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The GOP undercard debate begins in Las Vegas at 6PM Eastern with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer as the moderator. Watch the live stream below and dish along.

Politico reports: Rand Paul will be on the main stage at Tuesday’s GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas after CNN apparently tweaked its criteria to add a ninth podium for the Kentucky senator, the network announced Sunday. The candidates who will be on the main stage are: Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Carly …

The Washington Post reports: Donald Trump has threatened to charge CNN $5 million for his appearance in the next Republican presidential debate, which the network will host on Dec. 15 in Las Vegas. “How about we do this for CNN: I won’t do the debate unless they pay me five million dollars, all of which money goes to the wounded …

This morning CBS News announced a last-minute change in the focus of tonight’s debate, which will now center on terrorism and foreign policy. Watch along with us via the live-stream below or at the stream hosted at CBSNews.com. No cable system login is required.

The three remaining Democratic candidates for president will debate in Iowa tonight where the questions will now center on terrorism. The New York Times reports: In the hours after the deadly attacks in Paris, CBS News significantly reworked its plans for the Democratic presidential debate it is hosting here on Saturday night to focus more on issues of terrorism, national …

No surprises with the fourth Drudge debate poll. The New York Times has a different opinion: There was no runaway winner of the fourth Republican presidential debate on Tuesday night, according to commentators, journalists and pundits who watched. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas drew some scolding for an “oops” moment when he failed to name five agencies he wanted to …

Will Trump go after Dr. Stabby? Will Trump go after Starbucks? Will anybody actually stick to tonight’s single issue of the economy? Fox Business is live-streaming the event already and you can watch without a cable system login. Join the snark-fest below.

Tonight’s GOP kids’ table debate begins shortly. Fox Business is already live-streaming the event and you can watch without a cable system login. Many expect that today will be end for at least one or as many as three GOP candidates. Throw the popcorn in the microwave and watch along with us.

To access the WiFi at tonight’s GOP debate in Milwaukee, every reporter must use the password “StopHillary”. Case-sensitive, no space! I can think of some better passwords and I’m sure you can too. Let’s hear them.

JMG reader Sean points us to this cheeky billboard for the gay hook-up app Hornet. The billboard reportedly went up yesterday across from the Milwaukee Theater, tonight’s GOP debate venue. Hornet claims to have seven million users worldwide. First I’m hearing about them.

Fox Business will host tonight’s fourth GOP debate where the topic will allegedly be restricted to the economy. But as we saw, that didn’t work out so well for CNBC, who also didn’t face the many breaking stories provided in recent days courtesy of Ben Carson. Unlike with earlier debates, Fox Business will provide a live-stream that does not require …

Fox Business has announced the lineups for next week’s GOP debate and their decision could mean more GOP candidates dropping out of the race. CNN reports: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee have failed to qualify for the prime time Republican debate on November 10, making them the first top-tier candidates to be relegated to the …

Ah, satisfying. CNN breaks it down: President Barack Obama tore into Republican presidential candidates Monday night at a Democratic fundraising event in New York, saying their complaints about CNBC’s debate moderation aren’t an encouraging preview for their governing abilities. “Have you noticed that everyone of these candidates say, ‘Obama’s weak. Putin’s kicking sand in his face. When I talk to …

The Hill reports: Donald Trump threw the Republican presidential campaigns for a loop on Monday, announcing that he’d break from a group seeking to gain control over the debate process and go it alone. Representatives from nearly every campaign — including Trump’s — gathered at a Washington-area hotel on Sunday night to hash out a list of demands they hoped …

The Cruz campaign capitalized on the GOP debate flap today by rushing out a clip touting their candidate as the only one who stands up to them there evil gotcha journalists who insist on asking policy questions.

This weekend GOP presidential candidates are scheduled to meet and plot on how to remove the RNC from future debate decisions. RNC chairman Reince Preibus, hoping to thwart a palace coup, has beaten them to the punch and fired NBC. From his letter: I write to inform you that pending further discussion between the Republican National Committee (RNC) and our …

1.5M views in 24 hours. Rolling Stone recaps: The first Democratic presidential debate of the 2016 election will be remembered for several things: The man Jim Webb killed in Vietnam, Bernie Sanders’ selfless condemnation of the hubbub about Hillary Clinton’s e-mails and, now thanks to Bad Lip Reading, selfless commendation of her “dynamite pinto beans.” After masterfully turning the horrifying …

Rachel Maddow will moderate a “forum” for the Democratic presidential candidates which will be held at South Carolina’s Winthrop University on Friday, November 6th. The event will be carried by MSNBC and coverage will begin at 6PM with a special live edition of Hardball co-hosted by Chris Matthews with Steve Kornacki. Anderson Cooper hosted the first Democratic debate so this makes …

Pundits are saying that Lindsey Graham won tonight’s undercard debate, where we also learned that Rick Santorum doesn’t have a problem with beer monopolies. Other than that, meh. Now comes the debate that might actually mean something, although if the earlier debate is any indication, candidates won’t feel compelled to stick to the supposed sole topic of economic issues. Watch …

Sen. Lindsey Graham says the debate undercard format “sucks” but at 6PM Eastern he’ll be onstage with Rick Santorum, Bobby Jindal, and George Pataki. You can watch live online with your cable system login or via the live stream below (if it works!) Tonight will likely be the end of at least one if not more of these four.