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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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New York Times:
Live Election Updates: Biden to Speak in Michigan, With State's Major Democrats Absent — President Biden is set to cap a tumultuous week by attacking his rival in a key battleground state. But the state's governor and other high-profile Democrats were scheduled to be elsewhere.
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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Doug Sosnik / New York Times:
Biden's Path to Re-election Has All But Vanished — President Biden has spent much of 2024 with a more challenging path to winning a second presidential term in November than Donald Trump. But for reasons that have become glaringly obvious, that path has all but vanished.
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Shocker Poll Suggests Trump's Lying May Be Huge Weakness for Him — A new Marist poll takes the novel step of asking registered voters which is more off-putting in an occupant of the Oval Office: dishonesty or excessive age. The results are surprising, and along with other polling along these lines …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
24 former Dem lawmakers to Biden: Allow an open convention — A group of two dozen former House Democrats has sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling for him to step aside to prevent a GOP takeover of Washington. Instead, they want him to allow for an “open convention” this summer to decide the 2024 ticket.
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Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Another battlground Dem calls on Biden to withdraw
Another battlground Dem calls on Biden to withdraw
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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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Marist Poll:
Contest for President Still “Up for Grabs”
Contest for President Still “Up for Grabs”
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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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Faris Tanyos / CBS News:
Meta ends restrictions on Trump's Facebook, Instagram accounts ahead of GOP convention
Meta ends restrictions on Trump's Facebook, Instagram accounts ahead of GOP convention
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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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Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Rightwing claim of ‘0% chance’ of fair US election previews effort to undo 2024 result — Mike Howell makes comment at Heritage Foundation event where implausible post-election scenarios were shared — The fight for democracy is supported by — A major conservative thinktank previewed rightwing efforts …
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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 …
July 11, 2024 — Yesterday, Raw Story reported that Ivan Raiklin, Trump's self-declared …
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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 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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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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Jennifer Shutt / Michigan Advance:
A presidential nominee drops out. What happens to states' ballots? — Experts say it's likely the Supreme Court would settle the resulting mess — This special report was written with contributions from States Newsroom's 39 state news bureaus. — WASHINGTON — The Electoral College …
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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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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
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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