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Politico:
Defiant Biden tells donors: 'We're done talking about the debate' — A defiant President Joe Biden insisted to his donors on Monday that he is “done talking about the debate” and implored the party to ignore any further distractions and direct its attention back to Donald Trump. “We need to move forward.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
In the Aging Senate, Nobody Wants to Be the One to Nudge Biden Aside — Senators have had plenty of practice watching colleagues hold stubbornly onto their positions of power as they grow old. None wants to lead a public call for President Biden to withdraw.
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Washington Examiner and New York Magazine
Jonathan S. Tobin / The Federalist:
Joe Biden Is Not A Decent Man — The refrain that Biden is a ‘good’ or ‘decent’ man falls flat when you consider the president's decades of recorded lies and slander. — Even as they attempt to force him out, Democrats are still praising the sterling character of the president, especially in contrast to Trump.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
I was wrong about Biden — I really don't enjoy being wrong.1 But looking back on Biden's disastrous debate with the benefit of some time away, I have to admit that I was wrong. — I was, of course, aware that Joe Biden was old and showed signs of aging.
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NBC News:
Black lawmakers are a key line of support for Biden as he fights to save his campaign
Black lawmakers are a key line of support for Biden as he fights to save his campaign
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Axios, Business Insider, Washington Examiner, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Mediaite
Associated Press:
Gov. Whitmer shuts down 2024 presidential talk but doesn't hide her ambitions in timely book launch
Gov. Whitmer shuts down 2024 presidential talk but doesn't hide her ambitions in timely book launch
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Business Insider, New York Times, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, The Guardian, New York Post and RedState
Associated Press:
Biden tells Hill Democrats he won't step aside amid party drama and “it's time for it to end'
Biden tells Hill Democrats he won't step aside amid party drama and “it's time for it to end'
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Biden's Survival Plan: Decry ‘Elite’ Critics, Appeal to His Base
Biden's Survival Plan: Decry ‘Elite’ Critics, Appeal to His Base
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Politico:
Playbook: Crunch time for Jeffries and Schumer
Playbook: Crunch time for Jeffries and Schumer
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Washington Examiner, Reason, Instapundit and Power Line
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Biden's Strategy to Make the Race About Trump Is Suddenly in Doubt
Biden's Strategy to Make the Race About Trump Is Suddenly in Doubt
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Joe Biden, in the Goodest Bunker Ever
Joe Biden, in the Goodest Bunker Ever
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden's team faces a tough, pivotal week in D.C.
Biden's team faces a tough, pivotal week in D.C.
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Washington Post, KULR-TV, RedState, USA Today, The i Paper, Politico, TMZ.com, CBS News, Tampa Bay Times and Al Jazeera
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Democrats long focused on beating Trump. Now they're divided on what to do.
Democrats long focused on beating Trump. Now they're divided on what to do.
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Washington Post:
Trump proposes scaled back platform that softens language on abortion, same sex marriage — The draft was circulated Monday among members of the 2024 Republican convention platform committee. It will be discussed and voted on later this week. — The 2024 Republican convention platform aides …
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Republicans Move at Trump's Behest to Change How They Will Oppose Abortion — (MILWAUKEE) — The Republican National Committee's platform committee has adopted a policy document that reflects former President Donald Trump's position opposing a federal abortion ban and ceding limits to states …
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New York Times:
Following Trump's Lead, Republicans Adopt Platform That Softens Stance on Abortion
Following Trump's Lead, Republicans Adopt Platform That Softens Stance on Abortion
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Axios and Associated Press
Robert Draper / New York Times:
A Republican Platform That Could Read Like a Trump Rally
A Republican Platform That Could Read Like a Trump Rally
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The Daily Signal, New Republic, The Dispatch, Alternet.org and ABC News
New York Times:
Parkinson's Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Months — The White House has said that President Biden has no signs of the disease and that there has been no reason to update the most recent testing, conducted in February. — An expert on Parkinson's disease …
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Clay Walker / The Daily Beast:
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Jets Off to Asia as Hurricane Beryl Lashes His State — SOUND FAMILIAR? — Abbott departed for South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan on Friday as forecasts showed that Beryl was likely to hit Texas on Monday. — Texas Governor Greg Abbott boasted of having …
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
What Trump doesn't want you to know about Project 2025 — Project 2025 is a radical blueprint for a potential second Trump administration, spearheaded by the right-wing Heritage Foundation. The plan calls for withdrawing approval for the abortion pill, banning pornography, slashing corporate taxes …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Incompetents — All of the United States' most important governing institutions are failing at once. — Congress, of course, has long been barely able to function. Every year, it struggles merely to fund the rest of the government, and the risk that it will trigger …
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Some folks need killing!”: It's time to take MAGA threats of violence literally and seriously — A leader of Project 2025 declares the authoritarian “revolution” will be “bloodless” only “if the left allows it” — Attempts by Donald Trump and his MAGA minions to create plausible deniability …
Associated Press:
Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says — Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people after the government determined the company violated an agreement …
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Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Trump accused of swindling millions from his fans for a bogus ‘election defense fund’ — Appearing on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” to promote his latest book, longtime political observer and author Joe Conason accused Donald Trump of bilking his MAGA followers out of millions for an election integrity project that never got off the ground.
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Official Kristi Noem social media accounts appear to have been deleted — Error messages shown on Facebook and Twitter pages for South Dakota governor plagued by dog-killing admission — Kristi Noem, the Republican governor of South Dakota who has been dogged by controversy since recounting …
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