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5:50 PM ET, July 21, 2024

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Associated Press:
Live updates: President Joe Biden ends his 2024 bid  —  President Joe Biden says he's ready to return to the campaign trail, even as a growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called for him to step aside.  —  Meanwhile, Donald Trump on Saturday held his first public campaign rally since …
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Barack Obama:
My Statement on President Biden's Announcement  —  Joe Biden has been one of America's most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me.  Today, we've also been reminded — again — that he's a patriot of the highest order.  —  Sixteen years ago …
David Cohen / Politico:
Republicans could file challenges if Biden replaced, Speaker Johnson says  —  “Every state has its own system,” he said of election laws.  —  House Speaker Mike Johnson reiterated Sunday that any attempt by Democrats to sub in a new candidate in place of President Joe Biden is likely to be met by legal challenges.
NBC News:
Election 2024 live updates: Biden says he will end his re-election bid  —  President Joe Biden said he is stepping aside from the presidential race in a letter posted to X.  “It has been the greatest honor of my lift to serve as your president,” he wrote.  “And while it has been my intention …
Reuters:
Biden drops out: World leaders pay wary tribute  —  Following are some reactions from abroad to President Joe Biden's decision on Sunday to pull out of his campaign to seek reelection in November.  —  British Prime Minister Keir Starmer  —  “I respect President Biden's decision …
Discussion: USA Today, Reuters and The Sun
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Pelosi spoke to Biden the day before he dropped out of 2024 presidential race … Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., spoke with President Joe Biden on Saturday about the fallout from his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump and how it's hurting his legacy …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden Drops Out of Race, Scrambling the Campaign for the White House  —  The president's withdrawal under pressure from fellow Democrats cleared the way for a new nominee to take on former President Donald J. Trump in the fall.  He quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris.
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race  —  He struggled to recover from a disastrous debate and Democrats' doubts.  —  LIVE  —  President Joe Biden speaks alongside Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala before a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, April 15, 2024.
Washington Post:
With Biden stepping aside, Democrats must now embrace an open process  —  Vice President Harris may be the most likely replacement, but a contested convention is good for everyone.  —  By the Editorial Board  —  President Biden took one of the most consequential steps imaginable: He ended his bid for a second term.
Politico:
GOP lawmakers call for Biden to resign presidency after dropout bombshell  —  Immediately after Joe Biden dropped the bombshell that he was dropping out of the presidential race, congressional Republicans started to openly call for him to resign from the White House now.
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Once Derided, Harris Suddenly Stands at Brink of Leading Democratic Ticket  —  Vice President Kamala Harris got off to a rocky start in office.  She is now at the heart of a political drama that could make her the first Black woman to become a major party presidential nominee.
Washington Post:
Election 2024 live updates  —  Biden steps aside as Democratic nominee, endorses Harris  —  President Biden is ending his presidential campaign, a momentous decision that upends the 2024 presidential race, and is endorsing Vice President Harris for the top of the ticket.
April Rubin / Axios:
Biden's exit makes Trump the oldest nominee in U.S. history
Discussion: al.com
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Ready for Kamala? First pro-Harris 2024 effort begins recruiting volunteers
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Who gets to choose? Democrats detail ‘blitz primary’ options to replace Biden.
NBC News:
With Biden's backing, Kamala Harris leads the pack in bid to replace him on the ticket
Aaron Sorkin / New York Times:
How I Would Script This Moment for Biden and the Democrats
Jasmine Wright / NOTUS:
With Biden's Endorsement, Is It Kamala Harris' Time?
Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
President Joe Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Biden, a Decision to Step Aside Would Raise Another Question
Washington Post:
How Democrats would pick a new candidate if Biden drops out, step by step
Michael Sheils McNamee / BBC:
US President Joe Biden says it has been ‘greatest honour’ to serve as he ends campaign
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Trump, Leaving Unity Behind, Insults Biden, Who Remains Sidelined With Covid
Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:   The Democrats' discord is a sign of a healthy party
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Trump favorability rises following shooting, majority of Americans want Biden to end campaign: POLL  —  More Americans also blame Trump for rise in political violence.  —  Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump gives his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Expect some GOP legal challenges to taking Biden off the ballot.  But they're longshots.  —  Don't believe the hype: Republicans are unlikely to gain traction in legal efforts to prevent Democrats from taking President Joe Biden off the ballot.  No state will have printed ballots prior …
emptywheel:
Since Leaving Butler, Trump Has Foregone the Best Medical Care and Is Withholding CT Scan Results  —  Fresh off his stunt calls for Joe Biden to be drug tested during the debate, Ronny Jackson — the lapsed doctor who turned the White House into a pill mill and covered up Trump's near-lethal COVID …
 
 
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