Friday's Headlines: Democratic rivals attack Biden as Harris leads on race issues

Kamala Harris upstages Biden, Sanders with dominating performance; Winners and losers from Night 2 of the debate

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Democratic rivals attack Biden as Harris leads on race issues Rival candidates pummeled the former vice president with searing, emotional critiques in their first debate, denouncing his record on racial issues and calling on him to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders. By Michael Scherer, Toluse Olorunnipa and Chelsea Janes · Read more The Take | Analysis Kamala Harris upstages Biden, Sanders with dominating performance As others talked about race, she broke in and changed the evening's flow by highlighting her candidacy's defining attributes. By Dan Balz · Read more   The Fix | Analysis Winners and losers from Night 2 of the debate Kamala Harris seized the moment. Pete Buttigieg showed humility. Here's who rose to the top — and who didn't. By Aaron Blake · Read more   Fact Checker | Analysis 14 statements from the second round that caught our attention Democratic 2020 hopefuls made claims about busing, automation, health care and body cameras, among other topics. By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, Michelle Lee and Meg Kelly · Read more   Topic of race spurs raw exchanges In a white mayor's regret for a police-involved shooting of a black man, a biracial senator's emotional chastising of a white former vice president and his pained response, the night underscored how racial issues are shaping the primary contest. By Elise Viebeck · Read more   In Japan, Trump meets with Putin, appears to make light of Russian interference The president, with a grin, told Vladi­mir Putin not to "meddle in the election" after reporters shouted questions to him on the topic. By David Nakamura, Seung Min Kim and Damian Paletta · Read more   China hawks fear Trump is ready to deal on Huawei At the Group of 20 gathering, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to ask the President Trump to allow American companies to resume sales to Huawei. Trump faces a GOP backlash if he agrees. Read more Ruling on gerrymandering brings urgency to Democratic fight to win state seats The Supreme Court's 5-to-4 decision electrified the presidential campaign, putting state-level power at the forefront of a primary season dominated by national issues. By Robert Costa and John Wagner · Read more   Justices say federal courts have no role in claims of gerrymandering The action puts a stop to recent decisions by federal courts across the country that have found extreme partisan gerrymandering went so far as to violate the constitutional rights of voters. By Robert Barnes · Read more   Supreme Court puts census citizenship question on hold The court said the Trump administration gave a "contrived" reason for wanting the data. By Robert Barnes and Ann Marimow · Read more     ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions An opinionated host moderated (another) debate. The world remains intact. By Erik Wemple · Read more Ranking the candidates in the second night of the Democratic debate By Ed Rogers · Read more Here are some true — and maybe true — facts about Marianne Williamson By Alexandra Petri · Read more Kamala Harris hits a home run By Jennifer Rubin · Read more It's official: Trump fibbed on the census. Now he should just give it up. By Editorial Board · Read more The latest chapter in the Gorsuch-Kavanaugh saga is the most revealing By Leah Litman · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT   More News The Fix | Analysis What took Congress so long to make a deal to address the border crisis? The bill is a prime example of exacerbated divisions in the Trump era. By Amber Phillips · Read more   Cocaine, leaks and opposition: Brazil's Bolsonaro challenged by scandal, defeats In his first six months in office, the right-wing leader has struggled to consolidate power, exposing the executive inexperience of a man who quickly catapulted from the fringes of Brazilian political life to its center. By Terrence McCoy · Read more   Perspective As we remember deadly newsroom attack, it's time to honor local journalism One year ago, a gunman killed five people at the Capital Gazette office in Annapolis. By Petula Dvorak · Read more   Jaguars in pools, naked men on scooters: Europe faces an 'inferno' How humans — and beasts — survive an unusual heat wave, with temperatures topping 100F. By Luisa Beck, Rick Noack and William Booth · Read more   Women's World Cup Expectations soar for mega-showdown between United States and France It's a quarterfinal, not the final, but few international women's team sports events have generated such buzz as the faceoff between the reigning Americans and the fast-rising French. By Steven Goff · Read more   Tillerson says Kushner left him in the dark on talks with foreign nations In a transcript of his testimony to a House panel, the former secretary of state also described the challenge of briefing a president who does not read briefing papers. By John Hudson and Josh Dawsey · Read more   Twitter will deprioritize, label politicians' tweets that break its rules The changes to the social media site could affect President Trump. By Elizabeth Dwoskin and Tony Romm · Read more   Post Reports | Listen Now Why the Supreme Court is blocking a citizenship question in the 2020 Census — for now Robert Barnes explains the Supreme Court rulings in two closely watched cases. Michelle Lee analyzes the ways 2020 candidates use Facebook. And Gillian Brockell on how New York is remembering two women at the center of the Stonewall riots. By The Washington Post · Read more

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