memeorandum: Ultimate power broker: House Democrats turn to Pelosi to strong-arm Biden (Andrew Solender/Axios)

6:45 AM ET, July 11, 2024

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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 …

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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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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:

C'mon, Man — Never underestimate the destructive power of a stubborn old narcissist with something to prove. — Ideally no one gets hurt along the way: Maybe grandpop refuses to give up his license, drives into an oak tree, and only the car gets totaled. But sometimes there are casualties: Maybe a pedestrian gets hit.

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Andrew Solender / Axios:

Ultimate power broker: House Democrats turn to Pelosi to strong-arm Biden … - “That's why some of us are going to Pelosi ... she's a tough cookie, she'll tell you like it is,” said one House Democrat. — Said another: “She's the f***ing power-broker.

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Wall Street Journal:

The Night President Biden Lost George Clooney's Support — Hollywood fundraiser meant to turbocharge the president's re-election bid was the beginning of the end for one of his staunchest supporters — Less than four weeks ago, George Clooney stood on a stage in downtown Los Angeles …

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrat won't commit to voting for Biden

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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Dems fear Biden's fundraising is ‘cratering’

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Washington Post:
Biden should provide evidence he can beat Trump, Democratic leaders say

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Stacey Abrams / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Biden is still best bet against Trump

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NBC News:
'It's already disastrous': Biden campaign fundraising takes a major hit

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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Act of Desperation? Biden's Team Checks Delegates for Loyalty

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Politico:
Jeffries plans to relay Dem concerns to Biden

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Gavin Bade / Politico:
Biden says it's Dem ‘elites’ who are alarmed about his debate. Voters in Wisconsin beg to differ.

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Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
Pelosi urges Biden to make decision on race, despite his insistence he will stay

Peter Baker / New York Times:

NATO on the Edge: Biden Praises and Trump Denigrates a 75-Year Alliance — As leaders gathered in Washington to mark the anniversary of the organization, they heard starkly different messages from two American presidents on NATO's future. — As NATO leaders gathered in Washington this week …

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Politico:

Nervous world leaders fret over what the Biden chaos means for NATO's future — Biden's solo press conference Thursday will be the most critical set piece of the NATO Summit, both for the president and the alliance. — The contrast couldn't be starker: President Joe Biden …

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Heather Digby Parton / Salon:

A death knell for NATO: Project 2025 calls for Trump to “restructure” US foreign policy — The plan is for Donald Trump to “reset the nation's role in the world” — We haven't seen much of Donald Trump lately but he did poke his head up Tuesday to speak at a little rally he held at his Doral golf resort …

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Raw Story:

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Lydia O'Connor / HuffPost:
Joe Biden Warns Project 2025 ‘Will Destroy America’

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New York Times:

Biden's High-Stakes Moment: Tonight's NATO News Conference — The president's allies, doubters and enemies will be watching for any evidence of stumbles as he fields questions from reporters. — President Biden will face a moment of high stakes in his campaign for a second term …

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Alex Thompson / Axios:

Exclusive: House Oversight subpoenas top Biden aides over his mental fitness … - Since Biden's weak performance at the June 27 debate ignited questions about his candidacy, some Democrats — including administration officials — have been bracing for potential congressional probes into his mental fitness, and what aides know about it.

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Politico:

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CNN:

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