The Third Republican Debate Is Tonight: What to Watch Can Nikki Haley build on her momentum? Will Ron DeSantis go on offense? Is anyone still watching? Here’s what to look for at the Republican debate.

What Time Is the Republican Debate and How to Watch The debate, hosted by NBC News in Miami, will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.

The New Republican Establishment An alternative Trumpist governing elite gets closer to ruling the party.

The Republican Meltdown Shows No Sign of Cooling Off A basic rule of Trumpism is that he always gets worse. And the world isn’t getting any better, either.

Who Won the 2nd Republican Debate? Pundits thought Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis and Tim Scott delivered sharp performances, though they did not damage the front-runner, Donald Trump.

The Second Republican Debate Also, a looming government shutdown. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

How to watch the second Republican presidential debate Image: GettyThe Republican debate kicks off at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, tonight, where the potential candidates for the 2024 presidential election (with one predictable exception) will take the stage for a second time. Only seven of the Republican Party’s candidates will appear onstage this time around, …

2nd Republican Debate: What to Watch for Tonight The first matchup last month fueled momentum for Nikki Haley and a slide in standing for Ron DeSantis. What it didn’t do is diminish Donald Trump’s lead.

It’s Not a Race, Yet, in the Republican Primary Donald Trump is polling about as well as any candidate in the modern history of contested presidential primaries.

Why Does the Republican Field All Sound the Same? The claustrophobic reality of Ron DeSantis and the other Republicans is that they constructed their identities as Trump alternatives and ended up all the same.

Trump Is Nothing Without Republican Accomplices The conservative parties in Spain and Brazil could show the G.O.P. a thing or two about how to deal with wannabe authoritarians.

Republican Voters Aren’t Looking to Be Rescued From Trump Many of them think there’s no way President Biden can win in 2024, so why not go with the candidate they see as their best bet?

Trump’s Shadow Over the Republican Debate Readers discuss the debate and an interview with the former president. Also: Madonna; welcoming immigrants; animal shelters.

The First Republican Debate Donald Trump remains so popular among Republican primary voters that there is no obvious path for any of the other candidates to displace him.

Takeaways From the First Republican Debate As Republican presidential candidates traded fire at their first debate, they mostly left their party’s dominant front-runner unscathed.

What Are the Rules for the Republican Debate? The candidates will not make opening statements, but will have 45 seconds for closing statements. They will have one minute to answer a question, and 30 seconds for follow-ups.

What to Watch for at Wednesday’s Republican Debate Former President Donald J. Trump won’t be on the stage in Milwaukee, but his rivals still need to make a case to be the alternative.

First Republican Debate: How to Watch and What Time Does It Start The first debate is Wednesday night from 9 to 11 p.m. Eastern. Donald Trump has taped an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson that is scheduled to air simultaneously.

Trump Bails on Republican Voters His refusal to debate speaks to his staggering disregard for voters and their right to learn about the field.

The Republican Party’s Split on Economics Why an argument over economic policy is roiling the party.