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Monday

President Biden in Harrisburg, Pa., on July 7, 2024. As lawmakers returned to Washington, Biden sent them a two-page letter telling them to stop speculating about his departure, because he's not leaving. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Democrats from across the country are weighing in on whether President Joe Biden should remain the party's nominee for president. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Vice President Harris walks onstage at the 2024 Essence Festival in New Orleans on July 6. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Louisiana's Republican governor, Jeff Landry, called the state’s nonpartisan primary system a “relic of the past" and was behind an effort to change primary elections for certain offices. Michael Johnson/AP/Pool/The Advocate hide caption

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Why some Republican-led states are limiting who can vote in party primaries

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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a landmark decision that presidents have absolute immunity for their core constitutional powers. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Sunday

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, convened a meeting of top House Democrats on Sunday as the party continues to grapple with serious questions about President Biden's future as the party's nominee for president. Samuel Corum/Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden attends Mount Airy Church of God in Christ in Philadelphia on July 7 as he campaigns to salvage his reelection bid. Senior Democrats are meeting to talk about the race. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

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Saturday

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Greenbrier Farms on June 28 in Chesapeake, Va. The judge in the classified documents case against him has paused some deadlines. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Friday

In this handout photo provided by ABC, President Biden speaks with George Stephanopoulos on July 5 in Madison, Wis. Handout/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

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President Biden's interview today is taking on outsized significance for his race

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A person looks at an election poster board for Tokyo gubernatorial election Monday, July 1, 2024, in Tokyo. Tokyo elects a new governor on Sunday but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning — there are nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character and a man practicing his golf swing. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption

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Thursday

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met Hawaii Gov. Josh Green in August 2023 after devastating wildfires struck Maui. Green was one of the Democratic governors who sat down with Biden to talk about the presidential campaign. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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JOSH GREEN

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