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NBC News:
Four more Democrats in Congress call for Biden to step aside in 2024 race  —  The increased calls for the president to drop his re-election bid follow a prime-time interview that failed to alleviate widespread Democratic concerns about Biden.  —  WASHINGTON — Four additional Democrats …
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Morgan Chalfant / Semafor:
‘Blitz primary’ could open up Democratic race if Biden drops out  —  The Scoop  —  As the Democratic Party convulses over questions about President Joe Biden's mental fitness, a pair of well-connected Democrats is offering an optimistic plan that would involve the president stepping …
Discussion: Mediaite and Wall Street Journal
Politico:
4 more senior Dems call on Biden to stand down from reelection bid  —  Other Democrats also expressed concerns with the president's prospects during a private Sunday call.  —  Several more senior House Democrats called on President Joe Biden to abandon his reelection bid during …
Clea Caulcutt / Politico:
French left set to beat Le Pen's far right in election shock  —  PARIS — The left-wing alliance in France is on course to win the most seats in parliament in a dramatic election upset, dealing a surprise blow to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen.  —  Le Pen's National Rally came top …
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Angelique Chrisafis / The Guardian:
Surprise win for leftwing alliance predicted in French election exit poll  —  Marine Le Pen's National Rally falls into third place despite strong showing in first round of voting  —  A leftwing alliance was on track to become the biggest force in the French parliament on Sunday …
Associated Press:
2024 France election live updates: Prime Minister Attal plans to resign as projections show leftists lead  —  The first projections in the 2024 French legislative election say leftists have won most seats.  The surprise projections put President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance in second and the far right in third.
Nick Spicer / NPR:
Projections in France's election show voters rejecting the far right  —  French voters turned out in numbers not seen in decades to stop the far-right National Rally from taking power in the French National Assembly.  Polls predicted a first-place finish for National Rally …
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham says if Biden steps aside, “this is a dramatically different race” for Trump  —  Washington — Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that if President Biden drops out of the 2024 presidential race amid swirling concerns about his fitness for office after a disastrous debate …
Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story, USA Today and Breitbart
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Washington Post:
Election 2024 latest news Bidens hit campaign trail; Trump nears VP pick
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
NY Times reporter hilariously sticks it to ‘sex abuser’ Trump after Truth Social attack  —  The New York Times' Peter Baker got the last laugh on Sunday after former president Donald Trump smeared Baker and his wife, Susan Glasser of the New Yorker, early Sunday morning on Truth Social.
Tom Boggioni / Alternet.org:
‘I have to hit pause here’: J.D. Vance flips out on NBC host as she fact-checks him  —  In just the first half of Sen. J.D. Vance's interview with “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker, the Ohio Republican waved his hands and snapped at her as she attempted to fact-check him.
Politico:
The world wasn't ready for Trump in 2016.  It's not making that mistake this time.  —  In 2016, no one in the world was ready for President Trump.  America's NATO allies aren't making the same mistake this time.  —  In Brussels, NATO officials have devised a plan to lock in long-term military support …
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Politico:
Playbook: Biden's lesson in political first aid
Discussion: The Detroit News and Sputnik News
Alex Thompson / Axios:
Scoop: How Biden's event staffers guide him behind the scenes … - “I staffed a simple fundraiser at a private residence, but they treated it like it was a NATO summit with his movements,” according to a person who staffed a Biden event in the past 18 months.
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:
Biden expected to make decision about future in ‘next couple of days,’ Hawaii governor says  —  President Joe Biden could determine his political future within the next couple of days, according to a Democratic governor.  —  The entire world is anxiously awaiting whether Biden decides to stay …
Discussion: RedState and New York Post
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Mark Thiessen / Associated Press:
Hawaii governor says Biden could decide within days whether to remain in the presidential race
Discussion: Fox News
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Fascism and Fear  —  The Moment, The Media, The Election  —  Mainstream media have treated President Biden with prejudice and arrogance.  Quite a few Democrats, reacting to this, treat any mention of President Biden's fitness as disloyalty.  This is mistaken, if understandable.
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House Republicans request interview with White House physician  —  The GOP investigation is the latest sign of the growing political fallout from President Biden's debate performance.  —  House Republicans are opening an investigation into President Joe Biden's doctor in the wake …
 
 
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