Full Episode
Thursday, May 19
PBS NewsHour
  • Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Subscribe
  • The Latest
  • Politics
    Politics
    • Brooks and Capehart
    • Politics Monday
    • Supreme Court
  • Arts
    Arts
    • CANVAS
    • Poetry
    • Now Read This
  • Nation
    Nation
    • Supreme Court
    • Race Matters
    • Essays
    • Brief But Spectacular
  • World
    World
    • Agents for Change
  • Economy
    Economy
    • Making Sen$e
    • Paul Solman
  • Science
    Science
    • The Leading Edge
    • ScienceScope
    • Basic Research
    • Innovation and Invention
  • Health
    Health
    • Long-Term Care
  • Education
    Education
    • Teachers' Lounge
    • Student Reporting Labs
  • For Teachers
    Education
    • Newshour Classroom
  • NewsHour Shop
  • About
    • Feedback
    • Funders
    • Support
    • Jobs
PBS NewsHour

Get news alerts from PBS NewsHour

Turn on desktop notifications?

2020 presidential debate

  • Full Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Subscribe
  • Live

Oct 22

Watch 6:18
Trump will abide by debate rules, says campaign communications director

President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off for the final time Thursday night in a Nashville debate. After a rancorous first meeting in September, the second scheduled debate was canceled due to Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis. Tim…

Continue watching

Oct 22

Watch 6:49
Biden’s deputy campaign manager on his debate strategy

It has been more than three weeks since Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and President Trump squared off on the debate stage. Since then, 47 million Americans have voted. But for those who haven’t, Thursday’s Nashville debate represents the final…

Continue watching

Oct 02

Watch 11:01
Shields and Brooks on Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis and the debate

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump’s COVID-19 infection and what it means for his campaign and the country, and how the first debate…

Continue watching

Oct 01

Watch 7:52
The first Trump-Biden debate was unruly. Is American civil discourse dead?

By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport

After Tuesday’s remarkable presidential debate, much attention has been focused on President Trump’s unconventional conduct. But does the lack of substantive debate and civil discourse reflect a broader phenomenon in American society? Two distinguished political scientists, Harvard University’s Danielle Allen…

Continue watching

Sep 30

Watch 5:11
Heckled by Trump, Biden calls fiery debate ‘a national embarrassment’

By Amna Nawaz, Alexis Cox

Tuesday night’s debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden had all the civility of a mud-slinging contest. With constant interruptions and insults, the event devolved into what Biden later called “a national embarrassment.” Moderator Chris Wallace of…

Continue watching

Sep 30

Watch 7:17
How contentious debate highlighted differences between Trump and Biden

The first debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, held in Cleveland Tuesday night, quickly turned into a verbal brawl, with both candidates talking over each other at times. But Trump’s constant interruptions provoked particular frustration from…

Continue watching

Sep 30

Watch 12:02
What Trump’s response to white supremacist groups means

In the past, President Trump has failed to denounce far-right extremist and racist groups and sentiments when prompted. He did so again during Tuesday night’s first presidential debate, telling members of the white supremacist Proud Boys group to “stand by.”…

Continue watching

Sep 30

Watch 8:36
How much value does a chaotic debate yield for the American people?

Tuesday night’s face-off between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden was a presidential debate like none in recent memory. Were viewers actually able to learn anything about the candidates and their policies, or did the chaos overwhelm substance…

Continue watching

Sep 29

WATCH: Trump says he sees human pollution ‘to an extent’ affects climate change

By Associated Press

When asked at Tuesday's debate about humans being partially to blame for environmental deterioration, Trump said, “to an extent, yes.”…

Continue reading

Sep 29

Watch 6:39
What to expect from Trump and Biden in first presidential debate

President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face off Tuesday night, as the first of three presidential debates takes place in Cleveland. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to provide a preview of the debate, including…

Continue watching

Jump to the First Page Previous Page
1 2 3
Next Page Jump to the Last Page

Support Provided By: Learn more

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Full Episode
Thursday, May 19

Additional Support Provided By:

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Fidelity
  • Mutual of America: Your Retirement Company
  • Viewers Like You
  • Friends of the NewsHour
PBS NewsHour

© 1996 - 2022 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Sections

  • The Latest
  • Politics
  • Arts
  • Nation
  • World
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Health
  • Education

About

  • About Us
  • TV Schedule
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Funders
  • Support
  • Subscribe
  • NewsHour West
  • Jobs
  • Privacy

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • RSS

Subscribe to ‘Here's the Deal,’ our politics newsletter

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Support our journalism

Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour.

Support for NewsHour Provided By

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Fidelity
  • Mutual of America: Your Retirement Company