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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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Annie Karni / New York Times:
In the Aging Senate, Nobody Wants to Be the One to Nudge Biden Aside — Senators have had plenty of practice watching colleagues hold stubbornly onto their positions of power as they grow old. None wants to lead a public call for President Biden to withdraw.
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Washington Examiner and New York Magazine
Jonathan S. Tobin / The Federalist:
Joe Biden Is Not A Decent Man — The refrain that Biden is a ‘good’ or ‘decent’ man falls flat when you consider the president's decades of recorded lies and slander. — Even as they attempt to force him out, Democrats are still praising the sterling character of the president, especially in contrast to Trump.
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
I was wrong about Biden — The worst feeling in the world — I really don't enjoy being wrong.1 But looking back on Biden's disastrous debate with the benefit of some time away, I have to admit that I was wrong. — I was, of course, aware that Joe Biden was old and showed signs of aging.
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Wide World of News and Progress Pond
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Biden warns Congress' Democrats he is “staying in this race” … - “I have heard the concerns that people have ... I am not blind to them,” Biden said. — But, he said, “I wouldn't be running again if I did not absolutely believe I was the best person to beat Donald Trump in 2024.”
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Biden's Strategy to Make the Race About Trump Is Suddenly in Doubt — The Biden campaign's effort to raise questions about Donald J. Trump's ability to be president has boomeranged into a referendum on the president's own competence. — From the outset of President Biden's re-election campaign …
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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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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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Business Insider, Washington Examiner, New York Times, Mediaite, The Guardian, New York Post and RedState
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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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Democrats long focused on beating Trump. Now they're divided on what to do.
Democrats long focused on beating Trump. Now they're divided on what to do.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden's team faces a tough, pivotal week in D.C.
Biden's team faces a tough, pivotal week in D.C.
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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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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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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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Axios
Simon J. Levien / New York Times:
Biden Campaign Ad Targets Trump on Abortion
Biden Campaign Ad Targets Trump on Abortion
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Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Alternet.org and PoliticusUSA
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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Associated Press:
Beryl unleashes high winds and heavy rains, stranding Texas residents and leaving 2M without power — Lee esta noticia en español: El huracán Beryl toca tierra en Texas y deja sin luz a más de un millón de clientes — Tropical Storm Beryl unleashed heavy rains …
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Clay Walker / The Daily Beast:
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Jets Off to Asia as Hurricane Beryl Lashes His State
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Jets Off to Asia as Hurricane Beryl Lashes His State
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CNBC, FOX Weather, Quartz, Raw Story and HuffPost
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
What Trump doesn't want you to know about Project 2025 — Project 2025 is a radical blueprint for a potential second Trump administration, spearheaded by the right-wing Heritage Foundation. The plan calls for withdrawing approval for the abortion pill, banning pornography, slashing corporate taxes …
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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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The Supreme Incompetents — All of the United States' most important governing institutions are failing at once. — Congress, of course, has long been barely able to function. Every year, it struggles merely to fund the rest of the government, and the risk that it will trigger …
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The Bulwark
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Trump accused of swindling millions from his fans for a bogus ‘election defense fund’ — Appearing on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” to promote his latest book, longtime political observer and author Joe Conason accused Donald Trump of bilking his MAGA followers out of millions for an election integrity project that never got off the ground.
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Macmillan Publishers and Alternet.org
Associated Press:
Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes, Justice Department says — Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people after the government determined the company violated an agreement …
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emptywheel:
Imagine if Dana Bash Knew Trump Had Been President Before? — After letting Donald Trump lie non-stop in the debate, Dana Bash invited his aspiring running-mate, Marco Rubio, onto her show to tell the same lies. — Ostensibly, she was asking Rubio about whether the Supreme Court immunity …
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New Republic, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller, Newsbusters, RedState and Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Comedian from ‘Anchorman’ and ‘Mr. Show’ pleads guilty in Jan. 6 Capitol attack — Actor Jay Johnston, who also had a voice role on “Bob's Burgers,” had been No. 247 on the FBI's Capitol Violence list. — WASHINGTON — A veteran comedian with roles on “Mr. Show,” “Arrested Development,” …