--- title: Presidential Debate: Moderator Chris Wallace Names Topics description: The topics for the third presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump include the Supreme Court and immigration. canonical: https://time.com/4528761/third-presidential-debate-supreme-court-immigration/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-12T20:06:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:29.225Z article:section: Politics og:title: Moderator Announces Topics for Third Presidential Debate og:description: They include the Supreme Court, immigration and fitness to be president. og:url: https://time.com/4528761/third-presidential-debate-supreme-court-immigration/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt348c0673365366eb/6988a964f887dc8e15e97bd9/gettyimages-613703202.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3765 og:image:height: 2118 og:image:alt: Candidates Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump Hold Second Presidential Debate At Washington University og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Moderator Announces Topics for Third Presidential Debate twitter:description: They include the Supreme Court, immigration and fitness to be president. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt348c0673365366eb/6988a964f887dc8e15e97bd9/gettyimages-613703202.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Third Presidential Debate Will Focus on Supreme Court, Immigration > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Oct 12, 2016 8:06 PM UTC  Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the town hall debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri. This is the second of three presidential debates scheduled prior to the November 8th election. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) shakes hands with Democratic presidential nominee former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the town hall debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri. This is the second of three presidential debates scheduled prior to the November 8th election.Scott Olson—Getty Images by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Oct 12, 2016 8:06 PM UTC The topics for the third presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump include the Supreme Court, immigration and “fitness to be President.” The bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates [announced](http://debates.org/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=71&cntnt01origid=27&cntnt01detailtemplate=newspage&cntnt01returnid=80) Wednesday that Fox News host and moderator Chris Wallace had selected the topics for the debate. Although they are subject to change due to late-breaking news, they include: Debt and entitlements, immigration, economy, Supreme Court, foreign hot spots and fitness to be President. The debate will be held at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Each of the subjects will get a 15-minute time segment. 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