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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Democratic Party chairs in 7 battleground states reaffirm support for Biden — WASHINGTON — Democratic Party chairs of seven critical battleground states Sunday reaffirmed their support for President Joe Biden, urging their fellow Democrats to focus on beating former President Donald Trump …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Biden, a Decision to Step Aside Would Raise Another Question — As President Biden grapples with the possibility of dropping his bid for re-election, a secondary question looms: Should he endorse his own vice president as the nominee? — President Biden has been saying some awfully nice things …
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Los Angeles Times, Forbes and The Daily Beast
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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The Message Box, New York Magazine, Election Law Blog and DNyuz
Washington Post:
Democratic donors funding an effort to vet potential VP candidates — The effort to vet potential running mates, should Biden exit and Harris become the nominee, is independent of the Biden campaign — Major Democratic donors are funding a preliminary vetting process for potential vice …
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Olivia Rondeau / Breitbart:
JD Vance Demands Joe Biden Resign from Office: 'If You Can't Run, You Can't Serve' — Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (OH) demanded President Joe Biden “resign” from office in a Saturday X post. — “Everyone calling on Joe Biden to *stop running* without also calling …
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Stef W. Kight / Axios:
GOP builds new case for Biden resignation … - “Everyone calling on Joe Biden to *stop running* without also calling on him to resign the presidency is engaged in an absurd level of cynicism,” Trump's running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) posted on Saturday. — “If you can't run, you can't serve.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Raw Story
Pablo O'Hana / The Hill:
Ready for Round 2: Why we Need Hillary more than ever
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Fox News, RedState and The Gateway Pundit
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats are gaming out post-Biden options while he remains insistent he'll remain in the race
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PoliticusUSA, WelcomeStack, Breitbart, The Dispatch and The Guardian
New York Times:
Trump Campaign Prepares Attack Plan for Harris in Case Biden Withdraws
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Rebecca Picciotto / CNBC:
‘Ready to step up’: VP Harris gains Capitol Hill cheerleaders as Biden isolates with Covid
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Politico, Washington Times and New York Post
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.
emptywheel:
Will Peter Baker Exhibit the Same Tenacity about Medical Records on the Trump Shooting as He Did a Parkinson's Conspiracy Theory? — Something funny happened on Xitter. — In an attempt to demonstrate the double standard and cowardice of the captive media, I tweeted at Peter Baker asking …
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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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Inside the ‘Gangster’ Image of Donald Trump — Former President Donald J. Trump has an aggressive — and some argue offensive — campaign using hip-hop and rap to reach young Black and Latino voters. — Former President Donald J. Trump has played up a macho invincibility in his messaging …
The University of Tulsa:
Data centers draining resources in water-stressed communities — This opinion column was written by Eric Olson, Anne Grau, and Taylor Tipton and was first published in the Dallas Morning News. Olson is an associate professor of finance and director of the Center for Energy Studies at The University of Tulsa.
Matt Young / The Daily Beast:
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Dies at 74 After Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis — ‘INCREDIBLE GRIEF’ — The long-serving Democratic congresswoman went public with her health battle in June. — Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), a longtime congresswoman who served three decades in Congress …
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Washington Post:
Republicans' June fundraising is party's strongest month in years — The GOP surge comes as a growing number of Democrats are calling on Biden to drop out in the wake of a politically devastating debate performance — The GOP posted another strong fundraising month in June …
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
Tech broligarchs are lining up to court Trump. And Vance is one more link in the chain — Elon Musk and Peter Thiel, a longtime backer of the new vice-president pick, are among those pledging support — Less than a month after Donald Trump was elected president in November 2016 …
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