Presidential debate live stream on CBS.

Watch Tonight’s First Presidential Debate on CBS Live

Watch Tonight’s First Presidential Debate on CBS Live

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Sept. 26 2016 8:30 PM

Watch Tonight’s First Presidential Debate on CBS Live

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TOPSHOT - Large images of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump are seen on a CNN vehicle, behind asecurity fence, on September 24, 2014, at Hofstra University, in Hempsted, New York. The university is the site of the first Presidential debate on September 26, between Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. / AFP / PAUL J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will face off tonight at Hofstra University in the long-anticipated first presidential debate. The nominees will take the stage at 9 p.m. ET, and you can watch the whole thing on the CBS live stream above.

The debate will mark the first time Trump has had to defend his so-called policies in a group smaller than four. As Slate’s Jim Newell so aptly put it, he will have nowhere to hide. The showdown will be moderated by NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt, who has been advised not to fact check the candidates in real time by the Commission on Presidential Debates. Will Trump say something racist, sexist, or related to the size of his hands? Will Clinton prove that her vocal chords are intact after her recent bout of pneumonia? Stay tuned.

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Suzanne Monyak is a Slate intern.