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Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Biden's Call With Hispanic Lawmakers Goes Off the Rails — The call ended abruptly after Rep. Mike Levin asked Biden to withdraw from the race. Soon after, Levin formally called on Biden to step down as the nominee. — Copy — As President Joe Biden tries to talk with Democratic lawmakers …
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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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New York Times:
Live Election Updates: Biden, Dealt a Blow by Donors, Will Speak in Michigan — President Biden is set to cap a tumultuous week by attacking his rival in a key battleground state. But the fallout from his poor debate performance continued on Friday, with major donors said to have frozen roughly $90 million in pledges.
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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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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.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
24 former Dem lawmakers to Biden: Allow an open convention
24 former Dem lawmakers to Biden: Allow an open convention
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Donors to Pro-Biden Super PAC Are Said to Withhold Roughly $90 Million
Donors to Pro-Biden Super PAC Are Said to Withhold Roughly $90 Million
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Michael Williams / CNN:
Takeaways from Biden's critical solo news conference
Takeaways from Biden's critical solo news conference
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John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Is Kamala Harris Ready for Trump?
Is Kamala Harris Ready for Trump?
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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
How Biden's Stumbles Collided With a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory
How Biden's Stumbles Collided With a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Committee to Unelect the President
Behind the Curtain: Committee to Unelect the President
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Doug Sosnik / New York Times:
Biden's Path to Re-election Has All But Vanished
Biden's Path to Re-election Has All But Vanished
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Politico:
Biden does some damage control with House Dems — but not enough
Biden does some damage control with House Dems — but not enough
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Ben Jacobs / Politico:
'It's Like Being Liberated': Republicans Bask in the Glow of a Democratic Meltdown
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Playbook: Biden's presser leaves Dems in ‘purgatory’
Playbook: Biden's presser leaves Dems in ‘purgatory’
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Conn Carroll / Washington Examiner:
The conspiracy to replace Biden is real
Holly Bailey / Washington Post:
New York judge throws out Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case — The decision paves the way for two former Georgia election workers who won a defamation claim against him to pursue and potentially seize his assets. — A federal judge in New York on Friday threw out Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case …
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Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Judge ends Rudy Giuliani bankruptcy case, says he flouted the process with his lack of transparency — A judge threw out Rudy Giuliani 's bankruptcy case on Friday, slamming the former New York City mayor as a “recalcitrant debtor” who thumbed his nose at the process while seeking to shield himself …
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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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Axios:
Scoop: Inside Biden's shrinking inner circle … - Democrats inside and outside the White House tell Axios they're worried that Biden isn't receiving a 360-degree view of his — and his party's — perilous political situation. — In the two weeks since Biden's disastrous debate …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Exclusive: Meta removes Trump account restrictions ahead of 2024 election … - While those penalties were designed to limit any public figure's accounts during civil unrest, Donald Trump's accounts were the only ones that have so far been subject to those restrictions, a spokesperson confirmed.
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The White House:
Remarks by President Biden in Press Conference — Washington, D.C. — 7:27 P.M. EDT — THE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. Thank you. Please be seated. — Well, good evening. We just concluded this year's NATO Summit. And the consensus among the members was it was a great success.
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
The most important story about Trump's VP is why he needs a new one — Trump is replacing Mike Pence for behaving honorably on Jan. 6. His substitute would not. — The most important story about Donald Trump's incipient pick for his vice presidential running mate is the reason he needs …
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Ashley Judd / USA Today:
I'm calling on Biden to step aside. Beating Trump is too important. — My folks are not bad people, in spite of what you may now think of them. They are facing bad options. We must give them a different choice. — Wednesday evening, I was visiting, as we say in the South, with some of my beloved chosen and biological family.
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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 …
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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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Laura Collins / Daily Mail:
Jill Biden's grudge against Kamala Harris REVEALED: Power-hungry first lady's grudge is so deep that the only thing worse than Joe stepping down is the VP replacing him — By LAURA COLLINS CHIEF INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and JOSH BOSWELL FOR DAILYMAIL.COM and KEN SILVERSTEIN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
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Josh Siegel / Politico:
Sunrise, powerful youth climate group, calls for Biden to drop out — Sunrise's Executive Director Aru Shiney-Ajay on Friday cited low enthusiasm for Biden among young people. — The influential youth green group Sunrise Movement is calling on President Joe Biden to drop his reelection bid to “protect” his climate legacy.
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