Biden downplays poor debate performance in high-stakes ABC interview, brushing off concerns over his age and political future | CNN Politics ( www.cnn.com )
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Medical experts: Biden needs to be evaluated for Parkinson's ( www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com )
Trump Reveals His Shiny New ‘No Holds Barred’ Debate Plan ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Who is backing Biden? We're keeping track ( www.npr.org )
Who Is Behind ‘Case for Kamala’ Memo Being Sent to Key Dems? ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Ex-Trump Staffer Alleges Campaign Settled Seedy Suits in Bombshell Filing ( www.thedailybeast.com )
RFK Jr.’s Family Doesn’t Want Him to Run. Even They May Not Know His Darkest Secrets. ( www.vanityfair.com )
Judge Orders Biden Administration to Resume Permits for Gas Exports ( www.nytimes.com )
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Supreme Court releases ruling on Trump immunity in election case ( www.cnbc.com )
Biden student loan repayment plan to resume amid legal challenges, federal appeals court rules ( www.cnbc.com )
U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Will Allow More Aggressive Homeless Encampment Removals ( www.propublica.org )
US bishops are working with evangelicals to re-install Trump in the White House – and usher in a new era of Christian nationalism ( newhumanist.org.uk )
In November, Americans will make a choice between continued democracy with a vote for Joe Biden, or an autocracy infused with Christian fundamentalist values by voting for Donald Trump. Christian nationalism – the belief that a Christian moral perspective must rule the country’s law and institutions – is a stronger force...
Le Pen first had success in an ex-mining town. Her message there is now winning over French society ( apnews.com )
Looking at her political views, you can see she is empathetic towards the French identity and favors (from her pov) patriotic ideologies. You can read more here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_positions_of_Marine_Le_Pen...
Whitmer Denies Reports She Said Biden Can’t Win Michigan: ‘Full of Sh*t’ ( www.thedailybeast.com )
Biden slams Trump after he tries to distance himself from Project 2025 ( www.usatoday.com )
Texas Supreme Court lets gender-affirming care ban remain in effect ( www.advocate.com )
Steve Bannon Press Conference Outside Prison Ends in Total Disaster ( newrepublic.com )
U.S. Bases in Europe Go to Higher State of Alert ( www.defense.gov )
A fairly big deal
Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York for efforts to subvert 2020 election ( thehill.com )
Pattern of Brain Damage Is Pervasive in Navy SEALs Who Died by Suicide ( www.nytimes.com )
A defiant Biden, in denial of the polls and calls to step aside: 3 takeaways from the ABC interview ( www.nbcnews.com )
The 22-minute prime-time special with ABC was aired in full — "no cuts, no edits, we have not touched it," interviewer George Stephanopoulos said.
A Republican revolt over Trump's abortion flip-flop threatens to blow up the GOP convention ( www.salon.com )
Times Gonna Times ( talkingpointsmemo.com )
Whatever else happens in the coming days with the presidential election, the whole saga will permanently affect my understanding of the culture of The New York Times.