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6:40 PM ET, July 18, 2024

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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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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 …
NBC News:
'We're close to the end': Biden world braces for the possibility that the president steps aside  —  As Trump is about to give a major speech accepting the GOP nomination for president, Biden is off the campaign trail with COVID.  —  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's political world is collapsing.
Politico:
Biden allies retaliated against a Dem who called for him to step aside  —  The decision to remove battleground Democratic Rep. Hillary Scholten from a coordinated campaign was reversed after POLITICO contacted the Biden campaign.  —  Democrats in Michigan cut off a vulnerable House Democrat …
Axios:
DNC's mad dash to finalize virtual voting plan for Biden nomination … - The goal is to use their convention week to talk up their candidate and tear apart former President Trump.  —  Behind the nasty public debate on whether Biden should be nominated early, there are private conversations …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Jamie Raskin, a Key Democrat, Urged Biden to Reconsider Campaign  —  Mr. Raskin, a congressman from Maryland, was a key member of the panel that investigated the Capitol riot.  In a lengthy letter, he compared President Biden to a tiring baseball pitcher.  —  Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland …
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
Rubio says if Biden exits the race, he should also resign as president
Discussion: Tampa Bay Times
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Sununu says ‘I told you so’ on Biden
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Sharpton Says He Told Biden That Staying in Race Could Imperil His Legacy
Discussion: CBS News and Mediaite
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Democratic delegates erupt over Biden's nomination in private chats
Discussion: Raw Story, freebeacon.com and DNyuz
CNN:
Pelosi privately told Biden polls show he cannot win and will take down the House; Biden responded with defensiveness
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The VP is clearly the stronger candidate
Discussion: Althouse
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Schumer privately urged Biden to step aside in 2024 election: Sources
Wired:
J.D. Vance Left His Venmo Public.  Here's What It Shows  —  The Republican VP nominee's Venmo network reveals connections ranging from the architects of Project 2025 to enemies of Donald Trump—and the populist's close ties to the very elites he rails against.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and New Republic
Axios:
What Secret Service and FBI told Congress about attempted Trump assassination … - FBI and Secret Service officials briefed House lawmakers on Wednesday on their preliminary findings.  — The Secret Service said they identified the building used in the assassination attempt as …
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Emma Colton / Fox News:
Blackburn slams Secret Service chief for ‘celebrating herself’ at RNC after Trump assassination attempt
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
America will never be the same after Milwaukee's tent revival for the cult of Donald Trump  —  MILWAUKEE — I came to the American Heartland to cover a political convention, but all I found was a tent revival, Brother Trump's Traveling Salvation Show.The Republican National Convention took …
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Hunter Biden cites Trump ruling in seeking dismissal of gun and tax cases … Lawyers for Hunter Biden on Thursday asked federal judges in California and Delaware to dismiss the criminal tax and gun cases against him in their courts, citing a recent opinion by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …
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Tierney Sneed / CNN:
If the Trump classified documents case is reinstated, Judge Aileen Cannon would be difficult to remove
Discussion: Raw Story and WHDH-TV
Robert McCoy / New Republic:
MAGA Enters Racist Meltdown Mode Over J.D. Vance's Wife … The past week has seen an outpouring of hate from the far right over the wife of Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance.  The unremarkable fact that Vance is married to Usha Vance, a woman of Indian heritage, has become a fixation for white nationalists online.
CNN:
Investigators now believe account on gaming site in would-be assassin's name is fake  —  Investigators now believe that the Steam account in the name of the man who shot at former President Donald Trump over the weekend is fake, a US official briefed on the matter told CNN.
Andrew O'Hehir / Salon:
Anti-party in a ghost town: Trump's undead GOP holds an un-convention  —  Donald Trump's Republican Party has no history, no principles and no ideology — because it's just a front  —  MILWAUKEE — I don't know whether the folks who tried to sell “vegan barbecue” from a booth in the strip …
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Natalie Allison / Politico:
A changed Trump?  Some allies detect an ‘existential’ shift after the shooting  —  The question is how long it lasts.  —  MILWAUKEE — In the days since he survived a would-be assassin's bullet, Republicans who have observed and spoken with former President Donald Trump say they have detected …
Associated Press:
Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other US officials on his phone, AP sources say  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump had photos on his phone of the former Republican president, President Joe Biden and other officials …
Associated Press:
Housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children engaged in sexual abuse and harassment, DOJ says  —  The largest housing provider for unaccompanied migrant children has engaged in the “severe, pervasive, and unwelcome” sexual abuse and harassment of children in its care, the Justice Department alleged Thursday.
Jack Birle / Washington Examiner:
Lou Dobbs dead: Trump announces conservative commentator's death at 78  —  Political commentator Lou Dobbs has died at the age of 78, former President Donald Trump announced.  —  Dobbs, known for hosting shows on CNN and Fox News, was a supporter of the former president, who announced his death in a post on Thursday.
Victor Goury-Laffont / Politico:
Macron wins shock vote to keep coalition hopes alive  —  PARIS — Emmanuel Macron's party formed a last-minute agreement with right-leaning lawmakers to win a key vote in parliament on Thursday that opens the door to the French president playing a greater-than-expected role in forming the country's next government.
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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Nancy Gibbs / TIME:
How America Can Still Come Together
Discussion: The Federalist
The White House:
Statement from Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre
Fox News:
Trump's attempted assassin posted message before shooting: ‘July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds’
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Trump brags about ending Roe. No one's talking about it in Milwaukee.
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Project 2025 *is* the GOP platform
 

 
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