"It creates the impression that the candidates are afraid to defend their positions and their records," an expert told ...

Fewer than half of Senate races will have candidate debates this year.

Thursday night’s Senate debates in Michigan, Georgia and Maine featured sharp personal exchanges as candidates fought over tariffs, Trump and their records.

When Aaron Ford takes the stage today in Northern Nevada, the podium beside him will be empty, and that’s becoming a familiar ...

Debates can sometimes be procedural and full of confirmation bias. And sometimes they made a difference. (Getty Images) Americans expect more from political debates than we often get. This year is ...

Olufemi Taiwo is an associate professor of philosophy at Georgetown University and the author of “Elite Capture” and “Reconsidering Reparations.” With Donald Trump playing down the possibility of a ...

General-election presidential debates offer high-profile opportunities for citizens to learn about the candidates' positions and temperaments, since the matchups draw coverage across diverse media, ...

With the election campaign now fading into the rear-view mirror, the parties, particularly the Liberals, will be reviewing their campaign strategies. A part of this will likely be the use of televised ...

Washington County voters want more candidate debates before November. No public debates have been scheduled in the county.

Columnist Joan Barron writes, "In the golden age when Wyoming had remarkable representation in both the Senate and House, we ...

With midterm elections less than a month away, some Arkansas State University students are getting a front-row seat to debate ...