Articles on Election 2024

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Workers install battery packs in a BMW X5 in South Carolina. A new battery plant under construction nearby will supply BMW factories. BMW

No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with thousands of jobs planned

The future of these job-generating gigafactories, many of them in Republican states, could be at risk if the next president tries to wipe out the programs that made them possible.
Spreading rumors is problematic but understandable. H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Archive Photos via Getty Images

Misinformation is more than just bad facts: How and why people spread rumors is key to understanding how false information travels and takes root

Spreading rumors is human nature. It’s a way people try to make sense of a messy world. In the age of social media and disinformation campaigns, it’s also how people can be misled.
Nearly $11 billion is projected to be spent on political advertising in the 2024 fall election season. PM Images/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images

Blitz of political attack ads in Pennsylvania and other swing states may be doing candidates and voters more harm than good

Americans are being targeted with an unprecedented number of political attack ads this election season, and research shows that these ads can leave voters feeling exhausted, angry and stressed.
The presidential debate on Sept. 10, 2024, did not add much context to what the two candidates would do on health care beyond their own records. Visual China Group/Getty Images

Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records

Harris and Trump have starkly contrasting records on health care. This analysis examines their differing approaches to Medicare, the ACA, drug pricing and other public health efforts.
Both administrations supported banning some offshore drilling, but also saw rises in oil and gas production. Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Under both Trump and Biden‑Harris, US oil and gas production surged to record highs, despite very different energy goals

Trump aggressively supported fossil fuels. The Biden-Harris administration focused on replacing them with clean energy. Yet, data show the US oil and gas industries still thrived under both.

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