Weekend Edition: Should Joe Go?

 

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Sunday, June 30, 2024 ■ Today's Top News  'Unprecedented' and 'Very Dangerous,' Hurricane Beryl Explodes Into Category 4 Storm "The climate crisis is here. This is an emergency. Politicians need to start acting like it." By Jon Queally 'Long Knives Out': Calls Grow for Biden to Step Aside After Debate Disaster A new post-debate poll out Sunday shows that 72% of registered U.S. voters think Biden does not have 'mental and cognitive health' to be president. By Jon Queally 'We Are a Resurrection': Poor People's Campaign Rallies for Low-Wage Voters in DC "There will be no democracy worth saving if it doesn't lift the lives of poor and low-wage people all over this world," one speaker said. By Olivia Rosane Progressive Dems Call for Codifying Chevron After 'Dangerous' Supreme Court Ruling "I plan to introduce legislation to protect the government's policymaking ability that existed under Chevron that has worked for the last 40 years," Sen. Ed Markey said. By Olivia Rosane Iranian Snap Elections Head to Runoff After Reformist Pezeshkian Takes Narrow Lead A total of 24,735,185 people voted, representing a turnout of around 40%—the lowest turnout in an Iranian election since the 1979 revolution. By Olivia Rosane 'Gift to Corporate Greed': Dire Warnings as Supreme Court Scraps Chevron Doctrine "Make no mistake—more people will get sick, injured, or die as a result of today's decision," said one advocate. By Jake Johnson

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■ Opinion Should Biden Go? It's undeniable that some things have changed since the debate, but one thing hasn't: Our democracy is at stake so anyone who cares about thwarting fascism must do whatever they can to keep Donald Trump from winning the White House. By Peter Dreier Thank You, President Biden. Now Do the Right Thing. Don't let history fool you. Trump can be destroyed, but only if those in a position of power show the courage that's needed. It’s now up to Biden's inner circle and the leaders of the Democratic Party to make the correct decision. By Les Leopold Thursday’s Real Debate Takeaway: Only We the People Can Save US Democracy The debate happened in a moment when many of our institutions, especially the ones that could be a check on an authoritarian president, are failing—miserably. By Will Bunch

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