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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 363

presidential debates

US vice presidential candidates JD Vance (L) and Tim Walz (R) participate in a debate hosted by CBS News in New York, October 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
October 2, 2024, 10:44 am
At US VP debate, Vance signals he’d be okay with Israeli strike on Iran; Walz sidesteps
Democrat fumbles some answers in relatively civil, policy-heavy encounter; candidates clash on immigration, Republican refuses to say Trump lost 2020 vote, as early voting begins
By AP and ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Israel Katz awaits the arrival of his French and British counterparts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem, August 16, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
September 15, 2024, 5:38 am
Israel’s top diplomat declares Kamala Harris won US presidential debate
Katz’s unexpected break from diplomatic norms surprises reporters who asked him the question; he stresses she only won debate, and ‘there’s still a long time’ until the election
By ToI Staff
People sit behind a bar as they attend a watch party for the US Presidential debate between Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at American Eat Co. in Tucson, Arizona, on September 10, 2024. (Rebecca Noble/AFP)
September 12, 2024, 10:25 pm
Harris leads Trump in latest poll, with 53% of voters saying Democrat won debate
US vice president ahead of GOP contender by 5 points; just over half of respondents say former president stumbled, didn’t appear sharp, including 1 in 5 Republicans
By Jason Lange
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are seen on a screen in the spin room as they participate in a presidential debate at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Matthew Hatcher/AFP)
September 11, 2024, 2:17 pm
Abortion, immigration and the Taliban: Harris and Trump’s debate statements
An examination of 12 claims made by the Democratic and Republican contenders in their first and potentially only presidential debate
By Reuters
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a presidential debate with US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
September 11, 2024, 10:00 am
Flipping script after Biden debacle, Harris puts Trump on defensive in combative debate
Candidates attack each other repeatedly in sole scheduled clash, with VP pressing Trump on January 6 and abortion while ex-president tries to paint her as opportunistic Marxist
By Zeke Miller, MICHELLE PRICE, Jill Colvin and Josh Boak
Photo combination showing former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) and US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris participating at the presidential debate, National Constitution Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 10, 2024, . (Saul Loeb/AFP)
September 11, 2024, 8:55 am
At debate, Harris backs Israel’s right to self-defense; Trump says she ‘hates Israel’
VP says Gaza war ‘must end immediately,’ citing hostages and Palestinian civilian deaths, while former president reiterates his claim Oct. 7 wouldn’t have happened under his watch
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Former US President Donald Trump in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 18, 2024 and US Vice President Kamala Harris on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on July 22, 2024. (Nick Oxford and Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP)
September 10, 2024, 10:38 am
How Trump and Harris might battle it out during Tuesday’s presidential debate
Most polls show VP slightly ahead nationally, but her Republican contender remains close enough to win November 5 election — and this could be their only debate
By James Oliphant
Screen capture from undated video of former US president Donald Trump in which he criticized the performance of US President Joe Biden during their televised debate. (X. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 4, 2024, 4:14 pm
Trump calls Biden an ‘old, broken-down pile of crap,’ says VP Harris ‘so f***ing bad’
Republican US presidential candidate filmed in his golf cart asserting that the incumbent president is ‘quitting the race’ following poor debate performance last week
By ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden speaks at a presidential debate watch party, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
July 2, 2024, 10:49 pm
House Democrat publicly urges Biden to quit race, as president seeks to reassure party
Statement from Texas’s Lloyd Doggett is first in party, as 81-year-old US leader prepares to convince governors he is of sound body and mind after halting, stumbling debate
By Agencies
US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrive for a post-debate rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, on June 28, 2024. (Mandel NGAN / AFP)
June 30, 2024, 7:54 pm
Top Democrats rule out replacing Biden despite calls for him to quit 2024 race
Dismissing president’s faltering performance in debate with challenger Trump as just a ‘setback,’ party lawmakers focus on highlighting Republican rival’s faults
By David Morgan and Jarrett Renshaw
President Joe Biden visits a presidential debate watch party in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 2024, (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
June 29, 2024, 12:19 am
Why it would be tough to replace Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket in November
As party weighs options after US president’s debate flop, long list of candidates-in-waiting and legal challenges touted by conservative groups could jeopardize potential shake-up
By Will Weissert
US President Joe Biden speaks as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with former US president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
June 28, 2024, 10:55 am
Biden’s dire debate performance has Democrats panicking over his ability to beat Trump
Some propose president be replaced at party’s convention, casting his stumbling, sometimes incoherent showing as a ‘disaster’; VP admits ‘slow start,’ argues record more important
By Agencies
This combination of photos shows Republican US presidential candidate former president Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden during a presidential debate hosted by CNN, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP/Gerald Herbert)
June 28, 2024, 8:31 am
Trump calls Biden ‘a bad Palestinian’ as president’s halting debate showing rattles Dems
After US leader says Netanyahu backs ceasefire proposal laid out last month, predecessor claims Israel wants to continue the war and that it should be allowed to ‘finish the job’
By JTA, Jacob Magid and Agencies
Moderators Jake Tapper (right) and Dana Bash during a commercial break of the CNN Republican Presidential Primary Debate in Sheslow Auditorium at Drake University, January 10, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images via JTA)
June 27, 2024, 10:30 pm
Who are Jake Tapper and Dana Bash, the Jewish moderators of the Biden-Trump debate?
The two CNN anchors, who co-host the channel’s ‘State of the Union’ segment, often include their Judaism in their reporting
By Ron Kampeas
US President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, right, gesturing during the first presidential debate, September 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
June 27, 2024, 6:05 am
From antisemitism to Israel: The Jewish topics to watch for in the Biden-Trump debate
Trump will likely attack moderators and challenge Biden’s Gaza war policies, while both US candidates will face questions on antisemitism amid its spike on far left and far right
By Ron Kampeas
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