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On Today’s Episode:Six Takeaways From the First Presidential Debate, by Shane Goldmacher and Jonathan SwanSchools Police Chief Indicted in Uvalde Shooting Response, by J. David Goodman and Edgar SandovalOklahoma’s State Superintendent Requires Public Schools to Teach the Bible, by Sarah Mervosh and Elizabeth DiasAfter a Testy Campaign in Tense Times, Iranians Vote for President, by Farnaz Fassihi and Alissa J. Rubin

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☆ Social Conservatives Push Trump on the G.O.P.’s Anti-Abortion Platform
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A group of some of the most powerful social conservatives in the country, fearful that Donald J. Trump may push to water down the Republican Party’s official position on abortion, sent a pointed letter to the former president this month imploring him to keep strong anti-abortion language in the party platform. The letter, which has not previously been reported but was reviewed by The New York Times, is the latest sign of the fierce behind-the-scenes lobbying underway over the language that will officially outline the party’s principles. The Republican platform has not been updated in eight years and is especially outdated on the topic of abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. The letter urges Mr. Trump to “make clear that you do not intend to weaken the pro-life plank.” Specifically, it asks him to commit to keeping language in the platform that the party supports a “human life amendment to the Constitution” and legislation to “make clear that the 14th Amendment’s protections apply to children before birth.”It was co-signed by 10 anti-abortion leaders, including Marjorie Dannenfelser of Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, Ralph Reed of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and Penny Nance of Concerned Women for America. Ms. Dannenfelser delivered the letter via email to Mr. Trump’s top adviser, Susie Wiles, on June 10, as the party prepares to hold its national convention in Milwaukee starting July 15.

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☆ Six Takeaways From the First Presidential Debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Jonathan Swan | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden struggled through his first debate of the 2024 campaign against Donald J. Trump, meandering and mumbling through answers as the former president pressed his case for a second term with limited resistance from his rival. Mr. Trump was confident and forceful, even as he let loose a stream of misleading attacks and falsehoods. Mr. Biden spoke with a hoarse and halting voice, closing his eyes occasionally to gather thoughts that sometimes couldn’t be corralled. About halfway through, people close to Mr. Biden put out word that he had a cold. Mr. Trump relentlessly hammered Mr. Biden on areas of vulnerability, sending exaggerations and embellishments — he was the “greatest” and his opponent the “worst” — flying unchecked through the audience-free CNN studio in Atlanta.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump, Mr Organizations: Trump, CNN Locations: Atlanta

☆ What to Watch at the First Trump-Biden Debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mr. Biden sought this historically early confrontation to force into focus the stark difference of their competing visions for America. Mr. Trump has been eager to debate, too. He sees Mr. Biden as cognitively diminished since they last clashed on the debate stage in October 2020. Mr. Trump is savoring the chance to lay into Mr. Biden’s record on the border and inflation in particular. The animosity is expected to be palpable inside the audience-free CNN television studio in Atlanta, where they will debate for 90 of the most consequential minutes of the campaign.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump Organizations: Thursday, America, Trump, Mr, CNN Locations: Atlanta

☆ Republicans Rally Behind Trump After Conviction, Times/Siena Poll Finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Ruth Igielnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden continues to confront deeper doubts among Democrats than former President Donald J. Trump faces among Republicans — even after Mr. Trump was convicted of 34 felony charges last month, according to a new poll by The New York Times and Siena College. The national survey on the eve of the first presidential debate shows that voters have broad distaste for both candidates but that Mr. Trump has so far better consolidated the support of his own party. Only 72 percent of voters who said they cast a ballot for Mr. Biden four years ago say they approve of the job he is doing as president. And voters overall say they now trust Mr. Trump more on the issues that matter most to them. Roughly 90 percent of Republicans still view Mr. Trump favorably.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, —, Trump, Mr Organizations: Trump, The New York Times, Siena College, Times Locations: Siena

On Today’s Episode:Democrats Lean on Abortion Rights Message for Anniversary of End of Roe, by Katie GlueckFor Biden and Trump, a Debate Rematch With Even Greater Risks and Rewards, by Lisa Lerer, Shane Goldmacher, Jonathan Swan and Maggie HabermanPilgrim Deaths in Mecca Put Spotlight on Underworld Hajj Industry, by Emad Mekay and Vivian NereimGunmen Attack Synagogues and Churches in Russian Republic, by Anton Troianovski and Ivan Nechepurenko

