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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
This wasn't the way Joe Biden wanted the first debate to go  —  His exchange with Kamala Harris was the standout moment of the entire first debate.  —  The biggest single question going into the first Democratic debate was whether any candidate would manage to lay a glove on the frontrunner, former Vice President Joe Biden.
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Kamala's Killer Instinct, Biden's Glass Jaw, and Williamson's Mesmerizing Lunacy  —  The headline out of tonight's debate is going to be Kamala Harris starting off the second hour by turning to Joe Biden and just kicking the snot out of him on the previously long-forgotten issue of forced busing in Delaware.
Emily Tillett / CBS News:
Kamala Harris responds to criticism that she delivered “low blow” to Joe Biden  —  2020 contender Kamala Harris came out swinging with a memorable performance in the second night of Democratic debates in Miami.  It was Harris' confrontation with former Vice President Joe Biden where she pressured …
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Andrew Yang says microphone was ‘not on’ at times during Democratic debate  —  Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang claimed his microphone was “not on” a few times when he attempted to jump in during Thursday night's Democratic debate in Miami.  —  “There were also a few times …
Discussion: Breitbart
Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Kamala Harris Says She Misunderstood Question About Eliminating Private Insurance [UPDATE]  —  The topic tripped up the 2020 Democrat earlier this year when she took several vague, seemingly contradictory positions.  Thursday's debate wasn't much better.  —  Kamala Harris claimed …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Kamala Harris changes answer on abolishing private health insurance, saying she misheard debate question  —  Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) said Friday that she does not support abolishing private health insurance in the United States, saying she misheard a question from NBC's moderators …
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Live Polling of the Debates: Good News for Harris, Warren, Biden, and Substance  —  While 20 Democratic presidential candidates debated over four hours on Wednesday and Thursday night, a group of 210 voters convened by leading party pollster Stanley Greenberg offered their live impressions …
New York Times:
Biden Comes Under Attack From All Sides in Democratic Debate  —  MIAMI — Joseph R. Biden Jr. repeatedly found himself on the defensive in the Democratic debate on Thursday over his record as well as his personal views, with the most searing moment of the night, and the primary campaign to date …
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Harris clarifies private insurance stance: ‘No, no’ I don't think it should be eliminated
Discussion: twitchy.com
Axios:
The takeaways from the second round of the 2020 Democratic debates
NBC News:
Live Blog / First Democratic debate 2019: Live updates from Night Two
Discussion: Vox
John McCormack / National Review:   Sanders and Gillibrand Open to New Federally Mandated Busing Policies
Walter Shapiro / New Republic:
Joe Biden: Bruised Over Busing, But Still Standing
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
6 Takeaways From Night 2 of the Democratic Debate
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:   'My Time Is Up.  I'm Sorry.'  —  If Joe Biden fails to win …
Haris Alic / Breitbart:
Fact Check: Biden Did Praise Racists
Discussion: CNN and The Guardian
Dan Merica / CNN:
Kamala Harris says she misinterpreted question on abolishing private insurance
Discussion: National Review and Denver Post
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Biden's bad night
Elizabeth Warren / Medium:
Revitalizing Diplomacy: A 21st Century Foreign Service  —  American security and prosperity depend on robust diplomacy.  Our diplomats are the front line of our engagement with the world.  They serve in over 270 posts worldwide, many in difficult or dangerous locations.
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Elizabeth Warren pledges not to give ambassadorships to wealthy donors if elected  —  A look into Elizabeth Warren's college plan  —  (CNN)Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday pledged not to give ambassador posts to donors if she becomes president and said she would fill certain senior-most positions …
Alex Ward / Vox:
How Elizabeth Warren plans to revamp the State Department  —  Of course she has a plan for this, too.  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) just released her vision for how she would run the State Department from the Oval Office — and it's a dramatic change from how President Donald Trump has handled America's diplomatic corps.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Trump jokes to Putin they should ‘get rid’ of journalists  —  US president voices disdain for ‘fake news’ at G20 and makes light of election meddling  —  Play Video  —  Donald Trump joked with Vladimir Putin about getting rid of journalists and Russian meddling in US elections when the two leaders met at the G20 summit in Japan.
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John Wagner / Washington Post:   Jimmy Carter says Trump wouldn't be president without help from Russia
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Trump Attacks ‘Fake News’ with Putin: 'You Don't Have this Problem in Russia'
Discussion: VICE
NBC News:
Smiling Trump tells Putin: 'Don't meddle in the election'
Discussion: MSNBC and Joe.My.God.
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:   'Don't Meddle In The Election': Trump And Putin Are Openly Joking About It Now
Washington Post:
In Japan, Trump appears to make light of Russian election interference during meeting with Putin
Discussion: Politico, Reuters, Associated Press and UPI
Associated Press:
Trump jokes to Putin: 'Don't meddle in the election'
Discussion: Axios
Financial Times:
Vladimir Putin says liberalism has ‘become obsolete’
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court to review DACA program protecting young undocumented immigrants  —  The Supreme Court announced Friday it will take up next term whether the Trump administration illegally tried to end the program that shields from deportation young undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children.
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New York Times:
Supreme Court Will Hear ‘Dreamers’ Case
Wendi C. Thomas / ProPublica:
Low-Wage Workers Are Being Sued for Unpaid Medical Bills by a Nonprofit Christian Hospital That Employs Them  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up for ProPublica's Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.
Discussion: The Guardian
Elaina Plott / The Atlantic:
Trump Allies' Radical Indifference to a Sexual-Assault Allegation  —  “What was she, like, the 28th or something?” one former White House official pondered to me.  In a separate conversation, another offered a different guess: “Twenty-two?  Twenty-three?”  —  They were talking …
Discussion: ABC News
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Ken Cuccinelli, head of citizenship service, blames migrant father for drowning deaths captured in photo  —  Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, said on CNN on Thursday night that a widely circulated photograph of a migrant father and his 23-month-old daughter …
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New York Times:
House Passes Senate Border Bill in Striking Defeat for Pelosi  —  WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday passed a Senate humanitarian aid package without any of the House's strict protections for migrant children in overcrowded border shelters after Speaker Nancy Pelosi capitulated to Republicans …
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Emily Stewart / Vox:
Marianne Williamson's “girlfriend” call to New Zealand and her other best moments in the debates  —  And by best, we mean all of them.  —  Marianne Williamson did not speak for the first 27 minutes of the Democratic debate on Thursday.  But when she finally did, everything she said was awesome.
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Pete Buttigieg gets put on the hot seat for his handling of South Bend shooting in the debate  —  “You should fire the chief,” Rep. Eric Swalwell challenged Buttigieg on stage.  —  Mayor Pete Buttigieg was put in the hot seat during the second Democratic presidential debate Thursday when …
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Emma Green / The Atlantic:   Pete Buttigieg Takes Aim at Religious Hypocrisy
 
 
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