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11:10 PM ET, September 11, 2024

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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
The Most Satisfying Moment of the Harris-Trump Debate  —  It was about as close to perfect as Kamala Harris has come in a debate, and it was as close to self-parody as Donald Trump—who doesn't comprehend parody—can manage.  Harris repeatedly laid out the bait, and Trump couldn't resist taking it …
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Jared Gans / The Hill:
GOP grapples with fallout from Trump's rocky debate  —  Campaign Report  —  The Big Story  —  Republicans are regrouping after the former president repeatedly lost his composure, and Vice President Harris was widely viewed as the winner of the night, with some admitting Trump had a poor showing …
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Kamala Harris Broke Donald Trump  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  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.
Nielsen:
Over 67 Million Viewers Tune In for ABC News Harris-Trump Debate … The ABC News debate was the first debate between the two participating candidates and second of this election cycle.  Including ABC, the debate aired live on 17 television networks reported by Nielsen …
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 …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
A Catastrophic Debate for Trump  —  He was angry and fixated on the past, and he failed to define Harris or her policies.  —  Tuesday's debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was a train wreck for him, far worse than anything Team Trump could have imagined.
Discussion: New Republic and USA Today
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
67.1 Million People Watched Harris and Trump, Outdrawing Last Debate  —  The TV audience for the Harris-Trump matchup was roughly comparable to the second Trump-Clinton debate in 2016.  —  There is a new most-watched moment of the 2024 presidential campaign.
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.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Trump's Trainwreck  —  You know who cares about the notorious bias of the media-Democrat complex?  Conservatives.  You know who was not the relevant, target audience for last night's debate between presidential candidates?  Conservatives.  —  If you're obsessing over how bad …
Sarah Longwell / The Atlantic:
How Swing Voters Reacted to the Trump-Harris Debate  —  Before last night's debate, I got a text from a friend who summed up Kamala Harris's predicament: She has to appear feminine but not dainty.  She has to be firm but not nasty.  She has to call out Donald Trump's lies but not be naggy.
Associated Press:
Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks  —  Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist who posted last year that 9/11 was an “inside job,” joined Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he commemorated the anniversary of the attacks.
Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones:
Even Fox News Acknowledges Reality: Trump Blew the Debate
Reuters:
Some undecided voters not convinced by Harris after debate with Trump
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The night Donald Trump choked like a dog (Kamala's version)
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
David Mack / Slate:
If You Want to Know Who Won the Debate, Watch Fox News the Moment It Ended
Politico:
Harris passed the debate mile marker. Now it's crunch time.
Discussion: ABC News
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Demands ABC Be Shut Down for Daring to Fact Check Debate
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
This Was the Beginning of Donald Trump's Final Unraveling
Discussion: CNN
David Frum / The Atlantic:
How Harris Roped a Dope
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Harris trolls Trump by posting most of debate as ‘new ad’
Discussion: CNN and Axios
Ariel Edwards-Levy / CNN:
CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Harris outperformed Trump onstage
Dan Ladden-Hall / The Daily Beast:
Trump Tanks in Election Betting Odds After Harris Debate
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Beginning of the End for Trump
Vivian Ho / The Daily Beast:
Dad Demands Donald Trump and JD Vance Stop Exploiting His Son's Death  —  ‘MORALLY BANKRUPT’  —  The father of an Ohio boy who died in a bus crash involving a Haitian immigrant called on Donald Trump and JD Vance to stop using his son's name to demonize immigrants.
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Jessica Orozco / springfield-news-sun:
Aiden Clark's dad begs Springfield, politicians: Stop using son to hate Haitians
ABC News:
Springfield parents ask Trump and Vance to stop using their child as ‘political tool’
Discussion: New York Post
Washington Post:
Anatomy of a racist smear: How false claims of pet-eating immigrants caught on
Discussion: New York Times
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine pushes back on fake migrant story amplified by Trump: “The internet can be quite crazy”
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New York Times:
How Taylor Swift Surprised Harris, and Entered a New Political Era
Stephen Neukam / Axios:
Scoop: Schumer cornering GOP on Trump IVF plan … - The IVF bill will hit the Senate floor over the next two weeks, a source familiar with the plans told Axios. … - It is a re-vote on a bill that Schumer and Senate Democrats offered up this summer.  — Trump endorsed universal coverage for IVF treatments earlier this month.
Maxwell Zeff / TechCrunch:
Mark Zuckerberg says he's done apologizing  —  The home of the Golden State Warriors was packed on Tuesday evening this week, but it wasn't to watch Steph Curry.  Thousands of fans gathered at the Chase Center in downtown San Francisco to watch one of Silicon Valley's biggest ballers …
Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
The Zeal of the Convert  —  Matthew Sheffield, a former rising star in the conservative movement, turned away from what he finally realized was an extremist, anti-truth agenda.  —  Journalist Matthew Sheffield appearing on The Young Turks in 2019  —  Matthew Sheffield is one of the most interesting people I've ever met.
Associated Press:
Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting  —  State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election …
Washington Post:
New video, witnesses challenge Israel's account of U.S. activist's killing  —  The IDF said Aysenur Eygi was shot “unintentionally” during a “violent riot.”  A Post analysis shows clashes had subsided and protesters had retreated.  —  BEITA, West Bank — It was Aysenur Eygi's …
 
 
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Sky News:
Russian ship captured in satellite image ‘delivering ballistic missiles from Iran’
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Sun
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
'We're the Only Plane in the Sky'  —  Where was the president in the eight hours after the Sept. 11 attacks?
Media Matters for America:
After Trump's flailing performance, some MAGA figures falsely claim Harris was wearing an earpiece at the debate
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Democrat in Florida Senate race raises more than $1M after poll showing dead heat
Discussion: Florida Politics
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
Trump attends 9/11 anniversary with Laura Loomer, who shared video claiming “9/11 was an Inside Job!”
Discussion: New York Times, The Atlantic and NPR
Politico:
Johnson forced to delay vote on stopgap funding plan as GOP opposition rises
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