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Should the US End DACA? President Trump wants to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, and the Supreme Court heard arguments on the issue in Nov. 2019. See why the Democratic candidates are all Con to this question.

Should the Federal Funding to Historically Black Universities and Colleges Be Increased? Find out why all the candidates agree on this issue.

32 states and DC have minimum wages higher than the federal rate of $7.25 an hour, while two states have lower rates. Find where your state falls in this updated resource.

Democratic candidate Andrew Yang is a proponent of UBI. Find out where the other 2020 candidates stand on the issue.

Executions in the United States were at the second-lowest number since 1991 in a year that saw New Hampshire abolish capital punishment and California implement a moratorium on its use.

The Affordable Care Act continues to be debated in the courts. Read pro and con quotes about whether this healthcare law is good for America.

– New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill on Dec. 19, 2019 that will create two types of driver’s licenses, one will be the federally compliant REAL ID and the other will be a Standard Basic ID that will be available to all New Jersey residents regardless of immigration status.

Trump joins two presidents and 17 other federal officials who have been impeached since 1797. Learn about the process and history in our Impeachment Explainer.

Read quotes from the Mayo Clinic and the AMA along with doctors, researchers, and other experts on the issue of whether obesity should be classified as a disease.

On. Dec. 18, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation to restore voting rights to those who are on probation or parole after completing prison sentences. The law will take effect in Mar. 2020. Previously, voting was allowed only after completion of probation or parole.

President Trump and three Democrats believe nuclear power use should be expanded, two Democrats disagree, and two Democrats are not clearly pro or con.

Gov. Andy Beshear signed an executive order on Dec. 12 reinstating the vote of people convicted of nonviolent felonies who had finished their sentences. His father issued the same order as governor in 2015, but it was overturned by incoming governor Matt Bevin. Iowa is now the only state that has a total ban on voting by former felons.

Of the 2020 candidates, Trump and Yang would maintain the tariffs imposed on China by President Trump, Biden would not, and the five remaining candidates are not clearly pro or con.

The Senate confirmed former the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE) Dan Brouillette on Dec. 3, 2019 to lead the DOE, making him 14th in the line of presidential succession. While the Energy Secretary is normally 15th in line, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, who would be 14th, is not eligible because she is a naturalized citizen rather than a US-born citizen.

Private prisons housed about 8.2% of the total federal and state prison population and 73% of the detained immigrant population in 2017. Explore what the 2020 candidates think about continuing the use of private prisons in the US.