Sep 23, 2020

Court, COVID, race are topics for first Trump-Biden debate

Posted Sep 23, 2020 11:00 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will face off on the Supreme Court, the coronavirus pandemic and race and violence in the nation’s cities next week when they meet for their first presidential debate.

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates on Tuesday announced the six topics for the first face-to-face event scheduled for Sept. 29 in Cleveland. The topics were selected by the debate’s moderator, Fox News’ Chris Wallace, and will each be the subject of 15-minute “blocks” in the debate.

2020 Presidential debate schedule

Sep. 29 First presidential debate Case Western Reserve/Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Oct. 07 Vice presidential debate The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Oct. 15 Second presidential debate Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Miami, Florida

Oct. 22 Third presidential debate Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee