Here’s where Trump and Harris stand on key issues this election.

Our MEGA-🧵 covers:

- Economy
- Taxes
- Governance
- Health Care
- Education
- Border & Immigration
- Manufacturing & Workers
- Housing
- Energy & Environment
- Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice
- 2nd Amendment
- Military
- Foreign Affairs & Ukraine, Israel Wars
- China

Economy TLDR:

Harris: Her “opportunity economy” prioritizes support for the middle-class and boosting small businesses while also increasing taxes on the wealthy.

Trump: Focuses on increasing energy production and cutting government spending to bring down inflation, while reducing taxes to stimulate economic growth.

FULL LIST:

HARRIS
- Calls for an “opportunity economy” focused on the middle class.
- Proposes a federal ban on corporate price gouging on food and groceries to tackle inflation.
- Pledges to lower prescription drug costs by “taking on pharmacy middlemen” who profit from higher consumer costs.
- Suggests strengthening Social Security and Medicare by increasing taxes on the rich.
- Calls for raising the minimum wage.
- Vows not to interfere with the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions.
- Calls for increasing tax deductions on small-business startups from $5,000 to $50,000 to boost new business applications and innovation.
- Promises to build on the Biden administration's efforts to revive American manufacturing and jobs.
- Proposes an “opportunity agenda for Black men” that includes forgivable business loans, better regulations for cryptocurrency, and legalizing recreational marijuana.

TRUMP
- Pledges to reduce inflation by increasing American energy production, cutting wasteful government spending, and preventing illegal immigration.
- Seeks to lower commodity prices by ending global wars.
- Promises no cuts to Social Security and Medicare, including no changes to the retirement age.
- “Strongly” feels presidents “should have at least a say” in the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy decisions.
- Wants to maintain the U.S. dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency.
- Supports the use of cryptocurrencies and opposes the creation of a central bank digital currency.
- Promises to bring crucial supply chains back to the United States and sign fair and reciprocal trade deals.
- Pledges to reverse “the electric vehicle mandate” by canceling the Biden administration’s rule on automobile emissions.
- Proposes tariffs of at least 60 percent on Chinese imports and a 10 percent universal tariff on all imported goods.
- Proposes setting a "temporary cap on credit-card interest rates" at roughly 10 percent.

Taxes TLDR:

Harris: Supports tax cuts for the middle class, expanded child tax credits of up to $3,600, increased taxes on wealthy individuals, and the elimination of taxes on tips.

Trump: Seeks to reduce corporate taxes, maintain lower individual taxes, and permanently expand the child tax credit of $2,000, as well as eliminate the tax on tips and overtime pay for workers.

FULL LIST:

HARRIS
- Plans to cut taxes for middle-class Americans by restoring the earned income tax credit.
- Seeks to reinstate the COVID-19-era increase in the child tax credit to a maximum of $3,600 per child, which is currently at $2,000, and proposes a one-time tax cut of $6,000 for families with newborns.
- Pledges no tax hikes for people earning less than $400,000 a year.
- Proposes raising top individual income tax rate to 39.6 percent on income above $400,000 for single filers and $450,000 for joint filers.
- States she wants to roll back the Trump administration’s corporate tax cuts, increasing the top rate from 21 to 28 percent.
- Plans to tax long-term capital gains at 28 percent for those earning more than $1 million a year.
- Proposes a 25 percent unrealized capital gains tax for individuals with a net worth greater than $100 million.
- Pledges to eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.

TRUMP
- Promises to make permanent the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA).
- Seeks to make permanent the expanded child tax credit introduced in the TCJA, which raised the maximum benefit from $1,000 to $2,000 for each child under 17.
- Says he wants to cut the corporate tax rate from 21 to 15 percent.
- Pledges to eliminate taxes on tips for service and hospitality workers.
- Vows to end taxes on overtime pay for workers.

THREAD: A Breakdown of the Assassination Attempt Against Trump

A detailed look at how events unfolded when a shooter tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally.

Former President Donald Trump was hustled off the stage with a bloodied face after a bullet pierced his ear during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Authorities are now investigating what they’ve called an assassination attempt.

The attack marked the first shooting of a U.S. president or presidential candidate since President Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt in 1981.

