The year is 1960. In a blur of Cold War anxieties and lunch counter sit-ins, viewers await the presidential debate with bated breath. The assertion that this was the first televised presidential ...

Since the era of TV debates began in 1960, there have been 17 presidential election cycles and all but three have featured at least one televised faceoff between the nominees of the major parties.

Even though debates have been some of the most eagerly anticipated events in presidential campaigns, audiences and candidates have long wondered whether they matter. These chairs were used in the ...

The major party candidates running for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat will be part of two televised debates in early October. On Monday, WOOD-TV 8 in Grand Rapids announced it would host the first ...

No one knows how Tuesday night’s presidential debate will turn out. Maybe Kamala Harris will draw on her prosecutorial experience to unnerve Donald Trump. Maybe Trump’s overwhelming Trumposity will ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sen. John F. Kennedy, right, speaks and Vice President Richard M. Nixon listens during the fourth presidential debate between the ...