Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are meeting for the first time on Tuesday for the ABC News presidential debate.It is the only debate the two have scheduled and comes at a critical point as polls show a neck-and-neck race with just eight weeks until Election Day.

A: Harris wants to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, according to her campaign, but she has yet to release detailed policy proposals. She has taken the Biden administration stance on Social Security,

The economy will be a hot-button topic in Tuesday’s presidential debate, with Vice President Kamala Harris likely to emphasize the Biden administration's jobs record while former President Donald Trump hones in on inflation—but the truth lies somewhere in between Trump and Harris’ claims,

Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are each trying to pitch themselves as the best candidate for the U.S. economy.

Most voters who will watch the debate have already decided to back either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. But a meaningful share is still “up for grabs” and available to either candidate. They were about 12% of all voters in the Wall Street Journal’s late August poll,

The opening question was about the economy, with Harris hammering Trump for his proposal for widespread tariffs, saying that it would result in an across-the-board sales tax on Americans because the cost would be passed on to consumers. Trump denied that it was a tax, before shifting to criticism of the Biden administration over the border.

From Reno, Nevada, to the Midwest to the suburbs of Atlanta, unemployment rates have crept up and housing costs are rising, creating divides among voters.

With the economy first up, Harris focuses on the future, touting her plan to build what she’s called an “opportunity economy,” an umbrella term covering all her policies, from more aid to parents and

In vitro fertilization has come up in the debate, with Harris repeating Democratic criticism of Trump over the challenges faced by IVF doctors and patients in the wake of the 2022 Supreme Court decision that [overturned Roe v.

Markets are pricing in a 25 basis point cut, although a 50 basis point cut is not out of the question. Before either inflation reading though, the week features the first debate of the 2024 presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

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