US Debate

• Trump, Biden set to square off in final debate ahead of U.S. presidential election

  U.S. President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, are set to square off in their final debate Thursday.

  Politics

  Oct 21, 2020
  
• U.S. election: Trump holds rally, Biden does prep ahead of final presidential debate

  Three weeks of wrangling over the debate format and structure appeared to have subsided Tuesday after the Commission on Presidential Debates unveiled a rules change meant to reduce the chaotic interruptions that plagued the first Trump-Biden encounter last month.

  Politics

  Oct 20, 2020
  
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• Next Trump, Biden debate will cut mics when rivals speak during certain sections

  The commission has faced pressure from the Trump campaign to avoid changing the rules, while Biden's team was hoping for a more ordered debate.

  World

  Oct 19, 2020
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• Biden admits elements of past U.S. crime bill were ‘a mistake’ at town hall event

  The bill, which Biden led as a senator, has been blamed for high incarceration rates among Black people in the U.S.

  World

  Oct 15, 2020
• Trump, Biden square off with dueling town halls after U.S. debate cancelled

  U.S. President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will compete for TV audiences in dueling town halls instead of meeting face-to-face for their second debate as originally planned.

  World

  Oct 15, 2020
• Fact check: A look at recent Trump, vice presidential debate claims

  Sidelined but not silenced, U.S. President Donald Trump demonstrated anew this past week he can’t be relied on to give a straight account of the disease that has afflicted millions, now including him.

  Politics

  Oct 10, 2020
• 2nd U.S. presidential debate will be virtual, but Trump says he won’t ‘waste’ his time

  The announcement comes nearly a week after Trump said he'd tested positive for the coronavirus.

  World

  Oct 8, 2020
• Fact check: A look at Pence, Harris’ statements in the U.S. vice presidential debate

  A look at how the running mates’ statements stack up with the facts, from the coronavirus to the economy to the environment.

  World

  Oct 8, 2020
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• Harris hits back after Pence takes aim at criminal justice record during debate

  Pence made the comments during Wednesday evening's vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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  Oct 8, 2020
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• Pence says ‘we’re going to win’ instead of supporting peaceful transfer of power at debate

  During his debate with Sen. Kamala Harris Wednesday, Pence declined to walk back Trump's refusal to concede the election if he loses in November.

  World

  Oct 7, 2020