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Encourages expanding benefits, education, and work opportunities for veterans transitioning to civilian life.

Opposes diversity, equity and inclusion programs in colleges.

As Governor of Florida, he banned the classroom discussion of LGBTQ issues in Florida public schools.

- Encourages expanding benefits, education, and work opportunities for veterans transitioning to civilian life.
- Opposes diversity, equity and inclusion programs in colleges.
- As Governor of Florida, he banned the classroom discussion of LGBTQ issues in Florida public schools.

Education

Plans to make the Executive Director of Veterans Affair Suicide Prevention an appointed position that reports to the Secretary.

As Governor of Florida, he signed a bill that banned abortion after six weeks.

Wants to expand veteran healthcare access.

- Plans to make the Executive Director of Veterans Affair Suicide Prevention an appointed position that reports to the Secretary.
- As Governor of Florida, he signed a bill that banned abortion after six weeks.
- Wants to expand veteran healthcare access.

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Federal Bureau of Prisons

Plans to repeal the First Step Act, which was signed into law by President Trump and reduced the mandatory minimum sentencing and provided more funding for recidivism reduction programs.

As Governor of Florida, he vetoed a bill that would allow some adults to erase their criminal record if they were not convicted.

- Plans to repeal the First Step Act, which was signed into law by President Trump and reduced the mandatory minimum sentencing and provided more funding for recidivism reduction programs.
- As Governor of Florida, he vetoed a bill that would allow some adults to erase their criminal record if they were not convicted.

Public Safety

Wants to deter advances of China by developing weapons and missile defense and advocating for Taiwanese training and capabilities.

Wants to build stronger ties with Indo-Pacific allies, such as Australia, Japan, India, South Korea, and the Philippines.

Supports military aid to Israel and opposes financial help to Gaza.

Plans to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants born in the US.

Wants to fire or reassign employees in “diversity and inclusion” positions at the Department of Defense.

Plans to revoke Biden’s executive order that allowed individuals with gender dysphoria to serve in the military.

Said, “We will build a border wall. We will end mass migration. We will hold the Mexican drug cartels accountable for the harm they are inflicting on this country.”

Opposes COVID-19 vaccine mandates and race and gender quotas in the military.

- Plans to build a fleet of 355 warships.
- Wants to deter advances of China by developing weapons and missile defense and advocating for Taiwanese training and capabilities.
- Wants to build stronger ties with Indo-Pacific allies, such as Australia, Japan, India, South Korea, and the Philippines.
- Supports military aid to Israel and opposes financial help to Gaza.
- Plans to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants born in the US.
- Wants to fire or reassign employees in “diversity and inclusion” positions at the Department of Defense.
- Plans to revoke Biden’s executive order that allowed individuals with gender dysphoria to serve in the military.
- Said, “We will build a border wall. We will end mass migration. We will hold the Mexican drug cartels accountable for the harm they are inflicting on this country.”
- Opposes COVID-19 vaccine mandates and race and gender quotas in the military.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Wants to withdraw from Paris Climate Accords and Global Methane Pledge.

Plans to reduce gas prices to $2 per gallon.

- Opposes push towards electric vehicles.
- Wants to withdraw from Paris Climate Accords and Global Methane Pledge.
- Plans to reduce gas prices to $2 per gallon.

Environment

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The Walt Disney Company sued Ron DeSantis and seven others, claiming they used government power to exact political retaliation when the company criticized the Parental Rights in Education Law. DeSantis’s attorneys filed motions to dismiss. It is unclear if the case will continue to court and if so, when the trial will be.

- The Walt Disney Company sued Ron DeSantis and seven others, claiming they used government power to exact political retaliation when the company criticized the Parental Rights in Education Law. DeSantis’s attorneys filed motions to dismiss. It is unclear if the case will continue to court and if so, when the trial will be.

Ethics & Conduct

Supports tax incentives for companies that relocate production from China back to the US or a closer country.

