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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