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Senate Approves Funding Bill To Avert Government Shutdown

Congress Rejects Obama Veto Of Saudi September 11 Bill
More Protests Set After Police Kill Unarmed Black Man In California
Lewandowski Has CNN Blessing To Work With Trump, Says He Needs Approval To Answer Media Matters' Questions
“Movement Afoot” To Expand Roger Ailes’ Role In The Trump Campaign
Clinton Seeks To Keep Trump On Defensive After Presidential Debate
#EndorseThis: Colbert Says Trump 'Had Some Problems With The Truth' At Debate
Wall Street Climbs In Wake Of First Presidential Face-off
Clinton And Trump, Who Disagree Sharply On Gun Rights, Seem To Agree On 'No Fly, No Buy' Restriction
'Bridgegate' Witness Says Governor Christie Backed Lane Closures
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The Biggest Choke of Trump's Political Life: 6 Reasons His Debate With Hillary Was an Unmitigated Disaster

By Steven Rosenfeld
Early Polls Show Clinton Bump After First Debate

By Anjali Sareen
Trump Supporters Rigged Online Polls After First Presidential Debate

By Anjali Sareen
Israel's Elder Statesman Shimon Peres, Dead At 93

By Reuters

Top News

Early Polls Show Clinton Bump After First Debate

A CNN poll of verified individuals showed that 62 percent believe Clinton won the debate, compared to just 27 percent for Trump. Another poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling, showed 51 percent of debate watchers believing Clinton won, compared to 42 percent for Trump.
By Anjali Sareen

Trump Supporters Rigged Online Polls After First Presidential Debate

That CNBC poll Donald Trump tweeted which showed him winning the debate over Hillary Clinton by a 61 percent to 39 percent margin? It was rigged.
By Anjali Sareen

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Debate Gaffe: Did Donald Trump Admit Paying No Federal Income Taxes?

By Joe Conason

The Alt-Right Tries To Spin Trump Debate Performance And Fails

Despite attempts to shill for Trump, as usual, many in the alt-right are finding it difficult to reasonably deny that Clinton won, in every sense of the word.
By Anjali Sareen
VIDEO: Lester Holt Proved We Need Fact-Checking In Debates

Lester Holt challenged Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on claims he made during the first presidential debate, highlighting the value of having moderators who are willing to fact-check false claims in real-time.
By Media Matters
Clinton’s Ingenious Debate Strategy Lays Bare Trump’s Racism, Sexism and Venality

In the annals of feminism, Monday’s debate will rank with the epic tennis match between Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King.
By Adele M. Stan
Trump Isn't Sure Whether His Foundation Followed Charity Laws

Trump didn't seem to know what was going on with his own foundation but was adamant that he did not receive any funds, personally.
By Anjali Sareen
New Roundups Of Trump’s Lies Prove Why Fact-Checking Is Vital During Presidential Debates

The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Politico all independently published on September 24 and 25 reviews of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s “blizzard of falsehoods, exaggerations and outright lies” in just the last week.
By Tyler Cherry
Clinton To Press Trump To Spell Out Policy Plans In U.S. Presidential Debate

Democrat Hillary Clinton will press Republican Donald Trump to provide more specifics on his policies in their presidential debate on Monday, two top Clinton campaign aides said ahead of a face-off that could set U.S. television audience records.
By Alana Wise

Money

Hillary Clinton Proposes 65 Percent Tax On Billionaire Estates

Hillary Clinton proposed raising taxes on inherited property to 65 percent for the estates of billionaires as she bolstered plans for tax hikes on the wealthiest Americans.
By Emily Stephenson
Regulators Danced With Wells Fargo For Years Before Penalties

Federal regulators were aware of wrongdoing at banking giant Wells Fargo & Co. as early as March 2012 and issued a string of supervisory letters ordering changes over the next three years, holding off on penalties while the creation of phony bank accounts and falsely issued credit cards to pad employee bonuses continued.
By Kevin G. Hall
Capitalism And Education Are Incompatible Partners

The news left tens of thousands of students stunned: Just as the fall semester was starting, ITT Technical Institute, one of the nation's largest chains of for-profit colleges, shut down all its campuses, stranding some would-be graduates a few months shy of a diploma.
By Cynthia Tucker Haynes

Health

Obama Power Plant Rules Face Key Test In U.S. Court

The centerpiece of President Barack Obama's climate change strategy, federal rules curbing greenhouse gas emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, faces a key test on Tuesday when opponents try to convince a U.S. appeals court to throw out the regulations.
By Valerie Volcovici
Sunoco, Behind Protested Dakota Pipeline, Tops U.S. Crude Spill Charts

Sunoco Logistics , the future operator of the oil pipeline delayed this month after Native American protests in North Dakota, spills crude more often than any of its competitors with more than 200 leaks since 2010, according to a Reuters analysis of government data.
By Liz Hampton
Opioid Epidemic Costs Health Care System Billions

