Tonight, CNN will partner with Salem Communications to host two debates for candidates in the Republican 2016 presidential primary.

The 6pm debate will include Lindsey Graham, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki, and Rick Santorum. The 8pm debate will feature Jeb Bush, Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Ted Cruz, Mike Huckabee, John Kasich, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Scott Walker, and Carly Fiorina.

Our writers and editors will be covering the debates live on Twitter, and reacting on the site afterwards. Daniel Larison previews the debates here. For live coverage and analysis of tonight’s events, keep up with the hashtag #GOPDebate and follow:

Rod Dreher @RodDreher
Daniel Larison @DanielLarison
Samuel Goldman @SWGoldman
Jonathan Coppage @JonCoppage
Gracy Olmstead @GracyOlmstead

As always, we will be curating the conversation @amconmag, and continuing coverage into tomorrow here on the main site. Join us!