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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 …
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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.
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Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Top Dems now believe Biden will exit … - The president is being told that if he stays in, former President Trump could win in a landslide and wipe away Biden's legacy and Democrats' hopes in November. … - Democrats fully expect polls after the Republican National Convention …
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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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Fiery private chats reveal how deeply Biden has divided Dem delegates — Messages shared between Democratic delegates and activists in California, the biggest and one of the bluest states, lay bare the infighting over their nominee's fitness for a presidential run.
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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.
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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.
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Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
Pelosi hasn't told Biden to drop out yet. Here's what her California allies have said. — Some of them — like Reps. Adam Schiff and Jared Huffman — are on the frontlines of the push for him to reconsider. — SAN FRANCISCO — Nancy Pelosi has not publicly called on President Joe Biden to step aside …
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Pelosi told Biden: You're dragging down Democrats
Pelosi told Biden: You're dragging down Democrats
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New York Times:
Biden Called ‘More Receptive’ to Hearing Pleas to Step Aside
Biden Called ‘More Receptive’ to Hearing Pleas to Step Aside
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Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Schumer privately urged Biden to step aside in 2024 election: Sources
Schumer privately urged Biden to step aside in 2024 election: Sources
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Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg:
Schumer, Jeffries, Pelosi Reportedly Warn Biden Against Running
Schumer, Jeffries, Pelosi Reportedly Warn Biden Against Running
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Biden's Covid diagnosis comes at the worst possible time for his campaign
Biden's Covid diagnosis comes at the worst possible time for his campaign
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Los Angeles Times:
Rep. Schiff calls on Biden to drop out, citing ‘serious concerns’ that he can't win
Rep. Schiff calls on Biden to drop out, citing ‘serious concerns’ that he can't win
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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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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
July 2024 Swing State Polls — Trump Leads Biden in Swing States and National Poll as Biden's Support Declines — New polling conducted July 15-16 by Emerson College Polling and sponsored by Democrats for Next Generation finds former President Trump leading Biden in seven swing states and in a national poll.
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Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Virginia 2024 Poll: Trump 45%, Biden 43%
Virginia 2024 Poll: Trump 45%, Biden 43%
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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 …
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Megan Messerly / Politico:
Trump brags about ending Roe. No one's talking about it in Milwaukee. — Heading into the final day of the Republican Party's first national gathering since the Supreme Court's landmark decision, the issue has barely received a passing mention. — MILWAUKEE — Overturning Roe …
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Akayla Gardner / Bloomberg:
Biden Forgives $1.2 Billion in Student Loans in Latest Relief — Debt assistance will help 35,000 public service workers — Education Department has now forgiven $168.5 billion in debt — President Joe Biden canceled an additional $1.2 billion in student debt for public servants on Thursday …
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Biden administration cancels another $1.2B in student debt
Biden administration cancels another $1.2B in student debt
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New York Times:
First Term — Is a — Warning — This week, Republicans have tried to rewrite the four years of Trump's presidency as a time of unparalleled peace, prosperity and tranquility: “the strongest economy in history,” as Senator Katie Britt of Alabama put it. The difference between Trump and Biden?
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.
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Ricardo Torres-Cortez / Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Biden tests positive for COVID, cancels speaking engagement on Strip
Biden tests positive for COVID, cancels speaking engagement on Strip
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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.
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David Klepper / Associated Press:
‘One screen, two movies’: Conflicting conspiracy theories emerge from Trump shooting — A former president is shot, the gunman quickly neutralized, and all of it is caught on camera. But for those who don't believe their eyes, that's just the start of the story.
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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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David Lindsey / Axios:
3 takeaways from J.D. Vance's big speech … - If there's one thing Donald Trump really likes, it's people lining up to sing his praises. … - In his roughly 35-minute speech, Vance spent the first five minutes praising Trump for all sorts of things — his economic policies …
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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
SEC sues Trump Media SPAC ex-CEO Patrick Orlando for alleged fraud … The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued the former CEO of the blank-check company that merged with Trump Media, accusing him of lying about his firm's plans to combine with Donald Trump's social media startup.
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Washington Post:
Trump to address fully consolidated party at the RNC convention — He has suggested he wants to strike a more unifying tone after an attempted assassination but has remained combative on social media this week. — Donald Trump will address millions on Thursday in a rare opportunity …