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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.

Oct 25, 2024, 10:30 AM

More than 31 million Americans have voted early

As of 6:15 a.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 25, more than 31 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

These votes are a combination of early in-person voting and absentee ballots.

People line up outside the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building during the first day of Wisconsin's in-person absentee voting Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Milwaukee.
People line up outside the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building during the first day of Wisconsin's in-person absentee voting Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Milwaukee.

This means that more than 16 million people have voted since Monday. On Monday, Oct 21, at least 14.6 million Americans voted early.

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Oct 25, 2024, 3:05 PM GMT

Half of Americans see Trump as fascist, Harris viewed as pandering: POLL

A new poll from ABC News and Ipsos found half of Americans (49%) see Trump as a fascist, or "a political extremist who seeks to act as a dictator, disregards individual rights and threatens or uses force against their opponents."

A majority of voters (65%) also said Trump often says things that are not true.

But Harris also faces perception headwinds, though far fewer Americans (22%) said they viewed her as a fascist.

Fifty-seven percent of registered voters said Harris is making proposals "that just are intended to get people to vote for her," not that she intends to carry out. Just more than half (52%) said the same about Trump.

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Oct 25, 2024, 2:12 PM GMT

Trump denies making positive comments about Hitler

Former President Donald Trump is denying he praised Adolf Hitler as having done "some good things," as his former chief of staff and retired Marine general John Kelly was reported to have said this week.

"Never said it," Trump said, answering reporter questions as he campaigned in battleground Nevada on Thursday.

Kelly told The New York Times in an interview that Trump spoke positively of Hitler while in office.

"He commented more than once that, 'You know, Hitler did some good things, too,'" Kelly said of Trump.

Trump also denied saying the comments attributed to him in The Atlantic story.

"No, I never said that. I never said that. It's a rag that's made-up stories before. He's done it before," Trump said.

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Oct 25, 2024, 1:50 PM GMT

Donald Trump's Gen Z son, Barron, is serving as his unofficial podcast adviser

Barron Trump might not be appearing on the campaign trail as his father Donald Trump works to whip up voter enthusiasm ahead of the presidential election, but the 18-year-old has an unofficial role: podcast adviser.

Barron Trump gestures after his father Donald Trump introduced him during a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla.
Barron Trump gestures after his father Donald Trump introduced him during a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Doral, Fla.

As a member of Gen Z, Barron -- the youngest of Trump's three sons -- was the one to introduce his 78-year-old father to this new medium, a source close to Trump told ABC News. YouTuber and wrestler Logan Paul was top of mind for Barron, the source noted, and his podcast "Impaulsive" was the first one Donald Trump appeared on, back in June.

It's part of Trump's effort to reach younger voters who may be still establishing themselves or are starting families, honing in on topics like jobs, the economy, the border and safety.

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Oct 25, 2024, 12:04 PM GMT

Trump to appear on Joe Rogan podcast in play for young male voters

Former President Donald Trump sits down with podcast host Joe Rogan for the first time Friday, appearing on the highly popular "The Joe Rogan Experience," as he reaches out to an audience of mostly young males as potential voters.

The podcast, which boasts approximately 15.7 million followers, a Spotify representative confirmed to ABC News, is greater than the population of any of the seven election battleground states.

-ABC News' Brittany Shepherd and Emily Chang