
Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Lawyer Roberta Kaplan, who defeated Donald Trump in court, is leaving her firm; Michelle Obama is reportedly upset with the Biden family; and childcare and abortion got insufficient attention from Biden and Trump in the first presidential debate. Enjoy your weekend!
- Debate debacle. Last night’s debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump undoubtedly disappointed anyone looking for serious answers to policy questions. The face-off was marked by weak and meandering answers from Biden and bluster and falsehoods from Trump. Childish insults flew in both directions. Substance was most notable for its absence.
One person looking for serious answers was Reshma Saujani, founder and CEO of nonprofit Moms First, who says her organization delivered a petition with 15,000 signatures to CNN demanding that the network ask the candidates about the United States’ childcare crisis.