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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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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Biden blasts Project 2025 in Michigan and ties it to Trump in effort to regain footing — A more energetic Biden leaned into a line of attack that unifies Democrats and could appeal beyond his base as he seeks to move past the party infighting over his candidacy.
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New York Times:
A Fiery Biden, Ignoring Critics, Attacks Trump to Chants of ‘Lock Him Up’ — Facing rising frustration in his party, the president brushed it off in an energetic speech in Michigan. Inside the room, at least, the Democratic mood was defiant, with cheers of “Don't go, Joe.”
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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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Politico:
'It's over': Democrats remain in panic over Biden's reelection — They sum it up simply: It's bad. — As President Joe Biden's support continues to crumble, his party is reckoning with the possibility of a punishing defeat in November — a potential GOP wave that would not only elect …
Josh Eidelson / Bloomberg:
UAW Chief Suggests Trump Is Headed for Victory Over Biden — Shawn Fain warns that Democrats risk a repeat of 2016 debacle — United Auto Workers endorsed Biden's reelection in January — United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain suggested Donald Trump is on track to defeat Joe Biden in November …
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Kierra Frazier / Politico:
Connecticut's Lamont appears to become first governor to turn on Biden — He was among first to endorse Biden in 2020. — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Friday appeared to become the first Democratic governor to call on President Joe Biden to step aside from the campaign.
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Ashley Judd / USA Today:
I'm calling on Biden to step aside. Beating Trump is too important.
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
24 former Dem lawmakers to Biden: Allow an open convention
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Michael Williams / CNN:
Takeaways from Biden's critical solo news conference
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Donors to Pro-Biden Super PAC Are Said to Withhold Roughly $90 Million
John Hendrickson / The Atlantic:
Is Kamala Harris Ready for Trump?
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Josh Siegel / Politico:
Sunrise, powerful youth climate group, calls for Biden to drop out
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Bloomberg:
Musk Donates to Trump, Tapping Fortune to Swing 2024 Race — Tech mogul contributed to group backing Trump in swing states — Move demonstrates Musk's growing influence in Washington — Billionaire Elon Musk has donated to a super political action committee working to elect Donald Trump …
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Lloyd Lee / Business Insider:
Elon Musk donated to a pro-Trump super PAC, Bloomberg reported — Elon Musk donated an undisclosed amount of money to America PAC, sources told Bloomberg. — The billionaire previously said on X that he is not donating money to any candidates. — But Musk has been critical …
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
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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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Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Moms for Liberty seeks order blocking federal LGBTQ school protections nationwide — A Friday filing from the extremist organization seeks a ruling that would block the Biden administration's Title IX rule in more than 850 counties across the U.S. — The far-right extremist group Moms …
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
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“AZ Law”:
BREAKING: People Are Voting “Kari Lake” for Senate; Today, She Is Asking the AZ Supreme Court To Declare Her Governor — Thousands of people have already voted in the July 30 primary, and presumably, many have voted for Kari Lake to be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate.
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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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Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump allies at Heritage declare 2024 election illegitimate in advance
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Reese Gorman / NOTUS:
Rupert Murdoch Lobbies Trump to Pick Doug Burgum for VP — and Not J.D. Vance — The retired media mogul has been calling Trump multiple times a day, a source close to the former president told NOTUS. — Copy — Rupert Murdoch has launched a full-scale lobbying effort to get Donald Trump …
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