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Interviews with more than three dozen aides, advisers, lawmakers, governors and other President Biden allies tell the inside story of his team’s failure over nine days to contain the crisis from his debate with Donald Trump.

Biden thought he had it under control. Then it got worse.www.washingtonpost.com The inside story of the Biden team’s failure over nine days to contain the crisis from his debate with Trump.

Five House Democrats said during a leadership call Sunday that Biden should step aside, three people on the call told The Post’s Capitol Hill team. The meeting was moved up by Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries amid members’ restlessness over Biden. Follow live updates:

Election 2024 latest news: 5 senior House Democrats want Biden to step aside, according to three people on a leadership callwapo.st President Biden has two events in Pennsylvania on Sunday as he and his staff remain defiant against calls to drop out.

Most Americans don’t think about measles because vaccination had largely eliminated the scourge from the U.S. in 2000. But many Americans who survived measles as children never forgot how sick they were. These are some of their stories.

Isolation, extreme fatigue, lingering misery: What it’s like to survive measleswww.washingtonpost.com Measles is back, after vaccination largely eliminated it from the United States. Survivors describe having one of the most contagious diseases on Earth.

Interviews with more than three dozen aides, advisers, lawmakers, governors and other Biden allies paint a picture of the Biden team’s failure over the past nine days to contain a crisis that is tarnishing his legacy and threatening his presidency.

Biden thought he had it under control. Then it got worse.www.washingtonpost.com The inside story of the Biden team’s failure over nine days to contain the crisis from his debate with Trump.

The Supreme Court said its guidance that gun laws must align with U.S. “history and tradition” was misunderstood. What does that mean for hundreds of legal challenges to gun laws?

The Supreme Court upended gun laws nationwide. Mass confusion has followed.www.washingtonpost.com The Supreme Court said its guidance that gun laws must align with U.S. “history and tradition” was misunderstood. What does that mean for hundreds of legal challenges to gun laws?

Breaking news: The first projections after polls closed in France’s legislative election put a leftist alliance in the lead, as the populist, anti-immigration far right falls behind and performs far below expectations.

France election live updates: Left-wing bloc leads in results projectionswww.washingtonpost.com The populist, anti-immigration National Rally party had been hoping to install France’s first far-right government since World War II, with 28-year-old Jordan Bardella as prime minister.

In San Francisco, where cyclists already contend with angry drivers and unpredictable jaywalkers, self-driving cars present a new obstacle.

Cyclists can’t decide whether to fear or love self-driving carswww.washingtonpost.com Cyclists have a contentious and sometimes deadly relationship with human drivers. Now they are split about whether self-driving cars can make the roads safer.

The Shade Room has become a cultural force in the Black community, wielding enough power to not only cover culture but also to shape it.

The Shade Room built a massive Black audience. Candidates want in.www.washingtonpost.com Shade Room CEO Angie Nwandu said she wants to grow political coverage to reflect the page’s diverse Black audience: “Black people are not a monolith.”

After his halting performance at a debate against Donald Trump, President Biden’s senior aides face worries among fellow Democrats and sharp accusations from Republicans that they took steps to conceal the effect the president’s aging has had on his ability to carry out his duties.

Debate brings scrutiny of whether aides shielded signs of Biden’s agingwww.washingtonpost.com Biden, aides now grappling with accusations they strongly reject that they were not candid with the public about how his age impacted his ability to do the job.

As Hurricane Beryl moves this weekend toward the Gulf of Mexico and Texas, the Caribbean islands already hit by the storm face the task of rebuilding.

Caribbean islands reel from Hurricane Beryl damagewww.washingtonpost.com As Hurricane Beryl moves this weekend toward the Gulf of Mexico and Texas, the Caribbean islands already hit by the storm face the task of rebuilding.

Former president Donald Trump’s campaign is aiming to announce his running mate by July 15, the first day of the Republican National Convention, according to people familiar with the situation, and internal discussions have largely centered on two finalists as he nears a decision.

Trump running mate decision nears, with Vance, Rubio at center of talkswww.washingtonpost.com The campaign is eyeing an announcement by July 15th and internal talks have focused heavily on the two senators.

Tropical Storm Beryl is poised to gain strength as it passes over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and is predicted to become a hurricane again later Sunday on approach to the Texas coast.

Live updates: Beryl set to strengthen on approach to Texas coastwww.washingtonpost.com Beryl is forecast to make landfall in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane early Monday. It’s gaining strength in the Gulf after hitting Mexico, Jamaica and other Caribbean islands.

French citizens are voting in an election that could result in the country’s first far-right government since World War II — or end in political deadlock just ahead of the Summer Olympics in Paris.

France election live updates: Final-round voting underway as far right seeks a majoritywww.washingtonpost.com Sunday’s election could result in France’s first far-right government since World War II — or end in political deadlock just before the Summer Olympics.

Analysis by Dan Balz: A week after his disastrous debate performance and amid rising doubts inside his party about his capacity to defeat Donald Trump in November, Biden has adopted a one-word strategy to keep his candidacy alive: defiance.

Analysis | Biden meets his critics with defiance. But they see him in denial.wapo.st In the week since his disastrous debate, President Biden has been grimly determined to stay in the race, but has he done enough to turn the tide of dissent in his party?

President Biden made clear that he has little intention of quickly or quietly leaving the presidential race, issuing a blunt warning that if leading Democratic donors and elected officials want to alter his thinking, they are going to have to wage a protracted and public battle.

As Biden digs in, another elected Democrat calls on him to exit racewapo.st The president has warned that if leading Democrats want to alter his thinking about staying in the race, they are going to have to wage a protracted battle. That fight has intensified.

Minnesota Vikings rookie Khyree Jackson and two of his Wise High School teammates were killed early Saturday in a three-vehicle crash after their car was struck by another car and veered off the road in Upper Marlboro, Maryland State Police said.

