Watch live: Trump and Biden square off in first presidential debate

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Where and when the debate is taking place

• The debate will take place at CNN's Atlanta studios and be streamed live around the world starting at 9pm ET.

Why it matters: It's the first presidential debate in U.S. history between a sitting and former president.

• It's also the earliest presidential debate in modern history since it's before either candidate has officially been nominated by their parties.

State of the presidential race

State of play: The race remains very tight, even after Trump's 34 convictions in his New York hush money trial.

• The Supreme Court took what could have been a heated topic at Thursday's presidential debate off the table by pushing its decision on Trump's legal immunity case for at least 24 hours.
• Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not qualify for the CNN debate and will have his own debate with John Stossel.

Presidential debate bingo and drinking game

What we're watching: Some might be watching the debate for fun in games like presidential debate bingo or drinking games. Check out Axios' bingo card to play along.

• "Presidential debate drinking game" is a trending topic on Google Trends like it was back in 2020.
• Combine bingo and the drinking game at your own risk, but we advise drinking and debating responsibly.

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