Harris, ABC moderators take aim at Trump on debate stage

Vice President Kamala Harris sought to take down former President Donald Trump at their first meeting on the debate stage with the help of ABC News moderators who frequently fact checked Mr. Trump while letting Ms. Harris largely get away with debunked claims against him while providing only vague answers on how she would govern as president.

The two squared off on the economy, abortion, immigration and the wars in Ukraine and Israel.

Ms. Harris mostly passed up opportunities to explain why she has pivoted on a half-dozen major issues and instead pushed her plan to give families a $6,000 child tax credit and small businesses $50,000 in startup funds.