A historic debate took place Thursday night between US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.
It was the first time in US history that a sitting president faced a former president in a debate. It was also the first debate since 2020 featuring either Biden, who did not face a serious challenge for the Democratic nomination, or Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee who skipped all the GOP debates during primary season.
The roughly 90-minute debate took place at CNN’s studios in Atlanta. The two candidates levied personal attacks against each other as they sparred over the economy, immigration, abortion and more.
There wasn’t an audience — an anomaly in debates between presidential candidates. This was also the earliest presidential debate in US history. Debates between general election candidates have always started in September or early October.
Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.