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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 …
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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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Washington Post:
Obama tells allies Biden needs to seriously consider his viability — The former president, hugely influential in the party, has told associates that Biden's path to victory has significantly shrunk. — Former president Barack Obama has told allies in recent days that President Biden's path …
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Bloomberg, Reuters, The Sun and Vanity Fair
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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Slate, Power Line, Diane Ravitch's blog, The Times of Israel and NC Newsline
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Democratic delegates erupt over Biden's nomination in private chats — 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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freebeacon.com, Fox News and Washington Examiner
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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HotAir, The Hill and Political Wire
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Pelosi told Biden: You're dragging down Democrats — An ally of the former House speaker said she would do “everything in her power” to get Biden off the Democratic ticket. — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told President Joe Biden last week that she and other Democratic lawmakers worry …
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freebeacon.com, Raw Story, The Daily Beast and Magnolia Tribune
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The End of Biden's Candidacy Approaches — At the start of the day yesterday, it was conceivable that Joe Biden might manage to hold on to the Democratic nomination for president. But this morning, things seem to be slipping out of his grasp. — The blows to Biden were both procedural and political …
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Just Security, Roll Call and New Republic
CNN:
Biden is trying to salvage his campaign. Democrats say things are only getting worse
Biden is trying to salvage his campaign. Democrats say things are only getting worse
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HuffPost, HotAir, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, WHDH-TV and Business Insider
Liz Hoffman / Semafor:
Donors' cash is drying up, Katzenberg warns Biden in private meeting
Donors' cash is drying up, Katzenberg warns Biden in private meeting
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The Hill, PJ Media, Fox Business, Breitbart, Deadline, Instapundit, Bloomberg, RedState, acecomments.mu.nu and HotAir
Washington Post:
Jeffries and Schumer privately warned Biden he could imperil Democrats
Jeffries and Schumer privately warned Biden he could imperil Democrats
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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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Washington Examiner, New York Post and WAVY.com
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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Al Jazeera, NBC4 WCMH-TV, Big League Politics, Raw Story, Axios, Washington Examiner, CBS News and USA Today
Dustin Gardiner / Politico:
Pelosi hasn't told Biden to drop out yet. Here's what her California allies have said.
Pelosi hasn't told Biden to drop out yet. Here's what her California allies have said.
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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Salon, The Guardian, Punchbowl News, New York Magazine, New Statesman, Axios, CNN, Reason, Talking Points Memo, DNyuz, Bloomberg, Mediaite, Mother Jones, Breitbart, The Japan Times, The i Paper, So What, WWLP, Raw Story, The Atlantic, The Hill, ABC News, IJR, Washington Examiner and Los Angeles Times
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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Washington Examiner, New York Times, ComingSoon.net, Israpundit and RedState
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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Althouse
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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freebeacon.com, Fox Business, Forbes, abc7NY, DNyuz, CNBC and CBS News
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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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ED News, UPI and Business Insider
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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Los Angeles Times and The Confluence
Max Matza / BBC:
Trump gunman seen as threat before attack but was lost in crowd — Donald Trump's would-be assassin was flagged as “suspicious” by the Secret Service up to an hour before he began shooting but was lost in the crowd, lawmakers have been told by law enforcement officials.
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New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, IJR, Metro.co.uk, Breitbart and News18
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 …
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Hollywood Life, New Jersey Online, Raw Story and New York Post
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Thomas Beaumont / Associated Press:
What to watch as the Republican National Convention enters its fourth day in Milwaukee
What to watch as the Republican National Convention enters its fourth day in Milwaukee
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Scripps News, Associated Press, Fox News, Breitbart, DNyuz, Bloomberg, The Daily Signal, USA Today, CNN and Washington Post
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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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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Washington Examiner
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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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OutsideTheBeltway, Robert Reich, HuffPost, USA Today, New York Times and DNyuz
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?
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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The Hill and Scripps News
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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