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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.

Oct 25, 2024, 10:30 AM GMT

More than 31 million Americans have voted early

As of 6:15 a.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 25, more than 31 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

These votes are a combination of early in-person voting and absentee ballots.

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.

This means that more than 16 million people have voted since Monday. On Monday, Oct 21, at least 14.6 million Americans voted early.

Oct 25, 2024, 9:36 AM GMT

Tim Walz to visit Philadelphia, Allentown, Scranton in battleground Pennsylvania

The campaign blitz in the battleground state of Pennsylvania continues Friday with just 11 days left until Election Day.

The campaign blitz in our battleground state of Pennsylvania continues Friday with just 11 days left until Election Day.

Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz will be in Philadelphia at 11:15 a.m. From there, he'll head north to the Lehigh Valley and visit Allentown.

Then the VP candidate is off to Scranton.

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Oct 25, 2024, 12:05 AM GMT

'He won't have people like John Kelly around to stop him,' Obama lays into Trump at Atlanta rally

Former President Barack Obama gestures to Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally for Harris, Oct. 24, 2024, in Clarkston, Ga.
Former President Barack Obama gestures to Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during a campaign rally for Harris, Oct. 24, 2024, in Clarkston, Ga.

Former President Barack Obama took the stage in Atlanta following a performance from Bruce Springsteen and speeches from Tyler Perry and Sen. Raphael Warnock repeating his message to get Georgians to vote.

Obama wasted no time bashing former President Donald Trump over his policies and rhetoric.

"We know this election is going to be tight because a lot of Americans are still struggling," he said. "What I cannot understand ... why anybody would think that Donald Trump would be able to shake things up for you."

Obama ripped into Trump for his rambling speeches, peddling of products such as shoes and bibles, stating "All he cares about is his ego."

"Just because he acts goofy doesn't mean his presidency wouldn't be dangerous," he warned.

Obama brought up the recent comments by Trump's former Chief of Staff John Kelly and Trump's claims to go after the "enemy within."

"Unlike the first time, he won't have people like John Kelly around to stop him. He'll have people who are just as looney as he is, and let him do what he wants" he said.

Obama touted Vice President Kamala Harris as the candidate who listens to the people and "is ready for the job."

"If you elect Kamala Harris, she will not be focused on her problems, her ego, her money. She's going to be focused on you," he said.

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Oct 24, 2024, 11:59 PM GMT

Trump calls John Kelly a 'bully,' calls for Jack Smith to be deported

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at Mullett Arena, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at Mullett Arena, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Tempe, Ariz.

While he bashed Kelly with childish insults, Trump didn't respond directly to Harris calling him a fascist despite being given an explicit chance to do so during a call in interview with WABC's Cats&Cosby radio show.

"John Kelly was a stupid person," Trump said. "He had two things. He was tough, but ultimately became a marshmallow. At the end of his time, I fired him, he sat in his office and he was as weak as anybody I've ever seen."

Trump then attacked several high-profile military leaders who have denounced the former president, including former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and retired generals Mark Milley and Jim Mattis.

Later, Trump continued his defamatory rhetoric toward special counsel Jack Smith. As he discussed immigration, alluding to his plan of mass deportations on his first day in office if he's elected, Trump suggested that he should deport Jack Smith, too.

"Jack Smith should be considered mentally deranged, and he should be thrown out of the country," Trump said.
Trump's running mate, Sen. JD Vance, echoed the former president's comments at a rally at Waterford, Michigan, calling Kelly a "disgruntled ex-employee."

Vance questioned Kelly's truthfulness claiming that other Trump staffers had refuted his claims.

"Do we believe multiple eyewitnesses, or do we believe a disgruntled ex-employee?" he asked.