Fatalities related to opioids are rising drastically — in 2014, about 18,893 overdose deaths in the U.S. were related to prescription pain relievers, and 10,574 deaths were related to heroin. A new study reported that prescription opioid overdose, abuse, and dependence in the U.S. has cost more than lives; it has added up to an estimated total economic burden of $78.5 billion.
By Newsweek

Lifestyle

Ditch The Trump Double Standard For The Debates

Like cigarette smokers who have admitted they have a nicotine problem but can’t stop puffing, can journalists who have already admitted they use a weaker standard to score Republican nominee Donald Trump make a clean break while grading the Republican’s debate performance next week?
By Eric Boehlert
Jay-Z Narrates Video About Decades-Long 'Epic Fail' Drug War

The New York Times released a collaboration Thursday between hip-hop icon Jay-Z and illustrator Molly Crabapple about the effects of decades of a failed drug war on black and brown youth in cities.
By Matt Shuham
Samantha Bee Hilariously Warns Clinton Camp Not to Alienate the 'Basket of Deplorables'

"Don't alienate the deplorables," Bee warned, reflecting on Clinton's very true message about "half of Trump supporters" in a campaign speech last Friday. "You can't win a four-way-race with just 'plorables.'"
By Alexandra Rosenmann

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#EndorseThis: Colbert Says Trump 'Had Some Problems With The Truth' At Debate

“A lot of people are saying Trump didn’t seem prepared—possibly because he was not. Apparently Trump’s advisers said it was a waste of time to try to fill his head with facts and figures."

By Anjali Sareen

#EndorseThis: Hillary Clinton, Between Two Ferns

Zach Galifianakis hosted Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on his online parody talk show, "Between Two Ferns" -- and the former Secretary of State stayed deadpan as she parried the comedian's characteristically obnoxious questions.

By National Memo

#EndorseThis: Ohio Trump County Chair Says Obama Invented Racism In America

Kathy Miller, who chairs the Trump campaign in Mahoning County, Ohio, aired her opinions about race relations to The Guardian. Her version of what happened in our country following the election of President Barack Obama reveals little about race in America but much about her (and her presidential candidate).

By National Memo

THIS WEEK IN CRAZY

This Week In Crazy: Hear A White Supremacist's Advice For Trump

The Religious Right civil war, the devil's in the "no-fly" list, and a white supremacist tells Trump exactly how to "Make America Great Again." Welcome to “This Week In Crazy."

By Sam Reisman

This Week In Crazy: Or, How Not To Respond To A Tragedy

When 49 people were massacred in a gay nightclub in Orlando last weekend, the vast majority of Americans responded with outrage, sympathy, and resolve to do better. And then there were these people. Welcome to “This Week In Crazy."

By Sam Reisman

This Week In Crazy: GOP Makes Its Bed With Trump

The satanic Switzerland tunnel, the classic it's-not-Trump-it's-you racism feint, and the Republicans' devils bargain with the Donald. Welcome to “This Week In Crazy."

By Sam Reisman

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POLITICS

Senate Approves Funding Bill To Avert Government Shutdown

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Congress Rejects Obama Veto Of Saudi September 11 Bill
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OPINION

Israel's Elder Statesman Shimon Peres, Dead At 93

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BOOKS

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NATIONAL

Senate Approves Funding Bill To Avert Government Shutdown

By Reuters

Congress Rejects Obama Veto Of Saudi September 11 Bill
More Protests Set After Police Kill Unarmed Black Man In California
MONEY

Hillary Clinton Proposes 65 Percent Tax On Billionaire Estates

By Emily Stephenson

Regulators Danced With Wells Fargo For Years Before Penalties
Capitalism And Education Are Incompatible Partners
LIFESTYLE

Ditch The Trump Double Standard For The Debates

By Eric Boehlert

Jay-Z Narrates Video About Decades-Long 'Epic Fail' Drug War
Samantha Bee Hilariously Warns Clinton Camp Not to Alienate the 'Basket of Deplorables'

WORLD

Senate Approves Funding Bill To Avert Government Shutdown

By Reuters

Congress Rejects Obama Veto Of Saudi September 11 Bill
Israel's Elder Statesman Shimon Peres, Dead At 93
HEALTH

Obama Power Plant Rules Face Key Test In U.S. Court

By Valerie Volcovici

Sunoco, Behind Protested Dakota Pipeline, Tops U.S. Crude Spill Charts
Opioid Epidemic Costs Health Care System Billions
VIDEO

#EndorseThis: Colbert Says Trump 'Had Some Problems With The Truth' At Debate

By Anjali Sareen

#EndorseThis: Hillary Clinton, Between Two Ferns
#EndorseThis: Ohio Trump County Chair Says Obama Invented Racism In America

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