US Election 2024 highlights: Trump takes aim at Harris as democrats respond to ‘garbage’ controversy
- 12:25 PM IST, Oct 31 Arnold Schwarzenegger backs Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
- 11:38 AM IST, Oct 31 Harris distances herself from Biden's 'garbage'
- 10:35 AM IST, Oct 31 What do the surveys indicate about presidential elections?
- 9:44 AM IST, Oct 31 Survey reveals rising anxiety and frustration among Americans over presidential campaign
- 8:05 AM IST, Oct 31 US swing states prepare for potential violence and conspiracy theories
- 7:18 AM IST, Oct 31 Trump takes aim at Harris as democrats respond to ‘garbage’ controversy
- 6:41 AM IST, Oct 31 Judge approves extended early voting in suburban Philadelphia county
- 5:53 AM IST, Oct 31 Trump hosts press conference from a garbage truck in response to Biden's ‘garbage’ comment
- 5:42 AM IST, Oct 31 Biden to attend presidential inauguration, no matter who wins
- 5:28 AM IST, Oct 31 Vice President Harris disagrees with Biden's remarks criticised by Trump supporters
- 1:32 PM IST, Oct 30 What is Putin's view on the choice between Harris and Trump?
- 12:41 PM IST, Oct 30 Trump criticises Harris on border issues amid Puerto Rico controversy
- 12:29 PM IST, Oct 30 Kamala Harris calls on voters to denounce Trump’s ‘division and fear tactics’
US Election 2024 Live: Kamala Harris addressed a packed crowd near the White House on Tuesday, pledging to fight for the American people every single day.
US Election 2024: Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, the Democratic and Republican contenders for the November 5 US presidential election, began a tour of swing states in the final week of campaigning, on Wednesday. Harris, the incumbent Vice President, will be in North Carolina and will then travel to Pennsylvania, two of the seven swing states that could determine the winner....Read More
On the other hand, Trump, the Oval Office occupant between 2016 and 2020, will also be in North Carolina, at a venue about an hour’s drive from where Harris will hold her rally. His second rally is in Wisconsin, another swing state; Brett Favre, an American football legend, will appear with the Republican nominee, who lost to Democrat Joe Biden four years ago.
The two contenders are locked neck and neck, according to pre-poll surveys; most have put Harris marginally ahead of Trump. She was elevated as the Democrats’ presidential nominee after Biden decided not to seek re-election. His performance in the presidential debate with Trump was widely panned, leading to calls from within the party and its donors, to step aside.
More than 57 million have already cast their ballots via early or mail-in voting, more than 35 percent of the total votes cast in the 2020 election.
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- On Wednesday, Kamala Harris urged Americans to “stop pointing fingers at each other” as she aimed to move past President Joe Biden’s comments about Donald Trump’s supporters and “garbage” while shifting the focus to her Republican opponent in the final days of the campaign.
- Meanwhile, an 18-year-old Trump supporter is facing felony charges after allegedly threatening two Harris supporters with a two-foot machete outside a Florida early voting site. Caleb James Williams has been charged with felony aggravated assault on a person 65 or older and misdemeanour exhibition of a dangerous weapon, according to Neptune Beach police records.
- China's government on Wednesday suggested that if Donald Trump wins the US presidential election, he might "discard" Taiwan, given that the United States has consistently followed an "America first" policy.
- Trump, the Republican candidate who is in a tight race with Vice President Kamala Harris in the polls, has made multiple remarks during his campaign, stating that Taiwan, which China claims, should bear the cost of its protection and accusing the island of taking American semiconductor business.
- Donald Trump, calling “tariff” his favourite word, is betting in his campaign that high import taxes will compel manufacturers to shift their factories to the US. This stance has raised concerns among major Asian companies that recently committed to US investments, as they worry about Trump potentially returning to office and undoing the Biden administration's tax incentives and subsidies that attracted them. Trump has labelled the Inflation Reduction Act a “scam” and criticised the CHIPS and Science Act as a poor deal.
(With inputs from agencies)
US Election 2024 Live: Elon Musk's $1 million giveaway faces legal challenge
US Election 2024 Live: American billionaire Elon Musk has been ordered to attend a Thursday hearing in a prosecutor's lawsuit to block the billionaire's $1 million-a-day giveaway to registered swing state voters before the U.S. election on Nov. 5.
