. Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and other challengers will be looking to establish themselves as candidates, although frontrunner Donald Trump will not be present. However, all eyes are on Mr DeSantis, who arguably has more to lose or gain than any other Six other candidates, including the former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, two-term New Jersey governor Chris Christie, and ex-vice president Mike Pence will also be jostling for position. They are expected to confront issues including Mr Trump's indictment on multiple criminal counts. Around the same time, a pre-recorded interview with Mr Trump and Tucker Carlson is reportedly set to air. Follow below for the latest updates.){kind=link}
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Candidates for the Republican presidential nomination are going head-to-head in the first debate of the primary season.
The debate, which is being broadcast on Fox News, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, kicked off at 9pm ET (2am BST and 6pm PT).
Ron DeSantis, Vivek Ramaswamy and other challengers are looking to establish themselves as candidates, although frontrunner Donald Trump is absent.
However, all eyes are on Mr DeSantis, who arguably has more to lose or gain than any other