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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Harris, Trump hit the battleground states ahead of Election Day

Harris, Trump hit the battleground states Saturday 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.

Oct 23, 2024, 1:00 AM GMT

Eminem takes the stage at Harris rally in Detroit

Eminem took the stage at a Harris rally in Detroit, Michigan, on Tuesday where he introduced former President Barack Obama.

"I'm here tonight for a couple of important reasons," Eminem said before sharing how much the city means to him. "Going into this election, the spotlight is on us more than ever," he said of the swing state.

Rapper Eminem greets the crowd on stage with former President Barack Obama at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Oct. 22, 2024, in Detroit.
Rapper Eminem greets the crowd on stage with former President Barack Obama at a campaign rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, Oct. 22, 2024, in Detroit.

The Grammy-winning artist encouraged the crowd to "get out and vote."

Eminem went on to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, saying she supports a future where "freedoms will be protected and upheld" before introducing Obama to the stage.

ByIsabella Murray, ABCNews
Oct 22, 2024, 11:16 PM GMT

Walz, Obama energize crowd to get out and vote at Wisconsin rally

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and former President Barack Obama shake hands at a campaign event Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Madison, Wis.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and former President Barack Obama shake hands at a campaign event Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Madison, Wis.

The rally was held in Madison's Alliant Energy Center, which is able to hold more than 10,000 people. The event space was not completely filled -- only about two-thirds of the seats and floor space was taken.

Walz took aim at Trump and questioned his ally billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, who Walz claimed was "the real running mate."

"So look, Elon's on that stage, jumping around, skipping like a dip*** on these things," Walz said to laughs.

"Seriously, where is Senator Vance, after he got asked the simplest question in the world at the debate, did Donald Trump lose the 2020 election? And after two weeks, he finally said, 'No, he didn't.' That's where he's been spending his time," Walz said.

Obama then came on stage and embraced Walz.

"Love that dude. Love that man. The kind of person who should be in politics," Obama said.

At three points during Obama's remarks at the Madison rally, which was billed as an event where the Democrats pushed early voting on the first day that in-person locations opened in Wisconsin, the former president utilized his old, famous saying: "Don't boo, vote!"

The crowd started to chant "Vote!" at the end of Obama's remarks.

"So whether this election is making you feel excited or scared or hopeful or frustrated or anything in between, do not sit back and hope for the best. Do not think this is a distraction or a joke. Get off your couch and do what? Vote," Obama said. "Put down your phones and do what? Vote. Vote for Kamala Harris as the next president of the United States. Vote for Tim Walz as the next vice president of the United States, vote for [incumbent Sen.] Tammy Baldwin and this whole incredible Wisconsin Democratic ticket."

ByWill McDuffie, Fritz Farrow and Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABCNews
Oct 22, 2024, 11:11 PM GMT

Harris declines to discuss 'hypotheticals' on possible Trump pardon

Harris declined to discuss a possible pardon of Trump, who was convicted in May in a New York court of 34 criminal counts.

"I'm not going to get into those hypotheticals. I'm focused on the next 14 days," she told NBC's Hallie Jackson.

Asked if doing so could help the country move on, Harris said, "What's going to help us move on is I get elected president of the United States."

ByWill McDuffie, Fritz Farrow and Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABCNews
Oct 22, 2024, 11:10 PM GMT

Harris evades questions on Biden's decline

President Joe Biden visits a New Hampshire Democratic coordinated campaign office in Concord, NH, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.
President Joe Biden visits a New Hampshire Democratic coordinated campaign office in Concord, NH, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.

Harris was asked about President Joe Biden's mental state during an interview with NBC's Hallie Jackson on Tuesday.

Asked by Jackson whether she had seen "anything like what happened at the debate night behind closed doors," Harris did not answer directly.

"It was a bad debate. People have bad debates. He is absolutely..."

"Well, that's the reason why you're here and he's not running for the top of the ticket," Jackson responded.

"Well, you'd have to ask him if that's the only reason why," Harris said.

"What do you think?" Jackson asked.

"I am running for president of the United States, Joe Biden is not, and my presidency will be about bringing a new generation of leadership to America that is focused on the work that we need to do to invest in the ambitions and aspirations of the American people."

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