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Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Breaking from NYT: The $90 Million Shoe Just Dropped on Biden  —  Clearly, Democrat donors have little interest in supporting Vice President Trump in this cycle.  Despite the spin coming from Team Biden, the presser last night failed to impress big-ticket donors supporting Joe Biden's re-election effort.
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.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
New York Times:
Live Election Updates: Donors Said to Freeze Roughly $90 Million as Long as Biden Stays in Race  —  It's one of the most concrete examples yet of the fallout from President Biden's poor debate performance.  After mixed reviews of his Thursday news conference, Mr. Biden sought to turn the focus on his opponent.
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 …
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Is Kamala Harris Ready for Trump?  —  Vice President Kamala Harris seemed to have one goal at a campaign rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, yesterday: Prove she's ready to square up to Donald Trump.  Harris said Trump's name 15 times in fewer than 20 minutes, and you could hear the disdain in her voice each time.
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 …
Discussion: HotAir and The Lever
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 …
CNN:
Obama, Pelosi privately expressed concerns over Biden
Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner:   The conspiracy to replace Biden is real
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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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Another battlground Dem calls on Biden to withdraw  —  A 19th Hill Democrat is calling on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the ticket — one of California's most vulnerable Democrats.  “First, let me say that President Biden has been an outstanding leader, not only of our nation, but of the entire free world.
Politico:
Biden does some damage control with House Dems — but not enough
Ben Jacobs / Politico:   'It's Like Being Liberated': Republicans Bask in the Glow of a Democratic Meltdown
Michael Williams / CNN:
Takeaways from Biden's critical solo news conference
Reagan Reese / The Daily Caller:
‘Worst Case Scenario’: Biden Avoids Total Collapse In Gaffe-Heavy Presser
Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:
Joe Biden Calls Kamala Harris ‘Vice President Trump’ at Crucial Press Conference
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Biden poised to face “deluge” of fresh calls to drop out
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.
Discussion: New Republic and 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 …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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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.
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 …
Politico:
‘It was horrifying’: Chutkan warns against complacency about Jan. 6  —  The judge in Trump's federal election subversion case used a Friday sentencing in a relatively routine Jan. 6 case to issue the warning.  —  The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is far from ancient history and still inflicts pain …
Jesse Wegman / New York Times:
The Supreme Court's Ultimate Psychological Manipulation  —  At the close of one of the most consequential and least constitutional terms in the Supreme Court's history, it's hard to ignore one particularly offensive trend: the right-wing justices' repeated and patronizing attempts to minimize …
 
 
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Associated Press:
Sen Amy Klobuchar Confirmed Cancer Free, But Will Receive Radiation
Discussion: Washington Examiner and UPI
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
The most important story about Trump's VP is why he needs a new one
Discussion: The Good in Us
The White House:
Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference
Chris Perez / Denver Westword:
Lauren Boebert Caught Driving 19 MPH Over Speed Limit, Fails to Pay Ticket on Time
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Trumpism's powerful weapon against Western democracies is antisemitism
Discussion: Raw Story
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AOC understands the stakes: The “high crimes” of Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito must be prosecuted
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Republican Senate Candidate Sam Brown's Pastor Demands Gays ‘Repent’
Discussion: Alternet.org and Raw Story
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
Where are the Radical Republicans when we need them?
Politico:
Lot Sixteen adds a Republican
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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