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Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Demands ABC Be Shut Down for Daring to Fact Check Debate — SCORCHED EARTH — The former president went on ‘Fox & Friends’ to complain that he'd been treated unfairly. — Donald Trump called for ABC News to be shut down during a rant about the way he was treated by the network during …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
How Harris Roped a Dope — Vice President Kamala Harris walked onto the ABC News debate stage with a mission: trigger a Trump meltdown. — She succeeded. — Former President Donald Trump had a mission too: control yourself. — He failed. — Trump lost his cool over and over.
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Kamala Harris Broke Donald Trump — Last night in Philadelphia, Kamala Harris did to Donald Trump what Donald Trump had done to Joe Biden: She broke her opponent on a debate stage. — I've been watching presidential debates since 1976, and I've even been peripherally involved in a few.
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David Mack / Slate:
If You Want to Know Who Won the Debate, Watch Fox News the Moment It Ended — Tuning in to Fox News following Tuesday's presidential debate, it was hard to describe the mood. Somber comes to mind—a little like you might find at a funeral, perhaps for a beloved cat consumed by a political boogeyman.
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Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Kamala Harris dogwalks Trump — 🚨 This special, five-edition week of PN is made possible by paid subscribers. If you aren't one already, please sign up to support our independent coverage. 🚨 — 🚀 Subscribe to Public Notice 🚀
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Riley Hoffman / ABC News:
READ: Harris-Trump presidential debate transcript — Harris and Trump are meeting for the first time on the debate stage. — LIVE — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a presidential debate in Philadelphia, Sept. 10, 2024.
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
The debate between Harris and Trump wasn't close — and 4 other takeaways — Well, that was different from the June 27 debate between President Biden and Donald Trump. — If that June debate was a five-alarm fire for Democrats that eventually forced Biden from the race …
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump Media shares plunge after GOP nominee's debate with Harris … Trump Media (DJT) Share Price
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Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Harris outperformed Trump onstage — Registered voters who watched Tuesday's presidential debate broadly agree that Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How resounding was Kamala Harris's debate win? Let's look at the polls. — Early results show Harris won by a historically large margin. And Trump voters both acknowledged that and said it could impact their votes. — Vice President Kamala Harris turned in one of the more resounding debate performances …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
What More Do You People Want from Kamala Harris? — 1. The Philadelphia Massacre — Let's do this rundown style. — 1. Harris delivered the goods. You never know if a politician can play on the national stage until they do it. Sometimes a promising candidate pops. Sometimes they're Ron DeSantis.
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Unhinged Elon Musk Offers to Impregnate Taylor Swift — The father-of-12 offered his unlikely insight into the presidential debate after Swift endorsed Harris. — ‘NO GOING BACK’ — “Harris proved she's the best choice to lead our nation forward,” says the man she replaced as Democratic presidential nominee.
Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones:
Even Fox News Acknowledges Reality: Trump Blew the Debate — “Make no mistake about it: Trump had a bad night.” — As my colleague David Corn put it, Donald Trump lost the first presidential debate against Kamala Harris by simply being himself: He spent the night ranting, raving …
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Irie Sentner / Politico:
Trump insists he won debate, says another 'probably won't happen' — While Kamala Harris' campaign immediately called for a second debate — and Fox News offered to host it — the former president all but ruled it out. — Kamala Harris' campaign left Philadelphia on Tuesday night eager for another showdown against Donald Trump.
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Miranda Nazzaro / The Hill:
Chris Wallace: Debate was ‘devastating’ for Trump
Chris Wallace: Debate was ‘devastating’ for Trump
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Playbook: Harris' alpha female debate
Playbook: Harris' alpha female debate
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Kamala Harris, Protagonist
Kamala Harris, Protagonist
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Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump shake hands again at 9/11 anniversary ceremony
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump shake hands again at 9/11 anniversary ceremony
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
What Was He Even Talking About? — Trump's rant about immigrants eating pets was another sign of his break with reality.
What Was He Even Talking About? — Trump's rant about immigrants eating pets was another sign of his break with reality.
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Jonathan Martin / Politico:
Lindsey Graham vents about Trump's debate performance: ‘A missed opportunity’
Lindsey Graham vents about Trump's debate performance: ‘A missed opportunity’
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Taylor Swift endorses — and searches for voter registration jump
Taylor Swift endorses — and searches for voter registration jump
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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
The Narcissist Lost the Debate
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Harris dominated Trump in debate, but will it matter?
Harris dominated Trump in debate, but will it matter?
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Doug Schoen / Fox News:
In the Trump-Harris faceoff there was a clear winner but don't believe this election is over
In the Trump-Harris faceoff there was a clear winner but don't believe this election is over
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Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
Trump's debate debacle put the GOP's dangerous obsession with MAGA media nonsense on display
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
CNN Fact-Checks ‘Staggeringly Dishonest’ Trump Debate Circus
CNN Fact-Checks ‘Staggeringly Dishonest’ Trump Debate Circus
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump Had a Really, Really Bad Debate
Donald Trump Had a Really, Really Bad Debate
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New York Times:
Pundits Said Harris Won the Debate. Undecided Voters Weren't So Sure.
Pundits Said Harris Won the Debate. Undecided Voters Weren't So Sure.
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Kamala Harris says she is a gun owner in presidential debate with Trump. Here's what she said
Kamala Harris says she is a gun owner in presidential debate with Trump. Here's what she said
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Elizabeth Crisp / The Hill:
More in overnight poll say Harris won debate
More in overnight poll say Harris won debate
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Beginning of the End for Trump
The Beginning of the End for Trump
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Marita Vlachou / HuffPost:
JD Vance Is Not Backing Down From False Claim About Immigrants Eating Pets
JD Vance Is Not Backing Down From False Claim About Immigrants Eating Pets
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Kevin Rector / Los Angeles Times:
Trump says crime is soaring, and immigrants are to blame. The data tell another story
Trump says crime is soaring, and immigrants are to blame. The data tell another story
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Senate Dems balk at Johnson's spending bill, but wait to release their own plan — Senate Democrats have lambasted Speaker Mike Johnson's spending plan as partisan showboating, but they're sticking to a wait-and-see approach before moving on any alternative proposal ahead of an end-of-month government shutdown deadline.
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The Hill:
Mike Johnson pulls stopgap funding plan over widespread GOP opposition — House GOP leadership scrapped plans for a Wednesday vote on the party's stopgap funding plan, as its chances of passage sank in recent days amid opposition from defense hawks and hardline conservatives.
Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Inflation falls to 3-year low as Fed preps to cut interest rates next week — Inflation in the U.S. hit a three-year low in August, further opening the door to the Federal Reserve to start cutting its key interest rate next week, according to government data released Wednesday.
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
US inflation likely fell further last month as Fed prepares to cut rates next week
US inflation likely fell further last month as Fed prepares to cut rates next week
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Jessica Orozco / springfield-news-sun:
Aiden Clark's dad begs Springfield, politicians: Stop using son to hate Haitians — Boy was killed in 2023 school bus crash caused by Haitian immigrant; father says 'we can't even protect his memory when he's gone' — The father of the 11-year-old boy killed last year when a minivan driver struck …
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