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Washington Post:
Sen. Mark Warner seeks to assemble group of Democratic senators to ask Biden to exit race — There's increasing sentiment among Democratic senators that Biden cannot stay in the race. — Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to ask Joe Biden …
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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.”
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Democrats start moving to Harris as Biden digs in — Amid the ongoing fallout from Joe Biden's debate performance, talk in many top Democratic circles has already moved to who Kamala Harris' running mate would be. — That's how certain a widening group of leading party officials …
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New Republic, Bangor Daily News, California Globe and RedState
ABC News:
Trump stays relatively quiet, unseen as Biden struggles to save political future
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Raw Story
NBC News:
Biden doubles-down at Wisconsin rally: 'I'm staying in the race'
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Fox News, Axios, CBS News, USA Today, CNBC, Rolling Stone, New York Post, WSVN-TV, WisPolitics, Mediaite, The American Conservative, The Guardian and New York Daily News, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
A Third House Democrat, Seth Moulton, Calls on Biden to Drop Out
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Fox News and Washington Times
Steven Shepard / Politico:
We now know how bad the debate was for Biden
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Slate, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, The Bulwark, Semafor and CNN
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Varying Treatment of Biden and Trump Puts Their Parties in Stark Relief
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NBC News, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Washington Post
Politico:
Playbook: The biggest interview of Joe Biden's life
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution and HotAir
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Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Biden ramps up campaign spending ahead of make or break interview
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RedState and Fox Business
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Battleground Map Shows Signs of Expansion for Trump as Biden Struggles
Axios:
Trump torches Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 … - Trump's disavowal comes two days after Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts drew outrage from Democrats with his comments about a “second American Revolution” on Steve Bannon's radio show. — “[W]e are in the process …
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
MAGA ‘freak out’ starts as Trump game plan threatens to ‘backfire’: analyst — A controversial campaign tactic is backfiring on former President Donald Trump as powerful celebrities warn of a imminent authoritarian regime that could put an end to “recreational sex” as part of a “fascistic game plan …
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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, Alternet.org, Los Angeles Times and The Daily Caller
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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Ben Smith / Semafor:
A ‘scared’ Biden aide sounds an alarm — The Scoop — Midday on the Fourth of July, I received a call from a government official with regular access to the West Wing, who said they had reached a breaking point and wanted to sound the alarm. — The person insisted on careful ground rules …
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Alternet.org and New Republic
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
MAGA Gov Candidate's Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!” — Mark Robinson, the extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence in a bizarre and extended rant he delivered on June 30 in a small-town church. — “Some folks need killing!”
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Alternet.org, Raw Story, New York Post, NC Newsline, Mediaite, New Jersey Online, Rolling Stone and Crooks and Liars
John Hanna / Associated Press:
Kansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Two Anti-Abortion Laws — The pair of 5-1 decisions suggests that other abortion restrictions — even ones decades on the books — might not withstand legal challenges. — LOADING — Kansas' highest court strongly reaffirmed Friday …
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Oklahoma Voice, Associated Press and New York Times
Michael Daly / The Daily Beast:
Boxer Who Showed off to Donald and Barron Trump Banned for Racist Rant — KNOCKOUT BLOW — Ryan Garcia shadow boxed in front of the ex-president and son Barron at Mar-a-Lago but is now banned from his sport. — A top-ranked prize fighter who put on a shadow boxing display …
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New York Post, One America News Network, Raw Story, Mediaite, UPI, The Daily Caller and Associated Press
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Claims Republicans' Project 2025 has Nothing to Do With Him: ‘Abysmal’ — OK, SURE — The 900-page conservative wish-list includes a massive abortion crackdown. Now Trump claims he knows nothing about it. — Donald Trump rushed to distance himself from the Republicans …
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National Review, The Intercept, Washington Examiner and New Republic
Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
‘The claims are just outrageous’: Republican ex-governor condemns Arizona election lies — Jan Brewer has had it with election denialism - and she's speaking out to defend poll workers across the political divide — The fight for democracy is supported by
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Alternet.org and Washington Examiner
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
‘Investigate!’ Outrage as MAGA candidate accused of misdeeds at dangerous daycare he ran — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, currently running for governor on a far-right MAGA platform, came under fire today for his proclamation endorsing political violence.
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Raleigh News & Observer
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court changes course, will allow expanded use of ballot drop boxes this fall — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall's elections, overturning its own ruling …
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Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Ballot drop boxes could return to Wisconsin following top court decision
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