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The debate and its aftermath have crystallized some things in my mind, and I thought I'd note them. This subject is outside my academic area of expertise, so I appreciate that I might be mistaken in most or all of my observations. I also expect that others have put all…

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Top Democrat admits party is having ‘serious’ talks about dropping Biden as nominee for ‘someone else’

Influential House Democrat Jamie Raskin breaks with members of his own party who say Biden’s nomination is set in stone and acknowledges party is in discussions about Biden’s future

The Independent UK

Judge prevents Oklahoma from implementing law that could jail undocumented immigrants

A U.S. district judge issued a preliminary injunction at the request of the Department of Justice

Latin Times

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Pelosi attacks Trump and says he might have ‘dementia’ after Biden’s rocky debate

Ex-speaker derides Trump as addled while rejecting calls for Biden to step aside

The Independent UK

John Roberts: Federalist Revisionist and Judicial Supremacist

The Chief Justice retconned Federalist Nos. 37 and 78.

Reason

This Pride month, 7 states introduced or passed anti-trans legislation

Multiple states have introduced or passed legislation restricting trans youth from participating on sports team or using bathrooms consistent with their gender identity

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on Joe Biden: Democrats must seize the wheel, not drift to disaster

Editorial: Many want the president to quit his re-election bid following a catastrophic debate. His team must ask what is best for the US

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Lindsey Graham warns ‘accountability coming to Biden’ if Trump wins

Republican senator warns of retribution: ‘Pandora’s box opened by the Democrats is going to be applied’

The Guardian - US

Biden surrogates on damage control after shaky debate performance

"The stakes of this race couldn't be higher, and the only Democrat who's ever beaten Donald Trump is Joe Biden," one surrogate said Sunday.

Axios

Fetterman defends Biden debate flub amid calls for president to drop out of the race

Democrats including John Fetterman, who had his own rocky debate performance in 2022, rally to Biden’s defence amid growing calls for new nominee

The Independent UK

‘We’ve got to keep fighting’: Simon Pegg, Sophie Duker and Greenpeace on Glastonbury’s climate activism

As the general election looms, activists are campaigning harder than ever to get MPs to wake up to the climate crisis. Mark Beaumont reports from the Greenpeace Field at Glastonbury

The Independent UK

Democrats Toe The Line, Close Ranks Around Biden

Democratic leaders rallied Sunday behind US President Joe Biden following his poor debate performance last week, as the White House denied a report he was meeting with family to assess his candidacy.

International Business Times

Biden meets with his family amid pressures to step down after debate

Officials dismiss reports family would discuss president quitting race and say summit was scheduled before debate

The Guardian - US

Clyburn on Trump's "Black jobs" comment

"He has a very, very, very low opinion of people of color," Clyburn said to CNN's Dana Bash on Sunday

Salon

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The Guardian - US

Most voters want Biden to step down, but don’t agree on suitable alternative – poll

60% of respondents, Republicans and Democrats, say president should be replaced, while 11% were unsure

The Independent UK

Louisiana now requires the 10 Commandments to be displayed in classrooms. It’s not the only terrifying state law

From banning buses to masks to talking about slavery, here are some of the whackiest and most terrifying state laws being pushed in recent years

Latin Times

SCOTUS abortion 2024: while the issue may have had a good run, it may also set the stage for more restrictions

Two years after overturning Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court takes on abortion once again. But its decisions may bring more restrictions in the long run

The Conversation

Knowing when to call it quits takes courage and confidence - 3 case studies

After President Joe Biden’s disastrous performance at the June 27, 2024, debate, many Democrats have raced to ring the alarm bell, proclaiming that it’s time for him to step aside, time to let someone else take the reins in hopes of defeating Donald Trump in November.

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The Guardian - US

Trump loyalists plan to name and shame ‘blacklist’ of federal workers

AAF to publish dossiers of employees they consider hostile to ex-president, with goal of ultimately replacing them

Axios

What scares Dems: Biden at age 86 in the White House

If the three years of the presidency took this much of a toll, what will Biden look, act, sound and feel like after five more years, at 86?

The Guardian - US

Black swing voters in Georgia aren’t swayed by the ‘Trump okey-doke’ – and then there’s Biden

From a barbershop and a cigar bar in Atlanta, many Black voters say they remain undecided after an underwhelming debate

The Guardian - US

Should Democrats stay the course or replace Biden?

After the president’s disastrous debate performance, some want to drop him as the party nominee. But it’s not so simple

Salon

Why Joe Biden refuses to step aside

Presidents and other politicians used to resign or retire for the good of the country. What's changed?

Salon

SCOTUS cynicism is killing US experiment

A guideline to explain SCOTUS’ end-of-term decisions

Reason

Faking Out The Supreme Court

One of my favorite Scalia lines came in Clinton v. City of New York. In dissent, Justice Scalia would have upheld the constitutionality of the Line-Item Veto Act. He explains that the law in fact does not give the President the ability to veto individual lines of a budget--a power…

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