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PremiumUS Election 2024 Highlights: With just a few days left until the United States elections, 61.0 million Americans have already cast their votes for the November election.
Voters have participated either by mail or through early in-person voting in the presidential race between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump.
Notably, North Carolina, which backed former President Obama in 2008, has leaned Republican in the last three presidential elections. In 2020, Trump defeated President Joe Biden in the state.
In Georgia, Joe Biden made history four years ago by winning against Donald Trump by less than 1 percentage point, marking the first Democratic victory there since Bill Clinton in 1992.
In both Georgia and North Carolina, Harris is ahead among Black likely voters, receiving 84 per cent to 13 per cent in Georgia and 78 per cent to 19 per cent in North Carolina. She also leads among voters with college degrees, garnering 55 percent to 39 percent in Georgia and 53 percent to 42 percent in North Carolina.
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Russia has denied that it was behind fake videos where a Haitian immigrant claimed to have voted many times, according to a report by AFP.
The US intelligence blamed Moscowsaid “Russia influence actors" created the video with the aim of “Moscow's broader effort to raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the US election," the report said, citing a statement.
However, Russia denied these allegations.
"We have noticed the statement of the U.S. intelligence services accusing our country of disseminating fabricated videos about electoral violations in the United States. We view these allegations as baseless," the report said, quoting a statement from the Russian embassy in the United States.
According to the video a man said, “We are from Haiti. We came to America six months ago, and we already have our American citizenship -- we're voting Kamala Harris."
Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris and the Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump will campaign in North Carolina on Saturday to get support of the southeastern region just three days before the US Presidential election on Tuesday, reported Reuters.
This will be the fourth day in a row when both Harris and Trump visit the same state on the same day.
As the US presidential election approaches, Ukrainians are anxiously monitoring the campaign, fearing that a potential victory for Donald Trump could jeopardise critical military aid from Washington.
With the war against Russia now in its third year and Ukrainian forces facing significant challenges, concerns are heightened by reports of increasing military cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang, including the deployment of North Korean troops to Russia.
Former Ukrainian ambassador to the US, Oleg Shamshur, told AFP that a Trump win could pose "grave risks" for Ukraine, exacerbating the anxiety of a war-fatigued international coalition supporting Kyiv.
Donald Trump has spent months laying the groundwork to challenge the results of the 2024 election if he loses — just as he did four years ago.
At rally after rally, he urges his supporters to deliver a victory “too big to rig," telling them the only way he can lose is if Democrats cheat. He has refused to say, repeatedly, whether he will accept the results regardless of the outcome. And he's claimed cheating is already underway, citing debunked claims or outrageous theories with no basis in reality.
“The only thing that can stop us is the cheating. It's the only thing that can stop us," he said at an event in Arizona late Thursday night.
Pennsylvania is the state to watch out for as it comes to the final stretch of the US Presidential election. Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are investing time and resources here ahead of Election Day only because they know that every vote matters in the "swingiest of the swing states."
Donald Trump announced Friday that Kennedy family scion and notorious vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would play a "big role" in his administration if the Republican former president were to win next week's election. "He's going to have a big role in health care," Trump declared, adding with a trademark flourish: "He knows about it better than anybody."
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pits Americans against one another, his Democratic rival and Vice President Kamala Harris alleged Friday and asserted her pledge to pursue common sense solutions and to be a president for all Americans.
"America deserves better than what Donald Trump is offering. America deserves a president who understands our role and responsibility to our people and to the rest of the world to be a model," she said.
Describing the economic policies of Vice President Kamala Harris as a disaster, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday said he would launch a brand new economic miracle after he wins the elections.
"We will end Kamala's economic disaster and launch a brand-new Trump economic miracle," Trump said at a campaign rally in Detroit, Michigan, a battleground State where he is slated to hold his last rally on Monday night.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump ramped up their presidential campaigns in Wisconsin, a crucial battleground state. At the campaign event, Harris targeted Trump's economic record, specifically his handling of manufacturing jobs.
Addressing the campaign, Harris said, "He (Donald Trump) said that he was the only one who could bring back America's manufacturing jobs. America lost nearly 2,00,000 manufacturing jobs when Trump was president, including thousands of jobs right here in Wisconsin, and let the facts be clear, those losses started before the pandemic. That makes Donald Trump one of the biggest losers of manufacturing jobs in American history."
Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi expressed optimism about US Presidential democratic candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris' chances in the upcoming election, predicting an extremely close contest where Harris will ultimately prevail.
