Topics selected for Oct. 22 presidential debate

John Oliver kicked off Sunday's Last Week Tonight by diving into the presidential debate and the latest news revolving around President Trump. The HBO host fact-checked Trump for several comments he made during Thursday's debate between the president and Joe Biden.

Well, at this point, we've started evaluating President Donald Trump's debate performances the same way we might judge a grizzly bear's violin solo: dispensing with technical critique and demands for nuance, and rather just nodding in relief that the violin survived the concert uneaten. Don't believe me? Ask CNN's Jake Tapper, whose instant reaction to the debate was an effusive, "President Trump behaved more like a normal person would...have...

The final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will take place on Thursday, moderated by NBC journalist and White House correspondent Kristen Welker. Held at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, the 90-minute debate will include topics relevant to the 2020 election such as fighting COVID-19, American families, race in America, climate change, national security and leadership.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe Commission on Presidential Debates revealed Monday that it will use mute buttons during the upcoming presidential debates to ensure both Donald Trump and Joe Biden both say their piece in the provided two minutes.

2020 presidential debates is just about here. After a chaotic first matchup between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, a more subdued (but still buzzy) vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, and dueling Trump-Biden town hall events in lieu of a second debate, the whole process has felt long and, at times, extremely disorderly.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden are set to meet one last time before the election. After the originally scheduled second presidential debate was canceled due to Trump refusing to participate in a virtual format — a change that was made after the president tested positive for COVID-19 — the would-be third debate between the candidates is set to take place on Thursday, Oct.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterThe Commission on Presidential Debates announced new rules on Monday intended to allow the candidates to speak uninterrupted at the final debate on Thursday.Under the new rules, each candidate will have two minutes to address each of six topics.

Editor's Note: This article was produced in partnership with FOX Bet The second and final presidential debate is coming up and FOX Bet Super 6 is inviting Fox News viewers to choose one of the questions in its free Presidential Debate contest on Oct. 22.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“The Masked Singer” almost caught the Presidential debate in the Live+7 ratings charts.For the week of Sept. 28, which was once again light on scripted content, “Masked Singer” came out as the largest non-sports or politics programming of the week.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVOn Wednesday night a star was born. When a fly landed on Vice President Mike Pence’s head during the debate against Kamala Harris, it was a moment that took over Twitter for the rest of the week.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorC-SPAN producer Steve Scully and controversy aren’t usually mentioned in the same sentence, but this is 2020, so anything is up for grabs.Scully – or, perhaps, someone emulating him – raised eyebrows on Friday when his Twitter feed appeared to be asking a question of Anthony Scaramucci, the former Trump White House communications director.

Tiffany Haddish is filling in for Ellen DeGeneres on Friday’s edition of her daytime talk show, and in a sneak peek at the episode the comedian hilariously serves as “moderator” for Wednesday night’s vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.

ABC News is taking advantage of the chaos surrounding the second presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. The network says that Biden has agreed to participate in a town hall Oct.

Vampire Diaries actors Paul Wesley and Matthew Davis got into a tiff voicing their opinions on Twitter.Apparently, as Davis (Alaric Saltzman) watched, he was most bothered by Donald Trump's running mate allegedly not having enough speaking time. In since-deleted tweets, .

Vampire DIaries stars were making waves on social media again! “Alaric” was trending after the Vice Presidential debate and it seems to be because of a Twitter back and forth between Vampire Diaries co-stars Paul Wesley and Matthew Davis (who played Alaric Saltzman on The CW show). It all started when Matthew tweeted, “It’d be nice if the moderator would stop interrupting Pence and let him finish his point.” Paul responded directly, writing, “It would also be nice if pence answered the question

President Donald Trump and Joe Biden was cast into doubt Thursday after the commission that organizes the event said it would be held virtually to minimize the risk of spreading the coronavirus. The Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the second debate scheduled for October 15 in Miami, Florida, would instead feature virtual appearances by the two candidates, a change the president quickly dismissed as «not acceptable.»«I'm not going to waste my time on a virtual debate.

Paul Wesley and Matthew Davis duked it out over social media while watching the 2020 vice presidential debate on Wednesday, October 7 — and threw it back to their former Vampire Diaries characters in the process.In several since-deleted tweets, Davis, 42, acknowledged that he thought Vice President Mike Pence should be given ample time to respond to the moderator’s questions without being interrupted.

Joe Biden's team agreed to the updated safety terms, but almost immediately, President Donald Trump said in an interview with that he would skip a virtual debate, and hold a rally instead.Following Trump's refusal, Biden's team suggested pushing the debate back a week, reports, saying, «Joe Biden was prepared to accept the C.P.D.'s proposal for a virtual Town Hall, but the president has refused, as Donald Trump clearly does not want to face questions from the voters about his failures on Covid

Joe Biden's team agreed to the updated safety terms, but almost immediately, President Donald Trump said in an interview with that he would skip a virtual debate, and hold a rally instead.In a statement, the commission said the change was made «in order to protect the health and safety of all involved with the second presidential debate.» Trump tested positive for the coronavirus a week ago, and was still experiencing symptoms as recently as Tuesday.

Wednesday night’s vice-presidential debate has inspired a call for actor Jeff Goldblum to reprise his role from “The Fly” for a “Saturday Night Live” skit.