Joe Biden and Donald Trump are set to battle it out tonight in their first presidential debate of the 2024 election.
The debate is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. ET. Yahoo News will livestream the CNN Presidential Debate right on this page, and will also feature links to coverage and analysis in real time from our editorial team. Bookmark it, or return here when the debate starts.
Hosted by CNN at the cable network’s studios in Atlanta, this telecast will be slightly different from debates past:
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There will be no studio audience.
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The candidates’ microphones will be muted when their opponent is speaking.
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No prewritten notes are allowed.
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Neither candidate will present opening statements.
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Trump will get the final word during closing statements, as determined recently by a coin flip.
Tonight marks the first time in U.S. history a sitting president and former president will face off on the debate stage — and it’s the first time Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, will duke it out in person since 2020.
The debate will run for 90 minutes. Stick with Yahoo News for full coverage of tonight’s events.
For exclusive postdebate analysis, watch on CNN.
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Joe Biden and Donald Trump set to take the stage in Atlanta tonight
The CNN Presidential Debate starts at 9 p.m. ET. (Gerald Herbert/AP) The first debate in U.S. history between a sitting president and former president is expected to be a defining moment for Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, both of whom have drawn criticism over their advanced age and opposing views on immigration, abortion, the war in Gaza and more.
The approach has changed significantly since their last face-off in 2020. Both candidates have accepted new rules and a fresh format for this debate, which will not include a studio audience and requires that their microphones be muted when the other is speaking.
Read more on tonight’s debate rules and CNN moderators here.
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