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6:05 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 …
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Sununu says ‘I told you so’ on Biden  —  New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu has been saying for a long time that President Joe Biden wouldn't be the Democratic nominee.  A lot of folks wrote that off.  But now, as pressure builds within the Democratic Party to get Biden off the ticket?
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
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 …
Politico:
Biden in crisis  —  The president is isolating at his Delaware shore home as Democratic support appears to crumble around him.  —  REHOBOTH BEACH, Delaware — President Joe Biden's reelection bid appeared to be nearing the point of collapse on Thursday, amid a cascade of warnings …
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Sharpton Says He Told Biden That Staying in Race Could Imperil His Legacy
Discussion: Mediaite
Matthew Yglesias / Slow Boring:
The VP is clearly the stronger candidate
Discussion: Althouse
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:   Rubio says if Biden exits the race, he should also resign as president
Jonathan Karl / ABC News:
Schumer privately urged Biden to step aside in 2024 election: Sources
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Pelosi Tells Biden She Is Pessimistic About His Re-election Chances
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 …
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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Emma Fraser / The Daily Beast:
Brutal: ‘The Boys’ Season Finale Violently Kills a Shocking Character  —  SPOILER ALERT!  —  As is its wont, the gruesome “The Boys” season finale let loose a geyser of fake blood.  But the fate of one young, progressive character is particularly shocking.  —  (Warning: Spoilers for The Boys season finale.)
 
 
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Andrew O'Hehir / Salon:
Anti-party in a ghost town: Trump's undead GOP holds an un-convention
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
Natalie Allison / Politico:
A changed Trump? Some allies detect an ‘existential’ shift after the shooting
Deepak Puri / The Democracy Labs:
BIGGEST LAND GRAB EVER: Project 2025 To Sell Off Your Public Lands!
Nancy Gibbs / TIME:
How America Can Still Come Together
Discussion: The Federalist
 Earlier Items: 
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.
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Biden administration cancels another $1.2B in student debt
Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Project 2025 *is* the GOP platform
 

 
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