TheDailyBeast

Former President Barack Obama has reportedly told allies that Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance has made his bid to win back the White House even tougher than it had been previously.The Washington Post reports that Obama gave a harsher private assessment of Biden’s chances of re-election following the debate despite publicly trying to ease concerns by tweeting that “bad debates happen.”The outlet reported that Obama “spoke directly with Biden by phone after last Thursday’s debate to offer his support as a sounding board and private counselor for his embattled former vice president,” according to WaPo.It remains unclear how much or...

Obama Privately Goes Shaky After Offering to Prop Up Biden

Fox News

Former President Trump has a new nickname for Vice President Kamala Harris, who could potentially end up in a head-to-head with Trump if President Biden drops out.

Trump tests out new nickname for Kamala Harris amid speculation she'll replace Biden

The Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — After months of casting President Joe Biden as a shell of a man incapable of putting two sentences together, Donald Trump has changed his tune days before their first debate. “I assume he’s going to be somebody that will be a worthy debater,” the former...

Trump has spent months painting Biden as incompetent. Now he’s changing his tone before the debate

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NBC News

Former President Donald Trump leads President Joe Biden by two points in a New Hampshire, a stark contrast to 2020 when Biden won the state, says NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki. Democrats are facing a challenging decision on the path forward, complicated further by Vice President Harris’ weak favorability numbers.

Kornacki: New poll shows Biden’s debate performance reinforced concerns about his age

CNN’s Jeff Zeleny reports on gains President Joe Biden has made with senior voters, and talks to some voters about why – and why not – they are supporting Biden over Trump in 2024. 

She voted for Biden 4 years ago, hear why she isn’t doing it again

CNN’s Senior Political Commentator Ana Navarro has a message for the Democrats calling for President Joe Biden to step aside after his performance during CNN’s Presidential debate against former President Donald Trump.

Hear Ana Navarro’s advice to Democrats as some call for Biden to step aside

Salon

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, who begins a four-month prison sentence on Monday, says a Biden withdrawal from the presidential race could backfire on the Trump campaign. After a shaky performance at the presidential debate in Atlanta on Thursday, voters and media critics alike are calling for Biden to step down from the race for a Democratic candidate, even as the president's campaign insists he will be the party's nominee in November.

"Pyrrhic victory": Steve Bannon claims Biden withdrawing from the race would actually hurt Trump

The Atlantic

If the president wants to protect American democracy, he should hand over his office to Kamala Harris.

Biden Must Resign

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Bucks County Beacon

“[I]nvoking the favor and guidance of Almighty God,” the Constitution of the Confederate States of America composed by southern slaveholders in 1861 sought to “establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” The authors of Project 2025, the latest playbook for restructuring the federal government in order to accomplish the policy goals of Christian Nationalists, similarly declare their manifesto will “decide America’s future” by securing their “God-given individual rights to live freely” and exercise dominion over others.

Legislating Inequality: The Christian Confederate Roots of Project 2025

Business Insider

Top Democrats advise Biden to target Trump at Thursday's debate, rather than his focusing on his own achievements, sources told CNN.

Biden shouldn't focus on his White House successes at the debate because nobody cares, advisors say

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Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden, struggling to move on from his shaky debate performance, said on Friday he can still beat Donald Trump in November's election. As he boarded Air Force One for a trip to rally Democratic voters in Wisconsin, Biden was asked whether he could beat his rival.

Biden says he can still beat Trump

Military.com

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both sought to claim the mantle of veterans champion as each vies for a second term in office.

Here's What Biden and Trump Actually Did for Veterans as President

Hunter Biden, President Biden's son and convicted felon, advises his father amid controversy, potentially undermining Biden's stance against Trump's criminal record on the campaign trail.

Convicted felon Hunter Biden's presence advising the president may hurt Biden's ability to deride Trump

Hunter Biden has upped his presence at the White House, advising his father and taking part in meetings with him, per NBC News.

Hunter Biden has joined White House meetings with the president in recent days, report says

USA TODAY

Donald Trump's campaign and some of his allies have launched a pre-emptive political strike on Vice President Kamala Harris, moving swiftly to try to discredit her.

Donald Trump allies intensify Kamala Harris attacks as Joe Biden replacement talk builds

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

HuffPost

History professor Allan Lichtman pointed to one scenario that shows Democrats’ “only chance to win” in November.

Election Predictor Shuts Down Concerns On Biden Debate Performance: ‘Zero’ Impact

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The New Republic

Virginia Senator Mark Warner is looking to assemble a supergroup of Democratic lawmakers to force President Joe Biden out of the 2024 presidential race.The Old Dominion senator has told people that he no longer believes Biden has enough sway with voters to prevent another Donald Trump presidency, according to two sources that spoke with The Washington Post with the condition of anonymity.Warner’s spokesperson Rachel Cohen refused to either confirm or deny Warner’s current beliefs about Biden’s ability. “Like many other people in Washington and across the country, Senator Warner believes these are critical days for the president’s campaign, and he...

Is This the Beginning of the End for Joe Biden?

Mick Mulvaney, former White House chief of staff and Actum Strategic Advisors co-chair, and former U.S. Congresswoman Donna Edwards join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the 2024 race, whether President Joe Biden should step aside, and more.

The race for the White House: Pressure on Biden to step aside

Cleveland.com

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A debate where Biden lost his way and Trump lied - what should happen next? Editorial Board Roundtable

The New York Times rarely editorializes on anything these days, but it made an exception in the aftermath of a debate Times columnist Maureen Dowd labeled,...

A debate where Biden lost his way and Trump lied - what should happen next? Editorial Board Roundtable

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