On the relationship between India and the US after the outcome of the presidential elections, Krishnamoorthi noted that Harris, as the first "Desi' President," would further bolster these bonds, owing to her connections to India through her mother.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will host rallies within 7 miles of each other Friday night in the Milwaukee area as part of a fevered final push for votes in swing-state Wisconsin's largest county.
Milwaukee is home to the most Democratic votes in Wisconsin, but its conservative suburbs are where most Republicans live and are a critical area for Trump as he tries to reclaim the state he narrowly won in 2016 and lost in 2020. One reason for his defeat was a drop in support in those Milwaukee suburbs and an increase in Democratic votes in the city.
Vice President Kamala Harris responded former President Donald Trump's comments about former Representative Liz Cheney, saying, "This must be disqualifying,"
Harris told reporters after arriving in Wisconsin for a series of campaign events, "Anyone who wants to be president of the United States who uses that kind of violent rhetoric is clearly disqualified and unqualified to be president."
After Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of insults against Liz Cheney, calling her a "radical war hawk" and a "stupid person", and suggesting a violent scenario that raised eyebrows, the former Republican Cheney fired back, labeling Trump's rhetoric as dictatorial and dangerous.
"This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant," she wrote.
Former President Donald Trump in an interview with Tucker Carlson, launched a personal attack on Liz Cheney, former Representative and Kamala Harris supporter, labeling her "a very dumb individual" and a "radical war hawk."
During the discussion, which took place in Glendale, Arizona, Trump suggested a violent scenario involving Cheney, saying, "Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her. OK? Let's see how she feels about it."
He further criticized Cheney for advocating military action, claiming that politicians like her are quick to send troops into dangerous situations while remaining comfortable in Washington.
As Election Day approaches in four days, over 66 million individuals have already voted early, either in person or by mail, based on data from the University of Florida's Election Lab.
"Kamala's going to do a hell of a job, in my view," the president said in a video posted to social media encouraging people to vote. "We're beginning to move things. We're not a nation of hate, we love each other. We're a nation that wants to pull together."
The Justice Department is sending federal personnel to monitor polls in 86 jurisdictions across 27 states for the upcoming general election.
This initiative is coordinated by the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department.
Monitors will include staff from the Justice Department, U.S. attorneys' offices, and federal observers from the Office of Personnel Management.
Monitoring efforts will cover all seven battleground states as well as 20 additional states.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), FBI, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) stated that Russian influence actors created a video falsely claiming Haitian individuals voted illegally in Georgia.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the following statement:
“The IC assesses that Russian influence actors manufactured a recent video that falsely depicted individuals claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally in multiple counties in Georgia. This judgment is based on information available to the IC and prior activities of other Russian influence actors, including videos and other disinformation activities. The Georgia Secretary of State has already refuted the video’s claims as false.
Russian influence actors also manufactured a video falsely accusing an individual associated with the Democratic presidential ticket of taking a bribe from a U.S. entertainer.
This Russian activity is part of Moscow’s broader effort to raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the U.S. election and stoke divisions among Americans, as detailed in prior ODNI election updates. In the lead up to election day and in the weeks and months after, the IC expects Russia to create and release additional media content that seeks to undermine trust in the integrity of the election and divide Americans."
"I feel like I'm the father of IVF," Trump declared at one point during the rally near Henderson, Nevada, later adding, "I'm like the father of IVF."
These comments, which Democrats have rebuked, come amid a national debate over IVF and reproductive rights following the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The Harris campaign’s countered Trump’s claim on social media, accusing him of supporting policies that put IVF access at risk. “IVF is under threat across the country because Trump ended Roe v. Wade, and his Project 2025 plan could effectively ban IVF altogether," the campaign’s post on X stated, referring to Republican proposals that could restrict certain reproductive procedures.
Tim Walz , the Democratic vice presidential nominee, participated during Diwali celebration at Bharatiya temple in Pennsylvania's Montgomery county.
He wrote on X: "Honored to light a diya today to celebrate Diwali and recognize the many contributions South Asians have made to our nation. Diwali is a reminder that light always triumphs over darkness. I’m inspired by the love, community, and joy I felt today."
Kamala Harris grew irritated as hecklers shouted from the audience at Reno, Nevada. "It's OK. It's OK. You know what, democracy can be complicated," she responded, attempting to refocus the crowd’s attention on her message about the importance of free speech. "We’re fighting for the right for people to be heard and not jailed because they speak their mind. We know what’s at stake," she reiterated amid the disruption.