The hearing before Judge Angelo Foglietta concerns Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's bid to halt the giveaway less than a week before the tightly contested U.S. presidential election between Republican former president Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. (Reuters)
US Election 2024 Live: Illegal border crossings fall amid election rhetoric over immigration
US Election 2024 Live: Fearing harsher punishments for illegal entry and the ever-present risk of dying in the hands of human smugglers, many migrants have instead chosen to wait for an appointment to seek asylum before arriving at the US-Mexico border.
The number of US border patrol encounters with migrants crossing over from Mexico illegally fell to around 54,000 in September, from a peak of nearly 250,000 in December, according to the US government.
Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has threatened the largest mass deportation of undocumented migrants in US history if he defeats his Democratic rival Kamala Harris. (AFP)
US Election 2024 Live: Chinese student accused of illegal voting in Michigan
US Election 2024 Live: A Chinese citizen studying at the University of Michigan faces voter fraud and perjury charges after allegedly casting a ballot in the 2024 US election.
The 19-year-old student, a legal resident in the US but not a citizen, is accused of using his university ID and other documents to register at a polling place on Sunday before casting a same-day ballot. Local and federal officials are investigating whether this was an isolated incident or part of a broader attempt at election interference. (ANI)
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US Election 2024 Live: Arnold Schwarzenegger backs Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and former California governor, has officially endorsed US Vice President Kamala Harris and vice presidential nominee Tim Walz for the upcoming presidential election.
On Wednesday, Schwarzenegger took to X to express his views on the current political climate, sharing both his frustrations and aspirations for the future.
While he typically avoids making endorsements, the former Republican governor strongly needs to take a stand in this pivotal election. "I want to move forward as a country, and even though I have plenty of disagreements with their platform, I think the only way to do that is with Harris and Walz," he said.
US Election 2024 Live: Harris distances herself from Biden's 'garbage'
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has sought to distance herself from a recent remark by President Joe Biden, in which he referred to supporters of her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, as "garbage."
"I think that, first of all, he clarified his comments. But let me be clear: I strongly disagree with criticising people based on their votes. You heard my speech last night and continuously throughout my career," Vice President Harris told reporters on Wednesday.
Harris emphasised her commitment to represent all Americans if elected, saying, "I believe that the work that I do is about representing all the people, whether they support me or not. As president of the United States, I will be a president for all Americans, whether you vote for me or not," she added, addressing Biden's comparison of Trump supporters to "garbage."
Biden's remarks came as he reacted to a racist joke made at a recent Trump rally, in which Puerto Rico was mockingly called an “island of garbage.”
US Election 2024 Live: What do the surveys indicate about presidential elections?
By Wednesday, nearly 60 million people had already cast their votes through mail-in or early in-person voting, just five days before the November 5 general election. The concurrent voting and campaigning reflect a distinctive feature of American democracy.
A Fox Poll released Wednesday shows Trump leading Harris by a slim margin of one percentage point in two battleground states, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, while the two are neck-and-neck in Michigan. Other key battleground states in this election cycle include Arizona, Nevada, Georgia, and Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, a CNN poll indicates a 48% tie between the nominees in Pennsylvania, with Harris leading Trump by six points in Wisconsin and five points in Michigan. CBS News polls show both candidates evenly matched at 49% in Pennsylvania. To secure the presidency, a candidate must attain 270 electoral votes in the 2024 election.
US Election 2024 Live: Survey reveals rising anxiety and frustration among Americans over presidential campaign
A recent poll from The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals that approximately 70% of Americans feel anxious or frustrated about the 2024 presidential campaign, with a similar percentage indicating they are interested in the race, Associated Press reported
However, only about one-third express feelings of excitement.
A pervasive sense of uncertainty looms over the 2024 presidential contest in the final week of campaigning. Recent polls indicate a competitive race both nationally and in crucial swing states, with neither Democrat Kamala Harris nor Republican Donald Trump holding a clear advantage. Meanwhile, the candidates have presented closing arguments that sharply contrast with one another. Harris asserts that Trump is fixated on revenge and his personal interests, while Trump labelled Harris at a rally on Sunday night as “a trainwreck who has destroyed everything in her path.”
US Election 2024 Live: US swing states prepare for potential violence and conspiracy theories
US Election 2024 Live: With the US election just days away, officials in key battleground states are preparing for potential misinformation, conspiracy theories, threats, and possible violence. In Philadelphia, Detroit, and Atlanta—frequent targets of former President Donald Trump's false claims of voter fraud—officials have strengthened their measures to prevent a repeat of the disruptions seen in 2020.
