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The Associated Press reports: CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign’s third debate, says it will be up to the politicians — not the moderators — to check the facts of their opponents. The 90-minute debate, scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday in a Manhattan studio that once hosted the …

CNN reports: Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday accepted an invitation from CNN to debate former President Donald Trump on October 23, challenging her rival to another engagement on a public stage in the final weeks of the campaign. “Vice President Harris is ready for another opportunity to share a stage with Donald Trump,” campaign chair Jen O’Malley Dillon said …

“I think that Vice President Harris clearly won the debate in terms of her delivery, her polish, her organization, and her preparation. I think on substance, President Trump wins in terms of his governance, but he didn’t tell that story. In fact, the first question was an extraordinary lost opportunity because it was a question, which is, are Americans better …

CNN reports: Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in a virtual coin toss before their presidential debate – but that’s about all he won. From the opening moments Tuesday night, when the vice president strode over to Trump’s podium and all but forced him to shake her hand, she dictated the terms of their critical clash exactly eight weeks before Election …

ABC News reports: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump square off Tuesday at what could be their only presidential debate, setting high stakes for an event expected to be viewed by millions of Americans and a key sliver of undecided voters. The ABC News debate, moderated by David Muir and Linsey Davis, will take place 9 p.m …

“Donald Trump and JD Vance need to change the way they speak about women. You don’t need to call Kamala dumb. She didn’t get this far just by accident. She’s here, that’s what it is, she’s a prosecutor. “You don’t need to go and talk about intelligence or looks or anything else. Just focus on the policies. When you call …

ABC News reports: The debate will be held in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center and will have no audience in the room. Microphones will be live only for the candidate whose turn it is to speak and muted when the time belongs to another candidate. Only the moderators will be permitted to ask questions. A coin flip was held …

The Daily Beast reports: Days after Ann Coulter was widely criticized for her comments about Gus Walz, the controversial author is offering Donald Trump some sage advice. “ATTN DONALD TRUMP: The Harris campaign is demanding a rule change of NOT muting mics at the debates. Why? They’re betting you won’t STFU and will lose the debate – as you did …

Politico reports: Harris’ campaign wants the mics to be hot at all times during the ABC debate, as has historically been the case at presidential debates. “We have told ABC and other networks seeking to host a possible October debate that we believe both candidates’ mics should be live throughout the full broadcast,” Brian Fallon, the Harris campaign’s senior adviser …

ABC News reports: The presidential debate set to be held by ABC News will take place at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, the network announced on Friday. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump had previously committed to attending. The Sept. 10 debate will be moderated by “World News Tonight” anchor and managing editor David Muir and …

The New York Times reports: Kamala Harris participated in a mock presidential debate on Monday at Howard University in Washington, taking time out of her campaign schedule to refine her approach to former President Donald J. Trump before their scheduled debate on Sept. 10. Ms. Harris is working on her debate preparations with a small group of advisers, several of …

The Hill reports: The vice presidential debate between Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) is set for Oct. 1 on CBS. Vance posted Thursday on the social platform X that he had accepted the invitation for the debate after Walz did the same Wednesday night. Vance also indicated he would be willing to do an additional …

CBS News reports: Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday agreed to participate in a vice presidential debate hosted by CBS News on Oct. 1 in New York City. Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has not yet agreed to the date, leaving GOP Sen. JD Vance’s participation in question. Earlier in the day, CBS News proposed four dates for a debate between …

Michigan Live reports: Campaign officials for Vice President Kamala Harris said they would consider debating Donald Trump in Grand Rapids, but first he must demonstrate his willingness to participate in an earlier commitment. Trump, the Republican nominee in the 2024 race for the presidency, last weekend announced on social media his plans to debate his opponent, Harris, on Wednesday, Sept. …

Mediaite reports: Vice President Kamala Harris said on social media Thursday she is looking forward to facing off against former President Donald Trump in a debate on ABC News next month but did not address his pitch for two additional debates. In a press conference from Mar-a-Lago Thursday afternoon, Trump agreed to the debate and proposed two more – one …

The New York Times reports: Vice President Kamala Harris challenged former President Donald J. Trump to commit to a presidential debate on Tuesday night during a raucous rally in Atlanta that featured some 10,000 attendees, celebrity appearances and another rare feature of Democrats’ rallies lately: fun. But the high point of her remarks came toward the end, when she mentioned …

The Hill reports: Vice President Harris’s campaign is doubling down on its attacks against former President Trump, accusing him of backtracking on the next presidential debate. Campaign communications director Michael Tyler said, in a statement first shared with The Hill, that Harris will be at ABC’s Sept. 10 debate — to which Trump and President Biden had both previously agreed …

“Tough talk is this guy’s calling card and now there’s this extraordinary show of weakness. He said anytime, anyplace, but more than that, he agreed to this specific debate, on this specific network, on this specific date, and now he’s pulling out. It shows that he’s afraid. It shows that he knows that if the two of them are on …

The Associated Press reports: Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters on Thursday that she’s “ready to debate Donald Trump.” She accused him of “backpedaling” away from a previous agreement for a debate hosted by ABC News on Sept. 10. “I think the voters deserve to see the split screen that exists in this race on the debate stage,” she said …

CNBC reports: Fox News has invited Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump to debate each other in Pennsylvania on Sept. 17. The invitation comes a day after Trump said he would be willing to debate Harris, the newly minted de facto Democratic nominee, multiple times on a call with reporters. Fox News proposed that its political anchors, …