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11:35 AM ET, July 9, 2024

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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Poll finds Biden damaged by debate; with Harris and Clinton best positioned to win  —  Vice President Kamala Harris is now running ahead of Trump, 42 percent to 41 percent, the survey found.  —  A top Democratic pollster has a new survey showing President Joe Biden still in contention against Donald Trump …
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Politico:
Playbook: The Democratic split to watch  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  DEPT. OF SHIT-STIRRING — “Poll finds Biden damaged by debate; with Harris and Clinton best positioned to win,” by Christopher Cadelago: “The national poll …
Discussion: RedState, Punchbowl News and NOTUS
Washington Post:
Black House Democrats embrace Biden at another critical juncture  —  “You've had my back, and I'll continue to have yours,” Biden told the Congressional Black Caucus on a Monday night call, echoing the 2020 race.  —  When the naysayers doubted that Joe Biden could win the 2020 presidential primary …
Politico:
Hill Dems brace for party reckoning over Biden  —  The party's panic over the president's electability has spiraled behind the scenes — and is likely to spill more into public view in the coming days.  —  President Joe Biden's outreach efforts to congressional Democrats haven't quelled …
Francesca Chambers / USA Today:
Kamala Harris beats Donald Trump, new poll shows, performs better than Joe Biden  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris could narrowly beat Donald Trump in November, according to a new national poll from a Democratic pollster.  —  Harris is ahead by 1 point in the poll conducted …
Discussion: Washington Post
Bloomberg:
Biden Gets Unexpected Boost From ‘Squad’ Members He Once Battled  — Ocasio-Cortez, Omar stand behind president in debate aftermath  — Several other Democrats openly calling for Biden to step aside  —  Biden Tells Lawmakers to End Revolt Over Candidacy
Eboni Boykin-Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Whoopi Says She'd Vote for Biden Even if He ‘Pooped His Pants’
Associated Press:
Read the letter President Biden sent to House Democrats telling them to support him in the election
Washington Post:
Lawmakers expected to discuss Biden as Congress returns to D.C.
Margaret Sullivan / The Guardian:
The media has been breathlessly attacking Biden.  What about Trump?  —  The bigger story is Donald Trump's appalling unfitness for office.  He tried to overturn a legitimate election and is a felon  —  It's possible for two conflicting ideas to be true at once.
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Double Standard in Trump-Biden Coverage  —  It's real, and it's not going anywhere.  —  After President Joe Biden's disastrous recent public appearances, he and his supporters are attacking media outlets for a double standard in coverage of him and his opponent.
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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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.
Marc A. Caputo / The Bulwark:
J.D. Vance Has a Problem on His Face  —  J.D. VANCE IS THE BEST BET on the predictive markets to be Donald Trump's running mate.  But an only-in-MAGAville issue might stand in the Ohio Republican's way: facial hair.  —  “J.D. has a beard.  But Trump is a clean-shaven guy.
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New York Times:
U.S. Officials Say Russia Is Unlikely to Take Much More Ukrainian Territory  —  Russian forces continue to inflict pain, but NATO leaders gathering in Washington can say that their efforts to strengthen Ukraine are working.  —  Russia is unlikely to make significant territorial gains …
Dan Rather / Steady:
A Dangerous Double Standard  —  All our energies must go to defeating Trump  —  What a weekend.  You know I have seen some things in my seven decades covering American politics.  I have never seen anything quite like the wrangling, hand-wringing, and behind-the-scenes gamesmanship currently swirling around President Biden.
Discussion: Raw Story, HuffPost and New York Times
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
The alarming new power Trump will claim in a second term  —  Donald Trump says that if he returns to the White House in 2025, he will have the power to effectively cancel any federal program — or even an entire agency — by refusing to spend money appropriated by Congress.
Chris D'Angelo / HuffPost:
Former Sen. Jim Inhofe, Prolific Climate Denier, Dies At 89  —  The longtime Oklahoma Republican leaves behind a long legacy of disinformation about the mounting threat of global warming.  —  Longtime former Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, one of the most vehement climate change deniers …
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Project 2025's plans for the Justice Department  —  Dig in with me.  —  Project 2025 is a frightening, authoritarian missive with Christian nationalism values at its core that aims to dismantle large swaths of the federal government and transform that which remains into a politicized right-wing machine.
Discussion: Popular Information
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 …
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.
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Washington Post:
House Democrat joins donor discussion about replacing Biden on ballot
Discussion: Axios and NBC News
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Trump plans to block hearings in January 6 case before 2024 election  —  Lawyers for ex-president preparing to shut down possibility of high-profile officials testifying at evidentiary hearings  —  Donald Trump is expected to launch a new legal battle to suppress any damaging evidence …
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
FBI Probing Rape Allegations Against Star Real-Estate Brokers  —  Federal agents have interviewed women who say they were sexually assaulted by Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing allegations of rape and sexual assault by three siblings …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
 
 
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Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
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