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12:50 PM ET, July 11, 2024

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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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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 …
Peter Welch / Washington Post:
Democratic Sen. Peter Welch: Biden should withdraw for the good of the country  —  The stakes this November could not be higher.  —  Peter Welch, a Democrat, represents Vermont in the U.S. Senate.  —  I have great respect for President Biden.  He saved our country from a tyrant.
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 …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats Turn to Their Deputy Leader  —  Influential Democrats see an urgent need to bolster Vice President Kamala Harris's position with the public, whether or not President Joe Biden withdraws from the presidential contest.  If Biden leaves the race, which appears less likely as he digs …
Melissa Nann Burke / The Detroit News:
Democratic Michigan congresswoman joins calls for Biden to ‘step aside’ as nominee  —  Washington ― West Michigan U.S. Rep. Hillary Scholten on Thursday called on President Joe Biden to “step aside” as the Democratic nominee for president “for the good of our democracy,” …
New Republic:
Trump's Lead Just Got Scarier—but This Dem Still Sees a Path for Biden  —  With President Biden forcefully declaring that he isn't leaving the presidential race, the latest polling looks frightening.  The Cook Political Report just released new polling averages showing Donald Trump leading Biden nationally by three points.
Axios:
Scoop: Schumer open to dumping Biden in 2024 … - Over the last 12 days, Schumer has been listening to donors' ideas and suggestions about the best way forward for the party, according to three people familiar with the matter.  — The majority leader is one of several Democrats …
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 …
Wall Street Journal:
The Night President Biden Lost George Clooney's Support
The Hill:
Trump rips Clooney over op-ed urging Biden to drop reelection bid
Discussion: IJR, ComingSoon.net, ME and New York Times
Ian Ward / Politico:
Conservatives See a Conspiracy Around Joe Biden's Stumbles
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC News:
Top Biden advisers to meet with senators as Democratic anxieties about 2024 grow
J. Miles Coleman / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
How Current Presidential Polling May Impact House Races
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:   Kevin Kruse on the Democratic crisis of confidence
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn / CNN:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says 'it wouldn't hurt' for Biden to take cognitive test
Stacey Abrams / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Biden is still best bet against Trump
Discussion: Breitbart
Dave Seminara / City Journal:
What Do You Do with a Failed Coup?  —  If President Biden holds on, as he looks determined to do …
Discussion: HotAir
NOTUS:   The Congressional Black Caucus Has Biden's Back — Publicly
Heather Digby Parton / Salon:
A death knell for NATO: Project 2025 calls for Trump to “restructure” US foreign policy
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Reuters
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.
CNN:
Exclusive: US and Germany foiled Russian plot to assassinate CEO of arms manufacturer sending weapons to Ukraine  —  US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing …
Discussion: Reuters and Washington Post
New York Times:
Trump Is Expected to Meet With Orban, Hungary's Prime Minister, in Florida  —  The meeting would come after Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has long been aligned with the former president, made unexpected trips to China, Russia and Ukraine.  —  Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary will meet …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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, Fortune and Althouse
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Inflation falls 0.1% in June from prior month, helping case for lower rates … WATCH NOW  —  The monthly inflation rate dipped in June for the first time in more than four years, providing further cover for the Federal Reserve to start lowering interest rates later this year.
Erin Mansfield / USA Today:
In a first, Republican majority on a Nevada county commission refuses to certify election  —  Three Republicans commissioners in a key Nevada swing county have refused to certify on an election recount, creating new turmoil in a community that since the 2020 election has been a hotbed for election skepticism …
 
 
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ABC News:
Republican push to hold Garland in inherent contempt over Biden interview audio fails
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Alabama GOP chairman says democracy ‘leads to socialism’
Discussion: Alternet.org
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
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