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7:05 AM ET, July 8, 2024

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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 …
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USA Today:
His reelection campaign in crisis, Joe Biden hosts high-stakes NATO Summit in Washington  —  Joey Garrison Francesca ChambersUSA TODAY  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden faces a pivotal moment this week as he prepares to host the leaders of more than 31 nations in Washington with a sudden new mission …
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Democrats long focused on beating Trump.  Now they're divided on what to do.  —  Biden's age and health-related vulnerabilities have prompted a panicked debate over the best candidate to keep the former president out of the White House.  —  The Monday after President Biden's dismal debate …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
House Republicans request interview with White House physician
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 …
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Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: Dem senators' Biden huddle called off … - Details of the proposed meeting leaking out made it impossible for there to be a private conversation, the source said.  — Senate Democrats as a whole will meet Tuesday for a regularly scheduled caucus meeting.
Simon J. Levien / New York Times:
Radio Host Resigns After Asking Biden Questions His Campaign Had Provided  —  WURD said that the interview with President Biden was not up to its standards and that the host, Andrea Lawful-Sanders, had resigned in a mutual decision.  —  The Philadelphia radio station WURD has parted ways …
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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 …
Sara M. Lomax / WURD Radio:
Accountability, Access and A Path Forward: Why Black Media Matters
Clea Caulcutt / Politico:
French left beats Le Pen's far right in election shock  —  PARIS — The left-wing alliance in France won the most seats in parliament in a dramatic election, dealing a surprise blow to the far-right party of Marine Le Pen.  —  In the first round of voting a week ago Le Pen's National Rally came top …
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CNN:
French left-wing coalition projected to beat the far right in surprise second-round result
Associated Press:
2024 France election live updates: Prime Minister Attal plans to resign as projections show leftists lead
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.
Simon J. Levien / New York Times:
Biden Campaign Ad Targets Trump on Abortion  —  After President Biden's rocky answer on abortion at the debate, his campaign has ramped up its messaging on Donald Trump's role in overturning Roe v. Wade and his policy stances.  —  President Biden's campaign will release a new advertisement …
MSNBC:
An America that you won't recognize': Legal scholar Kermit Roosevelt III on SCOTUS and Project 2025  —  The Supreme Court's latest term revealed just how fundamentally the ultraconservative supermajority has changed the dynamics on the court, as well as how dire its ethics issues are.
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's dream regime … - A strong president indifferent to pressure. … - A compliant, Republican-controlled Congress. … - A conservative Supreme Court. … - A weakened administrative state. … - Purge hostile federal employees.
Michael Kruse / Politico:
'I'd Rather Have 10 Ken Starrs Than One Donald Trump'  —  A new book explores the history of presidents who abused their constitutional power and the citizen movements that stopped them.  There's a lesson for a second Trump administration.  —  “Citizens shouldn't give [former President Donald] …
Ajit Niranjan / The Guardian:
Temperatures 1.5C above pre-industrial era average for 12 months, data shows  —  Copernicus Climate Change Service says results a ‘large and continuing shift’ in the climate  —  The world has baked for 12 consecutive months in temperatures 1.5C (2.7F) greater than their average before the fossil fuel era, new data shows.
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