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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 …
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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 …
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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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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 …
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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 …
Politico:
Defiant Biden tells donors: 'We're done talking about the debate'
Defiant Biden tells donors: 'We're done talking about the debate'
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Bloomberg:
Biden Gets Unexpected Boost From ‘Squad’ Members He Once Battled
Biden Gets Unexpected Boost From ‘Squad’ Members He Once Battled
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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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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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Peter Baker Argues Joe Biden Is Unfit because Peter Baker Is Too Lazy to Read the Homework
Peter Baker Argues Joe Biden Is Unfit because Peter Baker Is Too Lazy to Read the Homework
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New York Times:
Parkinson's Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Months
Parkinson's Expert Visited the White House Eight Times in Eight Months
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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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