Biden Campaign Memos Show Efforts To Calm Concerns

Donald Trump said he would “take a look” at inviting his former Republican primary rival Nikki Haley to speak at the GOP convention next week, CNN reports.

New York Magazine: “Conversations with current and former Trump staffers suggest that the policies of Project 2025 aren’t what have earned Trump’s ire — such as eliminating the Education Department and putting the president directly in charge of the FBI and the Justice Department — but rather how it has created the perception that someone else is in charge.”

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY), a member of the Congressional Black Caucus, offered a stark warning to CNN about the potential down-ballot effect of President Biden’s reelection bid Wednesday: “If we are going on a political suicide mission, then we should at least be honest about it.” He added: “There must be a serious reckoning with the down-ballot effect of whomever we nominate.”

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) told CNN he “has no idea” if President Joe Biden’s decision to stay in the race is final. “You’ll have to ask him.”

Playbook: “Those who have covered Pelosi for years, as we have, know that the speaker rarely utters a word without a plan and an intention. There’s little doubt that she knew — and fleshed out with confidants — exactly what she was doing before she was mic’d up at MSNBC this morning.” “In many ways, Pelosi is the most sensible choice to lead a rebellion against Biden.

Republicans have a 65% chance of retaining their House majority, a warning sign for Democrats as President Biden struggles to tamp down concerns over the impact of his candidacy downballot, according to a new Decision Desk HQ forecast. Republicans also have a 58% chance to win the White House and an 82% chance to win control of the Senate.