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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
After Biden's debate performance, the presidential race is unchanged — The race for the presidency remains statistically tied despite President Biden's dismal debate performance two weeks ago, a new national NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. — Biden actually gained a point since last month's survey …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, The Hill, Forbes and ABC News
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Committee to Unelect the President … - Former Obama aides: The strained relationship between Obama and Biden extends to their former aides, including David Axelrod (Obama's ruthlessly pragmatic chief strategist) and the influential “Pod Save America” guys.
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The Daily Beast
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
How Biden's Stumbles Collided With a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory — Some far-right commentators have long argued that Democratic Party elites were plotting to replace President Biden. Now those commentators say they'll be proved correct. — For years, far-right commentators have floated …
Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner:
The conspiracy to replace Biden is real — Under the headline, “How Biden's Stumbles Collided With a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory,” the New York Times reports Friday that “far-right social media is rife with outlandish, unproven stories of Democratic crimes and rigged elections.
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.
CNN:
Obama, Pelosi privately expressed concerns over Biden — Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi have spoken privately about Joe Biden and the future of his 2024 campaign. Both the former president and ex-speaker expressed concerns about how much harder they think it's become for the president to beat Donald Trump.
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Marist Poll:
Contest for President Still “Up for Grabs” — NPR/PBS News/Marist National Poll — Biden +2 Percentage Points Against Trump, Despite Concerns about Biden's Mental Fitness — With just days to go before the start of the Republican National Convention, President Joe Biden …
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Politico:
Playbook: Biden's presser leaves Dems in ‘purgatory’ — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — GOOD MORNING, MR. PRESIDENT — “The race for the presidency remains statistically tied despite [President JOE] BIDEN's dismal debate performance two weeks ago …
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Is Kamala Harris Ready for Trump?
Is Kamala Harris Ready for Trump?
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Politico:
Trump allies view Biden's press conference as ‘best of both worlds’
Trump allies view Biden's press conference as ‘best of both worlds’
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Wall Street Journal:
Is Kamala Harris a Stronger Candidate Than Biden?
Is Kamala Harris a Stronger Candidate Than Biden?
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Townhall, New York Post and Fox News
Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden Calls Kamala Harris ‘Vice President Trump’ at Crucial Press Conference
Joe Biden Calls Kamala Harris ‘Vice President Trump’ at Crucial Press Conference
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Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
‘Worst Case Scenario’: Biden Avoids Total Collapse In Gaffe-Heavy Presser
‘Worst Case Scenario’: Biden Avoids Total Collapse In Gaffe-Heavy Presser
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Ben Jacobs / Politico:
'It's Like Being Liberated': Republicans Bask in the Glow of a Democratic Meltdown
Margaret Brennan / CBS News:
Potentially dozens of Democrats expected to call on Biden to step aside after NATO conference
Potentially dozens of Democrats expected to call on Biden to step aside after NATO conference
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The Daily Caller, OutsideTheBeltway, Breitbart, Vox and Politico
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Biden poised to face “deluge” of fresh calls to drop out
Scoop: Biden poised to face “deluge” of fresh calls to drop out
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Yasmeen Abutaleb / Washington Post:
Biden heading to Michigan for rally after high-stakes news conference
Biden heading to Michigan for rally after high-stakes news conference
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Punchbowl News:
House GOP sits on Biden impeachment report as Democrats implode
House GOP sits on Biden impeachment report as Democrats implode
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Off the Kuff, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story and Washington Post
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Donors to Pro-Biden Super PAC Are Said to Withhold Roughly $90 Million — The decision to withhold such enormous sums of money is one of the most concrete examples of the fallout from President Biden's poor debate performance at the end of June. — Some major Democratic donors have told …
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Business Insider, The Sun, Forbes and Fox News
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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Breaking from NYT: The $90 Million Shoe Just Dropped on Biden
Breaking from NYT: The $90 Million Shoe Just Dropped on Biden
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Politico, ABC News, Telegraph, acecomments.mu.nu, RedState, Instapundit and Raw Story
Anna Conkling / The Daily Beast:
GOP Rep Delivers a House Floor Speech Straight Out of 'The Handmaid's Tale' — BLESSED BE THE FRUIT — In a speech before the House that seemed lifted right out of Margaret Atwood's dystopian classic, Rep. Glenn Grothman said he wants the U.S. to go back to 1960.
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Raw Story
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 11, 2024 — Yesterday, Raw Story reported that Ivan Raiklin, Trump's self-declared “Secretary of Retribution” has compiled a “Deep State target list” of 350 people he wants to see arrested and punished for “treason” if Trump is reelected. The list includes Democratic and Republican elected officials …
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump allies at Heritage declare 2024 election illegitimate in advance
Trump allies at Heritage declare 2024 election illegitimate in advance
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The Guardian, Raw Story and Wide World of News
Anna Conkling / The Daily Beast:
The Kremlin Is Angry at Biden's Remarks About Putin at NATO Summit — ‘IMPERMISSIBLE’ — “We continue to consider it absolutely unacceptable and impermissible behavior for a head of state to make such disrespectful remarks about other heads of state,” the Kremlin said.
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New York Post, Reuters, NJTODAY.NET, RedState and Breitbart
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Where are the Radical Republicans when we need them? — PN is a reader-supported publication made possible by paid subscribers. Appreciate our independent journalism? Then please sign up to support us. — 📈 Subscribe to Public Notice 📈
NBC News:
AT&T says hackers stole records of nearly all cellular customers' calls and texts — The data contains records of calls and texts between approximately May 1 and Oct. 31, 2022, and on Jan. 2, 2023. — Hackers stole six months' worth of call and text message records of nearly every …
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emptywheel:
Trump May Attempt to Disavow Project 2025 — but He's not Disavowing Viktor Orbán — The press has been a bit befuddled by Trump's repeated attempts to disavow Project 2025. — One of the best debunkings of Trump's false disavowal came from CNN, which made a list of the 140 Trump associates involved in Project 2025.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Sharply More Americans Want to Curb Immigration to U.S. — 55% want immigration levels reduced, highest since 2001 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Significantly more U.S. adults than a year ago, 55% versus 41%, would like to see immigration to the U.S. decreased.
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Vox, The Hill, Washington Examiner and Washington Times
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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