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Speaker Johnson pulls vote on government funding bill after Republicans threaten to sink it

Six-month temporary spending bill would keep federal agencies and programs funded after October 1

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024

The Guardian view on the US presidential debate: Kamala Harris’s triumph isn’t transformative, but it was essential

Donald Trump was unable to resist the vice-president’s goading. Her commanding performance is another welcome campaign milestone

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024

Harris wants a second debate

Trump said he would "maybe" consider another debate if it was hosted by a "fair network"

Salon · Sep 11, 2024

Mississippi man found not guilty of threatening Republican US Sen. Roger Wicker

A jury has cleared a Mississippi man on a charge of threatening to kill Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker during a confrontation with one of Wicker’s relatives

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024

#TheyLied Libel Claim Brought by N.Y. Mayoral Candidate Accused of Sexual Assault Can Go Forward

The case is Stringer v. Kim, decided Monday by N.Y. trial court judge Richard Latin; Scott Stringer is a former New York Assemblyman, New York City Comptroller, Manhattan Borough President, and prominent candidate for New York Mayor in 2021, and is apparently running for Mayor again. Under New York's "anti-SLAPP…

Reason · Sep 11, 2024

Republicans dismayed by Trump’s ‘bad’ and ‘unprepared’ debate performance

GOP lawmakers and analysts virtually unanimous that Trump was second best to Harris in first presidential debate

The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2024

Harris clearly beat Trump – not that you’d know it from the rightwing media. Shame on them

From the likes of Fox News has come a masterclass in post-debate pretzel logic. Surely the excuses must run out soon, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024

Climate experts lament Harris’s vow to keep fracking in debate with ‘walking oil spill’ Trump

Harris has a progressive record on climate but indicated a shift, probably to assuage voters in swing states

The Guardian - US · Sep 11, 2024

Feline frenzy: could cats swing the US election?

From JD Vance’s ‘childless cat ladies’ comment to the sign-off in Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris, kitties are front and centre in this campaign. Will cat-lovers help win it for the Democrats?

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024

The mics were muted during the debate. Here’s what Harris and Trump said

‘You have not. Come on,’ Vice President Harris remarked after Trump claimed he has been a ‘leader’ for IVF

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2024