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8:55 AM ET, July 18, 2024

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Washington Post:
Jeffries and Schumer privately warned Biden he could imperil Democrats  —  The Democratic leaders pointed Biden to polls suggesting his candidacy could damage the party's hopes of controlling the House and Senate  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer …
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Liz Hoffman / Semafor:
Donors' cash is drying up, Katzenberg warns Biden in private meeting  —  The Scoop  —  Joe Biden met privately in Las Vegas Wednesday with Jeffrey Katzenberg, the film producer and a top campaign adviser, who conveyed a warning: The president's donors' patience is wearing thin, and their cash soon will, too.
CNN:
Pelosi privately told Biden polls show he cannot win and will take down the House; Biden responded with defensiveness  —  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi privately told President Joe Biden in a recent conversation that polling shows that the president cannot defeat Donald Trump and that Biden …
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Schumer, Jeffries, Pelosi Reportedly Warn Biden Against Running  —  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have warned President Joe Biden that his continued candidacy imperils the Democratic Party's chances in the November election, according to multiple news reports.
CNN:
Biden is trying to salvage his campaign.  Democrats say things are only getting worse  —  President Joe Biden has said repeatedly that there is a simple cure for his political troubles: Get out there and show the skeptics that he has what it takes to run for - and win - a second term.
Discussion: HuffPost, HotAir and New York Post
CNN:
President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19  —  President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday and is experiencing mild symptoms, according to the White House.  —  Biden, 81, tested positive following his first event in Las Vegas, where he was expected to later speak at the UnidosUS annual conference.
Politico:
Playbook: The walls close in around Biden  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  For weeks, the Democratic Party has been paralyzed by uncertainty about whether President JOE BIDEN should stay atop the ticket or step aside.
Discussion: Power Line, Mediaite and NC Newsline
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Pelosi told Biden: You're dragging down Democrats
Discussion: Raw Story and Magnolia Tribune
Los Angeles Times:
Rep. Schiff calls on Biden to drop out, citing ‘serious concerns’ that he can't win
ABC News:
Biden held ‘tense’ call with group of House Democrats over concerns he can't win
Manu Raju / CNN:
Rep. Adam Schiff calls on Biden to drop out of the race
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The VP is clearly the stronger candidate  —  The case for Kamala Harris, from a former hater  —  I did not support selecting Kamala Harris as Joe Biden's running mate in 2020.  —  My reasons for this were pretty boring.  It's genuinely difficult to make it to the top of the political pyramid …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Fiery private chats reveal how deeply Biden has divided Dem delegates
Discussion: Fox News
The Hill:
Trump campaign won't commit to VP debate, citing uncertainty over Democratic ticket
Discussion: Twitchy
Associated Press:
Nearly two-thirds of Democrats want Biden to withdraw, new AP-NORC poll finds
NBC News:
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez tells allies he will resign after bribery conviction  —  The New Jersey lawmaker has faced calls to step down from fellow Democrats, including Gov. Phil Murphy, who will, appoint a senator to finish out Menendez's term.  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez …
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Ricardo Torres-Cortez / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Biden tests positive for COVID, cancels speaking engagement on Strip  —  Video  —  Poll shows many Latino voters still on fence over Biden, Trump  —  ‘Something went wrong’: Parallels seen between Oct. 1 shooting, Trump assassination attempt  —  Washoe County reverses vote, certifies 2 recounts as legal action looms
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NBC News:
Biden tests positive for Covid-19  —  This is not the first time Biden has had the coronavirus.  —  President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House confirmed Wednesday after a conference leader where the president was scheduled to speak made the announcement.
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19: White House
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
J.D. Vance's radical plan to build a government of Trump loyalists  —  Donald Trump's allies have laid out sweeping plans to reshape the executive branch of the federal government if he is returned to power, plans that involve firing perhaps tens of thousands of career civil servants and replacing them with handpicked MAGA allies.
Discussion: HuffPost, Robert Reich, USA Today and DNyuz
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Associated Press:
Trump has given no official info about his medical care for days since an assassination attempt  —  Four days after a gunman's attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, the public is still in the dark over the extent of his injuries, what treatment …
Discussion: Raw Story and Boston Herald
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Biden says ‘medical condition’ could prompt him to drop out ‘if doctors came to me’
Washington Post:
Secret Service was told police could not watch building used by Trump rally shooter  —  Amid probes of security lapses during assassination attempt, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell calls for Secret Service director to resign  —  Local police alerted the Secret Service …
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Project 2025 *is* the GOP platform  —  Don't let them fool you. … Project 2025 — the right-wing template for a second Trump term — is so exhaustively evil, so vast in scope, that it feels impossible to fully comprehend it.  —  However, as the GOP faithful gather in Milwaukee …
Discussion: The Confluence
 
 
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Reuters:
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