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New York Times:
People Close to Biden Say He Appears to Accept He May Have to Leave the Race  —  One person familiar with President Biden's thinking cautioned that he had not yet made up his mind to leave the race, after three weeks of insisting that almost nothing would drive him out.
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Reuters:
Once defiant, Biden is now ‘soul searching’ about dropping out of race, source says  —  U.S. President Joe Biden is taking calls to step aside as the Democratic presidential candidate seriously and multiple Democratic officials think an exit is a matter of time, according to sources familiar with the matter.
NBC News:
Biden left feeling angry and betrayed by top Democratic leaders wavering on his campaign  —  President Joe Biden is furious at how the party has tried to force him out, as Democrats in Congress increasingly believe the question is when, not if, he will end his campaign.
Washington Post:
Pelosi has told House Democrats that Biden may soon be persuaded to exit race  —  The former House speaker has stepped up her behind-the-scenes role in working to persuade the president to bow out of campaign  —  Former House speaker Nancy Pelosi has told some House Democrats …
Politico:
Why the big boot-Biden House Dem wave isn't here yet  —  With assists from POLITICO's Congress team  —  In the last 24 hours, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and, now, Barack Obama, have essentially given political cover to any congressional Democrat who wishes to speak out against Joe Biden.
Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Hartford Courant and CBS News
Washington Post:
Obama tells allies Biden needs to seriously consider his viability
Associated Press:
Biden is isolated at home as Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Sununu says ‘I told you so’ on Biden
Discussion: Washington Examiner
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
Excruciating!  Trump's Endlessly Long, Wildly Dishonest RNC Speech  —  Donald Trump briefly tried a “new tone” — before pivoting to Hannibal Lecter, “crazy” Pelosi, insurrection lies and more of his greatest hits.  —  LOADING  —  MILWAUKEE — Not four years after Donald Trump's eldest son boasted …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump tramples unity theme in two-act convention speech … - Inside the Fiserv Forum, the ebullient mood gave way to rapt silence. … - “I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of Almighty God,” he said, echoing a long list of GOP convention speakers who had cited divine intervention for Trump's survival.
Molly Ball / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Hasn't Changed, but the GOP Has
Associated Press:
Rebranding the brand man, softer Trump vs. fighter Trump, regular mentions of Harris: RNC Takeaways
Discussion: Associated Press
Ross Barkan / Persuasion:   Overconfidence at the RNC  —  The Republican Party is ascendant but may be more frail than it looks.
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Democratic donors begin mobilizing to raise money for Harris if she's the nominee  —  While acknowledging the volatility of the situation, some organizers said donors were already “lining up” to give in case Kamala Harris leads the Democratic ticket.  —  Allies of Vice President Kamala Harris …
Discussion: Scripps News and Axios
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Eugene Daniels / Politico:   Kamala Harris allies prepare her defense
Associated Press:
Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump's classified docs case  —  President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, asked federal judges on Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
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Reuters:
Global cyber outage grounds flights, hits banks, telecoms, media  —  A software update wreaked havoc on computer systems globally on Friday, grounding flights, forcing some broadcasters off air and hitting services from banking to healthcare.  —  An update to a product offered …
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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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Rudy Giuliani can't even fall out of bankruptcy right  —  His tumble at the RNC was bad.  His legal problems are even worse. … If Rudy Giuliani simply would've walked into the sunset after his 2008 presidential bid, he'd probably have airports named after him by now.
Discussion: Above the Law
Griffin Eckstein / Salon:
Elon Musk's X pushes Trump tags on all US users  —  The platform prevents users from blocking or muting the tags, which inorganically appear atop the trending page  —  X, the social media platform owned by Trump megadonor Elon Musk, is promoting Trump campaign-curated content to all U.S. users …
Discussion: Forbes and RedState
CNN:
Fact check: Trump makes more than 20 false claims in RNC acceptance speech  —  Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday with the most dishonest speech of the four-day Republican National Convention, making more than 20 false claims by CNN's count.
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Corporate donors swarm GOP convention: 'It's like a cocktail party'  —  Much of corporate America flocked to the Republican convention this week, packing luxury suites, sponsoring late-night parties and mingling with Trump advisers.  —  Much of corporate America has flocked …
 
 
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A rash of tech billionaires are pivoting to Trump — but not because they're MAGA bros
Discussion: The Atlantic, Fortune and Noahpinion
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