The Latest on the U.S. presidential race (all times EDT):
7:33 p.m.
Donald Trump says he was holding back during his debate against Hillary Clinton because he didn't want to embarrass her.
The Republican presidential nominee addressed Monday night's debate at length for the first time publicly during a Tuesday evening rally in Melbourne Cheap Air Jordan 5 For Sale , Fla. He was on his heels for much of the night, but proclaimed victory on Tuesday as he faced rowdy supporters in an airport hangar.
Trump said that Clinton was "stuck in the past" during the debate. He said she defended "the horrible status quo" for the 90 minute debate-stage clash.
He added, "I was also holding back — I didn't want to do anything to embarrass her."
He previously said he held back to avoid embarrassing the Clintons' daughter Cheap Air Jordan 6 For Sale , Chelsea, who also was in the debate audience.
Trump's team said he was planning to bring up Bill Clinton's infidelities during the debate, but changed his mind.
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6:25 p.m.
The Georgia state director for the Donald J. Trump campaign has resigned after his criminal past was revealed.
WSB-TV reports that Bibb County sheriff's deputies arrested Brandon Phillips in 2008 on battery and felony criminal damage. Phillips pleaded guilty to criminal trespassing charges after admitting he destroyed one person's laptop and slashed another person's tires.
A senior communications adviser for the Republican presidential nominee said in a statement Cheap Air Jordan 11 For Sale , "Today we accepted the resignation of the Trump-Pence campaign's Georgia state director Brandon Phillips. Billy Kirkland, our Georgia senior adviser, will continue to lead the campaign's operations in Georgia."
Pennsylvania voter Patricia Bennett says she heard unmistakable sexism in Donald Trump's challenge of Hillary Clinton's stamina during the candidates' first debate.
Bennett was one of two dozen female voters from battleground states who spoke with The Associated Press the day after Monday's first presidential debate.
Nearly all had concerns with Trump's critical comments about women, as well as his aggressive approach to Clinton in the debate.
The concerns were shared by some women who plan to vote for Trump in November, though his supporters were more forgiving in their assessment.
Clinton has held a lead with women voters throughout her general election contest with Trump. But she needs to widen that margin as much as possible to offset her weakness with men.
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3:57 p.m.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will share a stage next month — but will trade jokes Cheap Air Jordan For Sale , not attack lines.
The Archdiocese of New York announced Tuesday that both candidates will both appear at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner on October 20.
The white-tie event, which raises money for charity, is annually at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York and every four years draws the major parties' presidential nominees.
Traditionally Cheap Jordan 5 For Sale , the candidates sit on either side of Cardinal Timothy Dolan and take turns delivering humorous speeches.
Four years ago, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney traded good-natured barbs and self-deprecating jokes.
The dinner will be held just two days after the third and final presidential debate.
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3:29 p.m.
One of Donald Trump's chief Republican detractors says the GOP presidential candidate performed poorly in Monday's debate and all but admitted it.
Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake says, "When you blame the mic Cheap Jordan 6 For Sale , that's as close as you get to conceding that you had a bad night."
Trump said his microphone went on and off during his encounter with Hillary Clinton and was set at a low volume. He said he wondered if the moderators did that purposely, though he offered no evidence.
Flake says, "Trump was Trump. Light on substance Cheap Jordan 11 For Sale , heavy on theatrics."
Flake has refused to endorse Trump. The two have criticized each other for months.
The senator says Trump missed opportunities to criticize Clinton's record. He says Trump went down "rabbit holes" by talking about "beauty contestants."
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3:05 p.m.
Donald Trump says he will participate in the next two presidential debates.
The Republican presidential contender was asked by reporters about his intentions during a Tuesday afternoon appearance in Miami.
He said "sure" when asked by reporters whether he would participate in the subsequent debates.
Also on hand was Trump adviser Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor. Giuliani suggested the night before that he would not attend the upcoming debates if he were Trump.
Many Republicans believe Democrat Hillary Clinton bested Trump in their first face-off. Trump earlier criticized the debate moderator and complained he had been given a faulty microphone.
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2:35 p.m.
President Barack Obama is contrasting the two main presidential candidates in the aftermath of their first debate.
Obama is calling Hillary Clinton well-respected around the world, serious and someone with a vision of how to put people back to work. Obama admits he's biased about his former secretary of state.
He says Republican Donald Trump "doesn't have the preparation Cheap Jordan 1 For Sale , the temperament, or the core values of inclusion" that would take America forward.
Obama's comments came in a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest. It was intended to encourage people to register to vote.
Obama said this year's election is especially important because there are such big differences between the candidates.
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2:15 p.m.
Donald Trump is describing Monday night's debate as "an interesting evening."
The Republican presidential nominee briefly addressed his first faceoff with Democrat Hillary Clinton during a Tuesday afternoon appearance near Miami's Little H
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