A cameraman is silhouetted against an an American flag during preparations for the presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., Sept. 25, 2016. The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, which has planned presidential faceoffs in every election since 1988, has an uncertain future after President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump struck an agreement to meet on their own. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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The Commission on Presidential Debates faces an uncertain future after Biden and Trump bypassed it
In reaching an agreement on their own, Biden and Trump sidelined a commission that aims to set neutral rules and provide a forum that's simultaneously broadcast on all major networks.