Good morning. We're covering last night's debate, as well as the latest from the Middle East.
The last 2024 debate?Last night's vice-presidential debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz was calmer — and more typical of the pre-Trump political era — than the presidential debate last month. That calmness often made it easier to understand the policy differences between the two campaigns. In today's newsletter, we'll walk through four big differences, as well as tell you about key moments from the debate and offer a selection of commentary about how Vance and Walz did. 1. Foreign policyThe two campaigns are each making a core argument about foreign policy, and Walz and Vance began the debate by laying them out. Kamala Harris's campaign argues that Donald Trump is too erratic to be the leader of the free world; he is too self-centered and too willing to coddle dictators like Vladimir Putin, which explains why so many U.S. allies fear a second Trump term. "Look, our allies understand that Donald Trump is fickle," Walz said. The world can't afford that unpredictability, Harris and Walz argue, especially when the Middle East, Europe and Asia are all in turmoil. Vance countered by asking voters to compare the amount of global turmoil during Trump's presidency and Biden's presidency. On President Biden's watch, Hamas attacked Israel, Putin invaded Ukraine, and China became even more aggressive in its region. On Trump's watch, no major new conflicts began. "Ask yourself at home," Vance said. "When was the last time that an American president didn't have a major conflict break out?" Vance was effectively arguing that Trump's unpredictability had contained America's enemies better than Biden's diplomacy has. 2. ImmigrationBoth Harris and Trump have a big weakness on immigration, and the two vice-presidential candidates went straight at them. Vance criticized the surge of immigration during the Biden administration and blamed Harris for it. (And, yes, the surge is real, as this newsletter has explained before.) "For three years, Kamala Harris went out bragging that she was going to undo Donald Trump's border policy," Vance said. "She did exactly that." Only over the past year has the administration toughened its border policy — and migration has plummeted. Trump's biggest weakness on immigration is that he pressured congressional Republicans to defeat a bill this year that would have allowed Biden to enact even stricter border enforcement. And Trump admitted he was doing so to benefit his own presidential campaign. "This is what happens when you don't want to solve it — you demonize it," Walz said. He referred to Trump and Vance's false claims about Haitian immigrants in Ohio eating pets and criticized Trump for failing to build a border wall during his presidency. 3. The economyVance and Walz each told a straightforward economic story last night — one about inequality, the other about the economy's recent performance. Walz portrayed Trump as a friend of the rich, noting that he had signed a large tax cut that disproportionately benefited the wealthy; has promised to expand it if he wins again; has no health care plan; and bragged about not paying federal income taxes. "This is the case of an economy that Donald Trump has set for the wealthiest amongst us," Walz said. Vance countered by talking about how healthy the economy was during Trump's presidency (without mentioning Covid) and how high inflation has been under the Biden administration. "I believe that whether you're rich or poor, you ought to be able to afford a nice meal for your family. That's gotten harder because of Kamala Harris's policies," he said. Over the past century, the economy has usually performed better under Democratic presidents than Republican ones — you can see the charts here — but the pattern has been more nuanced since 2016. 4. DemocracyThe debate ended with a spirited discussion of democracy, and the exchange was one of Walz's strongest. Walz criticized Trump for refusing to accept that he lost the 2020 election, leading to the violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6. Vance mostly tried to change the subject, accusing Harris of supporting censorship on social media. Eventually, Walz turned to Vance and asked, "Did he lose the 2020 election?" Vance replied: "Tim, I'm focused on the future." Walz then called Vance's response a "damning non-answer." The exchange was a reminder that Trump and Vance reject aspects of American democracy that presidents of both parties have long supported. More debate highlights
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The Great Read: A gay couple bought a professional rugby team. The fans bought into the drag queens. Not just video games: Some popular streamers are de facto political pundits, offering their takes on the news every day. Dermaplaning: This peach fuzz removal technique is effective, experts say. But there can be downsides to trying it at home. Lives Lived: Frank Fritz, a jocular Everyman, found ratings gold by unearthing fortunes in attics, basements and garage sales on the hit TV show "American Pickers." He died at 58.
M.L.B.: The New York Mets, just hours after celebrating a playoff spot in Atlanta, beat the Brewers 8-4 in Milwaukee. W.N.B.A.: The defending champion Las Vegas Aces are on the brink of elimination after a close loss to the New York Liberty. N.F.L.: The Las Vegas Raiders' wide receiver Davante Adams requested a trade, our reporters confirmed, and the team is open to a deal.
The MacArthur Foundation announced this year's recipients of its so-called genius grants, which reward achievements across arts and science with an $800,000 prize. The winners include:
See a full list of recipients here. More on culture
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