As the heckling intensified, Harris struggled to maintain her train of thought, stating, "Understand the difference here, moving forward, understand the difference here," while calling for unity and progress.
"I will create a new Cabinet position for a senior member of my administration who will be tasked exclusively with doing everything in the federal government’s power to reduce the cost of living," Donald Trump, who is the Republican presidential nominee, told the crowd at Albuquerque, New Mexico.
"On day one, I will sign an executive order directing every federal agency to immediately remove every single burdensome regulation driving up the cost of goods," Trump said at the rally.
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“It wasn't just Puerto Ricans that were offended that day. It was every Latino in this country. It was humanity and anyone of decent character," Jennifer Lopez said at Las Vegas rally for Kamala Harris, expressing the broader impact of the comment on the Latino community.
She criticized Trump, stating, “He has consistently worked to divide us. At Madison Square Garden, he reminded us who he really is and how he really feels."
Lopez’s comments came shortly after Trump’s appearance at Madison Square Garden, where comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made a derogatory joke, calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage." Trump attempted to distance himself from the remark but has faced backlash from Puerto Rican.
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Kamala Harris plans to spend election night at her alma mater, Howard University.
The Democratic nominee graduated from the historically Black college in Washington, D.C., in 1986 and was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the first Black sorority.
Meanwhile, Republican nominee Donald Trump will host an election night watch party at a convention center in West Palm Beach, Florida.
International superstar and rapper Cardi B will join the campaign for the Harris-Walz ticket on Friday in the key battleground state of Wisconsin.
The Harris-Walz campaign is hosting a concert event titled "When We Vote We Win" in Milwaukee, featuring performances by Cardi B and other renowned artists, including Flo Milli, GloRilla, MC Lyte, DJ Gemini Gilly, and the Isley Brothers.
LeBron James, well-known basketball player & Los Angeles Lakers star, endorsed Harris in a social media post.
James wrote in a post on X, "What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!"
On Friday, Donald Trump is set to hold a rally in Warren, Michigan, before traveling to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Michigan is a crucial swing state, home to the largest percentage of Arab Americans.
The state played a significant role in Trump's 2016 victory, but Biden regained it in 2020.
Wisconsin is also considered one of the most competitive states in the 2024 US election.
Former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg revealed that he voted for Harris.
Bloomberg said in an X, “I voted for Kamala Harris without hesitation. When it comes to policy and personal integrity, the contrast could not be clearer, and I hope undecided voters with a history of supporting candidates in both parties join me," Bloomberg, an independent voter and former Republican, said.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is set to campaign today in the crucial battleground state of Michigan.
The Governor of Minnesota will visit Detroit, Flint, and Traverse City during his tour.
Hindu Americans have applauded Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump for promising to protect the human rights of Hindus across the world, including the US and Bangladesh and protect them from the "anti-religion agenda of the radical left."
In his Diwali greetings on Thursday, Trump strongly condemned the barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities in Bangladesh, which he said remains in a “total state of chaos."
“It would have never happened on my watch. Kamala and Joe have ignored Hindus across the world and in America. They have been a disaster from Israel to Ukraine to our own Southern Border, but we will Make America Strong Again and bring back Peace through Strength," he said.
"I'm very grateful to President Trump, eternally grateful and eternally appreciative. It sucks that Kamala Harris hasn't said anything about this issue. I think that there's going to be a big change in this election coming from this," Sanduja said. HinduAction thanks Trump for his statement.
“Trump is a great man and, a great leader, full credit goes to him for wishing all the Hindus, Buddhists, and Jain Sikhs a very blessed Diwali. I think Trump really, really cares about these communities. He really understands what's going on in Bangladesh. He sees the ongoing persecution of Hindus. He is concerned about religious minorities that are suffering right now in that country," Sanduja said. (PTI)
energy. We are a nation of free thought, free association, and free movement. We are a nation that allows the best of humanity to emerge, and we strive for great things. Only in America, the nation that I love, believe in, and took an oath to defend, do you find our spirit, the vision to break boundaries, turn impossible feats into reality."
Reflecting on his role in the Apollo 11 mission, he emphasised his pride in America's accomplishments and the lasting impact of the Moon landing 55 years ago.
Aldrin's endorsement praised Trump's previous efforts to prioritise space exploration, including a reinvigorated national interest in returning to the Moon and advancing toward Mars.
