On Dec. 2, the Political Science Association at Eastern Illinois hosted a debate between the four main political groups on ...

The Republican National Committee is threatening a rules change that would force presidential candidates seeking the party’s nomination to sign a pledge saying they will not participate in debates ...

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus on Monday morning said that the committee still has control over the Republican presidential debate process despite reports that the Republican ...

For many Americans, presidential debates are a staple of the political process. Every four years, an independent commission arranges a series of public events for the electorate, giving voters a ...

Recently, a team running for the Undergraduate Government of Boston College presidency has called for a change to the questioning process of the UGBC presidential debates. In the past, questions ...

Could the fifth time be the charm? The sixth? Or perhaps the seventh? After four primary debates did nothing to diminish former President Donald Trump's advantage in the Republican nomination race, ...

WASHINGTON — The suspense was high. The hour was late. The questions about the next Democratic debate were many: Ten candidates or 11? Two nights or one? One billionaire or none? A debate qualifying ...

Senate candidates this cycle are largely steering clear of the debate stage, in some cases avoiding it altogether, marking a major change from past years as campaigns question the debates’ importance.

Carly Fiorina is making no secret of her unhappiness with the selection process that threatens to keep her off the main stage of the upcoming Republican debate, airing on CNN Sept. 16. But she’s ...

This post has been updated. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus told NBC News in a Friday letter that the committee will no longer partner with the network for the February ...

Since 2013, the Utah Debate Commission has sponsored candidate debates in Utah for statewide and federal office. It was ...

"I'm ready to lead our party to victory next November, but I gotta be honest, and I say it with love, the DNC’s process is stifling debate at a time when we need it most,” Bennet said during a ...