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UPDATED: Donald Trump, by coin toss, got the last word in the debate, questioning why Kamala Harris hasn’t done many of the things she proposes. “The worst president, the worst vice president, in the history of our country,” he said, angrily, predicting that his rival would start World War III.…

UPDATE. 12:43 PM: (Updated with ABC News statement) There will be no presidential debate on ABC for DirecTV customers tonight. “Unfortunately, DirecTV has rejected our offer,” a Disney spokesperson bluntly told Deadline just now. As talks go on with DirecTV over a new carriage contract and Disney…

ABC News’ David Muir and Linsey Davis will moderate the second presidential debate on Sept. 10. Joe Biden and Donald Trump said that they would participate in the event, to be their second matchup this cycle. CNN is hosting the first debate, scheduled for June 27 at its Atlanta headquarters, with…

The White House is continuing a tradition of hosting major network TV news anchors for a lunch with the president on the day he delivers the State of the Union address, according to sources. The lunch is typically off the record, but in the past parts of the conversations have been allowed to be…

Columbia Journalism School has announced the 30 Finalists and winners of the 2024 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, honoring outstanding public service audio and video reporting.  David Muir of ABC News and Audie Cornish of CNN hosted Thursday's ceremony at the Low Memorial Library on…

David Muir and Linsey Davis will moderate the network’s pre-New Hampshire primary Republican debate on Jan. 18. The event, co-sponsored by WMUR-TV, has traditionally been one of the more influential debates of the cycle. But CNN also has scheduled its own New Hampshire debate on Jan. 21, two days…

UPDATE, FRIDAY, 10:17 AM PT: President Joe Biden warned that Hurricane Ian continues to pose a threat, as it strengthened again and made landfall on Friday in South Carolina. “Please listen to all the warnings and directions from local officials and follow their instructions,” Biden said from the White…

In an interview with ABC News, President Joe Biden repeated previous plans to run for re-election in 2024 — especially the race ended up a rematch against his 2020 opponent, Donald Trump. Asked by World News Tonight anchor David Muir during an exclusive sit-down in the White House about whether he will seek…

Networks are starting to roll out their plans to mark the one-year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. ABC News plans daylong coverage on that date, led by World News Tonight anchor David Muir and under the banner “Attack on the Capitol: One Year Later.” Muir has interviewed Capitol Police…

World News Tonight anchor David Muir has started to lead coverage of major special events and breaking on ABC News, as the network has phased out the title of “chief anchor” that had been given to Good Morning America co-anchor George Stephanopoulos. The change started last month with Muir leading a special report on…

Updated: ABC News World News Tonight anchor David Muir landed an interview with Donald Trump during his trip to Arizona on Tuesday, and one of the bigger pieces of news out of the conversation was the president’s acknowledgement that there may be some fatal tradeoffs as states reopen their economies. Asked if lives…

Before he goes on the air each night, ABC World News Tonight anchor David Muir listens in his earpiece to the White House coronavirus press briefings, which usually offer a mix of important updates on the pandemic — mixed in with President Donald Trump’s complaints about the media, Democratic governors and the World…