Politics: Trump vs. Clinton: Her jabs put him on the defensive in first debate

U.S. fights African poaching as consumer demand for products prompts elephant, rhino slaughter; Attacks fly in first presidential debate as Clinton's jabs put Trump on defensive; Will Democrats force a federal shutdown over Flint relief funds?; Fact-checking the first Clinton-Trump presidential debate; Trump says debate microphone was ‘defective’; Trump: My strongest asset 'is my temperament'; Clinton outscores Trump — but the campaign isn't over yet; Trump starts subdued, then his cool quickly melts; Clinton accuses Trump of spreading ‘racist birther lie’; Clinton goes after Trump's weakness: His famously thin skin; Holt strikes a moderate tone as debate moderator; First presidential debate: Trump says Clinton lacks 'stamina,' Clinton cites his attacks on women as 'pigs, slobs and dogs'; Clinton on Trump: ‘Maybe he’s not as rich as he says he is’; Did Trump just hand Clinton a campaign ad?;   The most important politics stories today   Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg Trump vs. Clinton: Her jabs put him on the defensive in first debate The 95-minute debate at Hofstra University on New York's Long Island pitted two historically unpopular and polarizing nominees against each other. By Philip Rucker and Anne Gearan  •  Read more » U.S. fights African poaching as consumer demand for products prompts elephant, rhino slaughter Who knew the wildlife in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) included elephants and rhinos? By Joe Davidson | Columnist  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Attacks fly in first presidential debate as Clinton's jabs put Trump on defensive Candidates try to discredit each other By Philip Rucker and Anne Gearan  •  Read more »   Will Democrats force a federal shutdown over Flint relief funds? Top Senate Democratic leaders say there will be no deal on funding the government without Flint aid. By Mike DeBonis  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Fact-checking the first Clinton-Trump presidential debate Here's our round-up of 23 suspect and interesting claims in the first debate clash between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump By Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Fact Checker  •  Read more »   Trump says debate microphone was ‘defective’ "I wonder, was that on purpose? Was that on purpose?" he asked. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump: My strongest asset 'is my temperament' "I know how to win," he said. By Katie Zezima  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton outscores Trump — but the campaign isn't over yet It was a noisy clash between two determined adversaries that produced electric moments and substantive difference. By Dan Balz  •  Read more »   Trump starts subdued, then his cool quickly melts Many wondered which version of the unpredictable GOP candidate would show up for his first one-on-one faceoff with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. The answer is, two versions did. By Jenna Johnson  •  Read more »   Clinton accuses Trump of spreading ‘racist birther lie’ Trump said he did a 'good job' of getting Obama to release his birth certificate By Katie Zezima  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton goes after Trump's weakness: His famously thin skin She seemed determined to create a contrast in tone and temperament. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Holt strikes a moderate tone as debate moderator The NBC News anchor largely stayed out of the fray — sometimes to the debate's detriment. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   First presidential debate: Trump says Clinton lacks 'stamina,' Clinton cites his attacks on women as 'pigs, slobs and dogs' The two clashed on unusually personal terms throughout the debate, and Trump repeatedly interrupted Clinton and moderator Lester Holt. By David A. Fahrenthold, Jose A. DelReal and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Clinton on Trump: ‘Maybe he’s not as rich as he says he is’ Trump said he'd release his tax returns if Clinton releases deleted emails By Katie Zezima  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Did Trump just hand Clinton a campaign ad? This could be one of the more memorable exchanges of the night By Katie Zezima  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   5-Minute Fix Keeping up with politics is easy now, three days a week. Sign Up »         Share Politics:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Politics PM. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071