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Lloyd Doggett, a Texas progressive, was the first sitting Democrat in Congress to publicly call on the president to stand aside, but he gave voice to private concerns that have simmered for days. Read full article

The sentencing trial of an insurgent commander put a spotlight on the state of affairs at the wartime prison. Read full article

The process, outlined by James Zogby, starts with an unlikely prospect: President Biden announcing that he would drop out of the race. Read full article

The Times is looking for officers who were selected to serve on military commissions panels at Camp Justice to discuss the experience, within guidelines set by the court. Read full article

The law, meant to shield minors from sexual materials on the internet by requiring adults to prove they are at least 18, was challenged on First Amendment grounds. Read full article

Senator Peter Welch of Vermont said that the campaign should acknowledge concerns about President Biden’s poor debate performance, not dismiss them. Read full article

The White House is also discussing having President Biden travel to Wisconsin and Pennsylvania this week as they work to move past his disastrous debate performance. Read full article

The complaint was filed a year after the Supreme Court struck down the use of racial and gender preferences in college admissions. Read full article

Supporters say Leonard Peltier, 79, was unfairly blamed for the deaths of two F.B.I. agents in a shootout with activists. Read full article

The court, which issued two major decisions on guns in the term that ended Monday, does not seem ready to return to the subject. Read full article