It's Tuesday – or Debate Day for all who are following! I'm Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at USA TODAY. |
21 days until the vice presidential debate. 56 days until Election Day. 18 days until the All Things Go music festival (which I'm heartbroken I'm not attending this year.) |
VP Harris has the most to lose in debate with Trump |
It's going to be a make or break moment for Democrat Kamala Harris at Tuesday night's debate against Republican Donald Trump. Harris has seen a honeymoon period after skyrocketing to the top of the ticket. But the expectations are high for the vice president and former prosecutor. Read more. |
So what's Donald Trump's strategy? Attack. |
The attack dog is going to come out Tuesday night. Former President Donald Trump is planning to go after Harris on an array of issues – from the economy, inflation, to immigration. And he will likely also go after Harris personally. Read more. |
ABC News signage is installed in the media center inside the Pennsylvania Convention Center one day before the presidential debate. More photos. | Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump will face off in their first debate Tuesday evening at The National Constitution Center. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images |
You asked, On Politics answers: Birth control and abortions |
Got any questions or comments? Please send them in! One "On Politics" reader asks: "Why aren't women using birth control to PREVENT pregnancies instead of terminating their pregnancies? It's preventable, for the most part." |
Lots to dive in on. First, roughly half of people (51%) who got abortions were on birth control at least a month before they became pregnant, according to an analysis by Guttmacher Institute published in 2018 . As of 2018, the institute – which advocates for abortion rights but is cited for its in-depth data across the board – found that 65% of U.S. women aged 15–49 were using a contraceptive method in 2018. Birth control is not 100% effective. |
While the abortion rate is nowhere as high as its peak in 1990, it did go up slightly in 2023 from previous years. The rate for 2023 was 15.9 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age — an 11% increase since 2020, per Guttmacher. | | | | Donald Trump has a narrow lead in betting odds over Kamala Harris heading into Tuesday's debate. See how the odds compare to previous debates. | | | | Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a dual U.S.-Turkish citizen who was killed by Israeli troops in the West Bank last week during a protest. | | | | 100 years after being recognized as U.S. citizens, Indigenous Americans in the Western U.S. still struggle to access the ballot box. | | | | The Trump campaign and allies are putting a big focus on infrequent voters in seven battleground states that may help determine the 2024 winner. | | | | Dallas Humber, 34, and Matthew Allison, 37, were both charged for soliciting hate crimes and soliciting the murder of federal officials. | | | | | | | This 7-day newsletter course will help you be an informed voter before Nov. 5. | | | | | | | |
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