July 10, 2024
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Biden game plan: Run out the clock . . . President Biden's resistance to pressure to end his re-election bid appears to be a strategy aimed at running out the clock, a play to leave his party so little time to come up with another candidate that his opponents stand down. Every day that Mr. Biden defies pressure to step aside, the prospects, and logistics, of replacing him become more untenable, and riskier. And the potential of weeks of Democratic infighting, as a united Republican Party nominates former President Donald J. Trump, may start to look worse than rallying behind Mr. Biden. New York Times
Politics
Democrats on Capitol Hill express concerns about Biden in private but stay quiet in public . . . After meeting for around two hours Tuesday to discuss whether President Joe Biden should remain at the top of their presidential ticket, Senate Democrats seemed to agree on one thing — it's best not to talk about it publicly. Behind closed doors, several Democrats expressed deep concerns about whether Biden can win. But no Democratic senators publicly called for him to drop his reelection bid. Associated Press
Stephanopoulos after Biden interview: 'I don't think he can serve four more years'
Trump starts to key in on Harris . . . Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail with a new stump speech that made roughly equal work of skewering President Biden and Vice President Harris, recognizing the hand-wringing among Democrats over who should lead their ticket in November. In a shift from earlier speeches, Trump criticized the current administration by calling it "Biden-Harris," rather than using Biden's name alone. He singled out Harris for her involvement in the administration's response to the surge of migrants at the southern border and to Russian aggression in Ukraine. He consistently mispronounced Harris's first name and used a nickname mocking the way she laughs. Washington Post
Ex-Obama aides are among Biden's loudest postdebate Democratic critics
Democrat senator says Trump could win in a landslide . . . Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) said Tuesday night he believes former President Donald Trump is on track to beat President Joe Biden this November — and that Trump could win in a "landslide" that ushers in Republican majorities in the House and Senate. "I'm sure President Biden has a different view of his prospects in this election than I do. But we should be having a discussion about that," Bennet told CNN. "And the White House in the time since that disastrous debate I think has done nothing to really demonstrate that they have a plan to win this election." Politico
New York becomes a swing state . . . President Joe Biden has a new problem: a competitive race in deep blue New York. Elected officials, union leaders and political consultants are panicking over polls showing a steady erosion of Biden's support in a state he won by 23 points four years ago. They're so worried they've been trying to convince the Biden team to pour resources into New York to shore up his campaign and boost Democrats running in a half-dozen swing districts that could determine control of the House. Politico
House will subpoena Biden doctor, seek records of medical visits outside White House . . . House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer vowed Tuesday evening to subpoena the White House physician if he does not volunteer information to Congress and to compel the release of information on any other medical visits President Joe Biden has attended outside the presidential mansion. Comer's threat came as White House visitor logs confirmed that a neurologist specializing in Parkinson's disease visited the presidential mansion eight times in eight months. Just the News
"Not a hard case": Democrat neurosurgeon says Biden has Parkinson's . . . President Joe Biden has "classic features of neurodegeneration" and all the "hallmarks of Parkinson's," neurosurgeon and longtime Democrat Thomas Pitts told NBC Monday. "This guy is not a hard case … I could have diagnosed him from across the Mall," Pitts told NBC's Tom Llamas. "If a med student did not pick Parkinson's on the test, they'd be remediated." Washington Free Beacon
Dem senators ask DOJ to investigate Clarence Thomas for possible tax law violations . . . Two Democratic senators are asking Attorney General Merrick Garland to appoint a special counsel to investigate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas for possible tax law violations. Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) sent the letter to Garland last week asking him to appoint a special counsel "to investigate possible violations of federal ethics and tax laws." The two lawmakers pointed to public reporting over the last year which found Thomas failed to disclose multiple luxury trips and gifts from billionaire friends. The Hill
Lawfare alive and well.
Biden refuses Trump proposal for another debate and a golf match . . . Joe Biden refused to Donald Trump's challenge to debate again and a game of golf that would be worth $1 million. Trump issued the ultimatum to his election rival at a rally in Doral, Florida on Tuesday night - proposing an event he said would be bigger than the Ryder Cup or the Masters. 'I'm also officially challenging Crooked Joe to an 18-hole golf match right here. Trump said. 'It will be among the most-watched sporting events in history.' Daily Mail
Sources say Biden is willing to go 18 rounds of miniature golf.
Jon Stewart calls out Dem 'bulls---' excuses for Biden's 'shocking display of cognitive difficulty' . . . "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart went off on Democrats and the White House for excusing what he described as a "shocking display of cognitive difficulty" by President Biden during the presidential debate last month. "The point is, for a campaign based on honesty and decency, the spin about the debate appears to be blatant bulls---, and the redemption tour hasn't gone that much better," Stewart said. Fox News
Sotomayor guards shoot a man even though Sotomayor rejected right of "armed self-defense" . . . Armed guards protect Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor although she joined a dissent in McDonald v. Chicago (2010), rejecting "a private right of armed self-defense."In July, one of Sotomayor's armed guards shot a would-be carjacker outside her home. According to the New York Post, the incident occurred shortly after 1:00 a.m. on July 5, 2024. At that time, 18-year-old Kenneth Flowers allegedly pointed a gun at a U.S. Marshal assigned to protect the justice, and the Marshal opened fire, leaving Flowers with non-life-threatening wounds. Breitbart
Rules for me, but not for thee.
