memeorandum: Boxer Who Showed off to Donald and Barron Trump Banned for Racist Rant (Michael Daly/The Daily Beast)

6:25 PM ET, July 5, 2024

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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 …

Discussion: NBC News, Axios, USA Today, Business Insider, Roll Call, WAVY.com, The Gateway Pundit, Alternet.org, SC Daily Gazette, Boston Herald and Bloomberg

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.”

Discussion: The Independent, Vanity Fair, New Republic, New York Times, Washington Examiner, Talking Points Memo, CNN, Semafor, Blaze Media, Digby's Hullabaloo and The Daily Beast

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 …

Discussion: New Republic, Bangor Daily News, California Globe and RedState

ABC News:

Trump stays relatively quiet, unseen as Biden struggles to save political future — “We're trying something new and shutting up,” one source said of the strategy. — Former President Donald Trump attends the LIV Golf Miami Tournament, April 7, 2024, in Doral, Florida.

Discussion: NBC News, The American Conservative and Raw Story

New York Times:
A Third House Democrat, Seth Moulton, Calls on Biden to Drop Out

Discussion: Fox News and Washington Times

Steven Shepard / Politico:
We now know how bad the debate was for Biden

Discussion: Slate, Raw Story, Los Angeles Times, Vanity Fair, The Bulwark, Semafor and CNN, more at Mediagazer »

New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Embattled Biden Hits Trail and Sits for Crucial Interview

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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Varying Treatment of Biden and Trump Puts Their Parties in Stark Relief

Discussion: NBC News, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Washington Post

Politico:
Playbook: The biggest interview of Joe Biden's life

Discussion: Atlanta Journal-Constitution and HotAir

Chris Pandolfo / Fox News:
Biden ramps up campaign spending ahead of make or break interview

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Ashanti Martin / WURD Radio:
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John McCormick / Wall Street Journal: Battleground Map Shows Signs of Expansion for Trump as Biden Struggles

WBUR:
Moulton: Biden should exit election ‘and let new leaders rise up’

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NBC News:
Some Democrats say Biden's debate performance wasn't an anomaly

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New York Times:
Major Democratic Donors Devise Plans to Pressure Biden to Step Aside

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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 …

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 …

Discussion: Mediaite

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, Alternet.org, Los Angeles Times and The Daily Caller

Aaron Rupar / Public Notice: Charlie Sykes on the GOP's Trump cult

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 …

Discussion: HotAir, RedState, Twitchy, The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, Alternet.org, Breitbart, Raw Story, Fox News and New Republic

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 …

Discussion: 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!”

Discussion: 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 …

Discussion: Associated Press, Oklahoma Voice 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 …

Discussion: 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 …

Discussion: National Review, The Intercept, Washington Examiner and New Republic

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.

Discussion: 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 …