Biden-Trump Debate

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The 2024 presidential debates, from Biden vs. Trump to Harris vs. Trump

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Trump challenges Biden to debate 'anytime, anywhere' · 7 articles, Mar 6News organizations urge Biden and Trump to commit to presidential debates during the 2024 campaign · 39 articles, Apr 9President Joe Biden says he’s ‘happy to debate’ Donald Trump during interview with Howard Stern · 36 articles, Apr 26Trump says Biden ‘does not want’ to debate RFK Jr.: ‘Sharper and far more intelligent than Joe’ · 13 articles, May 15How Biden and Trump kneecapped the media with their debate deal · 203 articles, May 15Vice President Kamala Harris accepts debate invitation · 19 articles, May 16Here’s how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could make the first debate stage under stringent Biden-Trump rules · 5 articles, May 18Trump demands drug test for ‘high as a kite’ Biden before debates · 5 articles, May 18Jonah Goldberg: Biden-Trump debates a lot less important than it was made out to be · 6 articles, May 22RFK Jr. files complaint over CNN debate between Biden and Trump · 16 articles, May 29Biden-Trump debate offers rare chance for change in stubbornly tight presidential race · 61 articles, Jun 17Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fails to qualify for CNN's debate. It'll be a showdown between Biden and Trump · 43 articles, Jun 19How Biden and Trump are taking very different approaches to preparing for next week's debate · 18 articles, Jun 20Trump gets the final word at CNN debate after coin flip · 10 articles, Jun 20How Biden and Trump are preparing for their first presidential debate · 8 articles, Jun 20Republicans want you to think Biden's on drugs at the debate because they've set expectations too low for him · 24 articles, Jun 23Can Biden perform and can Trump be boring? Key questions ahead of high-stakes presidential debate - The Daily Reporter · 13 articles, Jun 24CNN Pushes Back on Fact-Checking Criticism From Debate: “Up to the Candidates” · 7 articles, Jun 24How to watch the 1st Biden-Trump presidential debate · 164 articles, Jun 24CNN host cuts off Trump spokeswoman mid-interview ahead of debate with Biden · 9 articles, Jun 24Despair in the air: For many voters, the Biden-Trump debate means a tough choice just got tougher · 17 articles, Jun 25Biden-Trump Debate Watched By Nearly 48 Million Viewers, CNN Says Highest-Rated Program In Its History · 30 articles, Jun 25Live Blog: Biden-Trump Debate · 372 articles, Jun 26Fact-checking Biden and Trump's claims at the first debate · 50 articles, Jun 26RFK Jr. calls Biden-Trump debate 'sad,' sees political opening · 5 articles, Jun 26Most Americans plan to watch the Biden-Trump debate, and many see high stakes, an AP-NORC poll finds · 31 articles, Jun 26Jonah Goldberg: Unlike most presidential debates, this one actually matters · 5 articles, Jun 27CNN is set to make millions off the Trump-Biden debate by bucking tradition · 6 articles, Jun 27Democrats in Congress are torn between backing Biden for president and sounding the alarm · 54 articles, Jun 28Biden's voice raises questions among viewers during debate · 12 articles, Jun 28Biden Calls Trump A ‘Convicted Felon,’ ‘Sucker’ And ‘Loser’ In Tense Debate—And Trump Calls Biden A ‘Criminal’ · 8 articles, Jun 28Trump Falsely Cites Post-Birth Abortions—And Biden Opposes Late-Term Abortions—In Debate Spat · 6 articles, Jun 28Jon Stewart, CNN Panelists React to Trump-Biden Debate: “This Cannot Be Real Life” · 5 articles, Jun 28Biden falsely claims no troops died during his tenure in Trump debate · 5 articles, Jun 28Trump calls Biden ‘bad Palestinian’ in Gaza debate jab · 5 articles, Jun 28Trump’s debate references to ‘Black jobs’ and ‘Hispanic jobs’ stir Democratic anger · 5 articles, Jun 28More signs Donald Trump doesn’t want to debate Kamala Harris · 5 articles, Jul 22Harris says she's ready to debate Trump and accuses him of 'backpedaling' from Sept. 10 faceoff · 68 articles, Jul 23Trump says he is willing to debate Harris multiple times · 7 articles, Jul 23Trump wavers on Harris debate, says he could ‘make a case' for skipping · 7 articles, Jul 30Donald Trump says he 'probably' will debate Kamala Harris but 'can also make a case for not' · 20 articles, Jul 30Game on: ABC News says Harris, Trump have agreed to presidential debate on Sept. 10 · 87 articles, Aug 3Trump says he’ll debate Harris on Fox News or not at all after weeks of back-and-forth over ABC News event · 90 articles, Aug 3Trump recommits to a Sept. 10 debate at news conference and lashes out at Harris · 6 articles, Aug 8Gov. Walz, Sen. J.D. Vance agree to Oct. 1 debate · 124 articles, Aug 14ABC News’ Donald Trump-Kamala Harris Debate Will Take Place In Philadelphia At National Constitution Center · 7 articles, Aug 16Trump pulls in Tulsi Gabbard for debate prep · 11 articles, Aug 16Donald Trump says Kamala Harris is refusing to do Fox News debate · 5 articles, Aug 20Donald Trump gives update on debates with Kamala Harris · 22 articles, Aug 24Harris and Trump squabble over muted mics at upcoming