presidential debates
Trump reveals new debate format for upcoming showdown with Biden
The seated format was a request made by the 81-year-old president’s campaign team, according to Trump.
Joe Biden faces potentially nightmarish June swoon with his re-election hopes fading
The month of June is shaping up to be a potential nightmare for President Biden with his re-election, his legacy and Hunter Biden’s freedom all on the line over the...
President Biden rejects additional debates against Trump
“The debate about debates is over,” Team Biden told NBC News. “No more games.”
Trump demands drug test for Biden before first presidential debate
"I don’t want him coming in like the State of the Union. He was high as a kite,” Trump said during a speech in Minnesota.
Debate commission co-founder blasts Biden adviser Anita Dunn: 'Hates us and always has'
Anita Dunn, 66, has been Biden's senior communications adviser since May 2022 and is married to the president's personal attorney, Bob Bauer.
RFK Jr. rages at Trump and Biden 'colluding' to exclude him from debates
Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is feeling left out amid the fast-action morning chest-thumping between former President Donald Trump and President Biden over the debates.
Biden mocked over number of jump cuts in Trump debate challenge video: 'Like a Claymation film'
Allies of former President Donald Trump scoffed at President Biden's debate challenge, seizing on the five jump cuts in the announcement video.
Robert F. Kennedy says he will qualify for presidential debates as he issues challenge to Trump
Presidential candidate and brain worm survivor RFK Jr. "plans to take part in the presidential debates," his press secretary said.
Europe nixes net zero, US ramps up, kill the prez-debate commission and other commentary
“You know you’ve stumbled through the looking glass when European politicians start sounding saner on climate policy” than Americans, quips The Wall Street Journal’s Joseph C. Sternberg.
Biden says he will debate Trump before presidential election despite earlier reluctance
President Biden said Friday he will face off with former President Donald Trump on the debate stage ahead of their rematch in November.
News organizations unite to urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign
While Trump has indicated a willingness to take on his 2020 rival, the Democratic president has not committed to debating him again.
Trump team demands early debates against Biden 'anytime, anyplace and anywhere': letter
Currently, three presidential debates are set for Sept. 16 in San Marcos, Texas; Oct. 1 in Petersburg, Va.; and Oct. 9 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Trump says he'll debate Biden ‘anytime, anyplace’ after putting empty mic stand on campaign rally stage
“You can see we have an empty podium right here to my right. You know what that is? That's for Joe Biden,” Trump, 77, told his supporters in Green Bay,...
Trump can’t wait to debate Biden ‘anytime, anywhere, anyplace’ after near-sweep of Super Tuesday states
Former President Donald Trump once again threw down the gauntlet against President Biden, challenging him to a debate as the two are fresh off their near-sweep of Super Tuesday states.
Haley suggests she's no longer bound by RNC pledge to back eventual nominee
Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley suggested that she may no longer be bound by the pledge she made to the Republican National Committee to back the eventual nominee.
Trump wants to debate Biden 'now' while ignoring Nikki Haley's challenge in 2024 race
Donald Trump announced Monday that he wants to debate President Biden "now" -- despite boycotting all of the Republican primary debates. Chiding that Biden lacks the mental aptitude to face...
Next Republican debate shaping up to feature fewest candidates yet as demands Trump get in mount
Of the top three Republican candidates for president, Ron DeSantis is the only one who has signed onto the CNN debate in Iowa.
Megyn Kelly reveals what Chris Christie told her during heated off-air confrontation at GOP debate: 'He was pissed'
“We let them fight in the first 40 minutes of the debate and therefore that comes at the expense of something,” Kelly said.
Republican debate ratings drop 47% but propels record night for NewsNation
Ratings for the fourth GOP primary debate Wednesday continued the decline from the first verbal bout in August, falling 68%.
Body language expert on fourth Republican presidential debate: Who won and who was a 'trainwreck'?
The two frontrunners in the Republican presidential debate seemed to have learned from criticisms of their performances in the past, while those trailing behind came back to the stage with...