The Hill

Speculation is swirling around President Biden’s political fate — and over who might replace him on the Democratic ticket this fall should he decide to drop out of the race. Biden has insisted he’s in it to win it, and Vice President Harris would have the inside track on becoming the party’s standard-bearer, but Democratic…

Here are the Democrats who could replace Biden on the ticket

Democrats on Capitol Hill are coalescing — comfortably or not — behind the idea of keeping President Biden as their 2024 nominee despite a disastrous debate performance last month that prompted calls for him to bow out.  At a private meeting of the House Democratic Caucus on Tuesday, an overwhelming majority of lawmakers voiced their support…

Tide beginning to turn in Biden’s favor — for now

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Bucks County Beacon

Most Americans want Donald Trump to drop out of the race. Most Americans believe Trump is dishonest. Most Americans reject Trump’s vision for the country. And most Americans don’t trust Trump to handle a crisis.

AP-NORC Poll: About 60 Percent of Americans Want Trump to Withdraw from Presidential Race

North Carolina State

CNN’s Dianne Gallagher goes to the battleground state of North Carolina and speaks to voters about what President Biden’s decision to end his campaign means for the Democratic ticket in the election. 

Voter in battleground state says Harris has ‘better shot’ at beating Trump than Biden

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

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Town Talks

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate were once ubiquitous in medicine cabinets across North Carolina and many other places. These antiseptics, with their distinctive red liquid in bottles with droppers, were staples for treating minor cuts and scrapes. For many, just looking at an old bottle brings back a flood of memories.

Mercurochrome and Merthiolate once were in many North Carolina homes

“[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

As chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, Senator Bernie Sanders released a June report entitled “ By the Wealthy, for the Wealthy: The Coordinated Attacks on Public Education in the United States .” The report is a brief but thorough (16 pages of text, 4 pages of footnotes) takedown of the current wave of attempts to end public education as we know it.

Senator Bernie Sanders Warns in New Report of Right-Wing Billionaire Plot to Sabotage Public Education in Order to Privatize It

Chicago, IL

Axios Chicago

Each week, Axios Chicago reporters pose at various Chicago locations.Where's Monica Eng this week? Here's a hint:In a town to the north on Lake Michigan's shoreThere are buckets of flags that to drivers implore:"Slow your fast speed and let people walk!"But these flags have inspired some drivers to balk.

Axios Chicago quiz: Where's Monica this week?

Axios

Former President Trump said Tuesday he's "absolutely" willing to debate Vice President Kamala Harris more than once ahead of the 2024 election. The big picture: The comments are among his most extensive about Harris since she joined the race for the presidency following Biden's departure after a disastrous debate performance last month.

Trump "absolutely" willing to debate Kamala Harris

Pennsylvania State

Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday said his administration won’t defend in court a state law that prohibits state Medicaid funding from being used on abortion. “Pennsylvania’s Constitution prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex — and as our State Supreme Court ruled earlier this year, the state ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion services is sex-based discrimination,” Shapiro said in a statement. “Following that ruling, today I am filing notice with Commonwealth Court stating clearly: the current ban imposes an unsustainable burden on women, and therefore violates our State Constitution. My Administration will not defend this ban in court.”

Shapiro Administration Tells Pennsylvania Court It Will Not Defend State Ban on Medicaid-Funded Abortions

Fox News

Independent presidential candidate RFK Jr. held a press conference on Sunday, shortly after President Biden dropped out of the campaign, saying "it's a two-man race."

RFK Jr says this is '2-man race' after Biden drops presidential bid

More new prescriptions for blockbuster GLP-1 weight-loss drugs were written in the past few years for people with obesity than with Type 2 diabetes — an accelerating trend that may worsen drug shortages and health disparities, according to a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Why it matters:...

Charted: How GLP-1 drugs are used

NBC News

Democratic voters in the battleground state of Pennsylvania are contemplating the departure of President Biden from the campaign and the emergence of Vice President Kamala Harris. NBC News' Zinhle Essamuah spoke with four of them.

Pennsylvania voters react to Biden's withdrawal and Harris's run

Butler, PA

Local law enforcement saw the gunman who attempted to assassinate former President Trump on multiple occasions before he first fired shots, Pennsylvania State Police Commissioner Col. Christopher Paris told lawmakers Tuesday. Why it matters: Key details from the rally, and the extent of the security failures that led up to...

Local police saw gunman multiple times before Trump rally shooting

POLITICO

The Saturday night decision that ended Biden’s reelection campaign.

Why Biden finally quit

Arizona State

Axios Phoenix

Political strategists and pollsters are scrambling to determine whether Vice President Kamala Harris' potential nomination will win over Arizona swing voters who had soured on President Biden.The big picture: Within hours of Harris announcing her presidential bid, she became an internet sensation, broke grassroots fundraising records and won the support of virtually every major Democratic Party member.Harris appears to be invigorating voters who had checked out of the race, but it's uncertain whether she'll win over Arizona's moderate and independent voters who helped usher Biden to victory in 2020.Why it matters: Arizona is expected to be one of just six...

How a Kamala Harris nomination could shift Arizona electoral math

Illinois State

Foodie in Chicago

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

TIME

Here's the reaction in the U.S. and around the world to Joe Biden's stunning decision to drop out of the presidential race.

Trump and Other Leaders React to Biden Dropping Out

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GOP mulls shaky legal action over Biden-Harris swap

Republicans have yet to follow through on their threats to take Democrats to court over Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the new presumptive presidential nominee after...

GOP mulls shaky legal action over Biden-Harris swap

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