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“One of America’s political parties has a presidential candidate who is really old and showing it. The other has a presidential candidate who is a convicted felon, adjudicated sexual abuser, business fraudster and self-described aspiring dictator for a day. And also really old,” the New York Times reports. “One of the parties is up in arms about its nominee and trying to figure out how to replace him at the last minute.

“President Biden’s guiding principle for jumping into the 2020 presidential race was that he was the only person who could beat then-President Donald Trump. Now, if Biden is to jump out of the race, he — and he alone — will have to decide he is no longer that person,” the Washington Post reports. “Democratic allies, strategists and elected officials are in growing agreement about the conditions required for Biden to step aside.” “The polling would need to further plummet.

“President Biden will sit for a high-profile interview and court voters in a key battleground state Friday as his campaign ramps up advertising at a crucial stretch aimed at turning back a tide of doubts about his candidacy,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Biden is traveling to Madison, Wis., a liberal enclave in one of the nation’s swing states, for a campaign event.

“The 2024 battleground map is showing signs of possible expansion into traditionally blue states as President Biden tries to salvage his re-election bid following a poor debate performance that has shaken and divided the Democratic Party and heightened concerns about his age,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Only about a half-dozen states were thought to be in play in the race between Biden and former President Donald Trump, but in the wake of their June 27 face-off there is some evidence that the Republican might be competitive in states that have backed Democrats in recent elections.” “Minnesota, New Hampshire and Virginia are among those being closely watched.

“Liz Truss, the former Conservative Party prime minister, lost her seat Friday morning. Following a chaotic 49-day premiership in 2022, which sent mortgage rates soaring, the pound tumbling and required an intervention by the central bank to calm markets, she has been ousted from Parliament,” the New York Times reports.

“Like a globe-spanning tornado that touches down with little predictability, deep economic anxieties are leaving a trail of political turmoil and violence across poor and rich countries alike,” the New York Times reports. “The causes, context and conditions underlying these disruptions vary widely from country to country. But a common thread is clear: rising inequality, diminished purchasing power and growing anxiety that the next generation will be worse off than this one.”