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The change agent v the tyrant: Harris’s big speech focuses on Trump

The Democratic nominee mentioned Trump by name 24 times at the Washington DC event, before pivoting to hope

The Guardian - US

US election 2024: getting out the youth vote will be crucial in a knife-edge contest

The US presidential election is on a knife edge. The polls are predicting 50/50 races in several states, including Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina and Nevada.

The Conversation

This Libertarian Republican Is Running for Congress in Nevada

Drew Johnson wants to help define the post-Trump GOP.

Reason

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Queensland’s reliance on coal is back on the agenda and conservationists are firing up

The Liberal National party’s reluctance to say how it would meet the state’s emissions reduction targets while backing coal-fired power has become an election issue

The Guardian - AU

Right-wingers claim Biden is trying to undermine Harris at every turn. Maybe they should try the truth

Biden is “all in” on the Harris campaign and plans to join her during the home stretch before election day

The Independent UK

This course explores the history of contested presidential elections

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

The Conversation

No country still uses an electoral college − except the US

The United States is the only democracy in the world where a presidential candidate can get the most popular votes and still lose the election. Thanks to the Electoral College, that has happened five times in the country’s history. The most recent examples are from 2000, when Al Gore won…

The Conversation

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So you don’t like Trump or Harris – here’s why it’s still best to vote for one of them

Many Americans are not thrilled with either of the two major-party candidates for president. As of Oct. 4, 2024, polls showed that 46.5% had an unfavorable opinion of Kamala Harris and 52.6% felt unfavorably toward Donald Trump.

The Conversation

Kerry gives scathing rating on climate action: ‘Is there a letter underneath Z?’

Former secretary of state accuses oil and gas companies of ‘business as usual’ at major climate summit in New York

The Guardian - US

Treasury rule would expand tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers

The Biden administration is moving to clarify how homeowners and businesses can receive lucrative tax credits for installing electric vehicle chargers

The Independent UK

An Efficiency Commission Led by Elon Musk Would Be Good for the Government

The idea, proposed by former President Donald Trump, could curb waste and step in where our delinquent legislators are asleep on the job.

Reason

Election outcome may depend on whether Harris or Trump can rebrand themselves as ‘new’

Both candidates are quasi-incumbents, but both are aiming to present themselves as a major change for a divided US

The Guardian - UK

Kamala Harris will win election, predicts leading historian Allan Lichtman

Polling ‘Nostradamus’, said to have correctly forecast since 1984 all races except Gore’s loss, says Trump on track to lose

The Guardian - US

JD Vance's beard and its manly meaning

Beards have long been thought to confer masculinity on its wearer, especially as a reaction to times of crisis

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Al Gore Endorses Kamala Harris For President

Al Gore endorses Kamala Harris for her climate action efforts and strong stance against big oil companies.

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Inside Number One Observatory Circle – secrets of Kamala Harris's house from someone who used to work there

The property is one of the most important homes in the country, welcoming every Vice President since the Mondale's – here's what it looks like today

The Conversation

Biden’s and Trump’s ages would prevent them running many top companies – and for good reason

President Joe Biden, currently seeking a second term as the Democratic Party’s nominee, is 81. Former President Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s nominee, is 78. No one older has run for U.S. president before. That was also true in 2020, when the same two men ran against each other.

The Conversation

Pennsylvania continues tradition as ‘keystone state’ in presidential elections

Pennsylvania’s role as a swing state in presidential elections is a modern continuation of a characteristic noted as early as 1802. At a rally celebrating the election victory of President Thomas Jefferson, Pennsylvania was reportedly referred to as “the keystone of the federal union” – a keystone being the central…

Al Jazeera

Vance or Harris: Does a VP pick help win the US election?

Decades of research shows that VP picks rarely swing the vote – in key states or among vital demographics.

Reason

Energy Department Turns Ordinary Gasoline Sale Into Major Announcement

Congress forced the government to sell gasoline from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an obligation the Biden administration is now bragging about fulfilling.

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