What time is tonight’s Republican debate?
The IndependentSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy As the Republican Party continues the hunt for its 2024 presidential nominee, it increasingly looks like only Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis stand even an outside chance of ousting Donald Trump. Mr Trump has vowed to appeal those decisions and it could yet fall to the conservative-majority US Supreme Court to adjudicate on whether such a step is valid and can be applied in the case of a former commander-in-chief, even one whose reign ended in the ignominy of the Capitol riot of 6 January 2021. The next GOP debate – for which only Mr Trump, Ms Haley and Mr DeSantis have qualified – takes place at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, at 9pm EST on Wednesday 10 January, hosted by CNN with anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash serving as moderators. Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis on the debate stage Those missing out – namely entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, former New Jersey governor Chris Christie and ex-Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson – do so because they failed to meet the minimum requirement of securing at least 10 per cent of the vote in three separate polls, leaving them facing difficult decisions about whether to continue their candidacies without the support necessary to mount a serious challenge.