- Philadelphia’s ballot-counting facility is now enclosed with barbed wire-topped fencing, while some election offices in Detroit and Atlanta are protected by bulletproof glass.
- In Wisconsin, election workers have received training in de-escalation techniques, and polling stations have been reconfigured to ensure that workers have escape routes in case they encounter aggressive protesters. In Arizona, which was a focal point for false claims of election fraud in 2020, the secretary of state is collaborating with local officials on strategies to counter misinformation, including deepfake images that may suggest fraudulent activities.
- As opinion polls indicate a tight race between Republican Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Tuesday’s election, officials express concern over the unpredictable statements that Trump and his allies may make on election night while votes are still being counted.
US Election 2024 Live: Trump takes aim at Harris as democrats respond to ‘garbage’ controversy
US Election 2024 Live: Donald Trump staged an election stunt with a garbage truck on Wednesday as the US presidential campaign was thrown off course by President Joe Biden's unclear remarks about the Republican supporters, creating a dilemma for Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
Harris had intended to focus on the "closing argument" she presented at a large rally in Washington the night before, but instead found herself having to distance herself from Biden’s comment, which seemed to label Trump supporters as "garbage."
In contrast to Harris, Trump has recently referred to his political opponents as "garbage" in public. He seized the opportunity to capitalize on Biden's misstep by climbing into a garbage truck at an airport in Wisconsin and taking questions from reporters.
US Election 2024 Live: Judge approves extended early voting in suburban Philadelphia county
US Election 2024 Live: A Pennsylvania judge ruled on Wednesday in favour of Donald Trump's campaign, agreeing to extend the in-person voting option in a suburban Philadelphia county where voters faced long lines on the final day. This prompted concerns that the election office was unprepared and disenfranchising voters.
Judge Jeffrey Trauger issued a brief order stating that Bucks County voters who wish to apply for an early mail ballot now have until Friday. This closely divided county, led by Democrats, is often viewed as a key political indicator.
The lawsuit filed by the Trump campaign on Wednesday morning is part of a wave of legal actions and complaints regarding voting in a crucial battleground state that is expected to play a significant role in determining the next president in the 2024 election.
US Election 2024 Live: Trump hosts press conference from a garbage truck in response to Biden's ‘garbage’ comment
US Election 2024 Live: Donald Trump held an unconventional press conference from the passenger's seat of a garbage truck in Green Bay, Wisconsin, donning a safety vest as he addressed supporters. The move came just one day after President Joe Biden referred to Trump supporters as “garbage”.
Taking the stage in Green Bay still wearing his safety vest, Trump addressed Biden's comments, saying, “I have to begin by saying, 250 million Americans are not garbage.” He said his support for his base, making it clear that he stood by them in the face of Biden’s remarks.
US Election 2024 Live: Biden to attend presidential inauguration, no matter who wins
US Election 2024 Live: President Joe Biden plans to attend the next US presidential inauguration in January, regardless of the election outcome, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed on Wednesday, emphasising a commitment to a peaceful transfer of power.
“This president believes in the peaceful transfer of power, and that's what you're going to see this president do,” Jean-Pierre stated. “It's not about him. It's about the American people. That's what the American people need to see regardless of who wins.”
She added, “He certainly is going to partake in that,” noting the tradition of outgoing presidents attending their successors’ inaugurations. Jean-Pierre did not address former President Donald Trump’s choice to skip Biden’s inauguration in January 2021.
US Election 2024 Live: Vice President Harris disagrees with Biden's remarks criticised by Trump supporters
US Election 2024 Live: Vice President Kamala Harris expressed disagreement with recent comments made by President Joe Biden, which Republicans have criticised as disrespectful to Donald Trump’s supporters.
- Harris, aiming to distance herself from the potential controversy that could impact her final week of campaigning, told reporters, “First of all, he clarified his comments. But let me be clear, I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for.”
- Harris made her remarks on Wednesday, just before heading out on a campaign tour through three battleground states.
- The controversy began after Biden, in a call with a Latino group on Tuesday, addressed remarks made by a comedian at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, who disparaged Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.”
US Election 2024 Live: Harris promises to 'represent all Americans'
Kamala Harris called Wednesday for Americans to “stop pointing fingers at each other” as she tried to push past comments made by President Joe Biden about Donald Trump's supporters and “garbage " and keep the focus on her Republican opponent in the closing days of the race.