"Under the first Trump Administration, I was impressed to see how human space exploration was elevated, made a policy of high importance again," Aldrin noted in the press release via X. "Under President Trump's first term, America saw a revitalised interest in space."
He also acknowledged Trump's establishment of the National Space Council and the creation of the US Space Force, lauding these initiatives for reinforcing America's defence capabilities in space as it becomes an increasingly contested domain.
Aldrin credited Trump's policies for aligning closely with his own views and America's national interests. He praised advancements in the private sector space economy, championed by "visionaries like Elon Musk," as complementary to the Trump administration's efforts.
Addressing the broader challenges facing America, Aldrin conveyed a sense of urgency and resolve. "We are facing serious and difficult realities on the global security landscape," he said, underscoring concerns over domestic stability, economic issues, and the rule of law. "For these reasons and others, we need a proven, serious, tested leader for President."
Aldrin emphasised the weight of presidential responsibility, invoking his own experiences under pressure. "The Presidency requires an understanding of human nature, clarity in judgement, decisiveness, knowledge, understanding, and calm under pressures few have a natural ability to manage," Aldrin stated.
Mel Manuel never considered themself to be particularly political. But after repeated attacks from Republicans against transgender people, the former Spanish teacher is running for a seat in the US Congress.
In the United States, transgender rights have become a hot-button election issue -- and the latest battle in America's culture wars.
Manuel, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, serves as the director of operations for the Louisiana Abortion Fund, which helps provide access to abortion services.
Despite an initial aversion to unveiling their private life, they are running for Congress as a Democrat in the southern state, one of the most traditionally conservative in the country. (AFP)
White House press officials altered the official transcript of a call in which President Joe Biden appeared to take a swipe at Donald Trump's supporters, drawing objections from the federal workers who document such remarks, according to two officials and an email obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.
Biden created an uproar earlier this week with his remarks to Latino activists responding to racist comments at a Trump rally made by the comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who referred to the US island territory of Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage."
Biden, according to a transcript prepared by the official White House stenographers, told the Latino group on a Tuesday evening video call, "The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it's un-American." (AP)
With the U.S. election days away, Vice President Kamala Harris is struggling to secure the support of male volunteers in some labor unions whose phone calls and house visits are needed to get Democratic supporters out to vote, senior labor officials said.
Most unions have long supported Democratic candidates, and both Harris and President Joe Biden have backed unions in contract negotiations and championed workers' rights.
But Republican candidate Donald Trump, who was president from 2017-2021, has made inroads with union workers in recent years and any drop in support for Harris could be a decisive factor in the neck-and-neck race. (Reuters)
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office said on Thursday "targeted disinformation" circulating online about the Nov. 5 U.S. election was probably a result of "foreign interference attempting to sow discord and chaos."
The office, working with state and federal officials to track the source of the disinformation, urged billionaire Elon Musk, owner of X, and other social media companies, to remove it, saying it probably came from "Russian troll farms."
Georgia is one of seven battleground states in Tuesday's election, which polls show to be a tight race between Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump. (Reuters)
Ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, former US President Donald Trump vowed to safeguard the interests of Hindu Americans, protecting them from the "anti-religion agenda of the radical left."
In a bid to strengthen ties with India, Trump also expressed his desire to boost partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom he referred to as a "good friend."
Sharing a post on X, Trump wrote, “We will also protect Hindu Americans against the anti-religion agenda of the radical left. We will fight for your freedom. Under my administration, we will also strengthen our great partnership with India and my good friend, Prime Minister Modi."
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading false claims about the election in battleground Pennsylvania ahead of Tuesday's vote, escalating concerns in a state that could tip the outcome of the race.
Trump on Thursday stepped up his unfounded allegations that probes into suspect voter registration forms are proof of voter fraud. Some of his supporters alleged voter suppression when long lines formed this week to receive mail-in ballots.
State officials and democracy advocates said the incidents show a system working as intended. A judge extended the mail-in ballot deadline by three days in Bucks County, north of Philadelphia, after the former U.S. president's campaign sued over claims that some voters were turned away before a Tuesday deadline. (Reuters)
Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign's final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades.
The former president campaigned in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday and was scheduled to visit Salem, Virginia, on Saturday. (AP)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading false claims about the election in battleground Pennsylvania ahead of Tuesday's vote, escalating concerns in a state that could tip the outcome of the race.