debate · 12 articles, Aug 26ABC's rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren't speaking · 40 articles, Aug 26Trump campaign casts fresh doubt on September debate with Harris over microphone dispute · 7 articles, Aug 26Trump says agreement reached for debate with Harris on Sept. 10 · 9 articles, Aug 27Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris focus on tax policy ahead of next week's debate · 8 articles, Sep 1Presidential debate: What to expect as Harris, Trump face off for first time · 47 articles, Sep 3Why Harris has more at stake in Tuesday’s debate than Trump · 43 articles, Sep 3Harris' past debates: A prosecutor's style with narrative flair but risks in a matchup with Trump · 18 articles, Sep 4Harris accepts rules for Sept. 10 debate with Trump on ABC, including microphone muting · 45 articles, Sep 4Laura Washington: Kamala Harris’ turn in 2019 debate signals a potent performance to come · 5 articles, Sep 4Little debate that Pa. is key as Harris and Trump prep for Philly showdown · 6 articles, Sep 8CNN Flash Poll: Majority of debate watchers say Harris outperformed Trump onstage · 12 articles, Sep 8Harris vs. Trump: What time is tonight’s debate? How can I watch free? What are the rules? · 12 articles, Sep 9Watch live: Trump, Harris presidential debate in Philadelphia tonight · 174 articles, Sep 9What the Trump-Clinton debate might tell us about Tuesday’s match with Harris · 5 articles, Sep 9A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’ debate · 8 articles, Sep 10LIVE Blog: The Crucial Trump/Harris Debate That Could Decide the Election · 5 articles, Sep 10Harris tries to pin Project 2025 on Trump during first minutes of presidential debate · 9 articles, Sep 10In The Spin Room: Donald Trump And Allies Insist He Won The ABC News Debate, But Grouse That It “Was Three Against One” · 5 articles, Sep 11Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president after debate ends · 119 articles, Sep 11Harris and Trump shake hands on debate stage · 27 articles, Sep 11Trump makes rare spin room appearance after debate with Harris · 5 articles, Sep 11Mark Z. Barabak: Trump was Trump in his debate with Kamala Harris · 5 articles, Sep 11Trump refers to Kamala Harris’ 2020 viral ‘I’m speaking’ moment in presidential debate: ‘Does that sound familiar?’ · 6 articles, Sep 11Putin would ‘eat you for lunch' Harris tells Trump, in bitter clash over Russia and Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 11Trump does not commit to vetoing national abortion ban in debate with Harris · 19 articles, Sep 11Trump says he won’t debate Harris again · 477 articles, Sep 11Trump repeats the false claim that Democrats support abortion 'after birth' in debate · 13 articles, Sep 11Kamala Harris gives abortion rights advocates the debate answer they've longed for in Philadelphia · 5 articles, Sep 11Kamala Harris' facial reactions and handshake with Donald Trump: Key debate moments in photos · 11 articles, Sep 11Jon Stewart on Harris’s debate performance: ‘She crushed that’ · 5 articles, Sep 11The Trump-Harris Debate Had Over 67 Million Viewers: Nielsen · 21 articles, Sep 11ABC News Presidential Debate opens with tense disputes between Trump and Harris · 8 articles, Sep 11Kamala Harris, gun owner, talks firearms at debate · 24 articles, Sep 11Debate takeaways: A Taylor Swift endorsement and tense clashes on abortion, race and more · 10 articles, Sep 11Donald Trump faces his own debate fallout just months after benefiting from Joe Biden’s · 7 articles, Sep 11Harris and Trump are jockeying for battleground states after their debate faceoff · 33 articles, Sep 12'No third debate,' Trump says on Truth Social · 5 articles, Sep 12Kamala Harris accepts CNN debate challenge, calls out Trump for October rematch · 63 articles, Sep 21DNC calls Trump ‘chicken’ for not accepting second debate in billboard campaign · 5 articles, Sep 23What polls show about Tim Walz and JD Vance before Tuesday's VP debate · 16 articles, Sep 23What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate · 103 articles, Sep 23When are JD Vance and Tim Walz debating? What to know about the vice presidential debate · 7 articles, Sep 26Walz has experience on a debate stage pinning down an abortion opponent's shifting positions - The Daily Reporter · 7 articles, Sep 28Top Moments From the Vance-Walz VP Debate · 455 articles, Sep 29Trump says no to another debate with Kamala Harris · 7 articles, Sep 30Rep. Tom Emmer says Vance will hold Walz 'accountable' during VP debate · 7 articles, Sep 30Vice presidential debate fact check: Claims made by Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance · 21 articles, Oct 1Who won the VP debate? Here's what polls say · 20 articles, Oct 2At VP debate, JD Vance refuses to say Trump lost in 2020, downplays events of Jan. 6 · 10 articles, Oct 2Walz says he’s become ‘friends with school shooters’ in VP debate gaffe: ‘Worst line in any 2024 debate’ · 13 articles, Oct 2JD Vance reminds CBS moderators of debate rules after they try to fact-check him · 7 articles, Oct 2Top takeaways from the vice presidential debate between Vance, Walz · 8 articles, Oct 2

