The one-on-one presidential debate format with no live audience will be better for the American viewing audience considering the presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is an "agent of chaos ...

Granville Sentinel columnist Jeff Gill compares the format of today's presidential debates and Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858.

The U.S. presidential debates have become a corporate television news media product, with activist moderators and imbalanced fact checks, leaving viewers with a poor quality exchange between the ca… ...

Ahead of the debate, held in a studio at CNN's Atlanta headquarters, both campaigns agreed to a set of guidelines established by CNN.

What to know about the Republican presidential debate in Milwaukee including who'll be onstage, who's asking the questions and the debate format.

CNN’s June 27 presidential debate was meant to be efficient and fast moving, but it was not a good debate format. Taking place without an audience, just two candidates stood for 90 minutes ...

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday evening will finally get his long-sought debate against President Biden — but strategists say the event’s rules are “stacked against” him and may ...

Harris was ultimately unsuccessful in trying to change the debate format before agreeing to appear alongside Trump. But as far as losses go, it wasn’t much of one on her part — nor is it ...

The seated format was a request made by the 81-year-old president’s campaign team, according to Trump.

The presidential debates, for instance, are not structured as an actual debate. The structure of debate brings two sides together. You have opening remarks that are uninterrupted.

How should CNN moderators fact-check Donald Trump and Biden at Thursday's presidential debate? It's time to rethink the format.

While this debate wasn't the first time the two candidates contended over issues ranging from immigration and the economy to abortion access -- this presidential debate saw the two candidates forced ...