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Your blow-by-blow recap of the mute-button presidential debate, with a little help from Twitter

No matter what happens, this is Donald Trump’s last presidential debate. That’s the straw American voters grasped at Thursday night ahead of the final showdown between the impeached and infected Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. This debate—the second of what was supposed to be three—was broadcast live from Belmont University in Nashville, moderated by NBC News’ Kristen Welker, and followed the same format as the first debate on Sept.

Biden Seizes Trump’s Populist Mantle

“What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people,” President Donald Trump said during his inaugural address. “January 20, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer.”But in the final debate of his first term, Trump forgot them.

Trump Doesn’t Care

You’re losing. You’re losing bad. You’re out of money. Your ads are coming off the air in must-win states. Here it is, the last chance to speak to a big national audience—and for free, really the last opportunity to win back voters who have drifted away from you.

Biden reminds Trump he can’t protect preexisting conditions ‘in the ether’

If the Trump administration succeeds in striking down the Affordable Care Act in the courts, Democratic nominee Joe Biden knew exactly what he would do if elected president. 

“What I’m going to do is pass Obamacare with a public option,” Biden offered at Thursday night’s debate. If you don’t qualify for Medicaid in your state, Biden explained, “You’re automatically enrolled, providing competition for insurance companies.

‘People are learning to die with it!’ Biden hits Trump hard on COVID-19

It is debate night. Yee-haw! Donald Trump took a don’t interrupt pill and so far we have been able to hear actual things being said by both candidates. Unfortunately, Trump didn’t take a truth serum so we are still listening to his drivel of lies. Trump, in his glib way of blustering, is trying to angle that we are “turning the corner” of the pandemic and let’s not talk about it anymore.

The Coronavirus Surge That Will Define the Next 4 Years

Editor’s Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. Updated at 9:20 p.m. ET on October 22, 2020The United States is sleepwalking into what could become the largest coronavirus outbreak of the pandemic so far. In the past week alone, as voters prepare to go to the ballot box, about one in every 1,000 Americans has tested positive for the virus, and about two in every 100,000 Americans have died of it.

The Militia That Fox News Built

Getty / Paul Spella / The AtlanticAs early voting began in Atlanta, Georgia, last week, members of the local Security Force Three Percent, a self-styled military group composed of roughly 400 members, were smoking Marlboro 100s and waxing apocalyptic about the state of America.“Well, I think the coronavirus is a scam, first and foremost,” declared Chris Hill, the commanding officer of the militia, who goes by the nom de guerre General BloodAgent.

Nagorno-Karabakh: What’s at Stake in the Conflict Between Armenia & Azerbaijan?

As fighting continues between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh, we look at the roots of the conflict that has already killed at least 700 people since fighting began in late September and which threatens to escalate despite two ceasefire attempts brokered by Russia. Nagorno-Karabakh, which lies inside Azerbaijan but is controlled by ethnic Armenians, was the site of a bloody conflict in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union.