Ted Cruz blasted out a 'Monty Python's Holy Grail' clip showing 'Brave Sir Robin' chickening out ,while Rand Paul snarked that 'the IQ of the debate went up a couple dozen points.'

The Republican National Committee, Trump alleged, 'told us we have all donors in the audience. And the reason they're not loving me is I don't want their money.'

The Trump clan were pictured front and center during tonight's Republican debate in Greenville South Carolina lending their support as he took on his Republican rivals.

While some suggested that last night's messy GOP debate was a win for the Democrats, Donald Trump said he knew who the real winner was – and it was him. Trump called it his 'best performance.'

The figures released on Sunday signal a steady climb in interest in the Republican field's stand-offs - though still short of the 15 million who tuned in to the Las Vegas debate in early December.

The six-way shouting fest saw Donald Trump tell Jeb Bush his brother, former president George W Bush, was responsible for 9/11 and had Ted Cruz yelling at Marco Rubio in Spanish.

Pele this week said that he believes Cristiano Ronaldo is better than Lionel Messi, a view that goes a long way in strengthening the Portuguese's case. But what have other legends made of the rivalry?

A YouGov poll found Boris Johnson performed better in the primetime BBC One clash by 52 per cent to 48 per cent - mirroring the 2016 referendum and a result that will delight Tory strategists.

Jo Swinson suggested the fact she 'happens to be a woman' was the reason why she will not feature in the head-to-head being planned by ITV.

President Trump blasted the latest comments by Democratic debate participants during a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Japan.

Seventeen Democratic presidential contenders have qualified for the first primary debate, which take place over two nights in June and may see more candidates join the crowded stage.

The first ten of 20 Democratic presidential contenders who qualified for the party's first debate will take the stage in Miami on Wednesday evening for two hours of sparring moderated by NBC News' top talent.

The feeling was mutual. Candidates barely mentioned the sitting president. Democrats Jay Inslee and Amy Klobuchar launched the most direct attacks on him.

As Chuck Todd and Rachel Maddow began moderating the second hour of the Democratic debate, audio of the first three moderators was clearly heard over the speakers in the hall.

Surprisingly, nearly 40 per cent of those who took the Drudge Report survey chose House Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, the 38-year-old congresswoman from Hawaii, as the debate's runaway winner.

Ten presidential hopefuls desperate to stand out in a crowded Democratic 2020 field took the stage for the party's first debate Wednesday night - and pundits say the winners and losers were very clear.

Kamala Harris left Joe Biden's candidacy in doubt when she attacked his record on race. In an emotional moment, she spoke of being bused in grade school which Biden campaigned against.

In a memorable moment, Williamson declared that her first act as president would be to call the Prime Minister of New Zealand and declare the United States a better country to raise children.

The former vice president appeared surprised when he noticed Bernie's hand near his face as the Vermont senator over-extended into Biden's personal space.

Joe Biden is still holding his lead over the rest of the Democratic field as 20 presidential candidates gather in Detroit this week for their second round of primaries debates.

Any candidate who interrupts too much during the second Democratic primary debate will be punished with a loss of talk time, host CNN vowed as the contenders prepare to launch their political fire.

Democrats debating in Detroit attacked their rivals more than the president, with moderates accusing ultra-liberals of making impossible promises and left-wingers calling for more radical plans.

Self-help guru Marianne Williamson warned at Tuesday's Democratic debate that 'Republicans will win' if the party strays too far left on health care - in a voice compared online to yodeling.

Democratic presidential candidates broke with one another at the second presidential debate over decriminalizing illegal border crossings, effectively leading to an open border.

Democrats bickered about race in second debate with Beto O'Rourke vowing to call out Trump's statements and Marianne Williamson defended her pledge to give $500 billion to descendants of slaves.

Self-help author Marianne Williamson and nine other presidential hopefuls fought to stand out over the course of the three-hour showdown on Tuesday night in Detroit, Michigan.

The second night of the second Democratic debate kicked off at 8pm Wednesday in Detroit, Michigan, featuring front-runners Kamala Harris and Joe Biden at center stage.

Protesters were removed after they demanded Bill de Blasio fire Daniel Pantaleo, who put Eric Garner in a deadly chokehold, while another hit Joe Biden on immigration.

Kamala Harris' record as California's top prosecutor became a battering ram for debate opponents on Wednesday night as 2020 Democrats turned her demand for racial equality on its head.

Kirsten Gillibrand said Wednesday night that her first business as president would be to clean the Oval Office after Donald Trump had spent four years in the White House.

The deadline to qualify for the third Democratic primary debates in September is approaching on August 28, and only nine candidates have met the standards to participate so far.

Joe Biden suggested he was done debating Bernie Sanders during a virtual press conference with reporters Wednesday.

Mike Bloomberg got right back on the campaign trail Thursday morning, holding a rally where he joked about his abysmal debate performance.

Bernie Sanders' big win in the Nevada caucuses could spell trouble for the Vermont senator during Tuesday night's Democratic debate in Charleston, South Carolina.

Tonight's debate in South Carolina kicked off at 8pm, as candidates Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg, Pete Buttigieg, Elizabeth Warren, Amy Klobuchar and Tom Steyer took the stage.

Donald Trump mocked Democrats' Debate night of finger-pointing, shouting and chaos as he returned to the White House Wednesday, scoffing: 'Just give me an opponent.'

Pundits declared Bernie Sanders as the winner of the Dem debate on Tuesday. Joe Biden also earned himself a win in Charleston, South Carolina ahead of the primary on Saturday.

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will face off one-on-one at the next Democratic primary debate after new rules released from the party on Friday keeps Tulsi Gabbard from the stage.

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will meet for their first one-on-one debate Sunday night on a stage and in a political climate that is vastly different from their last encounter three weeks ago.

The two candidates faced off in a two-hour clash which came on a day when interest rates went to zero and the country'd biggest school system closed. Both slammed Trump's response.

Joe Biden suggested he was done debating Bernie Sanders during a virtual press conference with reporters Wednesday.

Joe Biden down played his age at Tuesday's Democratic debate as he baffled viewers with a series of gaffes and caught himself before he claimed he ended Roe vs. Wade.

Jo Phoenix, from the Open University, had been due to give a talk entitled 'Trans rights and justice: complicated contours in contemporary sex, gender and sexualities politics'.

'I'm not going to be president of the United States,' Michael Bloomberg told me when I interviewed him for CNN in 2012. 'I'm not going to run for president - for the presidency.'

Don't the older generation realise that the enforced coronavirus lockdown is proof that the elderly are valued, that the nation is trying to protect us and keep us safe, ESTHER RANTZEN, 79, writes.

Australian mining tycoon Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest claimed bushfires ravaging the country have been mainly caused by fuel loads.

'I'm not going to be president of the United States,' Michael Bloomberg told me when I interviewed him for CNN in 2012. 'I'm not going to run for president - for the presidency.'

Bernie Sanders said he was surprised that Michael Blooomberg came into the Democratic debate so unprepared to answer questions about his record that had been previewed in media reports.

Mike Bloomberg announced that his company would let former female employees out of their NDAs should they want to make public their stories about working for him.

The democratic presidential candidates' campaign teams agreed that moving Sunday's event was the 'best path forward'. Both have also canceled rallies due to the virus.