Wants to restructure tax policies to favor domestic manufacturing and production.

Plans to restrict Chinese investment in US tech firms and track US capital flow into China.

Plans to cut farm regulation and open new markets for crops and livestock.

- Supports tax incentives for companies that relocate production from China back to the US or a closer country.
- Wants to restructure tax policies to favor domestic manufacturing and production.
- Plans to restrict Chinese investment in US tech firms and track US capital flow into China.
- Plans to cut farm regulation and open new markets for crops and livestock.

Economy

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Wants to use the military to close borders to stop the flow of immigrants.

Plans to give illegal immigrants a 60 day period to register, get a health screening, and a background check.

Supports the usage of smart technology to prevent certain countries, such as China, from crossing the borders.

Said, “We must ensure that our nation’s military is the most powerful on earth and that our military culture rewards merit.”

- Wants to use the military to close borders to stop the flow of immigrants.
- Plans to give illegal immigrants a 60 day period to register, get a health screening, and a background check.
- Supports the usage of smart technology to prevent certain countries, such as China, from crossing the borders.
- Said, “We must ensure that our nation’s military is the most powerful on earth and that our military culture rewards merit.”

Supports research into renewable, wind and nuclear energy.

Wants to fix issues around nuclear energy before wider expansion and usage.

Said, “Smart use of clean energy makes a lot of sense. We should continue pushing forward in a balanced way. But overreliance can cause catastrophes.”

Supports oil and gas exploration, but says “Studies must be undertaken to understand the cause and long-term effects of fracking on seismic activities.”

- Supports research into renewable, wind and nuclear energy.
- Wants to fix issues around nuclear energy before wider expansion and usage.
- Said, “Smart use of clean energy makes a lot of sense. We should continue pushing forward in a balanced way. But overreliance can cause catastrophes.”
- Supports oil and gas exploration, but says “Studies must be undertaken to understand the cause and long-term effects of fracking on seismic activities.”

Said, “What harms our economy most is a government interfering with the invisible hand of the free market.”

- Wants to eliminate the inheritance tax.
- Plans to reduce tax brackets by 33%.
- Said, “What harms our economy most is a government interfering with the invisible hand of the free market.”

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Associated Press: HBCUs

- Said he will “cut federal funding for any school or program pushing Critical Race Theory or gender ideology on our children… and create a credentialing body to certify teachers who embrace patriotic values.”
- Wants school principals to be elected by parents.
- Plans to create the American Academy, which will offer free online education equivalent to a bachelor’s degree.
- As president, he allowed families to use education savings accounts to spend up to $10,000 a year tax free on tuition for grades K through 12.
- As president, signed into law the FUTURE Act, which guaranteed funding for HBCUs.

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- Wants to remove all COVID mandates.
- Supports price transparency and reducing the cost of prescription drugs and health insurance premiums.
- Wants to outlaw pharmaceutical companies from charging Americans higher prices for medicine.
- Opposes abortion. As president, he changed funding laws to prevent federal funding to going to organizations like Planned Parenthood that provided abortions.
- Wants to change the law so that the US Government only recognizes the male and female genders that are determined at birth.
- As president, he signed a $900 billion COVID relief package and the No Surprises Act, which aims to protect patients from unexpected medical bills.
- As president, he removed the Obamacare individual mandate and increased mental health, telehealth, and suicide prevention services to veterans.
- As president, he expanded funding to the Veterans Affairs office for improved veteran healthcare.
- Opposes use of federal funding for gender-transitioning healthcare, including cutting Medicaid and Medicare funding to hospitals.

- Wants to impose the death penalty for drug smugglers and traffickers.
- Plans to increase funding for hiring and retraining police officers.
- Advocates for bringing in the National Guard into high-crime communities.
- Supports trained teachers carrying concealed weapons at school.

