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Aaron Sorkin / New York Times:
How I Would Script This Moment for Biden and the Democrats — The Paley Center for Media just opened an exhibition celebrating the 25th anniversary of “The West Wing,” the NBC series I wrote from 1999 to 2003. Some of the show's story points have become outdated in the last quarter-century …
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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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Todd Spangler / USA Today:
Trump's edge over Biden takes notable leap in Michigan, new battleground state poll shows — An exclusive new Free Press poll of likely Michigan voters shows former President Donald Trump has taken a notable 7-percentage-point lead over incumbent President Joe Biden in the state …
Washington Post:
How Democrats would pick a new candidate if Biden drops out, step by step — If President Biden decides to stop running for reelection, Democratic delegates will be free to pick a new nominee, possibly at an open convention in Chicago in August. — If President Biden decides to end …
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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.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Election Live Updates: Trump, Leaving Unity Behind, Insults Biden, Who Remains Sidelined With Covid
Election Live Updates: Trump, Leaving Unity Behind, Insults Biden, Who Remains Sidelined With Covid
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Democratic Party chairs in 7 battleground states reaffirm support for Biden
Democratic Party chairs in 7 battleground states reaffirm support for Biden
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Summer Concepcion / NBC News:
Sen. Joe Manchin joins calls for Biden to drop out of the presidential race
Sen. Joe Manchin joins calls for Biden to drop out of the presidential race
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Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
Who gets to choose? Democrats detail ‘blitz primary’ options to replace Biden.
Who gets to choose? Democrats detail ‘blitz primary’ options to replace Biden.
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NBC News:
Biden allies say ‘elites’ are disenfranchising voters who want the president to stay in
Biden allies say ‘elites’ are disenfranchising voters who want the president to stay in
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Zeeshan Aleem / MSNBC:
The Democrats' discord is a sign of a healthy party
The Democrats' discord is a sign of a healthy party
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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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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 …
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
Biden's Obama grudge drives 2024 resolve … - Many Obama advisers pressured Biden to not run in 2016 and Biden's resentment over that episode has diminished Obama's influence with Biden as the president contemplates his path forward. — If Obama directly pushed Biden to not to run this time …
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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.
Pablo O'Hana / The Hill:
Ready for Round 2: Why we Need Hillary more than ever
Ready for Round 2: Why we Need Hillary more than ever
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Olivia Rondeau / Breitbart:
JD Vance Demands Joe Biden Resign from Office: 'If You Can't Run, You Can't Serve'
JD Vance Demands Joe Biden Resign from Office: 'If You Can't Run, You Can't Serve'
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Kelly McClure / Salon:
“It's not that complicated”: Pete Buttigieg on why a gay billionaire is backing JD Vance — When asked to weigh in on Peter Thiel's reasons for supporting Vance, Buttigieg broke it down plainly: Money — In a segment of “Real Time with Bill Maher” at the start of the weekend …
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The Daily Beast:
J.D. Vance Pounded Beers and Told Me Trump Threatens America: Comedian — IN VINO VERITAS? — Liberal redneck Trae Crowder says he spent time with J.D. Vance in 2016 “pounding beers” and lamenting how bad President Trump would be for America. — Self-professed “liberal redneck” …
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Tech broligarchs are lining up to court Trump. And Vance is one more link in the chain
Tech broligarchs are lining up to court Trump. And Vance is one more link in the chain
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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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Stephanie McCrummen / The Atlantic:
‘I Guess This Is Normal Politics Now’ — He had closed down the office of the Butler County Democrats and suspended local campaigning. And nearly every hour since a 20-year-old man had tried to assassinate Donald Trump at a rally on the edge of town, Phil Heasley, a party co-chair …
Washington Post:
Secret Service said to have denied requests for more security at Trump events — Top officials repeatedly rejected requests from Trump's security detail for more manpower and gear at events before attempted assassination, at times citing lack of resources, people familiar with the asks said.
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Andrea Vacchiano / Fox News:
Trump tells Jesse Watters that he was not warned about gunman, despite reports
Trump tells Jesse Watters that he was not warned about gunman, despite reports
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Tim Adams / The Guardian:
Pulitzer-winning author Anne Applebaum: ‘Often, for autocrats, the second time in power is worse’ — The journalist tells of her fears for democracy's future, the dangers of another Trump presidency and how her husband became Poland's foreign minister — A couple of years ago …