PHILADELPHIA — Tuesday’s debate could be the first and only time Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump explain their policies to voters side by side, setting up a high-stakes moment to defend their agendas just eight weeks before the November election.

Harris has been scrutinized for avoiding the press since she took over the Democratic ticket from President Joe Biden. She has sketched out some of her policy views but left many others unaddressed.

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