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Melanie Mason / Politico:
Dead even: POLITICO snap poll shows stark division on debate  —  The results reflect the country's hyper-polarized politics.  —  Talk about a divided nation: There was no decisive winner in the first-and-only vice presidential debate of the 2024 election.  —  Asked who won Tuesday's debate …
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Will Saletan / The Bulwark:
The One Question That Mattered in the VP Debate  —  IN TUESDAY NIGHT'S VICE-PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE, JD Vance and Tim Walz covered lots of issues: inflation, housing, guns, abortion, immigration, health care, and much more.  —  But there was only one question on which the vice presidency …
Tessa Stuart / Rolling Stone:
J.D. Vance Tries Desperately to Rewrite His Abortion Stance During Debate  —  Tim Walz has been a champion for abortion access.  Vance wants to ban it  —  ON TUESDAY IN New York at the vice presidential debate, a dead-eyed J.D. Vance stared straight into the camera and sought to distance himself …
Public Notice:
Trump's decomposition was the big debate day story  —  Disoriented and incoherent, he hit new lows of unfitness. … The vice presidential debate will be a main topic of political conversation today, but far more important (and disturbing) things happened before it took place.
Vox:
3 winners and 2 losers from the Walz-Vance debate  —  The vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday was something of a stalemate, though it did feature several striking moments and offered an interesting preview into what presidential politics might look like once Donald Trump is off the stage.
Laura Doan / CBS News:
Fact checking VP debate claims from Walz and Vance's 2024 showdown  —  The CBS News Confirmed team is fact checking the biggest claims made by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance in tonight's 2024 vice presidential debate in New York City.  —  CBS News is hosting …
CNN:
Walz's claim that he was in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square protests undercut by unearthed newspaper reports
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
CBS cuts mics of Vance, Walz during immigration argument
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Vance claims Trump ‘salvaged’ Obamacare. Trump tried, and failed, to kill it.
Axios:
Vance: GOP has to earn America's trust back on abortion
USA Today:
Vice presidential debate fact check: What Tim Walz, JD Vance get right (and wrong)
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Vance crushes Walz, debate was over in first minute
Discussion: CBS News
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Tim Walz is rocked by cool JD Vance, admits 'I'm a knucklehead' during genial VP debate
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
How to watch the VP debate tonight between Tim Walz and JD Vance
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Trump backs out of ‘60 Minutes’ primetime interview, CBS says  —  New York CNN —  Former President Donald Trump has backed out of a previously scheduled interview with “60 Minutes,” the most-watched newsmagazine in the United States, CBS News said Tuesday evening.
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Harris launches a new ad that hits Trump's age in criticizing Vance  —  The ad is timed to begin airing with the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is launching a new digital ad Tuesday slamming Republican vice presidential nominee …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump rejects “60 Minutes” interview; Harris accepts … Steven Cheung, the Trump campaign communications director, told Axios:  — “There were discussions but nothing was ever scheduled or locked in. … - “For over half a century, 60 Minutes has invited the Democratic and Republican tickets …
Mary Ann Akers / The Daily Beast:   Republicans Will Secretly Cheer Walz during Debate: Friend
Cook Political Report:
Swing State Polling Finds Deadlocked Presidential Contest, ‘Blue Wall’ Senate Races Tighten  —  A new Cook Political Report Swing State Project Survey conducted by BSG and GS Strategy Group (September 19-25; 2,941 voters), shows Vice President Kamala Harris leading or tied with former President Donald Trump …
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Axios:
Republican Senate challengers lag well behind Trump in public polls
Discussion: RedState and Washington Examiner
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
September 2024 Arizona and North Carolina Polls: Harris and Trump Neck-and-Neck in Key Swing States
Discussion: The Hill, New Republic and RedState
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Cook Political Report shifts Texas Senate race toward Democrats  —  The Cook Political Report on Tuesday shifted Texas's Senate race from “likely Republican” to “lean Republican,” signaling momentum for Rep. Colin Allred's (D-Texas) challenge against incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in the red state.
Discussion: Joe.My.God., The Independent and Axios
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Jessica Taylor / Cook Political Report:
As Democrats Seek an Offensive Target, Texas Senate Shifts to Lean Republican
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Olivia Nuzzi accuses ex-fiance of orchestrating blackmail campaign amid RFK relationship  —  New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi is publicly accusing her ex-fiancé Ryan Lizza, a prominent political journalist with Politico, of orchestrating a harassment and blackmail campaign …
Paul Specht / WRAL-TV:
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson criticized for skipping vote on Helene emergency declaration  —  As a deadly storm system approached the southeastern U.S. last week, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's office asked top state officials to support his call for emergency help.
Discussion: Raw Story and NC Newsline
Reuters:
Iran Launches About 180 Ballistic Missiles at Israel  —  Many of the missiles were intercepted with the help of the United States, but some fell in central and southern Israel, the Israeli military said.  Israel vowed to retaliate.  —  Raja Abdulrahim/The New York Times Diego Ibarra Sanchez for The New York Times
Jalen Drummond / gofundme.com:
Support Hurricane Helene Victims - Trump Authorized  —  Meredith ORourke is organizing this fundraiser. … President Donald J. Trump has launched this GoFundMe campaign as an official response for MAGA supporters to offer their financial assistance to their fellow Americans impacted by Hurricane Helene.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Trump GoFundMe for Hurricane Helene victims raises more than $3M
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Ava Kofman / ProPublica:
A Pair of Billionaire Preachers Built the Most Powerful Political Machine in Texas.  That's Just the Start.  —  Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks are poised to take their Christian nationalist agenda nationwide.  —  Co-published with The New York Times Magazine … Reporting Highlights
Washington Post:
Trump mixes up words, swerves among subjects in off-topic speech  —  The Republican nominee appeared tired and complained about his heightened campaign schedule.  —  MILWAUKEE — Republican nominee Donald Trump spoke for 33 minutes before his first mention of the ostensible focus of his remarks.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
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Devan Cole / CNN:
Georgia judge signals a need to clarify ‘vague’ new election certification rule
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
If Helene affects voting, Trump may pay the price
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