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UPDATED with Stone comment: After an outpouring of concern from Hollywood notables prompted by Joe Biden’s performance in the first 2024 presidential debate, Sharon Stone offered a counterpoint today in a video she posted to Instagram. “I’ve been thinking a lot about last night’s debate,” Stone says…

The Biden vs Trump debate took place in the small hours of the morning in many parts of the world but one only needed to watch a few clips and glance at headlines within minutes of waking up to get a feel for what had happened. Unsurprisingly, the majority of the global press focused on a very tough…

If there was any winner in Thursday night’s first presidential debate, it was CNN. If there was a loser, it was absolutely Joe Biden. Throwing the already tight race into a tailspin for the faltering incumbent almost from the very beginning, the most memorable line maybe Biden's inability to finish…

UPDATED, 7:53 PM: “It was a game-changing debate in the sense that right now, as we speak, there is a deep, a wide and a very aggressive panic in the Democratic Party,” CNN’s John King said immediately after the the first debate of the 2024 presidential election season between Joe Biden and Donald Trump…

The first of two scheduled presidential debates ahead of the 2024 election will become the earliest debate in the history of a campaign as Democratic incumbent Joe Biden and third-time Republican candidate Donald Trump face off once again. Simulcasts and extra coverage will be available to watch on…

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have each arrived in Atlanta for this evening’s CNN debate, an event that many predicted would unravel when it was first announced last month. Biden arrived at about 3:15 p.m. ET, and greeted an entourage that included former UN ambassador Andrew…

When asked recently what he thought should be the first question at CNN’s Joe Biden-Donald Trump presidential debate on Thursday, ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos had a succinct answer: “Who won the last election?” The moment speaks to how unusual this debate will be — and the challenge for moderators…

UPDATE: TheGrio will simulcast CNN’s presidential debate on Thursday while providing pre- and post- event coverage. TheGrio will start live coverage at 8:30 p.m. ET with a preview show hosted by April Ryan, Washington, D.C. bureau chief and senior White House correspondent, and senior correspondent…

Two debates between President Joe Biden and Donald Trump have been solidified so far. The first is slated for June 27 on CNN, and the second will be hosted by ABC on Tuesday, September 10. Both debates will take place before the already-scheduled general election debates, the schedule of which is…

Donald Trump and Joe Biden will be the only two candidates participating in next week’s CNN presidential debate, the network said, as independent Robert Kennedy Jr. failed to qualify. The qualification window closed just after midnight today, the network said. To qualify, candidates had to be on…

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Stewart is doing a bit of overtime. The comedian, who hosts The Daily Show on Mondays, will host two live episodes of the Comedy Central series after the presidential debates. He will host the episodes on Thursday, June 27, and Tuesday, September 10, after the debates between…

ABC News’ David Muir and Linsey Davis will moderate the second presidential debate on Sept. 10. Joe Biden and Donald Trump said that they would participate in the event, to be their second matchup this cycle. CNN is hosting the first debate, scheduled for June 27 at its Atlanta headquarters, with…