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CNN:
French left-wing coalition projected to beat the far right in surprise second-round result  —  A left-wing alliance is projected to win the most seats in the French parliament after tactical voting in Sunday's second round election thwarted Marine Le Pen's far-right party …
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
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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 …
Sara M. Lomax / WURD Radio:
Accountability, Access and A Path Forward: Why Black Media Matters  —  On July 3, the first post-debate interview with President Joe Biden was arranged and negotiated independently by WURD Radio host Andrea Lawful-Sanders without knowledge, consultation or collaboration with WURD management.
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Azi Paybarah / Washington Post:
Radio station parts ways with host who interviewed Biden with questions from his aides  —  Interview “violates our practice” said WURD president and CEO Sara M. Lomax.  The station “is not a mouthpiece for the Biden or any other Administration.”  —  The head of a Philadelphia radio station …
Discussion: New York Times and Sputnik News
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
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
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.
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: CNBC, Mediaite and Wall Street Journal
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.
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.
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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