Live coverage: Trump and Biden's 1st presidential debate

Two men stand behind podiums on opposite ends of the stage.
President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speak during the first presidential debate at the Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday.
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President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will debate each other for the first time Tuesday evening, in the first of three presidential debates. The debate will be moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News.

MPR News will carry live coverage on the air starting at 8 p.m., followed by analysis and fact-checking from our colleagues at NPR. If you miss the debate, you can hear it Wednesday at noon on MPR News Presents.

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