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What we’re looking for on the debate stage tonight

President Biden and former President Trump face off tonight for the first time this election cycle. While there is a long list of potential debate topics before them, here are a few things we at D.C. Diagnosis are hoping to hear more about this evening:

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Biden notches another SCOTUS win or two

A win? The Supreme Court appears set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho, delivering the Biden administration another, albeit narrow, win for abortion rights after the mifepristone decision earlier this month. But the court’s inadvertently posted 6-3 decision essentially dismisses Idaho’s lawsuit without tackling the thornier dilemma of state and federal clashes over abortion policy (though it’s not clear if this is the final version).

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