Persons: Lean, Roe, Katie Glueck, Trump, Lisa Lerer, Shane Goldmacher, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman Pilgrim, Emad Mekay, Vivian Nereim, Anton Troianovski, Ivan Nechepurenko Organizations: Biden Locations: Mecca, Russian Republic

The debate between President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump this week will be the highest-stakes moment of their rematch, plunging two presidents into an extraordinarily early confrontation before a divided and angry nation. For Mr. Biden, the debate in Atlanta offers an opportunity to remind voters of the chaos of his predecessor’s leadership, his criminal convictions and to warn of an even darker future should he win a second term. For Mr. Trump, it’s a chance to make his case that America has grown more expensive, weaker and more dangerous under his successor. A notable misstep — a physical stumble, a mental lapse or a barrage of too-personal insults — could reverberate for months, because of the unusually long period until they meet again for the second debate in September. “This is a big inflection point,” said Karl Rove, a leading Republican strategist who guided George W. Bush’s two successful presidential runs.

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☆ Election Updates: Trump has rapidly eroded Biden’s edge in the 2024 cash battle.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Theodore Schleifer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +10 min

Overall, Mr. Trump was a daunting $100 million behind Mr. Biden at the start of April. And for the first time, Mr. Trump’s principal campaign committee had more cash than Mr. Biden’s: $116.5 million to $91.6 million. report does not translate to boots on the ground tomorrow,” Dan Kanninen, Mr. Biden’s battleground states director, said in an interview. So far, Mr. Biden has enjoyed a tremendous advertising advantage over Mr. Trump. Hopefully that changes as we get even closer.”For now, Mr. Biden is racing to replenish his coffers in June.

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Former President Donald J. Trump in Racine, Wis., on Tuesday. His campaign said it raised $53 million online in the 24 hours after he was convicted of 34 felony charges last month. Credit... Doug Mills/The New York Times

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Doug Mills Organizations: New York Locations: Racine, Wis

☆ Timothy Mellon, Secretive Donor, Gives $50 Million to Pro-Trump Group
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Theodore Schleifer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The group had only $34.5 million on hand at the end of April, and Mr. Mellon’s contribution accounted for much of the nearly $70 million that the super PAC raised in May. On Wednesday and Thursday, the super PAC began reserving $30 million in ads to air in Georgia and Pennsylvania around the Fourth of July holiday. Mr. Mellon is now the first donor to give $100 million in disclosed federal contributions in this year’s election. He was already the single largest contributor to super PACs supporting both Mr. Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as an independent. Mr. Mellon has previously given $25 million to both.

Persons: Timothy Mellon, Donald J, Mellon, Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr Organizations: Trump, Make, Inc, Labor, PAC Locations: Georgia, Pennsylvania

☆ Trump Has Rapidly Eroded Biden’s Edge in 2024 Cash Battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Theodore Schleifer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In May, Mr. Biden’s campaign and its joint operation with the Democratic National Committee raised $85 million, compared with $141 million for Mr. Trump and the Republican National Committee, according to the two campaigns. In April, the Trump team also brought in $25 million more than the Biden team. The Trump operation and R.N.C. A partial count on Thursday, revealed in Federal Election Commission filings, showed that Mr. Trump had amassed a war chest of at least $170 million with the party. Overall, Mr. Trump was a daunting $100 million behind Mr. Biden at the start of April.

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☆ Trump, Biden and CNN Prepare for a Hostile Debate (With Muted Mics)
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

President Biden and former President Donald J. Trump will each have two minutes to answer questions — followed by one-minute rebuttals and responses to the rebuttals. Red lights visible to the candidates will flash when they have five seconds left, and turn solid red when time has expired. The two men are readying themselves for the debate in ways almost as different as their approaches to the presidency itself. The Biden operation is blocking off much of the final week before the debate, after he returns from Europe and a California fund-raising swing, for structured preparations. Mr. Trump has long preferred looser conversations, batting around themes, ideas and one-liners more informally among advisers.

