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We transcribed the first U.S. presidential debate. Here is just some of what it reveals

During the U.S. presidential debate, American scholars listened to the heated exchange and reacted to just one quote related to their area of expertise

Anne Kingston on why Clinton’s smile was a necessary accessory to a rhetorical and visual thrashing of Trump

They called each other names and questioned each other’s fitness to be president. These moments crystallized a long, meandering debate.

In rural Ohio, Arthur Robertson and his family watched the U.S. presidential debate—and saw ’a big heart’ in Donald Trump

We tracked the number of lies in the Clinton-Trump debate with campaign-relevant candy, live. Here are the results.

Trump and Clinton smudged facts and hurled insults that will live for decades in the encyclopedias of political mudslinging

Clinton delegated the task of fact-checking to her massive campaign team. Her political neophyte opponent took on the task himself, and made a hash out of it.

Scott Gilmore on a night that may have changed few minds in America, but left the rest of the world shaking its head

How a lasting image of Hillary Clinton from Monday night could help her lagging campaign