Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra clash in testy California governor’s race debate

What the coverage shows

All three outlets center the debate as the key event, and the Guardian US and New York Times both foreground the policy clashes over taxes and immigration. The Guardian alone also highlights regulating artificial intelligence, while the New York Times frames the piece as “5 Takeaways” from the candidates’ only scheduled meeting. The Los Angeles Times is the outlier in framing, with a column about who “won” the debate rather than a straight recap.

Written by Crossfiled from the 5 headlines and extracts below, not from the articles themselves. It describes how the outlets framed this, not what happened. Open any headline for a summary of that article.