In command Trump and stumbling Biden face off in first presidential debate (Sky News)

Calls for Biden to stand aside grow after shaky debate performance against Trump. Biden’s raspy voice, tendency to meander and difficulty finishing his answers have his allies deeply worried about his ability to beat Trump (The Guardian)

Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced off in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election - the testy showdown was marked by personal attacks and a stumbling performance from Biden, who struggled with a hoarse voice and occasional verbal blanks (BBC)

Biden Needed to Focus the Debate on Trump and Failed (New York Magazine)

A halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but stirs Democratic panic about his candidacy (Star Tribune)

President Biden came onto the debate stage in Atlanta with one job: stand firm against his hated rival, Donald Trump, and prove wrong all those who have argued he’s too old to be president. Ninety excruciating minutes later, Biden left the stage having sparked more doubts about his candidacy than at any other point in the 2024 campaign (The Boston Globe)

A halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but stirs Democratic anxiety about his candidacy (The Detroit News)

Biden repeatedly stumbles, Trump shares litany of falsehoods during U.S. presidential debate (CBC News)

Joe Biden’s last debate. After his disastrous performance against Donald Trump, the Democrats need a new nominee. Urgently (The New Statesman)

Biden’s Most Important Misstep Was One of Substance. The way that he struggled to answer questions about abortion was telling—and revealed the problems of the whole debate in a nutshell (Slate)

Ditch Biden. That Debate Performance Was a Disaster (The New Republic)

First U.S. presidential debate sees Biden trip over words while Trump deflects on key questions (The Globe and Mail)

A halting Biden tries to confront Trump at debate but stirs Democratic panic about his candidacy (The Seattle Times)

Biden’s uneven performance crystallized the concerns of many Americans that, at age 81, he is too old to serve as president. It sparked a fresh round of calls for the Democrat to step aside (Chicago Tribune)