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There are three presidential debates on the agenda:

  • 29 September in Cleveland, Ohio: Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland.

  • 15 October in Miami, Florida

  • 22 October in Nashville, Tennessee

Vice-President Mike Pence and CA Senator Kamala Harris go head-to-head on:

  • 7 October in Salt Lake City, Utah

They all take place from 21:00-22:30 ET, with no commercial interruptions.

First presidential debate

Six questions in six segments, 15 minutes each. The segments are:

  • Trump and Biden's records

  • Supreme Court

  • Coronavirus pandemic

  • Race protests and violence in cities

  • Election integrity

  • Economy

Donald Trump and Joe Biden will get two minutes each to respond to the question initially before the back-and-forth begins.

Three dozen Democratic senators signed a letter calling for the debates to also focus on the climate crisis, and critics objected to the framing of the fifth topic, saying it conflates the issues of race and violence.

Who's moderating? Chris Wallace, anchor, Fox News Sunday

Vice presidential debate

Kamala Harris and Mike Pence will be the two candidates on the debate stage in Utah on Wednesday night.

When? 9 to 10:30 p.m. ET Wednesday

Where? The University of Utah, Salt Lake City.

The university offered a lottery for fewer than 100 students to represent the campus inside the debate site. The school stressed that attendees will be spaced out and that face masks will be required.

Who's moderating? Susan Page, Washington Bureau chief, USA Today.

What's the format? The debate will be divided into nine 10-minute sections. Each candidate will have two minutes to respond to the opening question in each segment.

Topics? Page hasn't released a list of topics.

But it's extremely likely that the coronavirus crisis will be front and center at this debate, particularly because of the president's health and the fact that Pence served as the head of the coronavirus task force. He'll have to defend the administration's response to the pandemic, which has now claimed the lives of more than 210,000 Americans.

For her part, Harris, a former prosecutor who gained national attention for her grilling of witnesses in the Senate, may have to walk a delicate line between attacking Pence and the administration's policies while the president recovers from the virus.

How can I watch? The event will be broadcast live on the following major cable news networks: CBS, CNN, Fox, Fox News, Fox Business Network, ABC, MSNBC, NBC, and C-SPAN. Many of those will lift the paywalls on their websites so you won’t have to log in with a pay-TV company. Each will have their own respective pre- and post-show analysis and you can tune in to each on your TV, through their individual streaming services, or through your cable provider's streaming service. Just make sure you have your login information in order to access.

What if I don’t have cable? Services like Hulu + Live TV ($55 a month) and YouTube TV ($65 a month) will both stream the debate live. If you don't currently have an account with either, both offer a free trial that can be cancelled at anytime without a charge to your card.

But the best option—that happens to be free—is heading over to YouTube.com where it will stream for all at no charge.