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It is Friday, July 19th, 2024. Let's get into the mix. Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, Joe Biden on the brink. Number two, could Vance help Senate Republicans?

And number three, Max Cohen on soccer.

Let's get into it.

Joe Biden's reelection campaign is on the brink.

And you know what?

It is a testament to the tumult in the Democratic Party right now that we are talking about

Joe Biden instead of Donald Trump the morning after Donald Trump accepted the nomination.

Now, just a quick note, I guess, on Donald Trump's speech last night.

It was ranged from emotional to typical Trump it was the he spoke about getting shot he

spoke about Joe Biden although his campaign previewed that he was not going to speak about

Joe Biden and he had the crowd kind of in the palm of his hands, which is typically how he goes.

And now he's on to, I believe, this weekend, Michigan with J.D. Vance for a rally.

Now let's talk about Joe Biden.

Last 24 hours, actually last 12 hours, John Tester, one of the most endangered Senate Democrat

incumbents, told the Daily Montana that Biden should not seek re-election to another term.

Chuck Schumer was given a heads up about Tester's announcement.

Schumer told Tester to do whatever he thinks his best.

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