Biden’s out. President Biden’s decided to stand down from his reelection campaign “and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term” …
■ The AP explains how that might work.
■ It makes next month’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, um, a lot more interesting.
■ Journalist Ryan Grim makes the case that an open convention would be “good for everyone—including Kamala Harris.”
■ Biden says he intends to serve out the rest of his term and intends to address the nation on his decision.
■ The response from convicted felon and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was … predictable.
■ Trump antagonist and former Illinois Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger: Biden made “the right decision for the Democratic Party and our nation.”
■ Continual updates here …
■ … and, of course, more from Chicago Public Square tomorrow morning.