“We know we have an opportunity in this election to turn the page on a decade of Donald Trump, who has been trying to keep us divided and afraid of each other," the Democratic nominee said. (AP)
US Election 2024 Live: Harris fends off 'garbage' fallout, Trump pushes 'cheating' claims
Kamala Harris on Wednesday was forced to distance herself from comments by President Joe Biden that appeared to label Donald Trump supporters "garbage," as the US election entered its final week.
Harris traveled to North Carolina and onward to Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, focusing again on three of seven battleground states that could determine who wins the closest election in modern US history. (AFP)
US Election 2024 Live: Democrats are leaning on celebrity star power
Kamala Harris has Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift and Beyonce. Donald Trump has Kid Rock, Waka Flocka Flame and Hulk Hogan.
As the 2024 campaign whirls into its final week, Democrats are noticeably leaning on their star power advantage, calling on a diverse range of celebrities to endorse Harris, invigorate audiences and, they hope, spur people to the ballot box. (PTI)
US Election 2024 Live: Nicky Jam withdraws endorsement of Donald Trump
Puerto Rican reggaeton singer Nicky Jam has withdrawn his endorsement of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election a month after appearing at a rally for the candidate.
Tony Hinchcliffe, a comic who called Puerto Rico “garbage” before a packed Trump rally in New York appears to be the catalyst.
“The reason why I supported Donald Trump was because I thought he was the best for the economy in the United States, where many Latinos live, many of us Latinos live, myself included, many immigrants who are suffering because of the economy and him, being a businessman, I thought it was the best move,” Jam said in Spanish, in a video statement posted to his official Instagram page. (AP)
US Election 2024 Live: Biden will attend US presidential inauguration
President Joe Biden will attend the inauguration of the next U.S. president in January regardless of who wins next Tuesday's election, White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday, vowing a peaceful transfer of power. (Reuters)
US Election 2024 Live: Trump campaign sues in Philadelphia suburb over mail-in ballots
The campaign of former president Donald Trump sued the board of elections in a suburban county just north of Philadelphia for allegedly turning away voters who sought mail-in ballots.
According to the complaint filed late Tuesday in Bucks County voters who tried earlier in the day to request the ballots at election offices were forced by security to leave. (AP)
US Election 2024 Live: Harris distances herself from Biden's ‘garbage’ remark for Trump supporters
US Election 2024 Live: Distancing herself from Joe Biden's ‘garbage’ remark for Donald Trump's supporters amid row over a Trump supporting stand-up comic calling US-administered Puerto Rico ‘garbage,’ Kamala Harris said Biden has already clarified his comments.
"But let me be clear, I strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for," she added.
US Election 2024 Live: US Supreme Court permits Virginia to resume ‘purging’ voter registrations
US Election 2024 Live: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Virginia to resume its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who are not US citizens from voting.
The justices granted an emergency appeal from Virginia's Republican administration. The justices acted on the state's emergency appeal after a federal judge found that the state illegally purged more than 1,600 voter registrations in the past two months.
(Associated Press)
US Election 2024 Live: ‘We have 6 days to make our voices heard…’ says Kamala Harris
US Election 2024 Live: “Our campaign is charting a new way forward with hope, joy, and action. This road has taken us across the country, meeting voters where they are. And we aren’t done yet. We have 6 days left to make our voices heard in this election. Join us: http://IWillVote.com,” Kamala Harris posts on X.
US Election 2024 Live: Swing state judges reject Republican lawsuit challenging overseas voting
US Election 2024 Live: Republicans lost three recent lawsuits challenging how battleground states are handling voting for US citizens living overseas, with one Michigan judge slamming the “11th-hour attempt to disenfranchise” Americans ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
Courts dismissed or denied emergency action in cases filed in Michigan and North Carolina by the Republican National Committee and in Pennsylvania by GOP members of Congress. The three states are expected to be critical in the race for the White House between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
(Bloomberg)
US Election 2024 Live: Indian man's hilarious response on being tagged by Trump
US Election 2024 Live: Former President Donald Trump and his team of high-profile endorsers have resorted to out-of-the-ordinary methods to implore voters to push for his name for re-election on November 5, Election Day. From teams being tasked to engage in door-to-door knocking persuasions to Elon Musk’s America PAC kicking off $1 million a day giveaways to a registered voter who signs a petition supporting the First and Second Amendments, they’re doing it all. Dig deeper
US Election 2024 Live: Nikki Haley on absence from Donald Trump's rallies
US Election 2024 Live: Nikki Haley has spilled some beans about her relationship with former President Donald Trump. She confirmed to Fox News anchor Bret Baier that Trump hasn’t asked her to campaign for him since June, and they haven’t exchanged a single word since then. Dig deeper
US Election 2024 Live: What are the ‘Blue’ and ‘Red’ states?