- Acknowledges Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.
- Wants to impose a naval embargo on cartels.
- Plans to sign an executive order to stop granting U.S. citizenship to children born in the US to illegal immigrants
- Supported launching the Space Force, a new branch of the US Armed Forces.
- As president, he oversaw the building of 450 miles of wall between Mexico and the US.
- As president, he withdrew the US from the Iran Nuclear Deal.
- Said, “Every day this proxy battle in Ukraine continues, we risk global war. We must be absolutely clear that our objective is to immediately have a total cessation of hostilities.”
- As president, instituted multiple temporary travel bans from countries including Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, and North Korea, and Venezuela.

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- As president, he withdrew the US from the Paris Climate Accord.
- As president, he undid the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era legislation that would increase regulations for carbon-dioxide emissions by coal-plants.
- Wants to get rid of the Environmental Protection Agency, saying “We are going to get rid of it in almost every form.”

US Congress

- In December 2019, Trump was impeached on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of congress by the US House. The charges claim he used his position to solicit the government of Ukraine into investigating Joe Biden. He was acquitted by the US Senate.
- In January 2021, Trump was impeached for encouraging the insurrection of the US Capitol. He was acquitted by the US Senate.
- In August 2023, Trump was indicted in August 2023 for interference in the 2020 presidential election. The charges claim that, in a recorded phone call, President Trump urged the secretary of state of Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, to “find” enough votes to overturn the Georgia Presidential election results and threatened Secretary Raffensperger if he failed to do so.
- Wants to prevent former employees of intelligence agencies, such as the FBI or CIA, from working at tech companies that oversee mass user data.

Tax Policy Center

- As President, oversaw the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which reduced taxes for most Americans, with the highest portion of tax cuts being granted to those in the 95th - 99th percentile of income.
- As President, reduced the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, and got rid of the corporate alternative minimum tax, which is levied against companies that have unusually low tax bills due to extensive deductions.
- Plans to create a four-year reshoring plan to bring back manufacturing and supply chains to the US.
- Said, “If India, China, or any other country hits us with a 100 or 200 percent tariff on American-made goods, we will hit them with the same exact tariff.”
- Wants to remove China’s “most favored nation” trade status.
- Proposes chartering 10 new cities on federal land to promote “the return of US manufacturing, economic opportunity, new industries and affordable living.”

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- Plans to impose term limits on congress members.
- As president, he created a ban on lobbying by former congress members and cabinet members, which he later reversed.
- Said, “We will pass a bold range of critical election integrity measures that include banning unsecure drop boxes and ballot harvesting.”

Donald J. Trump

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- Wants to decrease funding to the Department of Education by sending funding to states in the form of block grants.
- As governor, she changed the state’s education funding formula to shift money to school districts with the highest poverty levels. This bill also provided access to better internet and technology devices.
- Opposes allowing transgender girls to play on girls’ sports teams.
- Said she will “advance policies that strengthen parental involvement in decision-making, increase transparency, defend against government overreach and secure parental rights at all levels of government.”
- As governor, she signed into law a bill that made veterans immediately eligible for in-state tuition.
- As governor, she signed into law bills that expanded school choice and eliminated the federal Common Core standards in South Carolina schools.

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- Opposes abortion. As governor, she signed into law legislation that outlaws abortion after 20 weeks. In a debate, she also said “As much as I’m pro-life, I don’t judge anyone for being pro-choice, and I don’t want them to judge me for being pro-life... Let’s find consensus. … We don’t need to divide America over this issue anymore.”
- Wants to expand Medicaid Advantage plans.
- As governor, she opposed the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion.
- Said, “Just like we don’t have tattoos before the age of 18, we shouldn’t have gender transformation or puberty blockers.”

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- In regards to guns, she said, “you can’t go after people’s guns when they’re trying to protect themselves until they’re convinced that the bad guys won’t get their hands on them.”
- As governor, she signed a bill to expand conceal carry rights in bars and restaurants.
- As governor in 2016, she signed into law the first bill that required law enforcement agencies to develop clear policies for body camera usage.

