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US Election: First presidential debate to be held in Cleveland on Sept 29

US President Donald Trump is facing his Democrat challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden in the November 3 election

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All debates will be 90 minutes in length, according to the CPD, a non-profit, non-partisan organization that has sponsored and produced all general election presidential debates since 1987.

Agencies New Delhi
The first debate in the run-up to the US presidential election will be held on September 29 in Cleveland, Ohio, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) said in a statement on Monday.

"CPD is pleased to announce that the first presidential debate will be co-hosted by Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic and held at the Health Education Campus (HEC) in Cleveland, OH," the commission said, listing September 29 as the date for the event.

US President Donald Trump is facing his Democrat challenger and former Vice President Joe Biden in the November 3 election.

The CPD said the

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