A fact check on immigration comments made at the Trump-Harris debate Immigration was a big topic at Tuesday night's presidential debate in Philadelphia. We fact-check former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris on their claims. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Government shutdown looms as Congress must agree on a spending bill by Oct. 1 Congress must pass a stop-gap spending bill before the end of the month. The House is set to vote Wednesday on an opening offer from House Republicans that will begin the negotiations. Michel Martin
The stereotype of immigrants eating dogs and cats is storied — and vitriolic as ever Immigration was always going to be part of Tuesday night’s presidential debate. More surprising was that the conversation veered into bizarre falsehoods about migrants eating pet dogs and cats. Jasmine Garsd
NPR fact-checked the Harris-Trump presidential debate. Here's what we found From the economy to immigration and abortion, NPR looks at what the candidates said and adds context. NPR Staff
Kamala Harris is a gun owner — but she's still a proponent of stricter gun laws Vice President Harris cited the fact she was a gun owner in Tuesday night's presidential debate, in a move designed to shut down suggestions from former President Donald Trump that she wants to “confiscate your guns.” Meg Anderson
Facial expressions spoke volumes when mics were muted in the presidential debate In a presidential debate, the split screen shot of the candidates — with one candidate speaking and the other reacting non-verbally — can easily become the story of the debate. Rachel Treisman
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris in Instagram post after the debate In an Instagram post after the presidential debate on Tuesday night, Taylor Swift said she was voting for Kamala Harris. Elena Moore
Laura Loomer has been a topic of conversation in Trump's campaign. Here's what to know Loomer is a right-wing social media influencer, known for promoting conspiracy theories as well as anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim views. Some Republicans want Trump to distance himself from her. Juliana Kim
Instead of debating, Biden welcomed college basketball champs to the White House today On a day that President Biden might have been ramping up for his second debate of the campaign, he was instead at the White House, welcoming college basketball champions. Megan Lim
