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2:20 PM ET, September 13, 2019

Top Items:

Think Castro was ‘mean’ to Biden? Get ready for an absolute bloodbath. — Joe Biden's Democratic rivals have now begun to raise questions about his age and mental competence. But they are doing so ever so gingerly, and even apologetically. — President Trump is not being nearly as cautious or circumspect.

Discussion: Rolling Stone, PJ Media Home, The Federalist, Vox and Mother Jones

Julie Pace / Associated Press:

Analysis: Biden looks like a front-runner, until he doesn't — WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is the Democratic front-runner. And there were moments in Thursday night's debate when he looked the part. — Standing between a pair of liberal senators offering radical change …

Discussion: Victory Girls Blog, FOX40, Deseret News and CBS Boston

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:

Winners and losers from the third Democratic debate — The Democrats met in Houston on Thursday night for the third Democratic debate of 2019, this time all on one night. After nearly three hours of sparring between the 10 candidates who qualified, here's who won, who lost, and what it means moving forward.

Discussion: Politico, BizPac Review, Breitbart, YouTube, New York Times, Raw Story and Daily Kos

Matt Welch / Reason:

There's Only 1 Democrat Talking About the Constitution, and It's (Shudder) Joe Biden — Let us not now pretend that Joe Biden brought anything like coherence to Thursday night's Democratic presidential debate in Houston. — At some point near the exhausted end of the nearly three-hour affair …

Discussion: Splinter, PJ Media Home, Townhall, WHYY, Raw Story, The Week and Patterico's Pontifications

James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Castro's kamikaze mission makes Biden more sympathetic - and six other debate takeaways

Discussion: U.S. Political News …, Townhall and Mercury News

Jeff Greenfield / Politico:
How Warren Won Without Having a Big Moment

Discussion: U.S. Political News …, ABC News and The Week

John Nichols / The Nation:
Jorge Ramos Was the Best Debate Moderator Yet

Discussion: Washington Post, New Yorker, The Federalist, Politico and Michigan Advance

Osita Nwanevu / New Republic: Julián Castro Is Not Here to Make Friends

Dan Balz / Washington Post:
For most of the night, Biden weathers a volley of attacks

Discussion: Jacobin, The Bulwark, Politico, The Nation, The Week, Business Insider, New Republic, New York Times, Breitbart, Vox, Los Angeles Times, CNN, Outside the Beltway, Hullabaloo, Politifact.com Truth … and The Concourse

Washington Post:
Who talked the most during the third Democratic debate

Discussion: Politico, PJ Media Home and Vox

Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Democratic debate live updates: Candidates take their messages to the spin room

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Biden's debate performance was either ‘presidential’ or ‘disqualifying’ — depending on your media source

Discussion: CNN and Slate

Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Up, Up, Up With Elizabeth Warren

Discussion: National Review, CNN, Fox News and Daily Wire

Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Dems claim Trump inspired El Paso killings

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, Daily Wire, Hot Air, Associated Press and KTLA

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
In debate, Democrats steer clear of economy

Discussion: The Rush Limbaugh Show, The Gateway Pundit and Power Line

CBS News:
Democrats trade barbs on health care and immigration in third debate

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
What was going on between Biden and Castro on health care?

Discussion: The Week

BuzzFeed News:
The Real Democratic Primary Starts Now. And It's All About Elizabeth Warren.

Discussion: PJ Media Home, CNN and Politico

Matt Naham / Law & Crime:

U.S. Court of Appeals Brings Emoluments Lawsuit Against Trump Back to Life — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday brought back to life an emoluments-related lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The lawsuit filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington …

Discussion: Breitbart

Bloomberg:

Trump Finances Closer to Scrutiny as U.S. Court Revives Suit — Emoluments lawsuit is reinstated by New York appeals court — Trump says his family now manages his business empire — President Donald Trump was ordered by a federal appeals court to defend a lawsuit accusing him of profiting from his presidency.

Discussion: Fox News, Washington Post, Politico, The Week, Axios, Political Wire and Raw Story

Chris Dolmetsch / Bloomberg:
Fox Must Face Suit by Seth Rich's Parents Over Stories on His Death

Discussion: Political Wire and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Appeals court allows Trump emoluments case to move forward

Discussion: Washington Post

Nancy Cook / Politico:

Ivanka tells donors she got her moral compass from her dad — At a mid-August fundraiser in Jackson Hole, Wyo., Ivanka Trump was asked to name the personality traits she inherited most from her parents. — Without much of a pause, Trump told the crowd of roughly 120 high-end donors …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Splinter, Raw Story, Political Flare, The Week, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Mediaite

Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
House GOP to Run in 2020 on Reducing the Debt They Helped Grow

Discussion: Political Wire

Matt Fuller / U.S. Political News …:
Trump Gives A Rambling Mess Of A Speech At The GOP's Baltimore Retreat — And He's A Hit

Discussion: New York Times, Mother Jones, Daily Kos, Vox and ABC News

Maggie Astor / New York Times:

The Times and CNN Will Host the Next Democratic Debate in Ohio — The Democratic National Committee has announced that the next debate will be held on Oct. 15, with a possible second night on Oct. 16. — The New York Times and CNN will co-host the next Democratic debate near Columbus …

Discussion: Variety

CNN:

CNN and New York Times to co-host next Democratic presidential debate — (CNN)The Democratic National Committee announced Friday that CNN and The New York Times will co-host the party's fourth presidential debate next month in Westerville, Ohio. — The debate will air live from the campus …

Discussion: WPIX 11 New York

Marina Fang / U.S. Political News …:
Appeals Court Revives Seth Rich Lawsuit Against Fox News

Discussion: Politico

Boris Kachka / New York Magazine:

Among the Moderate Chic at Bari Weiss's Book Party The embattled Establishment assembles to celebrate the Times Op-Ed columnist's book on antisemitism. — Bari Weiss — editor, Times columnist, Twitter piñata, extrovert, and now author — began the launch party for her first book …

Discussion: Splinter

Courtney Kube / NBC News:

Trump's plan to pay for border wall with Air Force funds risks national security, report says — The report, compiled by the U.S. Air Force and obtained by NBC News, details the importance of each of the 51 military projects chosen by the Trump administration to lose their funding.

Discussion: Politico, Axios, Political Wire, Shareblue Media, Raw Story and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »

BostonGlobe.com:

METRO SPORTS BUSINESS OPINION RHODE ISLAND POLITICS LIFESTYLE MARIJUANA ARTS MAGAZINE CARS REAL ESTATE EVENTS — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the young liberal icon from New York, has endorsed Senator Ed Markey's reelection bid next year, as Representative Joe Kennedy III considers …

Quint Forgey / Politico:

O'Rourke responds to ‘death threat’ from Texas lawmaker — Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke early Friday morning characterized an incendiary tweet from a Texas state representative as “a death threat” against him, and charged that the Republican lawmaker should be stripped of his assault weapon.

Discussion: RedState, Axios and Breitbart

CNN:
Twitter removes Texas State Rep's tweet threatening Beto O'Rourke with AR

Discussion: RedState, The Hill, The Daily Beast and Fortune

Andrew Egger / The Bulwark:
Beto O'Rourke Is Mortgaging His Future

Discussion: New Republic, The Verge and Washington Post

Sarah Maslin Nir / New York Times:

Giuliani Divorce: It's Ugly, It's Operatic. What Did You Expect? — The marriage of Rudolph and Judith Giuliani is coming to an end, and despite a judge's urging, the wreckage is being laid bare for all to see. — On a spring afternoon in 2000, Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani used a news conference …

Discussion: Splinter

Phil Helsel / NBC News:

Trump: I look orange, but so do you because of energy-efficient light bulbs — “The light is the worst,” Trump said. His administration earlier this month announced it would roll back regulations for increased energy efficiency. — On a night that featured the Democratic debate …

Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Hill, Breitbart, Raw Story and The Root

Washington Post:

Andrew McCabe's legal team asks Justice Dept. if grand jury rejected charges in his case — The legal team for Andrew McCabe has asked federal prosecutors in D.C. whether a grand jury had rejected their bid to indict the FBI's former acting director on charges of lying to investigators …

Discussion: Power Line, CNN, New York Times, Salon and Hullabaloo

Brian Stelter / CNN:

ABC's ratings show that interest in the Democratic primaries is still high — New York (CNN Business)If you're wondering whether interest in the Democratic primary process has cooled off, check the Nielsen ratings and stop wondering. — Thursday night's debate featuring ten presidential candidates brought a big audience to ABC.

Discussion: Axios

Jacob Solis / The Nevada Independent:

At UNLV panel, Reid, Heller say don't count on Trump losing in 2020 — Dean Heller and Harry Reid didn't agree on much during their time together in the U.S. Senate. But in Las Vegas on Thursday, they agreed on one thing: Don't count out President Trump. — “I think you would be misguided …

Stefanos Chen / New York Times:

One in Four of New York's New Luxury Apartments Are Unsold — A quarter of the new condos built since 2013 in New York City have not yet found buyers, according to a new analysis of closed sales. — Picture an empty apartment — there are thousands in Manhattan's new towers …

Discussion: Curbed NY