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Two debates between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have been solidified so far. The first is slated for June 27 on CNN, and the second will be hosted by ABC on Tuesday, September 10. Both debates will take place before the already-scheduled general election debates, the schedule of which is…

CNN has dropped plans to hold a New Hampshire Republican debate on Sunday, after former UN ambassador Nikki Haley said that she would only participate in the event if former President Donald Trump did. That left Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as the only candidate who had committed to…

UPDATE: ABC News and WMUR-TV have canceled plans for a Republican debate on Thursday for a simple reason: Neither Nikki Haley or Donald Trump had committed to appear. Haley said she would only do the debate if Trump was there. An ABC News spokesperson said, "Our intent was to host a debate…

UPDATE: Fox News’ town hall with former President Donald Trump drew 4.4 million viewers, drawing a larger audience in the 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET time frame than CNN’s debate featuring the former president’s two main Republican rivals, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron…

UPDATE: So much of this debate was about repetitive sparring between two Donald Trump alternatives, and the one-on-one match up made the event seem longer than others this cycle. The debate had its moments where issues and philosophies were at the forefront, but Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis were so…

David Muir and Linsey Davis will moderate the network’s pre-New Hampshire primary Republican debate on Jan. 18. The event, co-sponsored by WMUR-TV, has traditionally been one of the more influential debates of the cycle. But CNN also has scheduled its own New Hampshire debate on Jan. 21, two days…

UPDATED with debate field set: CNN said Tuesday that former President Donald Trump, former UN ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis have qualified for their January 10 debate in Iowa. But only Haley and DeSantis will be participating in the event, as Trump will be doing some…

Dana Bash and Jake Tapper will moderate CNN’s Republican primary debate on January 10, five days before the Iowa caucuses. The event, to take place at Drake University, was announced last week along with another debate to be held on Jan. 21, two days before the New Hampshire primary. The…

UPDATE: An official with Saint Anselm College in New Hampshire said that they were surprised to be named as the venue for CNN’s planned pre-primary debate on Jan. 21. Neal Levesque, executive director of the New Hampshire Institute of Politics and Political Library at the college, wrote on X/Twitter…

Viewership for the fourth Republican debate fell since the last event, drawing more than 4 million for Nexstar’s NewsNation and its simulcast on The CW. But it was a record night for NewsNation, which drew 1.6 million viewers for its debate coverage, the largest audience in its history, according to…

UPDATE: This was the last debate of 2023 and, with polling showing Donald Trump still holds a commanding lead, it doesn’t appear that he has paid any price for bypassing these events. He’s dismissed the debates as irrelevant, but save for a few mentions from Chris Christie and Ron DeSantis, none of…

NewsNation is hosting Wednesday night’s fourth Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle, set to air live from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on the network and the NewsNation’s website and app. The debate will also air live…