Democrat Glenda Ritz and Republican Jennifer McCormick will face off for the Indiana superintendent for public instruction race in their only scheduled debate Oct. 17 in Fort Wayne.

CNN's instant poll shows 48 percent of survey respondents believed Mike Pence performed better Tuesday night, compared to 42 percent for Tim Kaine.

Pence's task has perhaps never been more critical than on the debate stage at Virginia's Longwood University, where he'll face off against Sen. Tim Kaine.

The winning presidential ticket has come away with no worse than a draw in eight of the nine vice presidential debates to date. Here's what you need to know.

The most substantive differences between candidates emerged when they spoke about education in the context of the larger economy.

Democrat John Gregg, Republican Eric Holcomb and Libertarian Rex Bell will visit Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis Tuesday morning for the first of three gubernatorial debates scheduled by the Indiana Debate Commission.

On this occasion, the often dour Clinton gave way to beaming smiles and occasional chuckles. Trump had just one salient objective - to project a calm and presidential air - yet struggled with it.

In advance of the first debate, a rundown of the Democratic presidential candidate's positions.

More choice, no Common Core, and a gutting of the U.S. Education Department.

As Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump square off in the first presidential debate showdown NPR will fact check the candidates' statements live.