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9:55 AM ET, July 9, 2024

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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 …
Discussion: Axios, Daily Kos, CNN, Semafor and CBS News
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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 …
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.
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: Punchbowl News and NOTUS
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 …
Discussion: USA Today, Mediaite, RedState and Althouse
Politico:
Defiant Biden tells donors: 'We're done talking about the debate'
Discussion: Axios, IJR and National Review
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
New York Times:
Parkinson's Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Months
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.
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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Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Has Yet to Finalize Vice Presidential Pick  — Nominee says he'd ‘love’ to announce during the GOP convention  — Former president says he seeks someone to help him get elected  —  Donald Trump said he has yet to make a final decision on who his vice presidential pick …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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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.
TIME:
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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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
John Ratcliffe / Heritage Foundation:
Holding China Accountable for Its Role in the Most Catastrophic Pandemic of Our Time: COVID-19  —  The Heritage Foundation's Nonpartisan Commission on China and COVID-19 was formed and founded with a unity of purpose: to review the facts and circumstances related to one of the most devastating pandemics …
CBS News:
Texas sends millions to anti-abortion groups with little accountability  —  Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, taxpayer money has poured into what are known as crisis pregnancy centers.  These controversial organizations have a long-stated mission to discourage pregnant women from seeking abortions.
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
Politico:
House Freedom Caucus ousts Warren Davidson  —  Members of the House Freedom Caucus ousted Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio) on Monday night — less than a month after he started a firestorm within the group by endorsing Chair Bob Good's primary challenger.  The vote to oust Davidson took place during …
 
 
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Bloomberg:
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Wall Street Journal:
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Stephen Green / PJ Media:
France Just Committed Suicide
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Jessica Gonzalez / KFOX-TV:
Trump's campaign still owes El Paso over $500K for 2019 rally, other cities also unpaid
 Earlier Items: 
Josephine Walker / The Daily Beast:
Ivanka Trump Resurfaces as Dad's Re-Election Fortunes Change
Discussion: Daily Mail
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
“Some folks need killing!”: It's time to take MAGA threats of violence literally and seriously
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Adelson-backed super PAC ramps up spending as Trump allies move to bury Biden
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Discussion: The Daily Caller
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

Financial Times:
Sources: Palantir and Anduril are in talks with OpenAI, SpaceX, and more to form a consortium to bid for US defense contracts and plan to announce it in January

 
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