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NY Times – Politics
![Inside the Trump-Harris Debate Prep: Method Acting, Insults, Tough Questions](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/us/politics/07pol-debate-prep-topart/07pol-debate-prep-topart-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Kamala Harris is camped out at a Pittsburgh hotel. Donald Trump is being peppered informally by aides. Both sides share the same belief about why the debate is so crucial. [...]
![Harris’s Combative Debate Style Will Get Its Biggest Test Against Trump](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07pol-harris-brawler-1-hkjb/07pol-harris-brawler-1-hkjb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
Kamala Harris’s razor-sharp debate skills have powered her political ascent. Her success next week will turn on how well she adapts to an unpredictable rival. [...]
![Trump Claims Harris’s Rallies Are Smaller. We Counted.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/2024-08-21-harris-trump-rally-crowds-index/2024-08-21-harris-trump-rally-crowds-index-mediumSquareAt3X-v3.jpg)
We took photographs, captured 360-degree video and counted attendees at six recent rallies to analyze which of the candidates’ claims on crowd sizes hold weight. [...]
![In His Last Months as President, Biden Is Both Liberated and Resigned](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/multimedia/06dc-biden-top-vwfz/06dc-biden-top-vwfz-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
President Biden spent decades seeking the highest office, only to drop his bid for re-election under pressure. These final months before the November election are bittersweet, his allies say. [...]
![Hillary Clinton Debated Trump. Here’s Her Advice for Kamala Harris.](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/07/multimedia/07pol-hillary-debate-2-jlkb/07pol-hillary-debate-2-jlkb-mediumSquareAt3X.jpg)
The 2016 Democratic nominee fell short to Donald Trump, but she had strong debate moments against him. In an interview, she offered some thoughts for Kamala Harris. [...]
![How Russia Found Its Way Into America’s Conservative Media](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/09/06/business/06tenet/06tenet-mediumSquareAt3X-v2.jpg)
Federal prosecutors say Russia paid an American media company to push pro-Kremlin messages from social media influencers including Benny Johnson, Tim Pool and Dave Rubin. [...]