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The Washington Roundtable: Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos discuss President Joe Biden\u2019s struggle to retain voters\u2019 confidence in his bid for re\xeblection and his animosity toward the \u201c\xe9lites\u201d he says are insisting that he step down. Plus, Donald Trump\u2019s campaign strategy amid Democratic turmoil and ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

\u201cThe problem is the meta-narrative, which seems to be centered on: Will Biden faceplant or won\u2019t he?,\u201d Jane Mayer says. \u201cAnd, so long as that\u2019s the narrative, the narrative is not on Donald Trump and the threat to democracy that he poses.\u201d

This week\u2019s reading:

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• \u201cJoe Biden\u2019s Less-Than-Awful Press Conference Does Not Mean Everything Is Now O.K.,\u201d by Susan B. Glasser
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• \u201cThe Controlled Normalcy of Kamala Harris\u2019s Trip to Las Vegas,\u201d by Antonia Hitchens
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• \u201cA Congressional Democrat Explains Why He\u2019s Standing with Biden,\u201d by Isaac Chotiner
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• \u201cJoe Biden\u2019s Cynical Turn Against the Press,\u201d by Jay Caspian Kang\xa0
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• \u201cJoe Biden Is Fighting Back\u2014but Not Against Trump, Really,\u201d by Benjamin Wallace-Wells
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