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The Hillary Clinton campaign on Saturday labeled Donald Trump a "formidable debate foe" who "thrashed his rivals in GOP debates."

Johnson is struggling to grab the prize he has eyed all year: to be invited to the televised presidential debates. He needs to close in on 15 percent in an average of polls, and he is doing what he can. Two super PACs are trying to boost him in. It’s not clear that they can pull it off.

As he campaigns across New England this week, the Libertarian presidential nominee is finally receiving airtime. Purple PAC, the Libertarian-friendly super PAC steered by former Cato Institute president Ed Crane, has put $1 million into cable TV spots that will run for at least 10 days.

As a particularly controversial election season enters its homestretch, Washington University is preparing to play a major role in some of 2016’s history-making moments. Pulling off an event like this is no small feat, but as a five-time host, the University has a pretty good idea of what it takes

Longwood plans to host a mixture of entertaining and educational events in the five days leading to the vice presidential debate, airing at 9 p.m. on Oct. 4. These “Debate Week” festivities are set to begin on Sept. 30.

La Cámara de Comercio de Quito prepara un debate nacional de alrededor de 11 temas económicos e institucionales para enriquecerlos en busca de un consenso y llegar con ellos a un debate presidencial.

Le président Ali Bongo Ondimba a décliné l'appel de son principal challenger pour un débat télévisé contradictoire aux derniers jours de la campagne présidentielle gabonaise. L'équipe de communication du président sortant estime qu'une telle initiative n'est pas prévue par les textes de la

By virtue of her long political resume, Hillary Clinton will enter her highly anticipated fall debates with Donald Trump facing the same kind of heightened expectations that often saddle an incumbent president. Trump, as the political newcomer, will be more of a wild card with a lower bar to clear.

Casting the commission as “illegitimate,” Stein called the 15 percent threshold a “disservice to the American public.”

As of now, Mr. Trump is not using a traditional lectern model to practice. He is instead using briefing binders and reviewing Mrs. Clinton’s past debate performances.

A former Green Party candidate and Occupy FCC activist is seeking to get third party candidates into the televised presidential debates and has called on the Republican and Democratic candidates to push for inclusion, suggesting there could be an "Occupy Debates" protest targeting media, sponsors

Students heading back to class at Longwood University have access to newly revamped courses thanks to the upcoming vice presidential debate. Once the school learned it would host the debate in October, they say professors hit the ground running to incorporate the political event into course material