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11:30 PM ET, July 11, 2024

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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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CNN:
Angry and stunned Democrats blame Biden's closest advisers for shielding public from full extent of president's decline  —  At a star-studded fundraiser for President Joe Biden in Los Angeles last month, George Clooney wasn't the only one who came away concerned about the president.
Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
GOP Push To Fine Merrick Garland $10,000 A Day Over Biden Audio Fails  —  Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), who pushed for the penalty, said she would try again when Congress returns.  —  LOADING  —  Some Republicans' effort to punish Attorney General Merrick Garland for withholding audio …
Politico:
Biden does some damage control with House Dems — but not enough  —  President Joe Biden delivered a steady performance at a high-stakes press conference Thursday but still fell short of assuring jittery Democrats concerned about his future, prolonging painful questions across the party.
New York Times:
Biden Advisers Weigh How to Convince Him to End His Campaign  —  Close allies of the president are developing a case for why he should step aside.  But Mr. Biden is increasingly isolated.  —  Follow the latest Biden news and election polls.  —  President Biden found himself increasingly isolated …
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 …
KGW-TV:
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez suggests Biden should resign and drop out of presidential race  —  U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Adam Smith have also called for Biden to drop out, though not to resign.  Other Oregon and Washington Democrats have been noncommittal.
Discussion: NOTUS, Roll Call, UPI, Forbes, Semafor and Mediaite
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 …
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Potentially dozens of Democrats expected to call on Biden to step aside after NATO conference  —  Four Democratic sources with knowledge tell CBS News that they expect dozens of Democratic lawmakers over the next 48 hours to issue statements calling for President Biden to step out of the race.
Discussion: Vox and Breitbart
Politico:
Biden faces his lowest point since the debate  —  Two weeks after debate, Biden allies struggle to quell unrest.  —  As Joe Biden struggles to contain the fallout from his poor debate performance, a gulf is widening between how the president's most inner circle and the rest of the Democratic Party …
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 …
ABC News:
White House guests recount concerns after seeing Biden weeks before debate: ‘What we witnessed was troubling’  —  Some guests at a White House concert in June say they had concerns about Biden.  —  President Joe Biden, center, during a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, June 10, 2024.
Discussion: Twitchy and RedState
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Biden and Trump tied despite debate, as 67% call for president to drop out: POLL
CNN:
Obama, Pelosi privately expressed concerns over Biden
Discussion: Semafor and Mediaite
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
This Is How You Know Trump Smells Victory
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Trump's Team Plans to Go After Kamala Harris at Republican Convention
Elizabeth Elkind / Fox News:
House Democrat suggests Biden should resign, says presidency ‘must come to an end’
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu
Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden Calls Kamala Harris ‘Vice President Trump’ at Crucial Press Conference
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans: No Fair Nominating Somebody Else!
Discussion: The Atlantic
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Biden's press conference will be a key test for him. But he's no master of the big rhetorical moment
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Ossoff votes with Republicans to block controversial Biden nominee
Discussion: RedState
Anna Conkling / The Daily Beast:
Biden Aides Believe Obama Is Plotting Joe's Ouster After Clooney Op-Ed
Politico:
Playbook: What Obama and Pelosi are doing about Biden
Sage Weil / Civic Media:
Civic Media  —  Statement regarding edits to the July 4th interview with President Biden  —  The Earl Ingram Show was one of two radio programs contacted by the Biden campaign following the June 27th debate to speak with President Biden.  The interview was recorded on July 3rd and aired …
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Journal Sentinel:
Milwaukee radio station says it agreed to edit interview with Joe Biden  —  Jessie Opoien Molly BeckMilwaukee Journal Sentinel  —  MADISON — Civic Media, a Wisconsin-based progressive talk-radio network, said Thursday it had agreed to make two edits to an interview with President Joe Biden …
Ken Bensinger / New York Times:   Biden Campaign Has Long Fed Softball Questions to Friendly Interviewers
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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Mark Sumner / Daily Kos:
Donald Trump is dangerous. The media is finally talking about it
Discussion: CNBC, CBS News and USA Today
The Big Picture:
Breaking Down Project 2025  —  Recently, it's been encouraging to see so many Americans waking up to the danger of Project 2025.  Celebrities such as Taraji P. Henson, who spoke repeatedly about it during the recent Black Entertainment Television awards, as well as a grassroots effort …
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Chris D'Angelo / HuffPost:   The GOP Has Found A New Reason To Pawn Off America's Public Lands
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
John Whitehouse / Media Matters for America:
Project 2025's plan to upend Medicare should set off alarm bells  —  Project 2025 is a comprehensive transition plan organized by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to guide the next GOP presidential administration.  Its lengthy guidebook, Mandate For Leadership …
Discussion: MSNBC and Las Vegas Review-Journal
 
 
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Corey Kilgannon / New York Times:
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
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