Trump on Thursday stepped up his unfounded allegations that probes into suspect voter registration forms are proof of voter fraud. Some of his supporters alleged voter suppression when long lines formed this week to receive mail-in ballots.
State officials and democracy advocates said the incidents show a system working as intended. A judge extended the mail-in ballot deadline by three days in Bucks County, north of Philadelphia, after the former U.S. president's campaign sued over claims that some voters were turned away before a Tuesday deadline. (Reuters)
A Pennsylvania state judge said on Thursday he would not immediately move forward with a lawsuit that seeks to stop Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election.
At a hearing in Pennsylvania, Judge Angelo Foglietta said he would place the lawsuit on hold while a federal court considers whether to take up the case.
Musk's bid to move the case frees him to continue the giveaway, because the matter likely won't be resolved until after Tuesday's election.
Republicans wasted no time in appealing a Pennsylvania court decision that would relax the rules for mail ballots, asking the state Supreme Court on Thursday to reverse a lower-court opinion issued one day earlier.
The state and national GOP filed an emergency request that that justices put on hold a Commonwealth Court ruling that envelopes voters use to send in mail ballots don't need to have been accurately hand-dated, as required under state law.
The Republican groups said that if the high court does not stay the order it should at least modify it to say it's not in force for the voting that concludes on Tuesday. (AP)
Ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, former US President Donald Trump vowed to safeguard the interests of Hindu Americans, protecting them from the "anti-religion agenda of the radical left."
In a bid to strengthen ties with India, Trump also expressed his desire to boost partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom he referred to as a "good friend."
Sharing a post on X, Trump wrote, "We will also protect Hindu Americans against the anti-religion agenda of the radical left. We will fight for your freedom. Under my administration, we will also strengthen our great partnership with India and my good friend, Prime Minister Modi." (ANI)
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump sued CBS on Thursday over an interview of his Democratic rival Kamala Harris aired on its "60 Minutes" news program in early October that the lawsuit alleged was misleading, according to a court filing.
The complaint, filed in federal court in the Northern District of Texas, alleges the network aired two different responses from Harris responding to a question about the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The version that aired during the "60 Minutes" program on Oct. 6 did not include what the lawsuit calls a "word salad" response from Harris about the Biden administration's influence on Israel's conduct of the war. (Reuters)
Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign's final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades.
The former president campaigned in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Thursday and was scheduled to visit Salem, Virginia, on Saturday.
The Trump team is projecting optimism based in part on early voting numbers and thinks he can be competitive against Democrat Kamala Harris in both states — New Mexico in particular, if he sweeps swing states Nevada and Arizona. That hope comes even though neither New Mexico nor Virginia has been carried by a GOP nominee for the White House since George W. Bush in 2004. (PTI)
Kamala Harris said Thursday that Donald Trump’s comment that he would protect women whether they “like it or not" shows that the Republican presidential nominee does not understand women’s rights “to make decisions about their own lives, including their own bodies."
“I think it’s offensive to everybody, by the way," Harris said before she set out to spend the day campaigning in the Western battleground states of Arizona and Nevada.
She followed up those remarks at her rally in Phoenix: “He simply does not respect the freedom of women or the intelligence of women to know what’s in their own best interests and make decisions accordingly. But we trust women." (AP)
With just a few days to go for the United States elections, a staggering 61.0 million Americans have already made their voices heard by casting their ballots in the November election, according to a report by CNN.
Notably, voters have cast their ballots either by mail or through early in-person voting for the presidential elections between Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat and former President Donald Trump, a Republican.
Meanwhile, according to new CNN polls conducted by SSRS, the presidential race is heating up in Georgia and North Carolina, with the latest polls showing a neck-and-neck contest between Harris and Trump. (ANI)
Ahead of the upcoming presidential elections, former US President Donald Trump vowed to safeguard the interests of Hindu Americans, protecting them from the "anti-religion agenda of the radical left."
In a bid to strengthen ties with India, Trump also expressed his desire to boost partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom he referred to as a "good friend."
Sharing a post on X, Trump wrote, "We will also protect Hindu Americans against the anti-religion agenda of the radical left. We will fight for your freedom. Under my administration, we will also strengthen our great partnership with India and my good friend, Prime Minister Modi."
The former President also condemned the violence against the Hindus and other minority groups in Bangladesh after the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. He said, "I strongly condemn the barbaric violence against Hindus, Christians, and other minorities who are getting attacked and looted by mobs in Bangladesh, which remains in a total state of chaos."
