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Biden Told Ally That He Is Weighing Whether to Continue in the Race

  • President Biden’s conversation is the first indication that he is seriously considering whether he can recover after a devastating debate last week.
  • Andrew Bates, a White House spokesman, said the report was “absolutely false.”

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Biden’s Team Scrambles to Contain First Democratic Defections

Leading Democrats have lent legitimacy to questions about President Biden’s mental acuity, indicating that the matter of replacing him is far from settled.

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Updates From Reporters
Simon Levien
Simon Levien
Quentin Fulks, the Biden campaign deputy manager, appeared on CNN and denied reports that President Biden was considering stepping out of the race. “There are a number of rumors floating out there. The president is in this race to win it.”
Neil Vigdor
Neil Vigdor
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will campaign for Biden in three states over the next several days, including in Michigan on July 4.
Katie Glueck
Katie Glueck
Biden is scheduled to meet with Democratic governors tonight following his disastrous debate performance and amid ongoing political fall-out.
Nick Nehamas
Nick Nehamas
Two top Biden campaign officials on Wednesday sent an all-staff memo, obtained by the New York Times, attempting to allay internal concerns about President Biden’s struggling re-election effort.

Analysis

In Immunity Decision, Clashing Views of the Nature of Politics

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority largely embraced Donald Trump’s view of tit-for-tat prosecutions. Liberals cited the prospect of power unchecked.

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Architects of the Trump Supreme Court See Culmination of Conservative Push

For Donald McGahn, the former White House counsel, and Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican, anti-regulatory rulings are a big payoff.

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The immunity ruling has heightened some U.S. allies’ concerns about the reliability of American power.

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America’s Divided Summer Economy Is Coming to an Airport or Hotel Near You

The gulf between higher- and lower-income consumers has been widening for years, but it is expected to show up clearly in travel this season.

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Several areas around New York City will have Fourth of July fireworks shows. Here’s where you can see them.

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Hurricane Beryl Caused ‘Unimaginable’ Damage in Grenada, Leader Says

As Beryl headed for Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, officials assessed what Grenada’s prime minister called “total” devastation on two of the nation’s islands.

 

See Hurricane Beryl’s likely path.

  1. Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
    The Agency For Public Information St. Vincent and the Grenadines via Reuters
  2. Cumanacoa, Venezuela
    Samir Aponte/Reuters
  3. Cumanacoa, Venezuela
    Samir Aponte/Reuters
  4. Kingston, Jamaica
    Joe Raedle/Getty Images
  5. Kingston, Jamaica
    Marco Bello/Reuters
  6. Kingston, Jamaica
    Marco Bello/Reuters
  7. Cumanacoa, Venezuela
    Samir Aponte/Reuters
  8. Carriacou, Grenada
    Dickon Mitchell via Reuters
  9. Sauteurs, Grenada
    Curlan Chrissey Campbell/Reuters
  10. St. George's, Grenada
    Ian Hughes/Reuters
  11. Bridgetown, Barbados
    Latin America News Agency via Associated Press
  12. Parish of Saint James, Barbados
    Chandan Khanna/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
  13. Rathomill, St. Vincent
    Associated Press
  14. Bridgetown, Barbados
    Ricardo Mazalan/Associated Press
  15. Calder, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
    Associated Press
  16. Bridgetown, Barbados
    Randy Brooks/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Senior U.S. Official to Hold Talks on Defusing Israel-Hezbollah Conflict

The meeting with the official comes after the U.S. secretary of state said that Israel had “effectively lost sovereignty” near Lebanon because of Hezbollah.

 

A soldier wearing a weapon across his body is seen from behind entering the driveway of a damaged house.

Analysis

Legal Weed Seemed Like an Obvious Win in New York. What Went Wrong?

The state is trying to treat an addictive substance just like any other product. Things are not going to plan.

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An illustration of someone smoking weed and a smoke cloud covering their face.

A Family Loses 3 Generations of Women in India Crowd’s Panic

They had worked hard for years to make a life: “Now it’s over with the death of my dear daughter, wife and mother — in one single blow.”

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Family members streamed to hospitals to identify loved ones after at least 121 people died in a stampede in India.

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Why GPS Is Under Attack

Satellite signals run the modern world. See just how vulnerable they are.

13,000 Are Ordered to Evacuate as Wildfire Spreads in Northern California

A wildfire that began in Butte County, Calif., on Tuesday morning has burned more than 3,000 acres and threatened residents of the city of Oroville.

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Flames and smoke rise above the roof of a one-story home engulfed by fire.

The Conservatives Have Run Britain for 14 Years. How Has That Worked Out?

The metrics that British voters say matter the most offer a portrait of decline.

The Great Read

Why We Still Want to Hear the ‘Ode to Joy,’ 200 Years Later

Beethoven’s aspirational vision of unity and peace can be applied to virtually any situation or place. The music makes sure of that.

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You See a Hedge. He Sees Something Else.

Tim Bushe decided to shape the hedges in his London neighborhood into a menagerie. They’ve become a local attraction.

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A large green hedge shaped like two elephants in front of scaffolding that surrounds a residential three-story building.
A green hedge shaped like a monster's head in a planter box in front of a townhome.
A large green hedge shaped like two kats in a brick planter box in front of a townhome.
Andrew Testa for The New York Times

Opinion

Nate Silver

Doing Nothing About Biden Is the Riskiest Plan of All

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A picture of the first lady, Jill Biden, smiling with her hands clasped at Joe Biden.

Michelle Cottle

The ‘Philly Girl’ Shielding Biden From the Bad News

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Thomas L. Friedman

Thomas L. Friedman

The Question President Biden Needs to Ask Himself. Now.

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Sergey Radchenko

Why America’s Adversaries Are Wrong About the Biden-Trump Debate

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Bret Stephens

Bret Stephens

What Would a Better Israeli Prime Minister Do?

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Oliver Eagleton

Britain’s Next Prime Minister Has Shown Us Who He Is, and It’s Not Good

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A black-and-white photograph of Keir Starmer, seen from below and surrounded by people holding phones to record him.
Linda Greenhouse

Linda Greenhouse

A Dismissed Abortion Case Points to Internal Tensions and Dysfunction at the Supreme Court

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Jessica Grose

Jessica Grose

Are We in the Middle of a Spiritual Awakening?

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