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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet tonight for the first debate of their closely fought presidential contest. Join Times columnists for live updates.
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are skilled at avoiding questions they don’t want to answer. Here are questions moderators should ask at the debate.
In over-the-top attacks, Donald Trump calls Vice President Kamala Harris a communist, sometimes even a fascist. Why his wild swings aren’t connecting.
Donald Trump spent the last week trying to disrupt Kamala Harris’ parade during the Democratic convention. But he seems to be the one knocked off stride.
Joe Biden will be remembered as an ambitious, successful president who waited many years to win the White House, then waited too long to leave his last race.
The Republican convention’s lesson was that there is no New Trump — only one committed to cementing the MAGA transformation of the GOP for generations.
Biden has strong support from most Black and Latino members of Congress. His fate may turn on keeping it.
Earlier in his political career, President Biden showed gritty refusal to be counted out. Now his trademark defiance seems to be hardening into denial.
In the presidential debate, each candidate hoped to pass a test for voters. Both failed — but Biden’s stumbles will probably cost him more than Trump’s.
At this week’s presidential debate, the candidates will try to knock each other off course. Viewers will come for the crashes.
