2024 election updates: Trump and Harris bring their campaigns to the battleground state of Wisconsin

Trump said she should face "nine barrels," appearing to suggest a firing squad.

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With four days to go -- and the candidates engaging in their final push -- Donald Trump is lashing out at Liz Cheney, who's supporting Kamala Harris. Thursday night in Arizona, he called her a "war hawk" and said she should face "nine barrels," appearing to suggest a firing squad.

Both Trump and Harris are campaigning in the crucial Midwest on Friday, both ending up in battleground Wisconsin with dueling rallies in Milwaukee.

Watch ABC News on Election Night for full coverage of the 2024 presidential election. Coverage starts Tuesday night at 7 p.m. ET.

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Nov 01, 2024, 9:04 PM

More than 68 million Americans have voted early

As of 4 p.m. ET on Friday, more than 68 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Of the total number of early votes, 36,397,988 were cast in person and 31,941,931 were returned by mail.

Voters cast ballots at the Chicago Early Voting Loop Supersite in Chicago, Oct. 24, 2024.
Voters cast ballots at the Chicago Early Voting Loop Supersite in Chicago, Oct. 24, 2024.
Oct 31, 2024, 12:41 PM GMT

Musk asks for $1 million lottery case to be moved to federal court

In a filing late Wednesday evening, Elon Musk sought to have the lawsuit against his $1 million giveaway moved into federal court, arguing the claims "turn principally on the allegation that defendants are somehow unlawfully interfering with a federal election."

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has accused Musk and his America PAC of running an illegal lottery and violating state consumer protection laws.

Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.
Elon Musk speaks as part of a campaign town hall in support of Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump in Folsom, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024.

The filing specifically states "this is not a case" about whether or not Musk violated state or federal laws that prohibit vote buying.

But Musk's Wednesday filing notes the lawsuit's repeated references to the upcoming presidential election. That includes Krasner's claim that Musk and his PAC "hatched their illegal lottery scheme to influence voters in that election."

"The complaint, in truth, has little to do with state-law claims of nuisance and consumer protection," Musk's attorney wrote in his filing.

"Rather, although disguised as state law claims, the complaint's focus is to prevent defendants' purported 'interference' with the forthcoming federal presidential election by any means."

The filing argues any order in the case would "require judicial intervention into the progress of an ongoing federal election" -- a move they say is not allowed.

The filing comes before a Thursday morning hearing in Philadelphia on the issue.

-ABC News' Olivia Rubin

Oct 31, 2024, 11:00 AM GMT

Harris responds to Trump's comments on protecting women

Vice President Kamala Harris seized an opportunity to criticize former President Donald Trump on abortion after the Republican presidential nominee told a rally Wednesday night that he would protect women "whether the women like it or not."

"Donald Trump thinks he should get to make decisions about what you do with your body," Harris wrote on X. "Whether you like it or not."

Harris's campaign clipped Trump's comments and edited it into a loop with a split screen of headlines about Trump saying "he could prosecute women for abortions," "might monitor pregnancies" and other abortion-related headlines.

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie

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Oct 31, 2024, 11:17 PM GMT

More than 62 million Americans have voted early

As of 3 p.m. ET on Thursday, more than 62 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Of the early ballots cast, 33,036,441 were in person and 29,720,798 were returned by mail.

The voting line wraps around the building at Philadelphia City Hall after a Party to the Polls Purple Tour event.
The voting line wraps around the building at Philadelphia City Hall after a Party to the Polls Purple Tour event.
Oct 31, 2024, 11:02 AM GMT

Harris slams Trump after reports he promised RFK Jr. public health role

Vice President Kamala Harris commented late Wednesday night on the promises former President Donald Trump has allegedly made to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

"Putting an anti-abortion conspiracy theorist in charge of our public health agencies says everything you need to know about how Donald Trump would govern," Harris wrote on X.

"He is more unhinged than ever, and if he wins, he'll have no one to hold him back."

Trump said Sunday of RFK Jr.: "I'm going to let him go wild on health, I'm going to let him go wild on the food, I'm going to let him go wild on medicines."

In response, Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said, "No formal decisions about cabinet and personnel have been made, however, President Trump has said he will work alongside passionate voices like RFK Jr. to make America healthy again."

-ABC News' Will McDuffie, Kelsey Walsh, Soo Rin Kim and Lalee Ibssa