U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump squared off Tuesday in their first debate of the 2024 election cycle. The nationally televised 90-minute matchup, the only in-person interaction between Harris and Trump scheduled so far, took place exactly eight weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election. As the two candidates are in an extremely tight competition for the White House, their performances in the event, hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia, could determine the course of the remaining race. Harris ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket only about seven wee…