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10:35 AM ET, July 5, 2024

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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.
Discussion: 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.”
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:   Battleground Map Shows Signs of Expansion for Trump as Biden Struggles
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NBC News:
Some Democrats say Biden's debate performance wasn't an anomaly
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Biden tells Democratic governors he needs more sleep and plans to stop scheduling events after 8 p.m.
Michael C. Bender / New York Times:
How Biden's Struggles Are Factoring Into Trump's V.P. Selection
Discussion: Florida Politics and Forbes
Frank Bruni / New York Times:   There Is Apparently No Accountability — Ever — for Donald Trump
Ken Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Tries to Prove He Is Still Democrats' Best Bet
Discussion: Florida Politics
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, Snopes and Los Angeles Times
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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.
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
GOP revs up political attacks on Harris
Discussion: Washington Post and Channel 4 News
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.
Discussion: Reuters
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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and Alternet.org
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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Josh Fiallo / The Daily Beast:
Ex-Trump Staffer Alleges Campaign Settled Seedy Suits in Bombshell Filing
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William Baude / New York Times:
When the Supreme Court Gets Mixed Up With Trump Derangement Syndrome
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