Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden will square off on Tuesday in the first of three scheduled debates, an encounter that will showcase a stark clash of styles and the prospect of a contentious and personal grudge match.
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 – and none in 10 of the previous 15 years. Trump had long sought to keep his personal financial records secret.
With more than a million Americans already casting early ballots and time running out to change minds or influence the small sliver of undecided voters, the stakes are enormous as the two White House candidates take the stage five weeks before the November 3 election.
The combustible Trump and more low-key Biden will debate an array of urgent…