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6:20 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, 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.
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 …
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  —  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.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Shocker Poll Suggests Trump's Lying May Be Huge Weakness for Him
Discussion: Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
New York Times:
Democrats Fear Safe Blue States Turning Purple as Biden Stays the Course
Discussion: Breitbart and Politico
Michael Williams / CNN:
Takeaways from Biden's critical solo news conference
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Breaking from NYT: The $90 Million Shoe Just Dropped on Biden
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Donors to Pro-Biden Super PAC Are Said to Withhold Roughly $90 Million
Marist Poll:
Contest for President Still “Up for Grabs”
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
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
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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
How Biden's Stumbles Collided With a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory
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
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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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
July 11, 2024  —  Yesterday, Raw Story reported that Ivan Raiklin, Trump's self-declared …
Discussion: Alternet.org
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.
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 …
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
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 …
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
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.
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
 
 
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The New York Times Fearlessly Declares That Trump Sucks
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
Discussion: HotAir and RedState
Marquise Francis / NBC News:
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Discussion: New York Times
Associated Press:
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Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
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