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Stories about Biden-Trump Debate that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Jun 28Fact-checking the Biden-Trump 'suckers and losers' quote10 articles · 7 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 3 right
  2. Jun 24Biden campaign blasts Trump over abortion rights in new ad days ahead of debate6 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Jun 23– 24'Everything is at stake' for reproductive rights in 2024, Harris says as Biden-Trump debate nears | Ap-top-news18 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 3 center, 3 right
  4. May 5– 6Denial and uncertainty are looming over a Biden-Trump rematch 6 months out from Election Day11 articles · 11 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  5. Mar 13The US has its first presidential rematch since 195614 articles · 13 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 1 right
  6. Mar 7– 11Biden, Trump issue dire warnings of the other, as rematch comes into view in Georgia36 articles · 26 independent sources
    5 left, 9 center, 1 right

Stories that name Biden-Trump Debate

  1. Jul 2– 9Biden trails Trump in post-debate poll of crucial swing state Wisconsin32 articles · 14 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 8 right
  2. Jun 24– 26WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is free, ending years-long legal saga175 articles · 78 independent sources
    18 left, 27 center, 10 right
  3. Apr 18RFK Jr. qualifies for battleground Michigan’s ballot13 articles · 13 independent sources
    5 left, 3 center, 4 right
  4. Apr 3– 4Trump and allies pressure Nebraska to change how it awards electoral votes16 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 4 right
  5. Mar 11– 13Biden and Trump clinch nominations, setting the stage for a grueling general election rematch207 articles · 94 independent sources
    16 left, 29 center, 9 right
  6. Mar 7'No Labels' moving closer to fielding third-party 2024 presidential candidate: reports19 articles · 11 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 2 right
  7. Mar 5– 6Haley Secures Super Tuesday Win Over Trump in Vermont23 articles · 19 independent sources
    7 left, 5 center, 6 right
  8. Mar 4– 6Biden and Trump are dominating Super Tuesday races and moving closer to a November rematch143 articles · 83 independent sources
    18 left, 23 center, 7 right
  9. Feb 27– 28Biden, Trump win Michigan primaries, with caveats202 articles · 71 independent sources
    23 left, 30 center, 8 right
  10. Feb 26– Mar 1Takeaways from Biden and Trump’s dueling visits to the border113 articles · 65 independent sources
    15 left, 21 center, 8 right
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