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The Santa Fe New Mexican reports: New Mexico’s senior senator called on President Joe Biden on Friday to drop out of the presidential race. “While the decision to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden’s alone, I believe it is in the best interests of our country for him to step aside,” U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich said in a statement. …

Axios reports: President Biden’s campaign insisted on Friday that he will remain in the 2024 presidential race but acknowledged that it’s been “a tough several weeks” marked by “some slippage” in support set off by his disastrous debate performance last month. Jen O’Malley Dillon, chair of the Biden campaign, told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Friday that Biden is “absolutely” remaining …

Politico reports: A 21st House Democrat has joined the public call for President Joe Biden to step down. Rep. Sean Casten of Illinois on Friday published a Chicago Tribune op-ed titled “It’s time for Joe Biden to pass the torch,” adding himself to a growing list of Democratic defectors as Biden world finds itself in crisis. “Politics, like life, isn’t …

The Hill reports: Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) has joined the growing list of congressional Democrats calling on President Biden to step aside and allow someone else to run. In a brief statement, Costa became the second Democrat to call on the president to exit the race on Thursday alone. Costa said Biden has been an incredible president who led the …

The Daily Montanan reports: Montana’s senior U.S. senator and only Democratic member of the Congressional delegation is calling on President Joe Biden, also a Democrat, to not seek re-election in November. Only Vermont’s Sen. Peter Welch, a fellow Democrat in the Senate, has publicly called for Biden not to seek re-election. “Montanans have put their trust in me to do …

The Washington Post reports: Former president Barack Obama has told allies in recent days that President Biden’s path to victory has greatly diminished and he thinks the president needs to seriously consider the viability of his candidacy, according to multiple people briefed on his thinking. Obama has only spoken with Biden once since the debate, and he has been clear …

Via press release from the White House: The President presented with upper respiratory symptoms, to include rhinorhea (runny nose) and non-productive cough, with general mailaise. He felt okay for his first event of the day, but given that he was not feeling better, point of care testing for COVID-19 was conducted, and the results were positive for the COVID-19 virus. …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: President Joe Biden has tested postive for COVID and will not appear at the UnidosUS convention on the Strip Wednesday, according to UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguia Biden’s keynote speech at the “Nuestro Momento Luncheon” was to follow a speech he gave Tuesday in Las Vegas at the NAACP’s 115th National Conference. The luncheon …

Axios reports: President Biden said in a new interview that he would consider dropping out of the 2024 presidential race if a doctor diagnosed him with a “medical condition.” The pre-taped interview with BET News is the latest in a series of media appearances the president has made since the debate to try and assuage concerns about his mental acuity. …

CNN reports: Rep. Adam Schiff on Wednesday became the most prominent elected Democrat to publicly call on President Joe Biden to drop out the race. “While the choice to withdraw from the campaign is President Biden’s alone, I believe it is time for him to pass the torch. And in doing so, secure his legacy of leadership by allowing us …

The Associated Press reports: Democrats will look to hold a virtual vote to make President Joe Biden their party’s nominee in the first week of August, as Biden has rebuffed calls from some in his party to quit the race after his disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump. The Democratic National Convention’s rules committee will meet on Friday to discuss …

The Washington Post reports: President Biden is finalizing plans to endorse major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for the justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to two people briefed on the plans. He is also weighing whether to call for a constitutional amendment to eliminate broad immunity …

Law & Crime reports: Jason Patrick Alday of Florida has been arrested and charged with threatening President Joe Biden after he said “I want to kill him, slit his throat,” according to a criminal complaint filed by federal prosecutors in Tallahassee. Alday is charged with three counts including making threatening communications, making threats against the President of the United States …

The Washington Post reports: President Biden will unveil a new proposal in Nevada on Tuesday to cap rental costs nationwide, according to three people familiar with the matter, as he works to assuage Democratic concerns about the viability of his candidacy while the Republican convention gets underway. Biden’s plan — which would need to be approved by Congress — calls …

The Guardian reports: President Joe Biden will sit for a televised interview with NBC’s Lester Holt on Monday, amid the Republican party’s national convention and just days after Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania. Biden’s full interview with Holt will air at 9:00pm ET in prime time, with portions first available during NBC’s nightly newscast …

USA Today reports: President Joe Biden will deliver an address from the Oval Office on Sunday night regarding the shooting that happened during Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. During a news conference Sunday afternoon, Biden said he would speak at greater lengths about the shooting Sunday evening. Biden did not take any questions from the media at …

The Associated Press reports: President Joe Biden is to address the nation Sunday afternoon after a Situation Room briefing about the apparent assassination attempt on his predecessor, Donald Trump. The event is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. EDT. The announcement of Biden’s planned remarks came after homeland security and law enforcement officials briefed Biden, and the White House continued …

CNN reports: President Joe Biden responded to a Saturday shooting at a Donald Trump rally that left the former president scrambling for safety and at least one spectator as well as the shooter dead. “I have been briefed on the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania. I’m grateful to hear that he’s safe and doing well. I’m praying for …

NPR reports: The race for the presidency remains statistically tied despite President Biden’s dismal debate performance two weeks ago, a new national NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. Biden actually gained a point since last month’s survey, which was taken before the debate. In this poll, he leads Trump 50% to 48% in a head-to-head matchup. Those numbers, though, do not represent …

Reuters reports: President Joe Biden got a boost on Friday from an influential Democrat in Congress, Representative James Clyburn, who said the 81-year-old incumbent should not drop his reelection bid following a high-profile press conference. “I am all in. I’m riding with Biden no matter which direction he goes,” Clyburn said on NBC’s “Today” program. Clyburn, 83, is a respected …