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.

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

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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.
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Oct 30, 2024, 11:27 PM GMT

Philly hearing on Musk lawsuit moved up to Thursday

The judge overseeing the lawsuit against Elon Musk and his $1 million dollar giveaway to registered voters who sign a petition supporting the First and Second amendments has moved up a hearing in the case to Thursday at 10 a.m., bumping it up from Friday, according to a new order.

The order from Judge Angelo Foglietta states that "all parties must be present."

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.

Earlier Wednesday, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner asked the court to "enhance its security" for the hearing.

Krasner said Musk's post about the case on X has "triggered an avalanche of posts." including "antisemitic attacks" against the prosecutor.

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Oct 30, 2024, 11:13 PM GMT

'It's invaded our home,' PA nuns swept up in misinformation campaign

A nun in Pennsylvania who was swept up in a misinformation campaign boosted by a Republican activist said she's praying to be left alone.

A nun in Pennsylvania who was swept up in a misinformation campaign boosted by a Republican activist said she's praying to be left alone.

Cliff Maloney, who runs a door-knocking organization, claimed in an X post one of his staffers visited an address in Erie, Pennsylvania, last week and was told none of the 53 registered voters who used that address actually lived there.

However, the address is home to 55 resident nuns of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie. All but two of the nuns are registered to vote.

"It's invaded our home, if you want to describe it that way," Sister Stephanie Schmidt, the prioress, told ABC News.

Maloney also posted the names and political affiliations of each nun on his X account, something Schmidt said made her empathize with countless other Americans caught up in misinformation on social media.

"It was very concerning, because this was a blatant lie, putting out to the public information that was just wrong," she said.

"This campaign is filled with so much deceit, so much misinformation, and we have to wake people up, which is another reason why we're going public with this, to alert people to not believe everything you read," Schmidt added.

Maloney has not responded to repeated requests to answer questions from ABC News.

He later posted an update claiming his team was "analyzing" the new information about the nuns' residence and said, "Once we have proof, we will be content."

Schmidt says one of the things she's praying for most is for this misinformation to leave them alone.

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Oct 30, 2024, 10:35 PM GMT

Trump slams Biden over 'garbage' comments, calls opponents 'lowlifes'

Trump again responded to President Joe Biden's Tuesday comments in which he appeared to refer to Trump supporters as "garbage."

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he sits in a garbage truck Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talks to reporters as he sits in a garbage truck Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Green Bay, Wis.

During his rally in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, on Wednesday, the former president claimed, "Joe Biden finally said what he and Kamala really think of our supporters. He called them 'garbage.' And they mean it."

"Frankly, they've treated you like garbage," Trump added.

Although Biden later clarified his comments, in which he was responding to the derogatory comments about Puerto Rico made during Trump's New York rally on Sunday, Trump labeled his opponents as "lowlifes" and claimed the current administration has "virtually destroyed" America.

"Kamala Harris, a low-IQ individual, is running a campaign of hate, anger and retribution. See, I'm very nice to them. They're not nice," he said.

Trump responded to a supporter who shouted, "She's an idiot!" referring to Harris, sarcastically saying, "I didn't say it. I didn't say it. In fact, I'd like to admonish you, sir. You should not say that, please."

Although Trump disavowed the supporter, his body language told a different story as he stood on stage laughing.

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Oct 30, 2024, 10:29 PM GMT

Michigan authorities charge 'non-US citizen' with illegal voting

Authorities in Michigan charged an unidentified non-U.S. citizen with allegedly illegally registering to vote and casting a ballot.

FILE - Voters fill out their ballots for the Michigan primary election, Feb. 27, 2024, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
FILE - Voters fill out their ballots for the Michigan primary election, Feb. 27, 2024, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.

The case was referred to law enforcement by a clerk, according to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit.

"We are grateful for the swift action of the clerk in this case, who took the appropriate steps and referred the case to law enforcement. We are also grateful to law enforcement for swiftly and thoroughly investigating this case," they said in a joint statement.

"Noncitizen voting is an extremely isolated and rare event. Investigations in multiple states and nationwide have found no evidence of large numbers of noncitizens registering to vote. Even less common is a noncitizen actually casting a ballot," they added.