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Wall Street Journal

- Supports Israel.
- As the United Nations ambassador, she supported stronger sanctions on North Korea. and Venezuela and pushed to withdraw the US from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the United Nations Human Rights Council.
- Opposes illegal immigration, saying “[I am] the proud daughter of legal immigrants” and “[I believe] we are a country of laws, and laws must be enforced.”
- Believes China is a national security threat.
- Said, “In both Israel and Ukraine, an evil regime is responsible for starting a war. Iran and Russia are joined at the hip. And they’re both unlimited partners of Communist China. Iran, Russia, and China are all part of an unholy alliance. “
- Supports strengthening relationships with Taiwan and other Asian allies.

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- Wants to increase domestic energy production.
- Opposes buying energy from other countries.
- As governor, she sued the Environmental Protection Agency over proposed carbon dioxide regulations for coal plans.
- Plans to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate Agreement.

- As Governor, she signed into law a bill that created an ethics commission to investigate legislators of misconduct and required elected officials to disclose their private income.

- Supports cutting income taxes for the middle and working class.
- Wants American businesses to leave China.
- Supports raising the retirement age for younger workers.
- Said, “I’ll veto any bill that doesn’t get us back to pre-pandemic spending levels and end hundreds of billions in corporate bailouts and special-interest handouts.”

- As governor, signed into law a bill that required voters to present photo ID to vote.
- Calls for “mental competency tests” for politicians aged 75 and older.

Nikki Haley

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Wants to improve education in cities as a top priority.

Calls for a volunteer movement where students mentor and tutor other students to increase test scores and reading levels.

Said, “I propose we start a volunteer movement in our country that would rival the Peace Corps and bring life, education, and mentorship into our urban communities and schools.”

- Wants to improve education in cities as a top priority.
- Calls for a volunteer movement where students mentor and tutor other students to increase test scores and reading levels.
- Said, “I propose we start a volunteer movement in our country that would rival the Peace Corps and bring life, education, and mentorship into our urban communities and schools.”

Opposes the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.

Plans to freeze Medicare and Medicaid spending and stop healthcare inflation.

Wants to offer financial support to independent healthcare providers to diversify the healthcare market.

Advocates for increasing consumer control in healthcare choice, increasing healthcare price transparency, and addressing drug costs.

Supports a primary care model of healthcare and streamlining costs.

Said, “I’m proudly pro-life, and I believe that every life matters.”

- Opposes the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.
- Plans to freeze Medicare and Medicaid spending and stop healthcare inflation.
- Wants to offer financial support to independent healthcare providers to diversify the healthcare market.
- Advocates for increasing consumer control in healthcare choice, increasing healthcare price transparency, and addressing drug costs.
- Supports a primary care model of healthcare and streamlining costs.
- Said, “I’m proudly pro-life, and I believe that every life matters.”

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Supports increased immigration enforcement and officers at ports of entry.

Plans to allocate at least $35 billion to secure and improve infrastructure at the borders and ports of entry, including building a physical barrier.

Wants to establish a 1.5 percent fee on incomes of people who are working under the Dignity Program (a path for undocumented immigrants to earn citizenship) to fund immigration infrastructure.

Plans to update the immigration system such as eliminating visa backlog, giving work authorization to spouses of H-1B work visa immigrants, and creating an Immigration Agency Coordinator to oversee immigration actions.

Advocates for strengthening relationships with key allies, such as Israel, and expanding diplomatic ties in Africa and South America.

Calls for bipartisan support for immigration reform.

Plans to confront China’s expansion into Asia and Africa, focus on ending the Ukraine/Russia war, and prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

On foreign policy, said, “Our focus should be on reinvigorating our military.”

