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Wright State University has applied to host one of the 2016 general election presidential debates.

If Las Vegas is chosen, the agency said the debate would happen sometime between the end of September and mid-October 2016 and be held at the school’s Thomas & Mack Center.

At least thee debates will occur, both sides confirmed.

GOP candidates weathered 21 debates in the 2012 presidential primary cycle. But to enforce new limits, the party will have to stick to its rule to bar candidates who participate in unsanctioned debates from future sanctioned debates.

Les candidats républicains à l'investiture présidentielle américaine en 2016 auront moins d'occasions de se déchirer en public qu'en 2012, le parti ayant annoncé que seuls neuf débats seraient autorisés, contre une vingtaine il y a quatre ans.

The Republican National Committee announced Friday that it will sanction at least nine presidential primary debates, starting this August in Ohio and continuing through March 2016, with the potential to add three more.

A Maine television station has canceled a debate in the race for the 2nd Congressional District seat after Democrat Emily Cain said she wouldn’t attend.

Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows laid out starkly different positions on increasing the minimum wage, fighting Islamic militants overseas and combating Ebola at home during a fast-paced debate Wednesday night.

Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Wednesday touted her willingness to work to bring both political parties together while Democratic challenger Shenna Bellows argued that sending her back to Washington could lead to a GOP majority in the Senate and even more partisan gridlock.

As Election Day nears, the debate over debates is also heating up. Michigan is the only state with a competitive Senate race this year where the two major candidates haven’t faced off, but that doesn’t mean the other affairs have been without controversy.

US Sen. Dick Durbin and challenger Jim Oberweis sparred Wednesday night in their first meeting on a formal debate stage, with the rivals arguing over whether the incumbent's experience is an asset or a liability.

Viewers who tuned in Wednesday night to watch Florida Republican Gov. Rick Scott and former Gov. Crist (once a Republican, now a Democrat) instead saw an empty stage, with moderators explaining about "an extremely peculiar situation".