Your questions about the first debate, answered

Tonight, President Donald Trump and former VP Joe Biden will face off in the first in a series of three presidential debates before the November election. What topics will they cover? Who is moderating? And how will the debate account for social distancing requirements in a post-coronavirus world? CNN’s Chris Cillizza has all your answers, and more.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:

First Trump-Biden debate to focus on Supreme Court, coronavirus and race

edition.cnn.com/2020/09/22/politics/debate-topics/index.html

Here's when the presidential debates are taking place

www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/politics/presidential-debates-schedule/index.html

Doctors reject Trump's dangerous suggestion to use disinfectant as a coronavirus treatment

edition.cnn.com/2020/04/24/politics/doctors-respond-trump-disinfectant-injection-coronavirus/index.html

'Pleading' from aides led to Trump agreeing -- after months -- to wear a mask

www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/trump-mask-walter-reed-coronavirus/index.html

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