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 27, 2024, 12:18 AM GMT

Harris, Whitmer share beers after Michigan rally

After her rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Vice President Kamala Harris stopped at a bar with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The pair shook hands with bargoers, then ordered a beer and sat down.

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hold beers while speaking at the Trak Houz Bar & Grill after a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hold beers while speaking at the Trak Houz Bar & Grill after a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Asked what she wanted to drink, Harris, said, "I am having what she's having," laughing and pointing to Whitmer.

Whitmer said the beer they ordered was Oberon, brewed in Kalamazoo.

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

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Oct 27, 2024, 12:10 AM GMT

Walz rallies on remote Navajo Nation land in AZ

Gov. Tim Walz delivered remarks at a "Native Americans for Harris-Walz" get-out-the-early-vote rally in Window Rock, Arizona, on Saturday afternoon- a remote location on the Navajo Nation.

Walz's visit marks the first time a candidate on the presidential ticket has gone to Navajo Nation this cycle, according to the campaign.

"We're here because we're not taking any vote for granted, and we're here to show respect to the Navajo Nation and earn your vote. Now I'll tell you we're running like everything's on the line, because everything's on the line," he said.

Walz said that given the closeness of this election, especially in the battleground state of Arizona, Native votes may really tip the scales for the Democratic ticket.

"I think, probably, that we win the whole damn thing because of the work that was done here, the work that's done on the nation, and we put Kamala Harris in the White House," Walz said.

Walz claimed that Donald Trump did not give Native Americans support in office and specifically blasted Trump for his gathering with families of Navajo war veterans at the White House in 2017.

The event occurred in front of an image of Andrew Jackson, the president who signed legislation that eventually led to the "Trail of Tears."

"I don't know if he knows his history well enough to know what he was doing, but I damn sure guarantee you the people around him knew the insult they were throwing to Indian country by making those heroes stand in front of that portrait," Walz said.

Walz highlighted how his and Harris' economic policies would boost Tribal entrepreneurs and businesses and better their health care options.

"I want to be clear and make sure you hear it and that the country hears it. Kamala Harris and I recognize the promises this country has been made to indigenous peoples. We will safeguard and strengthen the bonds between our nations and uphold our trust and treaty obligations," he said.

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Oct 26, 2024, 10:55 PM GMT

NYC mayor says police prepared to keep Trump MSG rally safe

Mayor Eric Adams and multiple NYPD officials briefed reporters Saturday on the security posture ahead of former President Trump's rally tomorrow at Madison Square Garden.

Adams said New Yorkers should expect a "large police presence" around MSG, including "protections you will see, and many you won't see."

NYPD Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Weiner and NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell told reporters officials are expecting protests and that there will be designated areas for people to lawfully exercise their First Amendment rights.

The police will begin their security preparations after Friday night's Rangers game.

"You will see a heavy uniformed presence around the Garden, you'll see heavy-weapons teams, counter-terror, aviation... blocker vehicles and many more," Chell said.

Speaking to potential protesters, Adams said no one should "come to our city to try to cause problems."

-ABC News' Matt Foster

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Oct 26, 2024, 10:42 PM GMT

Harris touts future of America, warns of national abortion ban, rallies Gen Z

After receiving a three-minute ovation following an introduction from Michelle Obama at Kalamazoo, Michigan, Vice President Kamala Harris touted her history and plans for the future if elected.

"We are here as a community, as coalition builders, because we love our country," she said.

At one point Harris' speech was interrupted by a heckler who was protesting the Israel-Gaza war, but that person was drowned out by the crowd. Harris addressed the heckler's concerns.

"On the topic of Gaza, we need to end that war. We need to end that war and bring the hostages home, but now I'm talking about 2024," Harris said.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at the Wings Event Center in Kalamazoo, Mich.

The vice president spoke about many of her policies including one that would allow Medicare to pay for home health care for senior citizens.

"A lot of people right now living in what we call the sandwich generation, [those] who are taking care of your kids while you're taking care of your parents. That's a lot," she said.

Harris picked up the conversation on reproductive rights and noted that one in three women live in a state with restrictive abortion bans.

"Donald Trump still refuses to even acknowledge the pain and suffering he has caused. He insists that ... everybody wanted Roe V. Wade to be overturned. Come on. Everyone wanted this?" Harris said.

"Women are being denied care during miscarriages, some only being treated once they develop sepsis. They didn't want this. Couples just trying to grow their family who have been cut off from IVF treatments. They didn't want this."

Harris addressed Gen Z voters talking about their fears and struggles living in a world with gun violence, reduced reproductive rights and dangers of climate change.

"All these issues are not theoretical. They're not political. They're your lived experience. And I want to tell you I see you, and I see your power," she said.