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The top 10 candidates for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination will appear in their third debate Wednesday, just a week after the first Democratic debate further solidified former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as that party's frontrunner.

Two Republicans have withdrawn from the crowded field, which still requires an "undercard" debate of lower performing candidates at 6 p.m.

The main debate will air live from Boulder, Colo. on CNBC starting at 8 p.m. Click on the headline for more on those candidates.

Ben Carson wants to reshape Medicare and Medicaid by giving people health savings accounts. We dissect what he's said so far. 

New polls that show Ben Carson leading Donald Trump in Iowa have put Trump on the defensive in recent days, subtly questioning Carson’s Seventh-day Adventist religion and Carson’s energy to lead the country.

Donald Trump will bring his off-the-cuff campaign rhetoric to a national audience Monday in a Today show town hall meeting. Here's what we've learned him from at PolitiFact since he entered the race.

With Paul Ryan's ascendancy to House Speaker appearing certain, we take a look at his record on the Truth-O-Meter.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said in a nationally broadcast interview that Planned Parenthood does little more than profit from killing babies.

We ended up smellling smoke on that claim.

SEE DAN PATRICK'S TRUTH-O-METER REPORT CARD.

Every Friday, PunditFact gives you the first look at guests on the Sunday news shows. On Sunday, we see if what they said is true. You can read how they fared here or weekly in the Daily Beast.

TRUMP AND SNL: How does 'equal time' fit into his upcoming hosting gig?

With Paul Ryan's ascendancy to House Speaker appearing certain, we take a look at his record on the Truth-O-Meter.

Stumping in San Antonio, Hillary Clinton said the U.S. loses about 90 people a day--to guns.
 

We wondered.

SEE CLINTON’S FULL TRUTH-O-METER REPORT CARD.

As Hillary Clinton prepares to testify before the House committee looking at Benghazi, we take a look at four areas of discord between Republicans and Democrats.

History of attacks: A look at past attacks on U.S. diplomats overseas

True: State Department cut security in Libya before deadly terror attacks

Mostly False: Hillary Clinton was ‘asked repeatedly to provide security in Benghazi … including direct cables’

The vice president isn't running. As a valedictory, here's a rundown of how Joe Biden has fared on the Truth-O-Meter over the years.

Donald Trump's return to Saturday Night Live as a presidential candidate got us wondering if we're in for a winter of episodes hosted by the rest of the GOP candidates. But the "equal time" rule doesn't exactly work that way.