Election live updates: Trump sues CBS for $10bn over Harris interview as candidates sweep western swing states
Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are out on the campaign trail in Nevada and Arizona this evening
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Your support makes all the difference.Former President Donald Trump urged a New Mexico rally on Thursday to not make him “waste a whole damn half a day here,” by voting for his Democratic opponent.
The state hasn’t voted for a Republican on the presidential level since 2004. Trump suggested that he would win a number of Democratic states as long as the vote was “honest” as he continues to make his false election fraud claims.
With less than a week to go in the US presidential election race, Kamala Harris and Trump are making their final pitches to voters.
The Democratic presidential nominee has hit back at her Republican rival after he vowed to “protect” women “whether the women like it or not” at a rally in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on Wednesday.
“Donald Trump thinks he should get to make decisions about what you do with your body. Whether you like it or not,” Harris posted on X.
In a bizarre stunt prior to his speech, Trump had posed in a garbage truck dressed as a sanitation worker in an attempt to troll Harris and Joe Biden after the latter allegedly called MAGA voters “garbage” in anger over comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s already-notorious Madison Square Garden joke about Puerto Rico.
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Mike Johnson denies saying what he was caught on camera saying
“They” are always “taking things out of context” aren’t they?
I think this reading from Harris’s spokesperson is a lot closer to the truth.
But you can judge for yourself about the House Speaker’s comments on “taking a blowtorch” to the Affordable Care Act by checking the tape below.
In the same interview with Fox Business’s Maria Bartiromo this morning, Johnson also insists that this time there really will be a “red wave” on Election Day, which emphatically did not materialise during the 2022 midterms, despite much hype.
Harris continues attack on Trump over latest comments about women
The VP is up and at ‘em early in Madison, Wisconsin, and is not playing around.
Here’s Trump getting annoyed about her remarks in real-time on Truth Social.
Elon Musk fails to show up in court for $1m sweepstakes hearing
A judge in Philadelphia has paused Elon Musk’s case after the billionaire filed a late-night filing to try to move a lawsuit targeting his $1 million sweepstakes into federal court.
Musk blew off his mandatory appearance in a courtroom at City Hall on Thursday morning.
“Elon Musk didn’t show,” an attorney for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner told reporters at City Hall on Thursday.
“We are going to handle this case, and continue to handle this case… We will proceed to federal court and we will address the issues there and seek to have the matter remanded back to the state court.”
It’s a matter that involves state law, he stressed, “...and I’ll leave it at that.”
Trump loses $1.3bn in net worth after his social media stock tanks
The former president lost $1.3bn in his net worth in a single day after his social media stock took a massive plunge.
The Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of Truth Social, saw its share price decrease by 22.3 percent on Wednesday. That’s the company’s worst one-day loss since it went public in March, CNN noted.
The stock closed at above $51 on Tuesday, with Trump’s stake in the company valued at $5.9bn. That figure had dropped to $4.6bn by the end of Wednesday, a drop of $1.3bn.
Gustaf Kilander has more.
Trump loses $1.3bn in net worth after his social media stock tanks
Stock sees downturn after quadrupling in value, pushed on by Wall Street bets that Trump will win Tuesday’s election
Watch: Joe Biden bites baby during White House Halloween party
Don’t worry folks, it was all in good fun.
The president, a grandfather of seven, is not really a vampire but was only pretending to sink his teeth into the child, who was dressed as a turkey.
Watch: Joe Biden bites baby during White House Halloween party
Joe Biden playfully bit a baby during a Halloween event at the White House on Wednesday, 30 October. The US president, 81, pretended to sink his teeth into the child, who was dressed as a turkey. Biden, a grandfather of seven, was handing out sweets to youngsters alongside Jill Biden, who dressed up as a panda for the occasion. The event theme was “Hallo-read” in a nod to the First Lady’s teaching career. This week marks the Bidens’ last Halloween as president and First Lady.
Data analyst reveals three obvious signs that Trump could beat Harris
Harry Enten, CNN’s senior data analyst, this week set out the scenario for a Trump victory and outlined the key indicators for if that comes true.
Polls showing voter satisfaction with the direction of the country, President Biden’s current low approval rating and Republican voter registration numbers are three crucial factors to consider in a potential Trump victory, according to Enten.
Rhian Lubin has more.
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Trump’s garbage man stunt ridiculed on social media
I think it’s fair to say the Republican presidential nominee’s latest attempt to cosplay as a member of the working class has had a daily mixed reception.
Not niche enough for you?
Here’s Greg Evans with Star Trek legend George Takei’s take.
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Joe Rogan defends pal Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist Puerto Rico joke: It came from him ‘being environmentally conscious’
The influential podcaster has been defending his fellow stand-up on eco grounds, of all things.
James Liddell reports.
Joe Rogan claims Hinchcliffe’s racist joke was him ‘being environmentally conscious’
The podcaster said he had previously warned Hinchcliffe that the joke is ‘gonna get you stabbed’
New Harris ad appeals to Latino voters after Trump comic slams Puerto Rico
The Harris-Walz campaign has launched its new Spanish language advert, “Somos Más,” designed to appeal to Latino voters across the battleground states and capitalize on the anger stirred up by Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist slur against Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden.
According to the campaign, the promo “spotlights the ambition and contributions of Puerto Ricans to our society, slams Trump’s insults to Puerto Ricans, and reminds them that Vice President Harris will always stand with them”.
You can watch it for yourself below.
Trump ‘considering withholding funds’ for police who refuse to carry out his mass deportation plans
Donald Trump is considering withholding federal police grants to local agencies that refuse to carry out his mass deportation plan, a report claims.
The former president has said that, if elected, he will implement a drastic plan to remove migrants and immigrants who have come to the United States – especially via the US–Mexico border.
In order to make the plan work, members of Trump’s team have floated the idea of holding funds hostage to motivate local police to participate, three people close to his campaign told NBC News.
Here’s more from Ariana Baio.
Trump ‘considering withholding funds’ for police who refuse mass deportations plan
Former president promises supporters he will conduct the largest mass deportation plan if re-elected
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