⁍ Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will square off on Tuesday in the first of three scheduled debates.

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⁍ A new development in the U.S. presidential race surfaced on Sunday when the New York Times reported that Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017.

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⁍ The 90-minute showdown, with a limited and socially distanced in-person audience because of the pandemic, will begin at 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT on Wednesday)
According to Sept. 22-24 Reuters/Ipsos polling data, about 17% of both Trump and Biden supporters have indicated they may change their vote.

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– The first of the final three presidential debates is set for 9pm EDT Tuesday night—and it’s going to be a very different affair than the final presidential debate of the 2016 election. President Trump and Joe Biden are set to go at it in Cleveland, with moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News set to handle fact-checking, reports the New York Times. Some things to know about the debate, which is being held at Case Western Reserve University: The basics: The debate will be split into six sections, reports Reuters: Trump and Biden’s records, the US Supreme Court, the coronavirus pandemic, the economy, election integrity, and “race and violence in US cities.” Trump is expected to go after Biden on his own taxes and other issues, while the 77-year-old is likely to focus on Trump’s response to the pandemic and on his own record on issues such as trade, energy, and taxes. The stakes: The debate could be crucial for Biden, giving him a chance to prove he is a steady hand capable of stepping into the Oval Office and ending the tumult of Trump’s first term, strategists say. Biden has held a consistent lead over Trump in national opinion polls, although surveys in the battleground states that will decide the election show a much closer contest. The 90-minute showdown, with a limited and socially distanced in-person audience, will begin at 9pm.