Mike's Blog Round-up

“President Biden’s campaign will release a new advertisement on Monday taking direct aim at former President Donald Trump’s abortion policy, arguing that he is largely responsible for the end of Roe v. Wade,” the New York Times reports. “The advertisement, to run on digital TV in battleground states, is part of the campaign’s $50 million July ad push.”

“June marked Earth’s 12th consecutive month of global warming at or above 1.5 degrees Celsius — the internationally accepted threshold for avoiding the worst effects of climate change,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

Politico: “A new book explores the history of presidents who abused their constitutional power and the citizen movements that stopped them. There’s a lesson for a second Trump administration.” The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It Amazon Kindle EditionBrettschneider, Corey (Author)English (Publication Language)359 Pages - 07/02/2024 (Publication Date) - W.

CNN: “Consumer demand seems to have tapered off so far this summer… if it persists for long enough, could translate into service-providing businesses hiring at a slower pace and possibly slashing jobs.”

Maureen Dowd: “In my Saturday column, I quoted Biden’s line to ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, about how he would feel if Trump were sworn in as president because he refused to step aside: ‘I’ll feel as long as I gave it my all and I did the goodest job as I know I can do, that’s what this is about.’ … After my column posted Saturday morning, T.

Punchbowl News: “The president’s backing among Hill Democrats — especially inside the House Democratic Caucus — is slipping. The questions at this point are whether that support completely collapses and, if it does, what Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries will do.” “So far, the two top Democrats have said little.