Persons: Biden, Donald J, Trump, — Organizations: CNN, The New York Times, Republican National Committee Locations: Atlanta, Europe, California

☆ How the Federal Election Commission Went From Deadlock to Deregulation
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

For more than a decade, America’s campaign watchdog agency was a portrait of dysfunction. Divided equally between three Republicans and three Democrats, the Federal Election Commission deadlocked so often it became a political punchline as investigations languished, enforcement slowed and updated guidelines for the internet era stalled. Now, the commission has suddenly come unstuck. Reform groups are aghast at what they see as the swift unraveling of longstanding restraints. Those on both sides of the ideological divide agree on one thing: The changes amount to some of the most significant regulatory revisions since the campaign finance law, the McCain-Feingold Act, was put in place two decades ago.

Persons: Marc Elias Organizations: Democratic, McCain, Feingold

☆ Trump’s Conviction Jolts the Race. But Will It Influence the Outcome?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Lisa Lerer | Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald J. Trump’s conviction on nearly three dozen felony counts plunges the country into unmapped political terrain, a rare moment that could reshuffle a 2024 race that for months has been locked in stasis and defined by a polarizing former president. The extraordinary conviction of a former president unleashes a series of unprecedented constitutional, electoral and logistical questions. Less clear is whether even Thursday’s striking verdict will shake the calcified public opinion of Mr. Trump, who for nearly a decade has defied predictions of his political demise. Now he must move through the rituals of an American presidential campaign as a criminal. The country will watch as Mr. Trump argues with President Biden over his criminal record next month at their first debate, in addition to sparring over the economy, foreign policy, immigration and abortion rights.

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is a national political correspondent, covering the 2024 campaign and the major developments, trends and forces shaping American politics. He can be reached at shane.goldmacher@nytimes.com.

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☆ Trump’s Conviction Binds the G.O.P. Even Closer to Him
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | Luke Broadwater | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A day after Donald J. Trump’s conviction, it quickly became clear that Republicans across the country would not run away from his newfound status as a felon. They would, instead, run on it. But their ready-made outrage was not just about lining up behind the nominee. It was also about basking in the energy of a party base that remains as adhered to Mr. Trump as ever. “The base has never been more motivated,” said Representative Ronny Jackson of Texas, Mr. Trump’s former doctor in the White House and a close ally.

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☆ Trump Announces Nearly $53 Million Fund-Raising Haul After Guilty Verdict
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | More About Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Donald J. Trump’s campaign announced on Friday evening that he had raised nearly $53 million in the 24 hours after his felony conviction, shattering online records for Republicans and raking in enough cash to help him close what has been a substantial financial gap with President Biden. It is hard to put the enormity of the sum into proper perspective, but it would nearly match, in a single day, the $58 million that Mr. Trump’s main fund-raising arm raised online in the last six months of 2023, according to federal records. The campaign first said on Friday morning it had collected nearly $35 million in the hours after the verdict. By Friday evening, the campaign had revised the figure up to $52.8 million in the 24-hour period following Mr. Trump’s conviction. “This momentum is just getting started,” Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita, two of Mr. Trump’s top advisers, said in a joint statement.

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☆ A ‘Laundry List’ or a ‘Feel’: Biden and Trump’s Clashing Appeals to Black Voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

As President Biden took the stage in Philadelphia on Wednesday to kick off his Black voter outreach program, he methodically ticked through more than a dozen accomplishments, executive orders, appointments, investments and economic statistics. “The bottom line,” Mr. Biden said in summing up his pitch, “is we’ve invested more in Black America than any previous administration in history has.”It was a compelling catalog that stood in contrast to the blunt appeal that his rival, former President Donald J. Trump, had made a week earlier about the economy at a rally in the Bronx designed to highlight his appeal to nonwhite voters. “African Americans,” Mr. Trump had said, “are getting slaughtered.”The two events captured a fundamental difference between the Black outreach that both camps see as crucial to winning in 2024.

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Another group recently compared messages translated by humans and A.I. A Democratic firm tested four versions of a voice-over ad — two spoken by humans, two by A.I. The era of artificial intelligence has officially arrived on the campaign trail. With less than six months until the 2024 election, the political uses of A.I. The Biden campaign said it has strictly limited its use of generative A.I.

