What are Harris and Trump’s positions on 10 major policy issues? • Alaska Beacon

WASHINGTON — As the final weekend before Tuesday’s presidential election approaches, voters who want better insight into where the candidates stand on major policy issues can find out through a State Newsroom Washington Bureau series.

In these 10 articles, State Newsroom reported on the policy positions taken by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, ranging from education to taxes to Social Security and Medicare.

They are:

Reproduction rights

After the conservative-dominated US Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, Democrats made restoring access to reproductive care a central campaign issue.

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Reforming the US Supreme Court

The US Supreme Court has been mired in controversy, from multiple ethics scandals to calls from Democrats to expand the court’s number of justices.

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Immigration

One policy issue that Trump has made central to his campaign is immigration. At his campaign rallies across the country, he has promised mass deportations of millions of immigrants living in the country without authorization.

Harris mainly said he would revive a bipartisan deal in Congress when it comes to dealing with US immigration policy.

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Social Security and Medicare

Addressing the Social Security and Medicare trust funds will become increasingly important work for the next president and Congress for the next decade.

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Climate and Energy

As several states like North Carolina and Tennessee recover from Category 4 Hurricane Helene, climate change has drawn little attention in the 2024 presidential race despite its far-reaching effects.

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Housing

While housing is typically managed at the local level, both presidential candidates want to address the housing crisis at the federal level.

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Education

During the campaign, education policies were rarely in the spotlight, although the candidates’ policies on K-12 education and higher education differ widely.

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tax

A 2017 tax law drafted under the Trump administration is set to expire next year, meaning any candidate who wins the White House will overhaul or expand the previous law.

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GUNS

Both candidates agree that gun violence is a problem, but that’s about as far as Harris and Trump agree.

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Foreign policy

Regardless of who wins the White House, the next president will have more international crises to deal with. This includes the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s refusal to withdraw from Ukraine, and US-China trade relations.

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