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The Democratic National Committee, which organizes the party's primary debates, has faced accusations of scheduling them on dates that will receive poor viewership in an attempt to protect frontrunner Hillary Clinton.

The crowded Republican presidential race so far has been in large part a test of big personalities and hot rhetoric

On Nov. 8, the Institute of Politics and Public Service (IPPS) hosted Independent Journal's (IJ) Hack the Debate. The event was a day-long hackathon, or software development competition, during which participants discussed and developed potential apps intended to interest the next generation of

The push among Republican campaigns to take greater control of debate negotiations collapsed on Tuesday, as candidates split over whether to sign a letter to TV networks outlining their demands for future debates.

The campaign managers were meeting to try to gain more control over the crucial primary debates, which have become a source of anger and frustration for the GOP presidential candidates.

The 15 presidential campaigns drafted a letter on Monday that asks the media sponsors make these commitments and answer logistical questions that "will be used by each campaign to determine whether its candidate will participate in your debate."

El Comité Nacional Republicano (RNC, por sus siglas en inglés) dijo que suspenderá el debate de febrero con NBC News en medio del enojo sobre cómo CNBC manejó el más reciente debate en Boulder, Colorado.

The retired neurosurgeon instead wants to see the primary debates streamed over the Internet — possibly on YouTube or Facebook — with more time spent on candidates’ statements and less on moderators’ questions.

The Republican National Committee took action, suspending a debate scheduled for Feb. 26 hosted by NBC News and its sister station, Telemundo. The move illustrated the party’s distrust of the mainstream media.

Halfway through Wednesday’s off-the-rails CNBC debate, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus realized he was witnessing a chain-reaction wreck

Why in a democracy is important programming like this not broadcast for free on over-the-air channels?

Mr. Trump and Ben Carson, who are leading in many polls of the Republican field, led the push on the opening statements and time limit, threatening to boycott the forum if their demands were not met.