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Morning Report — Biden waves off debate detractors

President Biden is determined to plow ahead with his campaign to try to defeat former President Trump in November, he and his surrogates said over the weekend. They spoke ahead of expected new polling that will gauge the thinking of an estimated 51 million viewers who watched

Senate Democrats circle wagons around Biden

Senate Democrats are President Biden's bulwark in the Democratic Party and are sticking with him firmly, despite his disastrous debate performance in Atlanta. Senate Democrats believe that Biden, even with his shaky performance, is a stronger general election candidate than

Progressives unleash fury on AIPAC after Bowman loss

Progressives are venting loudly about the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) after Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s (D-N.Y.) loss chipped away at the “squad’s" ranks. AIPAC was one of the greatest forces working against Bowman, playing big by pouring millions into a

Hurricane Beryl upgraded to Category 4, earliest on record

Hurricane Beryl in the eastern Caribbean Sea grew to a Category 4 storm on Sunday, becoming the earliest such storm on record. Beryl is threatening to bring extremely dangerous winds and storm surge to the Windward Islands. The storm has sustained winds of 130 mph, according to

US military raises terror alert at European bases: Reports

Multiple U.S. military bases in Europe are under a heightened state of alert for a terrorist attack against U.S. military personnel or facilities, multiple media outlets reported Sunday. The bases include the U.S. Army garrison in Stuttgart, Germany, where the U.S. European

These major media outlets have called for Biden to drop out

Some of the country’s largest media outlets have called on President Biden to step aside and allow another Democrat to take on former President Trump in November, following the president's concerning debate performance last week. Biden’s first debate performance raised alarms

Axelrod calls talk of replacing Biden 'irrelevant today'

Democratic strategist David Axelrod on Saturday called discussions about replacing President Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket “irrelevant,” as the party continues to face the fallout from the Thursday night debate. The former Obama White House senior adviser said the

For many teachers, summer break is no such thing

The idea of summer as two months paid leave for America's teachers is full of holes. Nearly half planned to take a second job, according to a recent survey, while 76 percent will be doing some kind of professional development — and not all of them are even paid by their

Biden campaign raises more than $33M since debate with Trump

President Biden’s campaign has raked in more than $33 million since his debate with former President Trump last week despite some backlash about his performance. In an email on Sunday, a Biden campaign official said they had raised more than $33 million since Thursday's debate,

Burgum defends Trump lies during debate: 'Not news'

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), rumored to be on former President Trump’s vice-presidential shortlist, defended the presumptive GOP nominee against criticism over the numerous falsehoods he told on the debate stage Thursday. In an interview Sunday on NBC News’s “Meet the

Trump's VP contenders jockey for primacy after first debate

Donald Trump’s top vice presidential contenders are using his contentious first debate with President Biden to jockey for primacy as the former president prepares to pick his running mate. Vice presidential prospects like Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum