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Trump calls picking his VP ‘a highly sophisticated version of ‘The Apprentice’ — 1:37 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Trump is comparing his vice presidential search to the reality TV show he helmed years ago.

“It’s like a highly sophisticated version of ‘The Apprentice,’” Trump said on the Clay Travis & Buck Sexton Show amid intense speculation over his pick.

The presumptive GOP nominee once again made clear his preference to unveil his pick at the Republican National Convention, which kicks off Monday in Milwaukee.

Trump said he’d “love to do it during the convention” or “just slightly before the convention, like Monday.”

He also said he’s down to a handful of “really, really good candidates.”

“I may be leaning one way and that changing sometimes — you know all of a sudden you see something that you like or you don’t like and you lean a little bit differently ... but we have a very good bench.”

Moulton says House Democrats are staying silent calling on Biden to step aside due to ‘political calculations’ — 1:33 p.m.

By Alyssa Vega, Globe Staff

In an interview with GBH, Representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts doubled down on his remarks from last week in which he urged Biden to withdraw from the presidential race and “to let new leaders rise up and run against [Trump].”

Moulton said that while most congressional Democrats want Biden to step aside, they are staying silent due to “political calculations.”

“I quickly lost count of how many people were coming up to me after my remarks at caucus and just said, ‘thank you for what you said’,” Moulton said.

“It’s time to be honest about this,” Moulton added. “It’s time to be honest with the American people, with the constituents I represent in Massachusetts, and, frankly, be honest with the president.”

Moulton became the third House Democrat last week to publicly call on Biden to step down as the party’s presidential nominee. Since then, more than a dozen others have called on Biden to withdraw from the race.

Trump’s GOP detractors will meet mere miles from the Republican National Convention — 12:12 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Less than 20 miles away from the RNC podium at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum, Republicans far afield of Trump will gather to present a different vision for their party.

Under the banner “Principles First,” Republicans who have carved out profiles as Trump detractors — including former RNC Chairman Michael Steele, former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh, Women4US super PAC founder Stephanie Sharp and onetime adviser George Conway — will call for a different party direction on Wednesday evening in the Pewaukee suburb.

For a Republican National Convention aimed at elevating Trump as the GOP’s near-unanimous choice for president, it’s noteworthy the group was able to book a hall within 20 miles of the convention floor in downtown Milwaukee. Never mind that the event is being held in Waukesha County, where Trump won 60 percent of the vote in 2020.

Colorado representative calls on Biden to step aside — 11:26 a.m.

By the Associated Press

First-term Representative Brittany Pettersen of Colorado called on Biden to drop his reelection bid.

Pettersen says Biden is a “good man,” but she’s made the “painful” decision to join others in her district and the country asking him to step aside so another Democrat can run.

The list of members of Congress calling on Biden to step aside has continued to grow since the president’s news conference, though it’s been more of a steady drip than a powerful wave.

Nearly 20 Democratic lawmakers have called him to step down.

Melania Trump will attend the Republican convention in a rare political appearance, AP sources say — 11:18 a.m.

By the Associated Press

Former first lady Melania Trump will attend the Republican National Convention next week in Milwaukee, according to two people familiar with her plans who spoke on condition of anonymity before full details were released.

Melania Trump has largely refrained from public appearances, noticeably missing key moments such as Donald Trump’s Super Tuesday victory party and his 78th birthday party last month. She also did not accompany the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on any of the days of his more than monthlong hush-money trial in New York.

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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries met privately with Biden — 10:46 a.m.

By the Associated Press

Jeffries of New York said in a letter to colleagues that he met with the president Thursday evening and “directly expressed the full breadth of insight, heartfelt perspectives and conclusions about the path forward that the Caucus has shared in our recent time together.”

This comes as more than a dozen Democrats in the House have called on Biden to step aside, while others want the president to stay in the race. Jeffries said Democrats have had an “extensive discussion” about the country’s future. And the conversations have been, as he said earlier in the week, “candid, clear-eyed and comprehensive.”

Two White House officials confirmed the meeting but declined further comment.

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Trump is picking a VP. Biden is fighting for his future. RFK Jr.? Four months to election, he went fishing in Maine. — 8:44 a.m.

By James Pindell, Globe Staff

On Tuesday night, former president Donald Trump jovially teased thousands of supporters at a campaign rally about whether he should announce his vice presidential pick right then and there. In Washington, President Biden hosted a NATO reception of world leaders while members of his own party appeared on television questioning whether he should end his reelection bid.

At the same time, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent candidate polling a distant third in the 2024 presidential election, faced a different question inside the flagship L.L. Bean store in Freeport, Maine.

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Biden pushes on ‘blue wall’ sprint with Michigan trip as he continues to make the case for candidacy — 8:09 a.m.

By the Associated Press

Four years ago, candidate Joe Biden stood before supporters at a Detroit high school, flanked by Kamala Harris and other rising Democratic stars, and called himself a bridge to the next generation of leaders.

Biden, now a president seeking reelection, returns to the city Friday with many in his party now pleading for him to fulfill that very promise and step aside. But Biden remains defiant that he’ll remain in the race despite a disastrous debate performance that triggered a wave of calls for him to end his candidacy.

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Friday, July 12

Republicans are gathering in Milwaukee to nominate Donald Trump again. Here’s what to expect. — 7:36 a.m.

By the Associated Press

For all the usual stagecraft, the Republican National Convention that opens Monday is different from Donald Trump’s previous nominating affairs.

In 2016 and 2020, Trump was the underdog heading into fall and faced criticism from within his own party. This year, he will accept the Republican nomination with his party in lockstep behind him and Democrats in turmoil over President Biden’s viability.

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Key takeaways from Biden’s news conference — 10:04 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Biden faced a test that he had avoided so far this year — a solo news conference with questions from the White House press corps.

The news conference was meant to reassure a disheartened group of Democratic lawmakers, allies, and persuadable voters in this year’s election that Biden still has the strength and stamina to be president.

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Illinois representative says Biden should ‘step aside’ — 9:44 p.m.

By Amanda Kaufman, Globe Staff

Illinois Representative Eric Sorensen said in a statement posted to X after Biden’s press conference that he is asking Biden to withdraw his candidacy and put “country over party.”

Another House Democrat urges Biden to withdraw from campaign — 9:35 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Representative Scott Peters of California also called on the president to abandon his bid for reelection.

Peters said in a statement after Biden’s news conference that Democrats are on a “losing course.”

“My conscience requires me to speak up and put loyalty to the country and to democracy ahead of my great affection for, and loyalty to, the President and those around him,” he said.

Amid some gaffes, Biden holds his own in live news conference — 9:17 p.m.

By Jim Puzzanghera and Jackie Kucinich, Globe Staff

President Biden began his highly anticipated news conference at the NATO summit on Thursday with a clear voice and, aided by a teleprompter, his eight-minute opening remarks were delivered with few verbal stumbles.

But with the first question came the type of mental slip he can’t afford with so many concerns about his mental acuity since his debate debacle.

Asked about his political future and whether he had any concerns about Vice President Kamala Harris taking on Donald Trump if Biden was not the Democratic nominee, he immediately stumbled.

“Look, I wouldn’t have picked Vice President Trump to be vice president, but I think she’s not qualified to be president. So let’s start there, number one,” Biden said, eliciting a couple of gasps from the 150 reporters in the room.

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Donald Trump trolls Biden for his press conference mix-up, and Biden’s social media account claps back — 9:05 p.m.

By Amanda Kaufman, Globe Staff

After Biden conflated Vice President Harris’s name with Donald Trump’s during the press conference, his opponent took to his Truth Social platform to troll him, repeating Biden’s error and sarcastically writing “Great job, Joe!”

Biden’s personal Twitter account then clapped back.

“By the way: Yes, I know the difference,” the social media account posted. “One’s a prosecutor, and the other’s a felon.”

Kamala Harris served as the district attorney of San Francisco and the attorney general of California before she became a senator. Trump was convicted in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection to a hush-money payments scheme.

Connecticut representative becomes latest House Democrat to call on Biden to exit race — 8:53 p.m.

By Amanda Kaufman, Globe Staff

Representative Jim Himes, a Connecticut Democrat, said in a statement just after Biden’s news conference ended that he hopes “Biden will step away from the presidential campaign.”

”The 2024 election will define the future of American democracy, and we must put forth the strongest candidate possible to confront the threat posed by Trump’s promsised MAGA authoritarianism,” Himes said in a statement posted on X. “I no longer believe that is Joe Biden, and I hope that, as he has throughout a lifetime of public service, he will continue to put our nation first and, as he promised, make way for a new generation of leaders.”

Biden’s news conference has concluded — 8:35 p.m.

By Alyssa Vega, Globe Staff

Biden concluded his news conference, which lasted just under an hour.

Biden again says he doesn’t need to undergo cognitive testing — 8:30 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Pressed about if he would undergo cognitive testing, Biden again said that his job as president was proof of his mental acuity.

The president said he’d taken three “significant and intense neurological exams” conducted by a neurologist, with the most recent in February. He also said he’s “tested every single day” as he tackles the challenges of the White House.

Biden said that if his doctors say they “think I should have a neurological exam again, I’ll do it,” but he added: “No one’s suggesting that to me now.”

Biden says he’s determined to run — 8:29 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Biden is reiterating his determination to run for reelection, despite the growing number of Democratic lawmakers and others who are calling for him to step aside.

“I think it’s important that I allay fears,” he said, referring to campaign appearances on Friday in Detroit and next week in Texas and Nevada.

“I gotta finish this job,” he said. “I gotta finish this job, because there’s so much at stake.”

Democratic governors react to news conference in private viewing — 8:24 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Some Democratic governors are watching the president’s press conference in a private viewing during the National Governors Association.

A couple of groans could be heard as Hawaii Governor Josh Green stepped outside during the news conference. It wasn’t immediately clear what they were responding to.

Green told The Associated Press he supports the president’s choice to run.

“My admiration and love for the president is not going to wane no matter how many ‘moments’ he has,” Green said. The governor said the state loves him because of what he did to help after the Maui fire.

Questions shift to foreign policy — 8:15 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Biden’s press conference has shifted largely from questions about if he’s up to continuing his reelection campaign to foreign policy.

“There isn’t any world leader I’m not prepared to deal with,” the president said.

He also vowed to maintain a hardline against Russian President Vladimir Putin: “If we allow Russia to succeed in Ukraine, they’re not stopping in Ukraine.”

Biden’s teleprompter-less time fielding questions approaches half-hour mark — 8:13 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Biden gave remarks ahead of the news conference, but teleprompter screens were retracted ahead of reporters’ questions.

Journalists tackle Biden health issue head-on — 8:12 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Journalists at Biden’s news conference charged from the gate with questions about his health, showing no hesitation at tackling the issue head-on.

The first five questioners all asked something about his health — some by itself, some embedded in questions about other things.

Finally, 15 minutes in, a reporter — a non-American — asked about European concerns if Donald Trump were to resume the presidency.

For his part, Biden answered some of the health questions emphatically but, on others, shifted the answers to focusing on the economy, the success of the NATO conference and other non-health-related topics.

Biden tries to calm those worried he’ll have another ‘bad night’ — 8:05 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Biden said the best way to reassure anyone who is concerned about him having another “bad night” is “the way I assure myself and that is: ‘Am I getting the job done?’”

The president said “there’s no indication yet” that he’s slowing down on that front.

Biden had explained his poor debate performance against Trump last month by saying he had a “bad night.”

By the Associated Press

Trump is weighing in live on Biden’s news conference.

The presumptive GOP presidential nominee posted on his social media network a video clip of when Biden said “Vice President Trump.”

Trump added sarcastically at the end: “Great job, Joe!”

Biden says he never suggested he needs an earlier bedtime — 7:59 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Biden is denying that he previously he needs to cut back on his schedule to get to bed by 8 p.m.

The president told reporters that, in previous conversations, what he meant was “it’d be smarter to pace myself a little bit.”

He suggested that working from early in the morning until near midnight was probably not a great idea and suggested that evening fundraisers for his reelection campaign could begin an hour or two earlier going forward.

Biden also vowed that, ahead of his second debate with Trump in September, “I’m not going to be traveling 15 time zones.”

“Pace myself. Pace myself,” he said.

Biden responds defensively to reporter asking about the drama over his political fate — 7:58 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Asked whether the focus on his flubs and the pressure to drop out of the race has become damaging for the United States, Biden pushed back on the question.

“Have you seen a more successful conference?” he asked. “What do you think?”

Biden did not address the question, but he asserted that the just-concluded NATO summit was “the most successful conference I attended in a long time.”

In opening question, Biden is asked about reelection campaign and mixes up Harris and Trump — 7:47 p.m.

By Amanda Kaufman, Globe Staff

In the opening question of his press conference, President Biden was asked how he’s considering calls from lawmakers and public figures for him to step aside in the race, as well as his confidence in Vice President Kamala Harris if she were to top the ticket instead of him.

”I wouldn’t have picked vice president Trump to be vice president if I didn’t think she wasn’t qualified to be president,” he said.

It came hours after he mixed up the names of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin before he caught himself.

Biden’s news conference is underway — 7:30 p.m.

By Alyssa Vega, Globe Staff

Biden’s news conference is underway.

He began by speaking about NATO and foreign policy from prepared remarks, contrasting his approach to the alliance with former president Donald Trump’s. Then he’ll take questions from reporters.

Democratic governors gather to watch Biden face the press — 7:22 p.m.

By the Associated Press

As Biden prepares for his high-stakes news conference in Washington, the National Governors Association is meeting for its conference in Salt Lake City.

The nine Democratic governors present for the event filed into a private room to watch a livestream with their staffs and other Democratic officials.

Reporters were not invited in.

Democrats have doubts about Biden’s strength as a candidate, according to polls — 7:07 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Polls conducted after the debate have largely reinforced that Democrats nationwide have doubts about Biden’s ability to lead the ticket in November.

More than half of Democrats, 56%, in a recent Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll said that given Biden’s debate performance, he should step aside and let someone else run. A similar share — more than half — of Democratic voters in a CNN/SSRS poll said the party has a better chance of winning the presidency in November with a different candidate.

Separate from the question of whether he can win, a small but noteworthy chunk of Democrats see a second Biden term as a risky proposition. Around 6 in 10 voters, including about one-quarter of Democrats, said that reelecting Biden as president this November would be a risky choice for the country rather than a safe one, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll.

News conference pushed back — 6:52 p.m.

By the Associated Press

The timing of the news conference Biden has been changed to no earlier than 7 p.m. ET, and could be held later due to events at the NATO summit.

Biden accidentally refers to Ukrainian leader as ‘President Putin’ — 6:39 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Biden was winding down his remarks at an event on the sidelines of the NATO summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky and other leaders when he made an untimely verbal flub: He referred to the Ukrainian leader as “President Putin.”

“And now I want to hand it over to the president of Ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination, ladies and gentlemen, President Putin,” Biden said.

The room, and Zelensky, gasped at Biden’s gaffe, which the US president quickly sought to clean up.

“President Putin? You’re going to beat President Putin,” Biden said to Zelensky at the event to mark the unveiling of an agreement called the Ukraine Compact. “I’m so focused on beating Putin; we got to worry about it,” Biden explained.

Zelensky joked: “I’m better” than Putin.

Biden agreed. “You’re a hell of a lot better.”

Trump lawyers press judge to overturn hush-money conviction after Supreme Court immunity ruling — 6:24 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Trump’s lawyers are urging the judge in his New York hush-money case to overturn his conviction and dismiss the case in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity.

The former president’s lawyers wrote in papers made public that prosecutors rushed to try Trump in April and May while the high court was still considering his immunity claims.

“Rather than wait for the Supreme Court’s guidance, the prosecutors scoffed with hubris at President Trump’s immunity motions and insisted on rushing to trial,” Trump’s lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove wrote.

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Auchincloss says Biden should consider ‘strongest possible ticket’ to beat Trump — 6:22 p.m.

By Anjali Huynh, Globe Staff

Representative Jake Auchincloss pushed back on Biden’s comments earlier this week that “elites in the party” wanted him to exit the race, saying that he had heard concerns about the president from voters across his district.

“With respect to the president, it’s not elites,” he told WPRI 12, an East Providence-based news station. “I know he’s saying it’s elites who are ganging up on him — it isn’t. It’s my constituents who are everyday Americans, and he has to earn back their trust and he has to demonstrate his strength.”

Auchincloss, a Democrat who represents Massachusetts’ 4th congressional district, has previously defended Biden in tough spots, including after the Biden administration’s 2021 exit from Afghanistan that drew bipartisan backlash. After the debate, Auchincloss repeatedly expressed support for the president, pointing to the voters who supported Biden in the primaries.

But while Auchincloss declined to join some Democrats in publicly calling for Biden to withdraw, he said that Biden should speak with close advisers and his family “to talk about what is the strongest possible ticket” to defeat Trump and “lead this country for the rest of the 2020s.”

“His legacy right now, I think, is that he’s going to be a top ten president of all time, and I want his legacy to remain that stellar,” Auchincloss said. “What I don’t want is for his legacy to be the man who let Donald Trump come back into the Oval Office.”

Hawaii congressman joins list of Democrats asking Biden to step aside — 5:31 p.m.

By the Associated Press

The number of Democratic members of Congress calling for Biden to drop out of the presidential race is continuing to grow, with U.S. Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii adding his name to the list.

Case said in a statement late Thursday afternoon that it’s unclear whether Biden can perform “the most difficult job in the world” for another four years.

Case acknowledged that replacing him would be “difficult and uncertain” but he did not believe continuing with Biden would be the “best path forward for our country.”

More than a dozen House Democrats have publicly called for Biden to step aside.

Representative Greg Stanton calls on Biden to drop from race — 4:37 p.m.

By Alyssa Vega, Globe Staff

Representative Greg Stanton of Arizona became the latest Democrat to urge Biden to drop his re-election campaign. Stanton said he was one of Biden’s earliest supporters in 2020 but emphasized that the “stakes in this election could not be higher.”

“For our country’s sake, it is time for the president to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders,” Stanton wrote in a statement.

Harris stumps for Biden in North Carolina — 4:36 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Vice President Kamala Harris is vowing that Biden will win in November while acknowledging that recent days haven’t been easy.

“The last few days have been a reminder that running for president is never easy — nor should it be,” Harris said at a campaign event at James B. Dudley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina.

She made no reference to a growing number of Democrats who have urged Biden to leave the presidential race. If he were to do so, Harris might wind up at the top of the Democratic ticket.

Instead, the vice president said of Biden, “One thing we know about our president is that he’s a fighter.”

Donald Trump Jr. to speak before his father’s VP pick at the RNC — 4:00 p.m.

By the Associated Press

The former president’s son will speak before his father’s vice presidential pick next Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention.

The scheduling, first reported by Axios, was confirmed by a person close to Trump Jr. who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official speaking schedule has yet to be released.

But the timing is sure to increase speculation about the chances of JD Vance, the Ohio senator, who is one of Trump’s top contenders for the role. Donald Trump Jr. is close friends with the senator and has been a staunch proponent of his candidacy.

The person close to Trump Jr. cautioned, however, that the former president’s son had been slotted to speak at that time weeks ago.

Donald Trump has been playing coy about his VP decision and has gone back and forth in interviews when asked whether he has settled on a pick.

Representative Brad Schneider becomes the 11th House Democrat to ask Biden to step down — 3:42 p.m.

By the Associated Press

The Democrat from Illinois is the latest member of the House Democratic caucus to ask for President Biden to step down as the nominee for president. Schneider, who has defended the president’s record in recent days, says in a statement that he was proud to support Biden’s campaign in 2020 but that now is the time for him to “secure his legacy and boldly deliver the nation to a new generation of leadership.”

“In passing the torch now, President Biden has a chance to live up to this standard and seal his place in history as one of the greatest leaders our nation, and history, has ever known,” the statement continued. “I fear if he fails to make the right choice, our democracy will hang in the balance.”

