ConnexionWho Won the First Presidential Debate?
Columnists and contributors assess who won and lost the debate and distill what stood out to them.
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Joe Biden Is a Good Man and a Good President. He Must Bow Out of the Race.
Donald Trump is too grave a threat to America. Democrats need a nominee who can unite the country and articulate a compelling vision for it.
Biden Cannot Go On Like This
Democrats must grapple with his disastrous debate.
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‘It’s Frightening’: Democratic Voters Worried by Biden’s Struggles in Debate
Democrats found President Biden’s performance disconcerting, while Republicans were in a jubilant mood. Swing voters were flummoxed.
Even ardent supporters of President Biden fell silent early in the debate, when he struggled to gain his footing against former President Donald J. Trump.
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Iran Set to Hold Vote to Pick a President
Whoever is chosen will have to cope with a cratering economy, regional strife and deep divisions and discord at home.
Supporters of Saeed Jalili, the ultraconservative Iranian presidential candidate, gathered in Tehran on Monday.
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Iran’s Presidential Candidates: Who Are They?
Four of the six candidates selected by officials to run in Iran’s special presidential election are still in the running after the president died in a helicopter crash last month.
Posters of Gen. Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, current speaker of Parliament and a presidential candidate, in the streets of Tehran on Tuesday.
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Iran’s 2024 Presidential Election: What to Know
Iran will hold a special election on Friday to replace former President Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a helicopter crash in May.
Watching a presidential debate on a screen this month in Tehran.
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Takeaways From the First Biden-Trump Presidential Debate
In a testy, personal clash, President Biden failed to ease worries about his age, Donald Trump forcefully made his case (with wild claims and exaggerations) and the moderators held their fact-checking fire.
The debate stage in Atlanta on Thursday night.
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Trump’s Debate Performance: Relentless Attacks and Falsehoods
The former president’s remarks onstage, repeated often on the campaign trail, were striking with his opponent standing a few feet away.
On Thursday night in Atlanta, former President Donald J. Trump tried to paint his successor as an ineffective leader with claims that were frequently false or misleading.
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Why Britain’s Murky Election Betting Scandal Is Causing Outrage
The embattled Conservative Party is embroiled in investigations over whether some of its own staff members used insider knowledge to bet on the timing of the general election.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announcing the next U.K. general election at 10 Downing Street in London last month.
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Biden to Protect Hundreds of Thousands of Haitians From Deportation
The plan giving temporary protected status to people from the Caribbean island who arrived after November 2022 comes amid a flurry of recent immigration moves by the president.
Migrants from Haiti after being released by Customs and Border Patrol into the United States last year.
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President Biden, I’ve Seen Enough
He must withdraw from the race.
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Officer Found Guilty of Murdering Man Outside Washington State Grocery Store
The conviction is the first under a state law that eases the prosecution of police officials.
Officer Jeffrey Nelson of the Auburn, Wash., Police Department during closing arguments in his trial last week in Kent, Wash.
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Biden’s Shaky Debate Performance Has Democrats Panicking
President Biden’s shaky, halting debate performance has Democrats talking about replacing him on the ticket.
A raspy-voiced President Biden struggled to deliver his lines and counter former President Donald J. Trump during the debate on Thursday.
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I’m Hearing High Anxiety From Democrats Over Biden’s Debate Performance
Some are calling it a disaster.
Trump, Asked About Revenge, Says Biden ‘Could Be a Convicted Felon’
President Biden, visibly angered by the former president’s suggestion, highlighted Mr. Trump’s civil and criminal cases in explicit detail.
A watch party at the Republican Party county offices in West Allis, Wis.
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Biden’s Truth Was Overshadowed by His Stumbles
At least he told voters what really matters.
Biden begins the debate hesitant and sounding raspy, and MAGA world quickly pounces.
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Stolen 37 Years Ago, Theodore Roosevelt’s Watch Finally Returns Home
The watch, which was stolen in 1987, was returned Thursday to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site on Long Island.
Theodore Roosevelt's pocket watch.
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Libraries and Arts Programs Spared From Cuts in N.Y.C. Budget Deal
The City Council successfully pushed to reverse budget cuts that Mayor Eric Adams had proposed to libraries, cultural institutions and composting.
Citing pessimistic revenue projections Mayor Eric Adams had initially proposed major cuts to schools, police and sanitation services.
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N.F.L. Ordered to Pay Billions in Sunday Ticket Lawsuit
The case, which cut to the heart of the league’s media strategy, centered on a subscription service that aired out-of-market games for roughly $300 a year.
The N.F.L. is now a $20 billion business, and its success is due in part to the sharing of its media rights deals.
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