes
Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Tries to Prove He Is Still Democrats' Best Bet
Biden Tries to Prove He Is Still Democrats' Best Bet
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Florida Politics
Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Governors Undermine Efforts by Congressional Democrats to Nudge Biden Aside
Governors Undermine Efforts by Congressional Democrats to Nudge Biden Aside
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NPR, Alternet.org, Twitchy, One America News Network, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, CBS News and Bangor Daily News
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Charlie Sykes on the GOP's Trump cult — “In the minds of MAGA world, he has never lost. There have been no defeats.” — ∙ Paid … President Biden is obviously in a quite precarious position right now, but that doesn't change the fact that a majority of voters are anti-Trump.
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead — Trump's authoritarian game plan is breaking through the post-debate noise and it's starting to scare people — When Project 2025 was released, a number of progressives expressed surprise …
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Raw Story, Snopes and Los Angeles Times
Washington Post:
Tempers flare as Trump team revises abortion plank for Republican platform — The former president wants the platform to endorse leaving the issue to the states rather than a federal ban in the wake of Roe v. Wade's demise. — Top advisers to Donald Trump have begun to discuss draft language …
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Raw Story and Alternet.org
emptywheel:
Brazil Charges Coup-Plotter Bolsonaro for Saudi Gifts as Trump Org Unveils New Saudi High Rise — Brazilian authorities will charge Jair Bolsonaro with money laundering for keeping $3.2 million in diamonds given to him and his spouse by the Saudi government.
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New York Times and Reuters
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Ballot drop boxes could return to Wisconsin following top court decision — After Trump's narrow loss in 2020, conservatives who then controlled the Wisconsin Supreme Court banned drop boxes. The liberals who now control the court reversed that decision. — Liberals on the Wisconsin Supreme Court …
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Journal Sentinel, NBC News, WPR and WisPolitics
William Baude / New York Times:
When the Supreme Court Gets Mixed Up With Trump Derangement Syndrome — At the end of another momentous term, the Supreme Court has issued major rulings that will reshape the law. Like much that the court does today, these decisions, in areas like administrative law, have been widely criticized as corrupt or illegitimate.
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Balkinization and Reason
Patrick Reevell / ABC News:
Keir Starmer becomes UK PM as conservatives suffer record defeat in huge Labour landslide — It is being described as an “electoral apocalypse.” — Britain's King Charles III welcomes Britain's incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer during an audience at Buckingham Palace in London, July 5, 2024.
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Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, Associated Press, IJR, abc7NY and Washington Post
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 …
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annieasksyou, Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
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