(CNN) CNN will host the Iowa Democratic presidential debate on January 14, in what will be the final face-to-face meeting between the candidates before the nation begins heading to the polls.

CNN, in partnership with the Des Moines Register , will air the debate live in primetime from the campus of Drake University.

The Democratic National Committee made the announcement on Thursday as part of a larger look at the upcoming debate calendar for the remaining early voting states of New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.

The DNC said it would outline the criteria to qualify for the debates at a later date.

The January debate could take place as the Senate hears the case to impeach President Donald Trump. House Democrats announced Tuesday they will bring two articles of impeachment against Trump, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, setting in motion the likely third impeachment of a US president in history.

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