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Debate commission says it will make changes to format

ter served if we allowed "To say, 'He's not going to Geraldo Rivera, expressed
both people to speak with follow the rules so we aren't, more sympathy.
fewer interruptions. I'm ap- either,' It's an unprecedent- "The guy signed up to mod-
pealing to you, sir, to do ed situation," Raddatz said. erate a debate and he
that." "That was so out of control." ended up trying to referee
"Ask him, too," Trump said. Twitter was ablaze with a knife fight," he said.
"Well, frankly, you've been criticism for Wallace early Wallace, host of "Fox News
doing more interrupting in the debate for losing Sunday," was not immedi-
than he has," Wallace said. control of the proceed- ately made available for
Biden on Wednesday ings. That was illustrated by comment by Fox.
called the debate "a na- MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, There is some skepticism
tional embarrassment." But who tweeted "What is Chris about what the com-
despite some suggestions Wallace doing? He has no mission can do that is re-
that the final two presiden- control over the debate. ally meaningful. "I'm not
tial encounters be can- He asks a question and let's sure that there's a format
Moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News speaks as President celed, both campaigns Trump continue yelling. This change that can solve that
Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate former said they expected their is a disgrace." problem," said Sen. Pat
Vice President Joe Biden participate in the first presidential candidate to attend. By the time he was on Toomey, Republican, of
debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Trump campaign commu- "Morning Joe'' the next battleground state Pennsyl-
Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland. nications director Tim Mur- morning, Scarborough had vania.
Associated Press
taugh said the commission cooled off. He called on Wallace is the only presi-
By DAVID BAUDER familiar with the delibera- was "only doing this be- the debate commission to dential debate moderator
AP Media Writer tions who was not autho- cause their guy got pum- act. this cycle with prior experi-
NEW YORK (AP) — The rized to discuss the matter meled last night. President "While it was extraordinarily ence, after receiving praise
presidential debate com- publicly and spoke on con- Trump was the dominant frustrating, I think all of us for handling the final Clin-
mission says it will soon dition of anonymity. force and now Joe Biden is need to walk a mile in his ton-Trump debate in 2016.
adopt changes to its for- The next presidential de- trying to work the refs." shoes before saying the The other two moderators
mat to avoid a repeat of bate is a town hall format ABC News' Martha Rad- morning after, 'He could are Steve Scully of C-SPAN
the disjointed first meeting scheduled for Oct. 15 in Mi- datz, who moderated one have done this, he could and Kristen Welker of NBC
between President Donald ami. of the three debates be- have done that,'" Scarbor- News.
Trump and Democrat Joe Moderator Chris Wallace tween Trump and Hillary ough said. Scully moderates the Miami
Biden. struggled to gain control of Clinton in 2016, said Wal- Some of the president's debate, a town hall for-
The commission said Tuesday's debate in Cleve- lace was put in nearly an supporters felt that Wallace mat where citizens get to
Wednesday the debate land because of frequent impossible situation. Faced was too hard on their can- ask questions, which may
"made clear that addition- interruptions, primarily by with the same behavior, didate. Trump himself sug- make interruptions more
al structure should be add- Trump. The candidates in- she said she might have gested he was also debat- difficult.
ed to the format of the re- terrupted Wallace or their called a full stop to the de- ing Wallace, "but that's no "Having prepared for these,
maining debates to ensure opponent 90 times in the bate for a moment to reca- surprise." the town hall is a complete-
a more orderly discussion of 90-minute debate, 71 of librate. Wallace even got some ly different event in the de-
the issues." them by Trump, according She never had the option, criticism from opinion per- bate Olympics," tweeted
One possibility being dis- to an analysis by The Wash- technically, to cut off the sonalities on his own net- David Plouffe, an adviser
cussed is to give the mod- ington Post. microphone of a candi- work. "Trump is debating to former President Barack
erator the ability to cut off Wallace, of Fox News, date four years ago, she the moderator and Biden," Obama. "If Trump brings the
the microphone of one of pleaded for a more orderly said. It also wasn't in the prime-time host Laura In- same nastiness to Florida,
the debate participants debate, at one point look- rules that were agreed to graham tweeted during it will be doubly painful to
while his opponent is talk- ing at Trump and saying, in advance by the candi- the debate. watch but it will be doubly
ing, according to a person "the country would be bet- dates and commission. Another Fox colleague, painful for him politically."q
Judge blocks big fee hikes for citizenship, other benefits

By ELLIOT SPAGAT of order from his position as Services, the agency with
Associated Press under secretary for strat- Homeland Security that
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A fed- egy, policy and plans, said awards citizenship, green
eral judge on Tuesday White, ruling in Oakland, cards and temporary work
halted major fee increases California. permits, said it was review-
for citizenship and other White, who was appoint- ing the decision.
immigration benefits three ed by President George President Donald Trump
days before they were to W. Bush, also blocked the nominated Wolf to be sec-
take effect, saying the last fee hikes on grounds that retary Sept. 10 — exactly
two chiefs of the Homeland the Trump administration 17 months after Nielsen
Security Department were likely failed to adequately stepped down as the last
likely appointed illegally. consider the impact of the Senate-confirmed leader
U.S. District Judge Jeffrey changes as required under of the department. The
White found Kevin McA- federal rule-making, includ- Senate has not yet acted
leenan improperly leap- In this Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, file photo, acting Secretary ing their effect on low-in- on Wolf's appointment.
frogged to acting secre- of Homeland Security Chad Wolf is sworn in before the Senate come applicants. Changes were to include
tary when Kirstjen Nielsen Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee during The Homeland Security and a first-ever fee for applying
resigned in April 2019. The his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Justice departments did for asylum of $50. Asylum-
Associated Press
judge said McAleenan, as not immediately respond seekers would also have
Customs and Border Pro- the acting role under rules acting secretary after McA- to requests for comment to pay $550 if they sought
tection commissioner, was of succession at the time. leenan resigned in Novem- Tuesday night. U.S. Citi- work authorization and $30
seventh in line to assume Chad Wolf, who became ber, was also promoted out zenship and Immigration for collecting biometrics.q