The vice presidential debate, featuring Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris, takes place at The University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, October 7th at 9 p.m. ET. It will be moderated by USA TODAY’s Washington Bureau chief, Susan Page.

Before the debate begins, join USA TODAY reporters who've covered the issues extensively. They lay out what you need to know, starting live at 8:45 p.m. ET.

Check out USA TODAY's official fact check here: https://www.usatoday.com/news/factcheck/

According to the Commission on Presidential Debates, the format for this debate will be nine topics of discussion given approximately 10 minutes of time, including an initial question-and-answer format and follow-up discussion.

USA TODAY will mobilize a team of reporters and fact checkers to provide context to the debate topics in real-time, within the livestream player and on social media, to help viewers understand the issues that will define the election as they are discussed by Pence and Harris on the stage in Salt Lake City.

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