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RNC Makes Major Changes a Week Out From Convention

The Republican Party is gearing up to hash out its official platform ahead of its national convention later this month, with highly unusual plans to shift negotiations behind closed doors firmly in place just as Donald Trump’s campaign…

05

Ivanka Trump Officially Breaks Her Weeks-Long Silence on Dad’s Conviction

Ivanka Trump, in her first sit-down interview that touched on her father’s felony conviction, said the ordeal has been “painful.”

02

Biden Rolls Out Another Excuse for Poor Debate Performance

President Joe Biden told attendees at a fundraiser in McLean, Virginia on Tuesday that he “wasn’t very smart” in the lead-up to his poor debate performance last week—blaming several recent trips to and from Europe for wearing him out in…

Tuesday, Jul 2

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White House Says Biden Still Has Cold... 5 Days Post-Debate Debacle

The White House claimed Tuesday that, five days after Joe Biden’s disaster of a debate, the president is still suffering from a nagging cold that’s apparently making his voice hoarse and is being blamed in part for his debate performance.

TV Host Backtracks After Saying Biden Should Have Trump ‘Murdered’

A BBC presenter sparked outrage after tweeting that President Joe Biden should have Donald Trump “murdered” following the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling.

Dem Governors Gripe About Biden During Private Call

In a private call Monday, Democratic governors got very candid about their concerns with President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, and their worries about how to address it without embarrassing him or making him more adamant…

Dem Dam Breaks on Biden: Pelosi Says Fitness is ‘Legitimate’ Question

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) opened the proverbial floodgates of top Democrats calling for Joe Biden’s ouster from the 2024 presidential ticket on Tuesday, calling his mental fitness a “legitimate question.”

19

CNN Poll Showing Trump Pulling Ahead Adds Pressure on Biden

The first major poll after Joe Biden’s debate with Donald Trump dealt the president a fresh blow Tuesday, showing him trailing by six points.

Rudy Giuliani Disbarred in New York for His Election Lies

Neck deep in lawsuits, alleging everything from sexual harassment to attempting to steal an election, Rudy Giuliani has officially been disbarred in the state of New York.

17

Senior Dem Openly Says ‘Replace Biden with Kamala’

Tim Ryan has become the most senior Democrat to openly call for Joe Biden to step aside, saying Kamala Harris would “destroy” Donald Trump.

14

Biden Campaign Rakes in $127M in June—Its Best Month Yet—Including $38M After Debate

President Joe Biden’s campaign on Tuesday said it raised $127 million in June—its strongest fundraising month of the election cycle—throwing the Democrat a much-needed lifeline amid an intensely negative reaction to his calamitous debate…

05

Watergate Reporter Carl Bernstein: Biden Has ‘Bad Days’

Carl Bernstein, the former Washington Post reporter and current CNN political analyst, said on the air Monday that he has heard from sources “very close” to President Joe Biden who say that his poor debate performance last Thursday was not…

Rachel Maddow Aghast at Supreme Court’s ‘Death Squad Ruling’

MSNBC anchor Rachel Maddow, a vociferous critic of the Supreme Court’s recent rulings, admitted Monday that even she was surprised by the way the high court, in ruling that presidents have immunity for “official” acts committed while in…

04

Democratic Governor Responds to Murmurs He Should Replace Biden

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear told reporters on Monday that he has no plans to mount a challenge to Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, but stopped short of saying whether he’d considered stepping up to replace the president should he opt to…

Monday, Jul 1

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Melania Trump Resurfaces After Going AWOL for the Debate

After being AWOL at last week’s presidential debate in Atlanta and her husband’s criminal trial in Manhattan, Melania Trump surfaced on Monday in The Big Apple.

Senate Dems Post Desperate Chappell Roan Tweet, Get Immediately Roasted

Users were not feeling a tweet from the Senate Democrats’ X account on Monday, in which the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) used a Chappell Roan song in what’s being viewed a cringe-inducing, desperate-seeming attempt to…

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MTG’s Pre-Surrender Presser With Steve Bannon Goes Totally Off the Rails

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) held a news conference that was brutally crashed by protesters on Monday afternoon as she sought to rally support for Steve Bannon before he surrendered to start his four-month prison sentence.

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Steve Bannon Throws MAGA Pity Party to Begin 4-month Jail Term

Steve Bannon on Monday arrived at a federal prison in Connecticut to begin serving his four-month sentence after being convicted on contempt charges for defying a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee.

Opinion: The Supreme Court Just Gave ‘King’ Trump License to Really Run Riot

In a decision everyone could have seen coming, the Supreme Court has now ruled that former president Trump, and future presidents, enjoy broad immunity from criminal prosecution provided that their actions could fairly, even arguably, be…

Justice Thomas Goes Rogue on Trump Immunity Case, Pushes to Ditch Special Prosecutors

Justice Clarence Thomas used the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential immunity on Monday to again request that the constitutionality of special prosecutors, like Jack Smith, be called into question.

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Ye Employees Sue, Allege Black Employees Called ‘Slaves,’ Denied Pay

Eight former employees from Ye’s company Yeezy, LLC are suing the company along with Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and Yeezy’s former chief of staff Milo Yiannopoulos for unpaid wages, “cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,” and…

Sotomayor Offers Terrifying List of Things Trump Could Do as President After Immunity Ruling

Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a withering dissent to the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling on Monday, writing that U.S. presidents will now be able to assassinate political rivals and accept bribes with impunity while they’re…

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SCOTUS Creates Trump Prosecution Chaos: ‘Partial Immunity’

The Supreme Court ruled in a 6-3 decision on Monday that President Donald Trump enjoys at least some immunity from criminal prosecution. And while the conservative justices did not agree with the former president’s broader definition of…

Sunday, Jun 30

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Ex-Late Night Host Uses Last Day of Pride Month to Come Out

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Steve Eichner/Variety via Getty Images; What better day for a joyous coming-out ’gram than the last day of Pride?

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Joe Biden’s Sister Valerie Must Tell Him to Go With Dignity: Dem Insiders

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A beleaguered Joe Biden was holed up in Camp David on Sunday, reportedly preparing to discuss the future of his re-election campaign with close family members—although not, perhaps, with the one he should actually be talking to.

05

Why I Told Biden to Quit, by New Yorker’s David Remnick: ‘Breakthrough Moment’

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When The New Yorker’s editor David Remnick watched Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump, it was the culmination of long-held doubts. On Saturday, he published a column headlined “The Reckoning of Joe Biden,”…

Saturday, Jun 29

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President Joe Biden Can’t Escape Calls Urging Him to Drop Out of Presidential Race

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While riding with President Joe Biden through the Hamptons to a fundraising event on Friday, reporters spotted people holding signs with calls for the President to drop out of the race.

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Trump Gleefully Roasts Biden’s Debate Performance

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Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to gloat about Thursday night’s presidential debate—his only gripe being that people aren’t giving him enough praise for winning the debate.

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Opinion: SCOTUS Justices Are Mad With Power After Chevron Reversal

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The reversal of the Chevron case by the young Turks, angry old men, and Chief Justice John Roberts who make up the Supreme Court’s conservative majority checked off an important box in the Federalist Society's checklist for reshaping…

02

Donald Trump Takes Shots at Joe Biden at Post-Debate Rally in Virginia

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Former President Donald Trump opened his rally in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Friday afternoon by taking some post-debate pot shots at President Joe Biden.