The Washington Roundtable: Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Evan Osnos discuss President Joe Biden’s flubs, and Donald Trump’s lies, in the first Presidential debate. Plus, how American politics arrived at this point and what is next for the Democratic Party.
This week’s reading:
- “Was the Debate the Beginning of the End of Joe Biden’s Presidency?” by Susan B. Glasser
- “The Writing on Joe Biden’s Face at the Presidential Debate,” by Vinson Cunningham
- “Do the Democrats Have a Gen Z Problem?” by E. Tammy Kim
- “Some Faint and Likely Temporary Relief on Abortion Rights,” by Jessica Winter
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