PBS News explores Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump's promises to voters.

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We’re in the final days of this election.

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have pitched different plans on an array of issues ([link removed]) if they win the presidency.

In this newsletter, PBS News explores the candidates’ promises to voters.

This newsletter was compiled by Joshua Barajas. ([link removed])
ECONOMY

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A consistent top priority for voters this year has been the economy. ([link removed]) Harris and Trump have noted their different approaches if they step into the Oval Office — thought there’s one idea they’ve both promoted. ([link removed])

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SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE
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Social Security could become depleted as soon as 2034. Medicare could be insolvent by 2036. We look at how both campaigns say they'll tackle the issue. ([link removed])
ABORTION
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Abortion access has been a top political issue since the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade two years ago. We walk through each candidates’ positions on reproductive rights.

For Democrats, it’s an issue with utmost importance. Earlier this year, Harris toured an abortion clinic, which the White House believes is the first time a sitting vice president — or any U.S. president — has done so. (Meanwhile, Trump doesn’t usually use the word “abortion” ([link removed]) in his speeches.)
CLIMATE CHANGE
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The United Nations has yet again warned that countries are falling short on curbing climate change. Weeks before the election, a series of punishing hurricanes also laid bare the consequences of climate change — and what a future could look like without action in addressing a warming planet. ([link removed])

Harris often talks about climate change as a pocketbook issue. Trump, in stark contrast, has said climate change is a hoax.
GUNS AND CRIME
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Another core issue of the overall 2024 campaign season has been how candidates would address the gun violence crisis in America ([link removed]) , at a time when Trump himself has been the target of two apparent assassination attempts this year.

When it comes to crime, Harris’ record as a former prosecutor is more nuanced. And here, Trump again sticks out on the ballot, with his own felony convictions.
WARS IN UKRAINE AND GAZA
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Presidents decide when the U.S. goes to war and how to support its allies in their wars.

We explore the candidates’ positions ([link removed]) on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. With the war in Gaza in particular, Harris and Trump both criticize the nature of the conflict, but through different lenses and with different solutions.
IMMIGRATION
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As has been the case for many years in U.S. elections, immigration is a key issue in the 2024 race. There are humanitarian and security concerns along the southern border that each candidate must address.

Trump and his running mate have raised false claims ([link removed]) and heightened anti-immigrant rhetoric ([link removed]) on the campaign trail. A closer look at each candidates’ position shows that, while in office, both Trump and Harris have actually increased border security. But from there, things start to diverge.
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