Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Liberty University, dismissed the recent articles detailing his alleged financial schemes and “culture of fear” he perpetrated at the college, saying that if anything he’s been “too merciful” with his employees.

‘Tis the season for the whole horde of presidential hopefuls to meet on the debate stage and use their few allotted minutes to try to sell the American people on their candidacy.

The New York Times and CNN will co-host the next Democratic debate, which will take place at Otterbein University in Ohio on October 15 and possibly an additional night.

Lara Trump, an adviser on President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign, explained away head-to-head match-ups with Democrats that show the President losing significantly by saying that people are “more afraid” to express their support of the President now than they were in 2016.

Thursday saw the first night that the Democratic field was winnowed to a single debate stage. All the frontrunners stood shoulder-to-shoulder, almost immediately getting into heated exchanges on health care.

Here are the biggest moments from the night:

With billionaire Tom Steyer falling one poll short of the September debate, 10 candidates will crowd onto the stage Thursday for only one night of sparring. 

Here’s what to look out for during the three-hour bonanza:

Tierney Sneed contributed reporting from Washington D.C.

North Carolina House Minority Leader Darren Jackson (D) was following the same routine he carries out every 9/11. 

On President Donald Trump’s orders, acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to strong-arm the NOAA into supporting President Donald Trump’s baseless insistence that Alabama was in Hurricane Dorian’s path.

After news broke that Commerce Department inspector general Peggy Gustafson would look into the unsigned statement from NOAA that backed up President Donald Trump’s baseless claim that Alabama was in the Hurricane Dorian’s path, Senate Democrats quickly followed up with specific demands.

Former National Security Adviser John Bolton was ousted abruptly on Tuesday as President Donald Trump soured on him months after first being drawn to his TV appearances in support of Trump’s agenda.