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Doug Burgum, Chris Christie, Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, Vivek Ramaswamy and Tim Scott will take part Wednesday night.

The field for the second Republican presidential debate will be smaller than the first. Seven candidates have qualified for Wednesday night's debate at Ronald Reagan's presidential library in California,

Republicans will hold their second 2024 presidential debate on Wednesday evening though, as with the first gathering, one candidate will be notably absent. Former President Donald Trump, who skipped the first GOP debate in Milwaukee last month,

Republican presidential candidates will take to the debate stage this week in hopes of drawing support away from former President Trump, who maintains a dominant lead in polls. The Republican National Committee (RNC) raised the fundraising and polling requirements for candidates to qualify for this second debate,