Presidential Debate

The final debate showed candidates far apart on issues like health care, climate change and criminal justice. Trump tried to focus on alleged corruption, but the pandemic remains 2020's central issue.

Hundreds of students and alumni of Belmont University are calling for major changes ahead of the presidential debate on the school’s campus this…

Belmont President Bob Fisher and Nashville Mayor John Cooper talk about preparations on the Friday before the debate.Credit Emily Siner / WPLN NewsEdit |…

John Carney, Belmont vice president of marketing and communications, told WPLN News Thursday the university is still preparing for what they expect to be…

For health and safety reasons, debate organizers shifted next week's scheduled town hall to a virtual event. The president called the format "a waste of time."

One day after President Trump left the hospital to continue his COVID-19 treatment at the White House, he said he plans to participate in the debate scheduled for Oct. 15 in Miami.

President Trump relentlessly interrupted his opponent Joe Biden, who responded at times with personal insults. That event stands in contrast to recent debates with female presidential candidates.

President Trump is 74, an age that makes him more vulnerable to the virus. The first lady, who's 50, also tested positive.

After a presidential debate plagued by interruptions and cross-talk — mostly from President Trump — many voters and journalists asked whether more could have been done to stop the chaos.

The president ran roughshod over debate moderator Chris Wallace and his Democratic opponent Joe Biden — and crossed many lines in the process.