Democratic debate lineup set at 20 candidates; de Blasio and Bennet in
The Democratic National Committee has announced that 20 candidates have qualified for the party’s first presidential debates later this month.
3 GOP candidates for Mississippi governor agree to debate
The three Republican candidates for Mississippi governor have agreed to a televised debate two weeks before the primary.
GOP gubernatorial debate keys on economic development, education, health care
Two candidates and about 100 spectators turned out Tuesday for a Republican Primary Debate hosted by the Mississippi State University Young Republicans at Bettersworth Auditorium on campus.
MSU College Republicans to host GOP debate
Mississippi State University College Republicans will host a debate for the Republican primary candidates for governor on campus Tuesday night.
Hyde-Smith says no ill will, intent behind ‘hanging’ remark
JACKSON — A white Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi said during a debate with her African-American Democratic opponent Tuesday night that she apologizes to people
Senator open to debate in potential Mississippi runoff
A Mississippi Republican appointed to the U.S. Senate says she would not mind debating a Democratic challenger if they get into a runoff for the special election.
Final debate is third most-watched presidential match ever
The final faceoff between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump reached 71.6 million television viewers, meaning two of the three most-watched presidential debates in history occurred during this campaign.
Trump refuses to say if he’ll accept election results
Threatening to upend a fundamental pillar of American democracy, Donald Trump refused to say in debate that he will accept the results of next month’s election if he loses to Hillary Clinton.
Trump v. Clinton: How to stream the last presidential debate
You can still watch the final televised presidential debate tonight even if you don’t have a TV.
Vice presidential debate seen by 37M
More than half of the 84 million viewers who flocked last week to the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton found something else to do when their respective running mates faced off Tuesday night.
After testy VP debate, Trump rebuffs claim he ‘loves’ Putin
Donald Trump pushed back Wednesday on Hillary Clinton’s accusation that he’s cozying up to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the charge put Trump’s running mate on the defensive during the vice presidential debate.
Debate reaches 84 million viewers, toppling record
The showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was the most-watched presidential debate ever, with 84 million viewers.
Clinton puts Trump on the defensive in combative debate
Donald Trump aggressively tried to pin the nation’s economic and national security problems on Hillary Clinton in the first presidential debate, belittling the former senator and secretary of state as a “typical politician” incapable of delivering the change many Americans crave.
Moderator Lester Holt worked to keep control of debate
After initially taking a hands-off approach to the two strong-willed presidential candidates before him, NBC’s Lester Holt more aggressively challenged Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as the general election’s first debate wore on and he warmed to the often-thankless role of moderator.
Trump agrees to debate Sanders but sets stiff price
Donald Trump has provisionally accepted Bernie Sanders’ proposal to debate, but the billionaire is setting a high price for participating.
Trump, GOP rivals fight on — but politely — in late debate
Abandoning the nasty insults of past debates, Donald Trump and his Republican rivals turned Thursday night’s presidential face-off into a mostly respectful but still pointed discussion of Social Security, Islam, trade and more.
GOP rivals barrel toward Super Tuesday after wild debate
The GOP presidential candidates barreled into the final stretch to Super Tuesday after a name-calling, insult-trading, finger-pointing final debate in which Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz engaged in a tag-team attack intended to take down front-runner Donald Trump before it’s too late.
AP Fact Check: Republicans debaters on Supreme Court, Syria
EDITOR’S NOTE _ A look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don’t tell the full story WASHINGTON — The Republican presidential
GOP rivals mock Trump, try to make the most of his absence
Absent Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidates strained to take advantage of a rare opportunity to step out of the front-runner’s shadow in Thursday night’s debate — a staid, policy-heavy contest that offered a glimpse of what the GOP contest might have been without the unpredictable businessman.
Debate feud injects fresh chaos into GOP primary
An explosive feud between Donald Trump and Fox News Channel is overshadowing the final sprint to Iowa’s presidential caucuses, injecting a new sense of chaos into the 2016 Republican contest.