Persons: Biden, Trump Organizations: Democratic Locations: Mississippi

☆ Trump’s Reported Fund-Raising Tops Biden’s for First Time
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Rebecca Davis O Brien | Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Former President Donald J. Trump and the Republican Party out-raised President Biden and the Democrats last month for the first time in this election cycle, according to campaign officials, as Mr. Biden’s pace of fund-raising slowed significantly from March. Mr. Trump’s advisers have said privately that his campaign, together with the Republican Party and all of their affiliated committees, raised $76.2 million in April. The Biden campaign said on Monday evening that it had raised $51 million in April with the Democratic National Committee — which was just over half as much as they raised in March, and also a touch less than they raised in February. In filings with the Federal Election Commission on Monday, Mr. Biden’s campaign committee reported taking in $24.2 million in April, compared with $43.8 million in March.

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☆ Will Trump Run as a Felon? A Big 2024 Question Will Soon Be Answered.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Then a Manhattan jury will gather in the first criminal trial of a former president to determine whether Donald J. Trump will campaign this fall as a convicted felon. The political impact of one of the most consequential jury deliberations in the nation’s history is far from predictable. “Who knows?” said Mike Murphy, a Republican strategist who has been a longtime Trump critic. “The first casualty of the I’m-right-you’re-evil politics of today is institutional credibility. We’re not in the politics of accepting impartial facts anymore.”But whether the verdict becomes a political turning point or not, it will be a pivotal moment in the race.

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☆ Why Biden Wanted to Debate Trump Early, and Why Trump Said Yes
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Tens of millions of dollars of advertising has not changed President Biden’s polling deficit. And Mr. Biden’s significant cash and infrastructure advantages have yet to pay political dividends. So on Wednesday, the one weekday Mr. Trump is not confined to a courtroom, the Biden campaign shook up the race, publicly offering to bring forward the first presidential debate by three months. Mr. Biden’s advisers have long believed that the dawning realization of a Trump-Biden rematch will be a balm for the president’s droopy approval ratings. The early-debate gambit from Mr. Biden amounted to a public acknowledgment that he is trailing in his re-election bid, and a bet that an accelerated debate timeline will force voters to tune back into politics and confront the possibility of Mr. Trump returning to power.

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☆ How Has Trump Changed the G.O.P.? His Criminal-Trial Guest List Tells the Tale.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Republican Party has changed a lot since Donald J. Trump last spent this much time at Trump Tower. Stuck in New York City four days a week during his criminal trial, Mr. Trump is now back in the same 66th-floor penthouse suite where he weathered so many scandals during his 2016 presidential run. Back then, Mr. Trump was the Republican nominee, but still very much a party outsider. After the “Access Hollywood” video broke in October 2016 and he was heard bragging about grabbing women’s genitals, he spent the weekend in Trump Tower watching defections. Mr. Vance began his day at Trump Tower and then went inside the courthouse on the same day that some of the “Access Hollywood” episode was recounted and a secret recording played in which Mr. Trump discussed payoffs to bury harmful stories.

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☆ Mike Pence Sought Public Funds as 2024 Presidential Bid Collapsed
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Former Vice President Mike Pence sought public financing for his failed presidential primary campaign, a highly unusual move that if successful would make him the first Republican in more than a decade to receive such funds, according to Federal Election Commission documents that have not previously been disclosed. Starting in the post-Watergate era, the federal government has allowed presidential candidates to apply for and receive public dollars. But the program has become all but obsolete as it imposes strict spending limits on anyone who participates, at a time when the cost of nationwide campaigning has skyrocketed. Even applying for the money is generally seen as a sign of desperation because the limits of the program are so onerous. Mr. Pence, who served as former President Donald J. Trump’s running mate in 2016 and 2020 before challenging him last year, struggled for traction in the 2024 Republican race from the very start.

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☆ Campaign Updates: At the R.N.C. donor retreat, Trump calls the Biden administration the ‘Gestapo.’
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Maggie Haberman | Shane Goldmacher | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

“You have to respect the office of the presidency,” Mr. Trump said. “When you are Democrat, you start off essentially at 40 percent because you have civil service, you have the unions and you have welfare,” Mr. Trump said on Saturday. director whom Mr. Trump fired amid an investigation into Mr. Trump and his campaign, was connected to the Blagojevich investigation. Mr. Trump also mocked the physical appearance of Jack Smith, the special counsel who has indicted him twice. At another point, Mr. Trump said that if anyone wanted to donate $1 million to the R.N.C.

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