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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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Associated Press:
Read the letter President Biden sent to House Democrats telling them to support him in the election — President Joe Biden wants Democrats in Congress to know he has no intention of exiting this year's election, sending them a letter on Monday on his personal letterhead.
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
‘No one is picking up the phone’: Joe Biden's fundraising confronts new hurdles after debate … President Joe Biden's fundraising operation started showing cracks in its once formidable armor, almost 10 days after his disastrous presidential debate performance.
Washington Post:
House Democrat joins donor discussion about replacing Biden on ballot — The donors say they have since raised $30,000 for Rep. Angie Craig's campaign as part of an effort to encourage other lawmakers to break with the president. — Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) joined a Zoom call Sunday …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
In the Aging Senate, Nobody Wants to Be the One to Nudge Biden Aside
In the Aging Senate, Nobody Wants to Be the One to Nudge Biden Aside
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Washington Examiner
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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Washington Post:
Lawmakers expected to discuss Biden as Congress returns to D.C.
Lawmakers expected to discuss Biden as Congress returns to D.C.
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Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
I was wrong about Biden — I really don't enjoy being wrong.1 But looking back on Biden's …
I was wrong about Biden — I really don't enjoy being wrong.1 But looking back on Biden's …
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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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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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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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Jonathan S. Tobin / The Federalist:
Joe Biden Is Not A Decent Man
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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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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emptywheel:
Peter Baker Argues Joe Biden Is Unfit because Peter Baker Is Too Lazy to Read the Homework — The NYT and ABC have now joined the insane mob tying the White House visits of a neurologist who has written papers on topics that include Parkinson's, Dr. Kevin Cannard, to their wild brays that Joe Biden is unfit to stay in the race.
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Washington Examiner, New York Times, Unreported Truths and PJ Media
Mary Bruce / ABC News:
White House doctor offers explanation for Parkinson's expert's visits — The doctor held regular Neurology clinics at the White House, she said — In a letter released late Monday night by the president's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, he confirmed that Dr. Kevin Cannard …
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Washington Examiner and RedState
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
Republicans Move at Trump's Behest to Change How They Will Oppose Abortion
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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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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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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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Associated Press:
Beryl unleashes high winds and heavy rains, stranding Texas residents and leaving 2M without power
Beryl unleashes high winds and heavy rains, stranding Texas residents and leaving 2M without power
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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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Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
Ivanka Trump Resurfaces as Dad's Re-Election Fortunes Change — OH HEY THERE — The former White House adviser is inching her way back to the spotlight after exiting stage right following the Capitol riot. — Ivanka Trump's political intermission appears to be over.
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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 …
New York Times:
The Enormous Risks a Second Trump Term Poses to Our Economy — Not long ago, one of us was having lunch with someone who manages a multibillion-dollar fund when the subject turned to the prospect of a second Trump term. — This person was disturbed by many of Donald Trump's actions …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Joe Biden, in the Goodest Bunker Ever — When I saw the Michael Shear story in The Times on July 4, recounting how President Biden had stumbled talking to Black radio hosts days after his debate debacle, telling one he was proud to have been “the first Black woman to serve with a Black president,” I knew it spelled trouble.
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Jessica Gonzalez / KFOX-TV:
Trump's campaign still owes El Paso over $500K for 2019 rally, other cities also unpaid — Donald Trump still owes several cities money from past campaign rallies, including El Paso. — Information compiled in 2019 from the Centers for Public Integrity shows that at least 12 cities were owed money, showing El Paso was owed the most.
Stephen Green / PJ Media:
France Just Committed Suicide — “Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last,” is how Winston Churchill, just months away from becoming Britain's wartime Prime Minister, described the appeasement that led to World War II.
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MSNBC:
‘I am not going anywhere’: Biden confirms he's staying in 2024 race — President Biden calls in to Morning Joe for an exclusive interview about his debate performance, why he says he's not getting out of the race and why he says he's the best person to beat Donald Trump.
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