If the last several weeks in American politics have proved anything, it’s that presidential debates really can matter. Joe Biden’s disastrous performance in his debate against Donald Trump on June 27 precipitated his exit from the presidential race. Now, there’s a new presumptive Democratic nominee, but it’s not yet clear if and when Kamala Harris and Trump will face off on a debate stage — and there’s already been some drama around the issue. Below is what we know about the new debate about another debate.

We don’t know yet. Both candidates have said they want to debate each other but have not mutually agreed to any specific plan to do so.

Before Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, the only other presidential debate he and Trump had agreed to was planned for September 10, hosted by ABC. Now that Biden is no longer running, Harris has committed to attending that debate, but Trump has indicated he will not. After Harris emerged as the presumptive nominee, Trump initially said that the debate should be moved to Fox News and later told reporters that he was “not thrilled” about participating in a debate hosted by ABC. His campaign later backed out completely.

On July 23, the........

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