Here’s a timeline of what happened at the shooting that led to the death of one rally-goer, with two more sustaining serious injuries.

6:02 p.m. —Trump Takes the Stage
Former President Trump takes to the stage to the tune of “God Bless the USA,” waving to the crowd under the scorching sun.

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Parents, Teachers Start Winning Court Battles Against Secret Gender Transition Policies

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A revolt against government policies that many say usurp parental authority is spreading across the nation—especially in blue states where lawmakers have promoted transgender ideology and "gender-affirming care"—according to parents, attorneys, and teachers.theepochtimes.com/article/parent…

For more than a year, #California parents have shown up in droves at legislative hearings and phoned in by the hundreds to protest policies that encourage schools to keep social gender transitions of children secret.

Teachers also have begun to refuse to hide information about a child's gender identity from parents.

Meanwhile, Democratic members of the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus have spearheaded legislation supporting so-called gender-affirming care, especially for children, touting it as a “first-in-the-nation” model.

Parental rights groups such as Our Duty have pushed back against the model, while groups such as Planned Parenthood, Equality California, and others support it.

California school districts claim that they’re required by law to keep gender transitions secret from parents unless a child wants to tell his or her parents.

But recent court rulings tell a different story.

IN-DEPTH: Doctors Warn of the 'Hidden Harms' of Bioengineered Foods

Some doctors are disturbed by the current trajectory of manipulating food sources.

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With the rise of bioengineered foods and ingredients on the market, doctors are warning consumers about the "hidden harms" that may be lurking in the foods they purchase. theepochtimes.com/health/in-dept…

The USDA defines bioengineered food as a consumable product that “contains detectable genetic material that has been modified through certain lab techniques that cannot be created through conventional breeding or found in nature.”

On Jan. 1, 2022, the USDA implemented a new disclosure standard for bioengineered food, so manufacturers must now label food products with the terms “bioengineered” or “derived from bioengineering” so consumers will know what they are buying.

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They Suffered Myocarditis After COVID-19 Vaccination. Years Later, Some Still Haven't Recovered.

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"I didn't want to take the vaccine. I didn't believe in it."

But he wanted to appease his mother. "I would do anything for her."

While Mr. Cohen initially resisted receiving a shot, he faced restrictions such as being forced to remain on base while vaccinated soldiers left.

He was also pressured by military commanders, who scheduled a vaccination appointment for him and contacted his mother as part of a multipronged campaign.

"They told me, 'Come on. It's your mother. She's crying. She's worried. What wouldn't you do for her?'"

Mr. Cohen received his first shot, manufactured by Pfizer, on Sept. 22, 2021. He was 21.

2 weeks later, he was awakened by a sharp pain at 3 a.m.

"I felt like my heart was trying to get out of my chest," Mr. Cohen said.

The soldier has felt pain before. "I never felt something like this."

"I felt like I was truly dying."

Doctors finally came in and ran tests. They diagnosed Mr. Cohen with perimyocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle and the tissue around the heart.

They said Mr. Cohen was lucky. If he had come just a little later, he would have needed open heart surgery.

He spent 3 days in the hospital, taking medication and pills. When he was discharged, he was told not to engage in any physical activity for at least 6 months. He also needed to report for regular checkups and take a pill every day.

6 months after leaving the hospital, Mr. Cohen's cardiac MRI showed concerning results. His heart still hadn't recovered.

Doctors gave him more pills.

"They told me maybe I will need them for the rest of my life," Mr. Cohen said.

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Myocarditis and COVID-19 Vaccines: How the CDC Missed a Safety Signal and Hid a Warning

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#COVID19 vaccines cause heart inflammation, US authorities now acknowledge.

But after being warned in early 2021 about a "large number" of cases among healthy, young people in Israel after COVID-19 vaccination, authorities did not immediately alert the public while also failing to detect a safety signal that was present in the US, an Epoch Times investigation has found.

Even after deaths from #Myocarditis—inflammation of the heart—were reported and myocarditis was designated as a likely side effect of the shots, US officials kept recommending vaccination for virtually the entire populace.

That led to millions of young people receiving a vaccine.

Many of those people suffered.