US Election 2024 Live: United States is gearing up to elect a new President and at the forefront of all political discussions are the terms 'blue states' and 'red states'. These labels signify the political leanings of states based on their voting behavior in recent elections, reflecting the deepening partisan divide in the nation. Dig deeper
US Election 2024 Live: Trump, Harris enter final leg of campaigning
US Election 2024 Live: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris launch a frantic tour of swing states Wednesday in the final week of the campaign for the US presidency, a day after the vice president told a huge crowd outside the White House that her rival was unstable and itching for unbridled power.
Harris will travel to North Carolina and then to Pennsylvania, focusing again on two of seven battleground states that could determine who wins the closest, oddest and most consequential election in modern US history.
(AFP)
US Election 2024 Live: Jennifer Lopez to rally with Kamala Harris
US Election 2024 Live: Singer-actor Jennifer Lopez will join the Las Vegas rally of Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for the November 5 presidential election.
Lopez will join Harris at the ‘When We Vote We Win’ rally.
US Election 2024 Live: Indian-Americans backing Harris over Trump
US Election 2024 Live: As the US presidential election heads for a photo finish, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, the daughter of Indian and Jamaican immigrants, has been counting on groundswell of support from the Indian-American community in most of the pivotal battleground states.
For a sizable number of Indian Americans, Vice President Harris's race to the White House is a momentous occasion as it is propelling the community into a notable force in the American political discourse.
(PTI)
US Election 2024 Live: Biden clarifies ‘garbage’ remark for Trump supporters
US Election 2024 Live: "Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump's supporters at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage — which is the only word I can think of to describe it," Biden posted on X.
"His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That's all I meant to say. The comments at that rally don't reflect who we are as a nation," the outgoing President added.
US Election 2024 Live: What is Putin's view on the choice between Harris and Trump?
US Election 2024 Live: In September, Vladimir Putin was asked about his preference in the US election, prompting a wry smile and a raised eyebrow from the Russian president. When questioned if he favoured Donald Trump or Kamala Harris, Putin playfully surprised listeners, also taking a light jab at President Joe Biden.
"Our ‘favorite,’ if you can call it that, was the current president, Mr. Biden," Putin remarked at an economic forum in Vladivostok. "But he was removed from the race, and he recommended all his supporters to support Ms. Harris. Well, we will do so — we will support her," he said with irony, adding that her "expressive and infectious laugh" shows “she’s doing well.”
(Associated Press)
US Election 2024 Live: Trump criticises Harris on border issues amid Puerto Rico controversy
- Former President Donald Trump aimed to move past the controversy surrounding racist remarks made at his Madison Square Garden rally while also attempting to overshadow Vice President Kamala Harris's address on Tuesday.
- At an event held at his Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump introduced a new campaign pledge, promising to seize the assets of drug cartels and gangs to compensate victims. He invited a woman on stage whose daughter was murdered in a case involving two migrants charged with the crime.
- The Republican presidential nominee has faced backlash over comments made during his Sunday rally in New York City, particularly after a comedian referred to Puerto Rico as an “island of garbage,” which could threaten to undermine his campaign in the final week leading up to Election Day.
- Harris capitalised on the incident, criticising Trump again during her appearance on The Breakfast Club radio program on Tuesday, aimed at boosting her outreach to Black and Latino voters.
- In response to the criticism, Trump claimed that no president has “done more for Puerto Rico” than he has.
US Election 2024 Live: Kamala Harris calls on voters to denounce Trump’s ‘division and fear tactics’
US Election 2024 Live: Kamala Harris addressed a large crowd near the White House on Tuesday, assuring Americans that she would advocate for them every day. She called on voters to reject Donald Trump’s attempts to create division and fear, stating, “It doesn’t have to be this way.”
With just one week until Election Day, the vice president aimed to emphasize the contrast with Trump by delivering her closing argument from the same grassy Ellipse where the former Republican president incited the Capitol insurrection in 2021. She promised to work towards improving people's lives, arguing that her Republican opponent is motivated solely by self-interest.