NFL rookie Khyree Jackson, two former teammates killed in Maryland crashwapo.st Jackson, a cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings, died in a crash in Upper Marlboro Saturday, along with two of his Wise High School teammates Anthony Lytton Jr. and Isaiah Hazel.

The storm is forecast to come ashore not far from Corpus Christi late Sunday into Monday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and a “life-threatening” ocean surge.

Beryl forecast to strengthen and strike Texas coast as dangerous hurricanewww.washingtonpost.com The storm is forecast to come ashore not far from Corpus Christi late Sunday into Monday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and a “life-threatening” ocean surge.

Much of the public sees the Supreme Court as political, not impartial, even as the court’s defenders say its critics simply oppose the conservative majority.

Justices’ right turn amid ethics issues may hurt public trust, experts saywapo.st Much of the public sees the Supreme Court as political, not impartial, even as the court’s defenders say its critics simply oppose the conservative majority.

White House officials have confirmed that they believe a Russian satellite named Cosmos 2553 is designed to test components of an “anti-satellite capability,” which could cripple orbital technology, potentially by a nuclear detonation in space.

What would happen if Russia detonated a nuclear bomb in space?www.washingtonpost.com A mysterious satellite known as Cosmos 2553 has raised concerns that Russia is conducting tests that could lead to a nuclear weapon in space.

Jackson Madnick, a 76-year-old resident of Wayland, Mass., suspected lawn chemicals contributed to his cat’s death. So he developed a seed mix that can thrive naturally.

Did this citizen scientist develop the perfect, chemical-free lawn?wapo.st Jackson Madnick has developed a grass seed mix that can thrive without chemicals and with minimal watering.

Perspective by Stephen P. Leatherman: Digging holes in sand might seem innocent, but experts recommend never digging a hole deeper than the knee height of the shortest person in your group — with two feet being the maximum depth.

Perspective | There’s real danger in digging deep holes on a sandy beachwapo.st Experts recommend never digging a hole deeper than the knee height of the shortest person in your group — with two feet being the maximum depth.

Numerous House Democrats weren’t swayed by President Biden’s performance on the campaign trail Friday. Biden’s defiance to stay in the race shocked many of them, who were described as “pissed” that he was so dug in. Live updates here:

Election 2024 latest news: Defiant Biden doubles down on staying in racewapo.st Live updates from the 2024 campaign trail with the latest news on President Biden as he faces post-debate criticism and calls to drop out of the election.

As President Biden faces questions about his acuity, one voice has been notably absent: Kevin O’Connor, the president’s official physician, who along with a White House medical unit is the only official safeguard for an acting president’s cognitive health.

Is Biden fit for duty? The answer depends on little-known White House doctorwapo.st Kevin O’Connor, President Biden’s personal doctor, faces new scrutiny as he has resisted giving the president a cognitive exam.

Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to ask Joe Biden to exit the presidential race, according to two people with direct knowledge of the effort.

Sen. Mark Warner seeks to assemble group of Democratic senators to ask Biden to exit racewww.washingtonpost.com Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is attempting to assemble a group of Democratic senators to go to the White House on Monday and ask that Joe Biden exit the presidential race, according to two people with dir...

The French Fire started Thursday evening at French Camp Road in California’s Mariposa county after a heat wave brought days of scorching temperatures. As of 6 a.m. local time on Friday, the fire had spread to 843 acres and was 5 percent contained, according to Cal Fire’s Madera-Mariposa-Merced unit.

As crews work to contain big California fire, another ignites near Yosemitewww.washingtonpost.com The French Fire near Mariposa is one of 23 blazes that have broken out statewide this week, amid a scorching heat wave.

Former president Donald Trump sought Friday to distance himself from a conservative think tank’s plan, known as Project 2025, for the next Republican presidency, as Democrats work to make it a political vulnerability for Trump in the November election.

Trump tries to distance himself from Project 2025, a conservative group’s plan for GOP presidencywww.washingtonpost.com Trump claimed Friday he knew “nothing” about the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, a right-wing policy blueprint spearheaded by former Trump administration officials.

Hurricane Beryl made landfall near Cozumel, Mexico, early Friday as a Category 2 hurricane, blasting the coast and knocking out power in several resort towns. The storm is churning inland now and will briefly weaken before emerging over the Gulf of Mexico late Friday and gaining strength.

Beryl slams Yucatán Peninsula as hurricane risk grows for Texaswww.washingtonpost.com The National Hurricane Center is forecasting the storm to make landfall in Texas as a hurricane.

A private event with top social media influencers was intended to spur relationships and generate pro-Biden content. But creators faced backlash and online vitriol instead.

Biden wants to woo TikTok creators. But posting him comes at a price.www.washingtonpost.com A private event with top social media influencers was intended to spur relationships and generate pro-Biden content. Creators faced backlash and online vitriol instead.

A prominent group of political donors, civic leaders and business executives founded to protect the institutions of American democracy sent a letter Friday morning to President Biden calling on him to “cement your legacy” by ending his bid for reelection.

Business leaders, pro-Democracy activists send letter asking Biden to withdrawwapo.st The letter sent to the White House is the latest outreach from the donor and activist community pushing for a new nominee after the president’s debate performance.

The Vatican excommunicated Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, exacting a severe punishment on the most vociferous internal critic of Pope Francis for refusing to recognize the authority of the pope and liberal reforms made by the Roman Catholic Church since the Second Vatican Council in the 1960s.

Vatican excommunicates Archbishop Viganò for refusing to recognize Pope Franciswapo.st In a rare trial, the Vatican acted against Carlo Maria Viganò, a former ambassador to the U.S. and one of Pope Francis’s most vociferous internal critics.