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Culture
Minnesota becomes the pot drink state . . . Practically every liquor store in Minnesota now devotes shelf space to intoxicating cannabis drinks. Struggling craft breweries have embraced the opportunity to create new product lines infused with pot. Even high-end restaurants, hair salons and this city's iconic rock club — First Avenue — are selling weed drinks powerful enough to get most people stoned. And other states are beginning to follow. The hemp-derived cannabis beverage market is gaining a toehold across the country. Politico
Some Jews feel abandoned by the Democrats, voting Republican for first time . . . With the 2024 election almost upon us, Donald Trump is gaining a new cohort of voters: Jewish Americans who feel abandoned by the left. According to exit polls, 77 percent of Jewish voters went for Biden in 2020. But a recent poll from the Jewish Electoral Institute found the president has lost 10 points on his lead against his rival. Between college protests erupting into chants for an "intifada revolution," Democrats like Jamaal Bowman leaning hard into pro-Palestine messaging, and progressive organizations like Black Lives Matter chapters celebrating the October 7th terrorist attacks, many Jewish Americans feel abandoned by their party. New York Post
Just ten points?
National Security
NATO can't produce enough weapons . . . Senior U.S. and European leaders opened this week's NATO summit with a pledge to increase the alliance's investment in military industrial production, while acknowledging that more than two years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the allies are still struggling to produce enough weapons and equipment to help Kyiv win the war. "The reality is that the war in Ukraine has demonstrated not only that the scopes have been too small, and that the production capacity has been delinquent, but it has also demonstrated serious gaps in our interoperability," NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said. Wall Street Journal
Yes, you need those to fight wars, Europe is discovering.
International
High-tech American weapons work against Russia—until they don't . . . The Excalibur artillery round performed wonders when it was introduced into the Ukrainian battlefield in the summer of 2022. Guided by GPS, the shells hit Russian tanks and artillery with surgical precision, as drones overhead filmed the resulting fireballs. Within weeks, the Russian army started to adapt, using its formidable electronic warfare capabilities. It managed to interfere with the GPS guidance and fuzes, so that the shells would either go astray, fail to detonate, or both. By the middle of last year, the M982 Excalibur munitions, developed by RTX and BAE Systems, became essentially useless and are no longer employed, Ukrainian commanders say. Wall Street Journal
Money
Forever rising: Stamp prices up again as USPS sinks in red ink . . . A number of U.S. Postal Service products, including the Forever stamp, will cost more starting Sunday. That stamp, now at 68 cents, will start costing 73 cents. Stamps for domestic 1-ounce letters will go from 64 to 69 cents, postcards from 53 to 56 cents, and both international postcards and international 1-ounce letters from $1.55 to $1.65. The price of additional ounces for single-piece letters will rise from 24 cents to 28 cents. Washington Times
House passes fridge, dishwasher bills to take a hatchet to Biden's regulation regime . . . The House passed a pair of bills that would block stricter energy standards for dishwashers and refrigerators as part of the GOP's battle against President Biden's push for more regulations of home appliances. The Refrigerator Freedom Act and Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act would prevent the Department of Energy from finalizing or enforcing efficiency standards on dishwashers and fridges that "are not cost-effective or technologically feasible." Washington Times
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Barron Trump gets a standing ovation at his father Donald's Florida rally . . . Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, received a standing ovation Tuesday at his father's Florida rally in what the former president suggested was the teenager's debut on the campaign trail. Barron, 18, turned and waved to the crowd of Trump supporters at his father's Doral golf course as the former president praised him for his smarts, demeanor and rising popularity. "This is a young man. He just turned 18 – Oh, look at this," the 78-year-old former president said, stopping as the crowd's cheers intensified. New York Post
Liberal media label Sen, James Inhofe "climate denier" in obituaries . . . Inhofe died at the age of 89 after reportedly falling unexpectedly ill over the holiday. A variety of news agencies – including The New York Times, Politico and the Associated Press – referred to the late-senator's stance on climate change in their headlines. The NYT's headline read "James M. Inhofe, Senator Who Denied Climate Change, Dies at 89." It further referred to him as "arguably Washington's most prominent denier of the established science of human-generated climate change." Daily Caller
When the next Senate climate activist dies, will these papers label them "job killer"?
Guilty Pleasures
Mothers' new little helper: mushrooms . . . Motherhood is a tough job — and now some moms are getting help from an unlikely source. Thousands of mothers are taking microdoses of psychedelic or "magic" mushrooms — officially called psilocybin — to ease their stress and anxiety, according to some reports. On an Instagram account called "Moms On Mushrooms," which has over 30,000 followers, users claim mushrooms are improving their mental health. Fox News
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