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6:55 AM ET, September 12, 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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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.
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 …
Tara Suter / The Hill:
Harris trolls Trump by posting most of debate as ‘new ad’  —  Vice President Harris's campaign posted most of Tuesday's debate on the social platform X, referring to it as a new ad.  —  “Our newest ad just dropped,” the campaign captioned its Wednesday video post.
Discussion: CNN, Twitchy and Axios
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 …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Trump's big, unfixable, glaring glitch … - He's haunted. … - He falls for fake news. … - He's old. … - His bubble lies to him.
New York Times:
Harris, After a Debate Success, Confronts a Battleground ‘Game of Inches’  —  Her campaign is riding high, but still sees the race as an exceedingly close grind.  Her aides have new hopes of focusing the race squarely on Donald Trump's fitness for office.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris's …
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Congressional Republicans try to hide from Trump's debate performance  —  They're not showing the same clear-eyed analysis from Democrats after Biden's terrible June 27 debate.  —  Republicans tried to largely hide from former president Donald Trump's debate performance Tuesday …
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.
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.
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Trump's Trainwreck  —  You know who cares about the notorious bias of the media-Democrat complex?
Reuters:
Some undecided voters not convinced by Harris after debate with Trump
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How resounding was Kamala Harris's debate win? Let's look at the polls.
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The night Donald Trump choked like a dog (Kamala's version)
Discussion: Raw Story and Rolling Stone
Arianna Coghill / Mother Jones:
Even Fox News Acknowledges Reality: Trump Blew the Debate
Politico:
Harris passed the debate mile marker. Now it's crunch time.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and ABC News
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: The Atlantic, New York Times and NPR
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Kamala Harris Broke Donald Trump
Michael Tomasky / New Republic:
This Was the Beginning of Donald Trump's Final Unraveling
Discussion: CNN
Kyle Melnick / Washington Post:
Arizona GOP billboards implore voters to ‘EAT LESS KITTENS’  —  Arizona's Republican Party erected about a dozen billboards in the Phoenix area that say “EAT LESS KITTENS” and look similar to Chick-fil-A's promos.  —  At first glance, new billboards in Arizona look like Chick-fil-A's iconic “Eat Mor Chikin” promos.
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Vivian Ho / The Daily Beast:
Dad Demands Donald Trump and JD Vance Stop Exploiting His Son's Death
Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine pushes back on fake migrant story amplified by Trump: “The internet can be quite crazy”
Wall Street Journal:
No, Taylor Swift Did Not Coordinate Her Kamala Harris Endorsement With the Campaign  —  Music experts say Swift's backing Harris is unlikely to affect the pop star's popularity  —  About an hour after Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president, the Democratic candidate's campaign …
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Taylor Swift Drove Nearly 338,000 People to Vote.gov With Kamala Harris Endorsement Post
New York Times:
How Taylor Swift Surprised Harris, and Entered a New Political Era
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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 …
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.
Discussion: Politico
Axios:
Mike Johnson's hell-in-waiting if he keeps the speaker gavel in 2025 … - Johnson knows he can't pass a funding bill with partisan policy positions.  — But he also knows he has to get caught trying. … - Johnson couldn't even muscle through his Plan A — a six-month spending stopgap …
 
 
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Zoë Richards / NBC News:
Biden to announce new efforts to curb gender-based violence
Discussion: Reuters and The White House
Jesus Mesa / Newsweek:
Biden Donned Trump Hat in Shanksville as Show of 9/11 Unity, White House Says
Sky News:
Russian ship captured in satellite image ‘delivering ballistic missiles from Iran’
Discussion: Balloon Juice, The Sun and Reuters
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?
 Earlier Items: 
Media Matters for America:
After Trump's flailing performance, some MAGA figures falsely claim Harris was wearing an earpiece at the debate
Rick Perlstein / American Prospect:
The Zeal of the Convert  —  Matthew Sheffield, a former rising star in the conservative movement …
Associated Press:
Election officials warn that widespread problems with the US mail system could disrupt voting
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