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Politico:
Playbook: What Obama and Pelosi are doing about Biden  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  This morning, we have a look at how, at a moment of unprecedented crisis for the Democratic Party, two of its most powerful and popular personalities …
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NBC News:
‘No one involved in the effort thinks he has a path’: Biden insiders say the writing is on the wall  —  The set of Democrats who think he should reconsider his decision to stay in the race has grown to include aides, operatives and officials tasked with guiding his campaign to victory.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans: No Fair Nominating Somebody Else! … The people most upset by efforts to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, after Biden and his immediate family, are in the Trump campaign.  Donald Trump's strategy is built around around portraying him as strong and virile …
New York Times:
Some Biden Advisers Are Discussing How to Convince Him to Step Aside  —  Close allies of the president are developing a case for why he should end his re-election campaign, though it is not clear that the discussions have reached him.  —  Some longtime aides and advisers to President Biden …
Discussion: Business Insider and Bloomberg
Politico:
House Dems prepare to break with Biden if he tanks NATO press conference  —  Democratic lawmakers are making contingency plans in case Joe Biden tanks his highly anticipated solo press conference later Thursday, with at least a half-dozen lawmakers preparing to go public against the president …
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Bonfire of the Democrats  —  We were really hoping to make today's newsletter squarely about the implications of the Law of the Sea Treaty but, you know, this Biden storyline!  And so, we've decided to dutifully keep covering it, with a mix of some fresh reporting, exclusive focus group data …
New York Times:
The Embattled Biden Campaign Tests Kamala Harris's Strength vs. Trump  —  The campaign is quietly carrying out a head-to-head survey of voters between the vice president and Donald Trump, in a sign of the uncertainty even atop the Democratic Party.  —  Under siege from fellow Democrats …
Washington Post:
Most Democrats want Biden to drop out, but overall race is static, poll finds  —  More than half of Democrats say Biden should end his candidacy.  Overall, 2 in 3 adults say the president should step aside, including more than 7 in 10 independents.  —  Most Democrats nationwide …
The Hill:
Trump rips Clooney over op-ed urging Biden to drop reelection bid  —  Former President Trump went after George Clooney Wednesday evening after the actor wrote an op-ed pushing for President Biden to leave the White House race.  “So now fake movie actor George Clooney, who never came close …
Discussion: IJR and New York Times
Rachael Bade / Politico:
What Obama and Pelosi are doing about Biden  —  Two of the party's most prominent figures have served as sounding boards for people seeking to push the president aside.  —  Two of the Democratic Party's most powerful and popular personalities have assumed quiet, behind-the scenes roles …
New Republic:
Trump's Lead Just Got Scarier—but This Dem Still Sees a Path for Biden
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats Turn to Their Deputy Leader
Ian Ward / Politico:
Conservatives See a Conspiracy Around Joe Biden's Stumbles
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Scoop: Schumer open to dumping Biden in 2024
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:   Kevin Kruse on the Democratic crisis of confidence
NBC News:
Top Biden advisers to meet with senators as Democratic anxieties about 2024 grow
Peter Welch / Washington Post:
Democratic Sen. Peter Welch: Biden should withdraw for the good of the country
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn / CNN:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says 'it wouldn't hurt' for Biden to take cognitive test
New York Times:
Is Unfit to Lead Donald Trump Is Unfit to Lead  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists  —  Next week, for the third time in eight years, Donald Trump will be nominated as the Republican Party's candidate for president of the United States.
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The Hill:   NY Times editorial board urges Republicans to reject Trump
Los Angeles Times:
One candidate is patently unfit for the White House. It's not Biden
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Inflation continues to slow in the U.S., opening door to Fed rate cut  —  Consumer prices rose 3% in June, less than expected and down from May's rate, adding pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates.  —  Price increases slowed more sharply than expected in June …
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation falls 0.1% in June from prior month, helping case for lower rates
Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Live Updates: Inflation Cooled Further in June
Discussion: The Federalist and Breitbart
Anna Conkling / The Daily Beast:
Biden Aides Believe Obama Is Plotting Joe's Ouster After Clooney Op-Ed  —  OH-BAMA  —  The former president reportedly got a heads up in a call from the actor about his tough New York Times op-ed calling on Biden to drop out of the 2024 race—and did not push back.
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Wall Street Journal:
The Night President Biden Lost George Clooney's Support
Chris D'Angelo / HuffPost:
The GOP Has Found A New Reason To Pawn Off America's Public Lands  —  Trump has endorsed a new party platform that tries to make a wildly unpopular idea more digestible to voters.  —  LOADING  —  Anti-federal land zealots across the country must be licking their chops.
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Steve Contorno / CNN:
Trump claims not to know who is behind Project 2025. A CNN review found at least 140 people who worked for him are involved
ABC News:
Republican push to hold Garland in inherent contempt over Biden interview audio fails  —  Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna's measure was rejected in a 204 to 210 vote.  —  US Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks during the Commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act …
Numbers / Pew Research Center:
Amid Doubts About Biden's Mental Sharpness, Trump Leads Presidential Race  —  Roughly 6 in 10 voters describe both Biden and Trump as ‘embarrassing’  —  Table of Contents Table of Contents  — Broad dissatisfaction with the 2024 campaign  — Other findings: Voter engagement …
Kirsten Grind / New York Times:
Thermonuclear Blasts and New Species: Inside Elon Musk's Plan to Colonize Mars  —  SpaceX employees are working on plans for a Martian city, including dome habitats, spacesuits and researching whether humans can procreate off Earth.  Mr. Musk has volunteered his sperm.  —  Gica Tam
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Althouse
 
 
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