The vice-presidential debate has been widely – and rightly – applauded. Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio behaved like two adults. Their generally polite and ...

See our live coverage of the Republican debate, which includes up-to-the-minute updates on what the candidates said and our ...

07 Oct 1960, Washington, DC, USA --- Presidential candidates John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon shake hands after their televised debate of October 7, 1960. The two ...

The year is 1960. In a blur of Cold War anxieties and lunch counter sit-ins, viewers await the presidential debate with bated breath. The assertion that this was the first televised presidential ...

All Things Considered examines past moments in presidential debate history and how debate have affected the incumbent president. How Presidential Debates Have Impacted Incumbents TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: ...

The question of whether or not presidential debates actually matter has irked political scientists and pundits for some time, but this might be the year they finally get some answers. Vox’s Andrew ...

Televised presidential debates over the years have seldom altered the course of history. But President Joe Biden’s debate disaster one year ago Friday had two major effects on the nation’s trajectory.