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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.
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HotAir, The Daily Beast, RedState, Breitbart, National Review, Mediaite, Wisconsin State Journal, CNBC, acecomments.mu.nu and New York Magazine
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 …
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Business Insider, Bloomberg and Breitbart
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 …
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Semafor, Twitchy, Florida's Voice, The Guardian, PoliticusUSA and Political Wire
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 …
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Axios, Washington Examiner, Fox News, USA Today, Bloomberg, WCAX-TV, New York Post, CBS News and Washington Post
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 …
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Business Insider, The Hill, Raw Story, The Guardian, Axios and RedState
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 …
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Business Insider, PJ Media, Associated Press, New Jersey Online, Fox News and RedState
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 …
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IJR and New York Times
New Republic:
Trump's Lead Just Got Scarier—but This Dem Still Sees a Path for Biden
Trump's Lead Just Got Scarier—but This Dem Still Sees a Path for Biden
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nationalinterest.org and Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Most Democrats want Biden to drop out, but overall race is static, poll finds
Most Democrats want Biden to drop out, but overall race is static, poll finds
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HotAir, Los Angeles Times, Axios, Politico, Fox Business, Business Insider, Breitbart, The Times of Israel, Louisiana Illuminator, Alternet.org, Fox News, The Hill and Althouse
Rachael Bade / Politico:
What Obama and Pelosi are doing about Biden
What Obama and Pelosi are doing about Biden
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Democrats Turn to Their Deputy Leader
Democrats Turn to Their Deputy Leader
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Axios, Washington Post and New York Times
Politico:
'You're worried if he knows which direction he's going': Nervous world leaders greet Biden at NATO
'You're worried if he knows which direction he's going': Nervous world leaders greet Biden at NATO
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Associated Press, Washington Examiner, CNN, New York Times, Reuters, Alternet.org, Bloomberg, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Washington Post and CBS News
Melissa Nann Burke / The Detroit News:
Democratic Michigan congresswoman joins calls for Biden to ‘step aside’ as nominee
Democratic Michigan congresswoman joins calls for Biden to ‘step aside’ as nominee
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Washington Examiner, USA Today, ABC News, Axios, New Jersey Online, Michigan Advance, New Republic and Forbes
Wall Street Journal:
The Night President Biden Lost George Clooney's Support
The Night President Biden Lost George Clooney's Support
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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
Top Biden advisers to meet with senators as Democratic anxieties about 2024 grow
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New York Magazine and Politico
Peter Welch / Washington Post:
Democratic Sen. Peter Welch: Biden should withdraw for the good of the country
Democratic Sen. Peter Welch: Biden should withdraw for the good of the country
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Rick Moran / PJ Media:
Will Biden Take the Democratic Party Down With Him in November?
Will Biden Take the Democratic Party Down With Him in November?
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Wall Street Journal, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Root, New Republic, Boston Herald and IJR
Piper Hudspeth Blackburn / CNN:
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says 'it wouldn't hurt' for Biden to take cognitive test
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says 'it wouldn't hurt' for Biden to take cognitive test
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Michigan Advance, Washington Examiner, USA Today, RedState, Washington Post, New York Post, Vanity Fair, Forbes, Fox News, IJR and Breitbart
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 Guardian, Defector, The New Civil Rights Movement, The Wrap, Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog and Politico
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emptywheel:
NYTimes Launders Its Own Agency — After having scolded the President that he “should leave the race” that Democratic primary voters elected him to run. — And having ordered the Democratic Party to “speak the [NYT's] plain truth to Biden, — And having ignored Trump's own actions in the meanwhile …
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Little Green Footballs, USA Today, Deadline and TMZ.com
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 …
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The Atlantic, The Federalist and Fox News
Los Angeles Times:
One candidate is patently unfit for the White House. It's not Biden
One candidate is patently unfit for the White House. It's not Biden
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Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
Ian Ward / Politico:
Conservatives See a Conspiracy Around Joe Biden's Stumbles
Conservatives See a Conspiracy Around Joe Biden's Stumbles
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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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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
Live Updates: Inflation Cooled Further in June
Live Updates: Inflation Cooled Further in June
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The Federalist and Breitbart
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 …
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Washington Examiner, Politico, Reuters, National Review, The Daily Caller, Euromaidan Press, IJR and Washington Post
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
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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Salon, Raw Story, Washington Post, CBS News, New Republic, New York Times, Maine Morning Star, PoliticusUSA, TheGrio, Alternet.org, Mashable, Mediaite and Rolling Stone
Michael Colborne / bellingcat:
To Blur Or Not To Blur: Exposing Finland's Lakeside Neo-Nazi Meetup — A group of Finnish neo-Nazis and a few international friends have convened once again in Finland's picturesque lake district for a secretive summertime festival. — Last month, a campground about three-hours drive north …
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
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The Daily Beast, Quartz and Althouse
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 …
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 …
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