Opinions P.M.: Joe Biden won Round One of the debate. Round Two is happening now.

Trump snatched Congress's purse for his border wall. The courts must hand it back.; Trump's tirades about a 'rigged' election are only helping Democrats; The disease Netanyahu fears isn't covid-19. It's dissent.; What the heck did Trump just say in that debate?; Trump's message to wavering voters: Go ahead and vote for Biden; The media keeps making these cringeworthy mistakes; The horrific debate shows exactly why Trump shouldn't get a second term; Virginia's suburbs aren't Trump country; This is who Trump is; Could Trump steal the election? Here's one way to find out.; Trump's scorched-earth nihilism will cost him the presidency; Joe Biden outperforms the performer president ; Trudeau says he wants to tackle systemic racism. He should start with reforming bilingualism.; A post-debate self-analysis by President Trump; Trump is right to panic; The debate was a nightmare, and a fitting summation of Trump's presidency; Trump showed no respect for time limits, human decency or the truth; Biden cleared the low bar Trump set for him. But Trump still won.; Here's how Trump and Biden scored in the debate — if you can call it that ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online Your afternoon dose of Post commentary and guest opinions.     (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) Joe Biden won Round One of the debate. Round Two is happening now. Polls show Biden winning the debate. But the fight for post-election coverage matters too. By David Byler ●  Read more »   Trump snatched Congress's purse for his border wall. The courts must hand it back. At stake is a principle that could apply to an incalculable number of disputes in future administrations, Republican or Democrat By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Trump's tirades about a 'rigged' election are only helping Democrats They're building a huge advantage in mail ballots, while Trump convinces his supporters to wait for Election Day. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   The disease Netanyahu fears isn't covid-19. It's dissent. The political reality behind the lockdown is complicated — and frightening. By Gershom Gorenberg ●  Read more »   What the heck did Trump just say in that debate? Worse than incoherent. By Tom Toles ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump's message to wavering voters: Go ahead and vote for Biden Trump refuses to give you a reason to vote for him that won't make you feel terrible about yourself. By Paul Waldman ●  Read more »   The media keeps making these cringeworthy mistakes It's time to stop bailing Trump out. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The horrific debate shows exactly why Trump shouldn't get a second term No one should want this man in control of a TV remote, never mind the nuclear button. By Helaine Olen ●  Read more »   Virginia's suburbs aren't Trump country Suburban women in Virginia have been marching away from the president and the GOP since 2016. By Norman Leahy ●  Read more »   This is who Trump is Trump refuses to denounce white supremacists during the first presidential debate. By Ann Telnaes ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Could Trump steal the election? Here's one way to find out. Trump's unhinged debate performance makes it clear he'll try literally anything. By Greg Sargent ●  Read more »   Trump's scorched-earth nihilism will cost him the presidency His performance on the debate stage was a disgrace. By E.J. Dionne ●  Read more »   Joe Biden outperforms the performer president Biden broke the fourth wall, speaking directly to the camera and viewers at home, while Trump forgot his audience. By Matt Bai ●  Read more »   Trudeau says he wants to tackle systemic racism. He should start with reforming bilingualism. Those with impeccable skills in both French and English tend to be pulled from a rather narrow cultural-geographic-ethnic milieu. By J.J. McCullough ●  Read more »   A post-debate self-analysis by President Trump What a post-debate self analysis by the president might be like. By Sergio Peçanha ●  Read more »   Trump is right to panic Losing this election could be worse for Trump than any past president. By Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   The debate was a nightmare, and a fitting summation of Trump's presidency It is hard to imagine that anyone but the most obdurate partisans watching Tuesday's spectacle wants to see four more years of this. By Karen Tumulty ●  Read more »   Trump showed no respect for time limits, human decency or the truth After his unhinged debate performance, it's terrifying to imagine another Trump term. By Max Boot ●  Read more »   Biden cleared the low bar Trump set for him. But Trump still won. Trump landed a number of blows. By Marc Thiessen ●  Read more »   Here's how Trump and Biden scored in the debate — if you can call it that [CROSSTALK]! By The Ranking Committee ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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