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![Former President Donald Trump is flanked by Senate Republicans as he gives remarks to the press at the National Republican Senatorial Committee building on June 13, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0705-trump-r-400x300.jpg)
Will Internal Division Over Trump’s Abortion Flip-Flop Threaten GOP Convention?
Don’t be fooled: The men in charge of the Republican platform committee are dedicated, far right extremists.
![Protesters hold up signs outside of the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C. on July 1, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0704-scotus-trump-400x300.jpg)
The Supreme Court Has Made It Official: US Presidents Are Now Monarchs
The Supreme Court’s “Trump v. United States” ruling gives Donald Trump “legal” cover for past and future lawbreaking.
![President Joe Biden (right) and former President Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate at the CNN Studios on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0703-trump-biden-400x300.jpg)
Report: Trump Campaign Wants Biden to Stay in Race as an Easy Target
One Trump super PAC leader said clips from the debate “would make for devastating campaign commercials.”
![President Joe Biden arrives for a news conference at the White House on July 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0703-jb-400x300.jpg)
Biden Reportedly Considers Dropping Out as Polls Show Him Losing Key States
“He knows if he has two more events like [the debate], we’re in a different place,” a close Biden ally said.
![The Heritage Foundation president Dr. Kevin Roberts conducts a discussion with former Vice President Mike Pence in Washington, D.C., on October 19, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0703-kevin-roberts-400x300.jpg)
Project 2025 Leader Touts SCOTUS’s Role in Aiding “Second American Revolution”
The group’s president issued a threat, saying the revolution “will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be.”
![Rudy Giuliani speaks to members of the media where Republican candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was scheduled to host a campaign event on January 21, 2024, in Manchester, New Hampshire.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0702-rudy-giuliani-400x300.jpg)
Rudy Giuliani Disbarred in New York Over Election Lies
Giuliani “deliberately violated some of the most fundamental tenets of the legal profession,” a panel of judges said.
![President Joe Biden, seen in reflection, speaks to the media at the White House on July 1, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0702-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
First Congressional Democrat Calls on Biden to Withdraw From Election
Biden “pledged to be transitional” to allow a new cohort of leaders to take his place, Rep. Lloyd Doggett said.
![Former President Donald Trump arrives to the courthouse as the jury is scheduled to continue deliberations for his hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0702-donald-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Lawyers Seek Dismissal of NY Conviction Following SCOTUS Immunity Ruling
The motion will likely delay a sentencing hearing for Trump, currently scheduled for July 11.
![Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez deliver remarks on Earth Day event at Prince William Forest Park in Virginia on April 22, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0702-aoc-400x300.jpg)
AOC Will File Impeachment Articles Against Justices Following Immunity Ruling
The ruling, which expands presidential protections, “represents an assault on American democracy,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
![Chevron logo over Supreme Court building](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0702-chevron-400x300.jpg)
SCOTUS Furthers Right-Wing Agenda of Deconstruction of the Administrative State
Eliminating Chevron deference will harm consumers, workers, health, safety and environment, but will help corporations.