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7:05 PM ET, July 12, 2024

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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.
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.
Discussion: NJTODAY.NET
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
Another battlground Dem calls on Biden to withdraw
Michael Williams / CNN:
Takeaways from Biden's critical solo news conference
Ben Jacobs / Politico:   'It's Like Being Liberated': Republicans Bask in the Glow of a Democratic Meltdown
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
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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 …
New York Times:
Democrats Fear Safe Blue States Turning Purple as Biden Stays the Course
Discussion: Breitbart and Politico
Marist Poll:
Contest for President Still “Up for Grabs”
Michael R. Sisak / Associated Press:
Judge throws out Rudy Giuliani's bankruptcy case, says he flouted process with lack of transparency  —  NEW YORK (AP) — A judge threw out Rudy Giuliani 's bankruptcy case on Friday, finding that the former New York City mayor had flouted process with a lack of transparency.
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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 …
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
Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
How Biden's Stumbles Collided With a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory
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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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
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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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.
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 …
Discussion: acecomments.mu.nu and HotAir
Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
Majority of economists say inflation would be higher under Trump than Biden: WSJ survey … A majority of economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal said former President Donald Trump's policies would be more likely to reignite inflation than President Joe Biden's would.
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 …
Discussion: Votebeat and Chicago Sun Times
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.
Discussion: New York Times, CNBC and Common Dreams
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
Discussion: HotAir and RedState
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Discussion: UPI and Washington Examiner
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Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
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NBC News:
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Amanda Marcotte / Salon:
AOC understands the stakes: The “high crimes” of Clarence Thomas and Sam Alito must be prosecuted
Davidrlurie / Public Notice:
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