Voters see Biden as less ‘mentally sharp’ but more ‘honest’ than Trump — 3:20 p.m.

By the Associated Press

A new survey from the Pew Research Center underscores how concerned Americans have become about Biden’s mental acuity over the past few years. The poll also found that they are more likely to view Trump as mean-spirited and less likely to view him as honest, compared to Biden.

Only about a quarter of voters say the phrase “mentally sharp” describes Biden very or fairly well. That share has declined 6 percentage points since January and is much lower than it was four years ago, when about half of voters saw Biden as “mentally sharp.”

It’s Biden’s own supporters who are largely driving the decline. About 8 in 10 Biden supporters described Biden as “mentally sharp” in 2020, while only about half do now.

Voters have more confidence in Trump’s mental keenness. The poll found that nearly 6 in 10 voters say the phrase “mentally sharp” describes Trump well, a slight increase from 2020.

Compared to Trump, Biden is more likely to be seen by voters as someone who “cares about the needs of ordinary people” and as “honest.” And they’re considerably more likely to see Trump as “mean-spirited”: Nearly two-thirds of voters say this describes Trump well, while only around 3 in 10 say the same of Biden.

It’s been months since Biden formally faced the press solo — 2:17 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Biden’s high-stakes press appearance scheduled for Thursday night is his first formal solo news conference since November 2023.

The president’s last similar outing came nearly eight months ago when he took questions from reporters after his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in California.

At that news conference, Biden called on reporters from four organizations, one of whom asked two questions.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre jumped in to end the news conference after the fourth reporter, though Biden proceeded to answer an additional nine questions.

Biden’s most recent joint news conference was during the G7 summit last month.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says conversations about Biden’s candidacy are ‘candid’ and ‘ongoing’ — 1:40 p.m.

By Alyssa Vega, Globe Staff

When asked whether he believes Biden is a liability to Democrats’ most vulnerable members, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said “no.”

”Our conversations have been candid, comprehensive and clear-eyed, and they’re ongoing,” Jeffries said during his weekly press conference.

”As long as those conversations are ongoing, I’m going to respect the sanctity of those conversations until we conclude that process,” Jeffries added.

How Project 2025 became Biden’s rescue plan — 12:40 p.m.

By Sam Brodey, Globe Staff

Project 2025 is an ambitious proposal released last year by the Heritage Foundation, a right-wing think tank that hopes it can offer the blueprint for a second Trump term.

It proposes both sweeping reforms and minor changes for every agency of the federal government: abolishing the Department of Education, pursuing a national abortion ban, implementing a mass deportation policy, and even banning p*rnography. It would also make employees of the federal bureaucracy much easier to fire in order to erode the “deep state” — a Trump fixation.

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Michigan representative becomes 10th House lawmaker to call on Biden to step aside — 12:18 p.m.

By the Associated Press

Representative Hillary Scholten has become the latest member of Congress to call on President Biden to step aside. She is the 10th House representative to do so.

Scholten, whose district is in the battleground state of Michigan, told The Detroit News that people can’t “unsee” Biden’s terrible debate performance, and she’s hearing from constituents that it’s shaken their confidence in the president.

The first-term Michigan Democrat praised Biden’s legacy but said on X that “it’s time to pass the torch.”

Scholten made history by winning a western district that had been a Republican stronghold for over 30 years. The district’s largest city, Grand Rapids, has been trending more Democratic in recent years, and redrawn congressional maps shifted the district from supporting Trump in the 2020 presidential election to favoring Biden.

Hungary’s Orban will reportedly visit Donald Trump in Florida after NATO summit — 10:45 a.m.

By Bloomberg News

Donald Trump will meet with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Florida on Thursday, multiple outlets reported, less than a week after Orban met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

Bloomberg News and The New York Times reported on the expected meeting, citing people familiar with the matter.

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Thursday, July 11

Biden’s press conference will be a key test for him — 10:15 a.m.

By the Associated Press

Biden will close out the NATO summit in Washington — an event meant to showcase his leadership on the world stage — with a rare solo press conference. His stamina and effectiveness are under the microscope like never before and he’s struggling to quell the Democratic Party’s panic about his chances this November.

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