- Supports increased immigration enforcement and officers at ports of entry.
- Plans to allocate at least $35 billion to secure and improve infrastructure at the borders and ports of entry, including building a physical barrier.
- Wants to establish a 1.5 percent fee on incomes of people who are working under the Dignity Program (a path for undocumented immigrants to earn citizenship) to fund immigration infrastructure.
- Plans to update the immigration system such as eliminating visa backlog, giving work authorization to spouses of H-1B work visa immigrants, and creating an Immigration Agency Coordinator to oversee immigration actions.
- Advocates for strengthening relationships with key allies, such as Israel, and expanding diplomatic ties in Africa and South America.
- Calls for bipartisan support for immigration reform.
- Advocates for strengthening relationships with key allies, such as Israel, and expanding diplomatic ties in Africa and South America.
- Plans to confront China’s expansion into Asia and Africa, focus on ending the Ukraine/Russia war, and prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
- On foreign policy, said, “Our focus should be on reinvigorating our military.”

Encourages production of affordable and dependable green energy.

Supports expansion of exploration and development of America’s oil, natural gas, and coal.

Wants the US to become the global leader on nuclear energy.

Said, “It is possible for us to have a sensible climate policy without breaking the bank and without sacrificing the amazing opportunities delivered by cheap and abundant energy.”

- Encourages production of affordable and dependable green energy.
- Supports expansion of exploration and development of America’s oil, natural gas, and coal.
- Wants the US to become the global leader on nuclear energy.
- Said, “It is possible for us to have a sensible climate policy without breaking the bank and without sacrificing the amazing opportunities delivered by cheap and abundant energy.”

Opposes the current system of budgeting that automatically adjusts federal spending for inflation and population growth every year.

Wants to freeze spending and cut spending by two percent, except for spending related to military defense.

Opposed the spending on COVID-era programs.

Plans to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, also known as the Trump Tax Cuts, which included lowering the corporate tax rate and increasing income brackets.

Wants to submit a list of unnecessary spending to Congress and to change the federal budget to require Presidential approval.

Said, “Reigning in spending and putting an end to our government’s excessive borrowing is fundamental to grow the U.S. economy, shore up our regional banks, and save the U.S. dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency.”

- Opposes the current system of budgeting that automatically adjusts federal spending for inflation and population growth every year.
- Wants to freeze spending and cut spending by two percent, except for spending related to military defense.
- Opposed the spending on COVID-era programs.
- Plans to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, also known as the Trump Tax Cuts, which included lowering the corporate tax rate and increasing income brackets.
- Supports a flatter tax system.
- Wants to submit a list of unnecessary spending to Congress and to change the federal budget to require Presidential approval.
- Said, “Reigning in spending and putting an end to our government’s excessive borrowing is fundamental to grow the U.S. economy, shore up our regional banks, and save the U.S. dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency.”

Ryan L. Binkley

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- The President is the leader of the federal Executive Branch. They are primarily responsible for implementing and enforcing laws written by Congress.
- The President influences the national laws and regulations by proposing legislation and winning support from members of Congress. They can also veto legislation that was approved by Congress, which can only then be overridden by a two-thirds vote.
- The President can pass executive orders without the approval of Congress. Examples of historic executive orders include Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves, and Franklin Roosevelt's establishment of internment camps during World War II.
- The President is the Commander in Chief of the US Armed Forces, which includes the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. Only Congress can declare war, but the President plays a key role in deciding when and where to deploy troops, even when war hasn't been declared. The President also has sole nuclear launch authority.
- The President appoints and manages the Vice President and their Cabinet, which includes the heads of 15 executive departments that impact a wide range of issues, including agriculture, education, housing, and transportation.
- Outside of their official powers, the President can act as a leader to the American public, as seen in moments of crisis, like Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats during the Great Depression. Additionally, their advocacy for certain policies or social issues can shape public opinion and create action, similar to how President John F. Kennedy galvanized the nation around the space race in the 1960s.