2024 election live updates: Crowd gathers for Trump's Madison Square Garden rally

More than 40 million people have voted as of Sunday.

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Last updated: Monday, October 28, 2024 10:57AM GMT
Harris, Trump hit the battleground states ahead of Election Day
Harris, Trump hit the battleground states Saturday ahead of Election Day

The race for the White House is heading into the final stretch with most polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump neck-and-neck in key states with less than two weeks to go.

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Oct 27, 2024, 3:27 PM

Over 40M voters have cast a vote

As of 8:30 a.m. PT on Oct. 27, over 40.1 million Americans have cast a vote through early voting methods, as of Saturday evening, according to data from the University of Florida's Election Lab.

The majority of those early votes come from mail ballots with over 20.8 million mail ballots returned nationally, the data showed. The remaining 19.2 million come from votes cast at in-person early voting polling sites across the country.

Early voting options are now open to voters in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Many early voting periods will last until the weekend before Election Day.

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Oct 24, 2024, 7:59 PM GMT

Wisconsin Democrats view independent candidate Jill Stein as a threat

Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein speaks during a rally at Union Park during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein speaks during a rally at Union Park during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago.

Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler said he views Green Party candidate Jill Stein as a real threat.

His team is working with the Democratic National Committee on ads calling her a potential spoiler for Trump. Stein is running almost exclusively on an anti-war, pro-Palestinian platform this cycle.

Wisconsin will have a packed ballot -- Stein, Cornel West, Chase Oliver and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. -- will appear on the ballot. RFK Jr. is still fighting to have his name removed, but the latest court ruling keeps it on.

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Oct 24, 2024, 7:52 PM GMT

Wisconsin Democrats preparing for a recount

People line up outside the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building during the first day of Wisconsin's in-person absentee voting Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Milwaukee.
People line up outside the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building during the first day of Wisconsin's in-person absentee voting Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Democrats in the swing state of Wisconsin are preparing for a recount.

The threshold for a candidate to request a recount there is a 1% vote margin. In 2020, the race was significantly closer than that.

The 2020 recount, which increased President Joe Biden's lead over Trump, was not wrapped up until Nov. 29, but the campaign believes it will be done much quicker this time.

Party chairman Ben Wikler referred to his state as "tossup city," and said, "If every person who cares about Harris winning does everything they can between now and Election Day, we will be OK."

The party says it needs only to win the same number of votes it did in 2020.

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Oct 24, 2024, 7:43 PM GMT

James Taylor to join Walz in North Carolina

James Taylor rehearses at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, August 19, 2024 in Chicago.
James Taylor rehearses at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, August 19, 2024 in Chicago.

Singer songwriter James Taylor will join Harris' running mate Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday evening for a rally in North Carolina, according to the campaign.

Taylor will perform with his wife Kim and son Henry in Wilmington, North Carolina.

"During the rally, Governor Walz will speak directly to North Carolinians about the power of their voice and their vote and encourage voters across the state to get to the polls early and cast their vote ahead of the November 5th election," the campaign said.

Taylor was scheduled to perform at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this past summer but was bumped for time.

One of Taylor's best-known songs is "Carolina In My Mind," which has been covered by a number of other artists.

Musical stars have joined Harris and Walz in the final stretch of the campaign. On Thursday, Bruce Springsteen will perform at a Harris rally in Georgia, and on Friday, Beyonce is expected to join her at an event in Houston, sources told ABC News.

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Oct 24, 2024, 5:08 PM GMT

Trump says he'd fire special counsel Jack Smith 'within 2 seconds'

FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.
FILE - Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to the media about an indictment of former President Donald Trump, Aug. 1, 2023, in Washington.

During a call into the "Hugh Hewitt Show," Trump said one of the first things he'd address if reelected would be to terminate special counsel Jack Smith.

"It's so easy. I would fire him within two seconds," Trump said during the call.

"I don't think they'll impeach me if I fire Jack Smith. Jack Smith is a scoundrel. He's a very dishonest man, in my opinion, very dishonest man," he continued, adding that he was going to sue Smith.

Harris's campaign was quick to criticize Trump for his comments.

"Donald Trump thinks he's above the law, and these latest comments are right in line with the warnings made by Trump's former Chief of Staff that he wants to rule as a dictator with unchecked power," Harris campaign spokesperson Ammar Moussa said in a statement.

"A second Trump term, where a more unstable and unhinged Trump has essentially no guardrails and is surrounded by loyalists who will enable his worst instincts, is guaranteed to be more dangerous. America can't risk a second Trump term," Moussa added.