Harris accepts rules for Sept. 10 debate with Trump on ABC, including microphone muting

Harris accepts rules for Sept. 10 debate with Trump on ABC, including microphone muting

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted the rules set forth for next week’s debate with former President Donald Trump, although the Democratic nominee says the decision not to keep both candidates’ microphones live throughout the matchup will be to her disadvantage. The development, which came Wednesday by way of a letter from Harris’ … Read more

Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News

Vance and Walz agree to a vice presidential debate on Oct. 1 hosted by CBS News

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance have agreed to debate each other on Oct. 1, setting up a matchup of potential vice presidents as early voting in some states gets underway for the general election. CBS News on Wednesday posted on its X feed that the network had invited … Read more

MTV Video Music Awards move to new date because of US presidential debate. VMAs will be on Sept. 11

MTV Video Music Awards move to new date because of US presidential debate. VMAs will be on Sept. 11

The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards have moved to a new date because of the forthcoming U.S. presidential debate. The VMAs will now air live on Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern from the UBS Arena on New York’s Long Island, a day later than previously announced. Last week, ABC News confirmed that the campaigns … Read more

Game on: ABC News says Harris, Trump have agreed to presidential debate on Sept. 10

Game on: ABC News says Harris, Trump have agreed to presidential debate on Sept. 10

ABC News says that both Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic counterpart, Kamala Harris, have agreed to meet in a debate on Sept. 10. The network’s announcement on Thursday came shortly after Trump told a news conference that he had agreed to three debates with Harris in September on separate networks. Trump is … Read more

Trump says he’ll skip an ABC debate with Harris in September and wants them to face off on Fox News

Trump says he’ll skip an ABC debate with Harris in September and wants them to face off on Fox News

CHAPIN, S.C. — CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News, making it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the November election. In a series … Read more

Trump wavers on Harris debate, says he could ‘make a case’ to skip it

Trump wavers on Harris debate, says he could ‘make a case’ to skip it

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Monday that while he “probably” will debate Vice President Kamala Harris, he “could also make a case” for avoiding a face-to-face confrontation with his likely Democratic opponent. Trump, in a Fox News interview that aired Monday evening, did not initially say whether he would commit to a debate with … Read more

Fox News invites Harris and Trump to debate in September

Fox News invites Harris and Trump to debate in September

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump. Brendan Mcdermid | Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Fox News has invited Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump to debate each other in Pennsylvania on Sept. 17, according to copies of the letters obtained by CNBC. The invitation comes … Read more

Calls for Maya Rudolph to reprise her Kamala Harris on ‘SNL’ are flooding social media

Calls for Maya Rudolph to reprise her Kamala Harris on ‘SNL’ are flooding social media

NEW YORK — Will Maya Rudolph’s “funt,” aka Vice President Kamala Harris, be back on “Saturday Night Live?” Speculation has been running hot since Sunday, when President Joe Biden dropped his election news, but the “SNL” alum is a busy actor these days. Rudolph earned four Emmy nods last week for her work on three … Read more

Here’s how to watch Biden’s news conference as he tries to quiet doubts after his poor debate

Here’s how to watch Biden’s news conference as he tries to quiet doubts after his poor debate

President Joe Biden will hold a news conference Thursday, the key event in a monumental week during which the Democratic incumbent is fending off calls for him to step aside as the party’s presumptive nominee following a shaky debate performance. It’s just the type of event that many political watchers have said Biden needs to … Read more

The questions about Biden’s age and fitness are reminiscent of another campaign: Reagan’s in 1984

The questions about Biden’s age and fitness are reminiscent of another campaign: Reagan’s in 1984

The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. President Ronald Reagan answered it with a pledge to resign if he became impaired, and later with a clever joke that reset his campaign from a stumbling debate performance to a 49-state landslide and a second term. “I will not make age an … Read more