More than 60 million Americans have already voted
More than 60 million Americans have already voted in the 2024 election.
With five days left until Election Day, 60.9 million people in the United States had voted early as of noon Thursday, according to the University of Florida’s Election Research Institute.
Of the roughly 61 million people, just over 32 million people voted early in person and about 28 million people voted early by mail.
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Updated to EDT 13.01
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The Economist supports Kamala Harris
The Economist announced its endorsement of Kamala Harris on Thursday.
In a statement, the editors of The Economist wrote:
Tens of millions of Americans are expected to vote for Trump next week. There may be some true believers among them. But many will take the calculated risk that being in the office will suppress his worst instincts. We see it as reckless complacency.
By making Mr. Trump the leader of the free world, Americans will be gambling with the economy, the rule of law, and international peace.
By contrast, Mr. Harris’s shortcomings are mundane. And none of them are disqualifying. If The Economist had the right to vote, we would vote for her.
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Updated to 13.31 EDT
New polls show the presidential race is nearly deadlocked in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
A poll conducted by Massachusetts Lowell and YouGov and released today found that Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris 47% to 45% in North Carolina.
In Pennsylvania, Harris led Trump 48% to 47%, and in Michigan, Harris had a 49% approval rating among likely voters surveyed, compared to Trump’s approval rating. The approval rating was 45%, well within the poll’s margin of error.
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Updated to 13.22 EDT
President Trump’s former lawyer Kenneth Chesebro is suspended from practicing law in New York.
The New York State Court of Appeals on Thursday suspended the law license of attorney Kenneth Chesebro, who is accused of orchestrating a “fake elector” scheme to prevent Joe Biden from winning the 2020 election.
Last August, Chesebro was indicted in Georgia along with Trump and 17 others on state racketeering and conspiracy charges over efforts to overturn Trump’s loss in the 2020 election.
In October, Chesebro accepted a plea deal.
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Updated to 13.12 EDT
Days before the US presidential election, Guardian reporters Oliver Laughland and Joel Van Haren visited communities in Pennsylvania, the most crowded state to vote.
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Poll shows registered voters’ enthusiasm for voting rises from 56% to 70%
According to the latest Gallup poll, voter enthusiasm for this presidential election is high.
A poll released Thursday found that 70% of registered voters nationwide say they are more eager to vote than usual, up from 56% in March.
The increase was largely due to increased enthusiasm for Kamala Harris among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents after Joe Biden withdrew from the race, the study said.
The 70% enthusiasm was one point higher than what Gallup measured at the end of the 2020 election.
Polls show that Americans are paying relatively high attention to the election, with 83% of registered voters and 77% of American adults saying they have given the election “a fair amount of thought.”
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Updated to EDT 13.01
More than 60 million Americans have already voted
More than 60 million Americans have already voted in the 2024 election.
With five days left until Election Day, 60.9 million people in the United States had voted early as of noon Thursday, according to the University of Florida’s Election Research Institute.
Of the roughly 61 million people, just over 32 million people voted early in person and about 28 million people voted early by mail.
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Updated to EDT 13.01
Cardi B is scheduled to join Kamala Harris at a rally in Wisconsin on Friday.
The Harris campaign announced today that rapper Cardi B will address voters tomorrow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is unclear whether she will perform or just speak.
The Milwaukee rally will also feature performances by Glorilla, Flo Milli, MC Lyte, The Isley Brothers, DJ Gemini Gilley and more.
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Updated to 12.55 EDT
President Donald Trump is hitting back at Kamala Harris, who said she wants to repeal the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare.”
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President Trump said on Thursday’s Truth Social show that he has “never mentioned” repealing the Affordable Care Act, adding: “I’ve never thought about anything like that.”
However, Trump repeatedly attempted to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act during his presidency.
In 2017, after the Senate failed to pass the Affordable Care Act repeal bill, which scaled back what Trump had supported, Trump tweeted, “Let’s destroy Obamacare.”
In 2020, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and in 2019, the Trump administration’s Justice Department upheld a Texas judge’s ruling that Obamacare was unconstitutional.
And just recently, during a presidential debate with Harris, Trump called Obamacare “lousy” and added, “We’re going to replace it.”
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Updated to 12.35 EDT
Kamala Harris last night hit back at Donald Trump’s comments about how he will “protect” women “whether they like it or not.”
“This is actually very offensive to women in that they don’t understand their agency, their authority, their rights, their ability to make decisions about their lives, including their own bodies,” Harris told reporters. I think that’s the case,” he said.
Harris said Trump’s comments are “just the latest in a series of revelations by the former president about what he thinks about women and their agency.”
Furthermore, she added: “Whether he said, as he has always done, that women should be punished for their choices, whether he said that his pride is robbing women of their basic rights, whether that’s actually true in America. Regardless of how we created the situation, one in three women lives in President Trump’s anti-abortion states.”
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Updated to EDT 12.10
There was a line of about four people at Al Madina Halal Market and Restaurant in Norcross, Georgia, on a Saturday afternoon for shawarma sandwiches and leg of lamb with saffron rice and two sides.
On a television set on the wall beside a group of tables, Al Jazeera correspondents are reporting on a split screen from several countries about the previous day’s Israeli attack on Iranian military targets.
Mohammad Heja drinks yogurt and watches the bustle inside the store he bought in 2012. We have shoppers and employees from Sudan, Ethiopia, Iran, Pakistan, Morocco and other countries. It’s easy to see why nearly a million people congregate around Gwinnett County. The population is the most diverse in the Southeast.
Heja has Jordanian and American citizenship, but her family is Palestinian. During the 1948 Nakba (the Palestinian catastrophe caused by the creation of the state of Israel), soldiers from the new state of Israel drove his grandparents out of Palestine.
When asked how he expects his community to vote when Americans head to the polls next week, he replied: “Everyone is confused about this election.” His biggest concern is “stopping the war,” he said, referring to Israel’s continued bombing of Gaza and recent attacks on Lebanon.
This issue is a top concern for Arab American voters across the country. Some polls suggest that Arab Americans may abandon the Democratic Party in droves because of the Biden administration’s support for Israel. Elsewhere, supporters and community leaders are urgently organizing to prevent Donald Trump’s victory, and the impact on domestic issues such as the Middle East and immigration if the Republican candidate is re-elected. is warning.
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Dearborn, Michigan Mayor Abdullah Hammoud wrote of X in response to Clinton’s speech: It will only cause more damage. ”
Rumor has it that Democrats want to send Bill Clinton to Dearborn this weekend to drum up Arab votes.
I have a favor to ask of you. Please stop sending surrogate mothers who are disrespectful to this community. It will only cause further damage. https://t.co/UYcJOOo9Gi
— Abdullah H. Hammoud (@AHammoudMI) October 31, 2024
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Updated to EDT 11.19
“This generation is ready to stand down,” said Ruwa Longman, a Palestinian-American representative from Georgia, in response to Clinton’s speech.
Romman had hoped to speak on behalf of the Palestinian-American community at this summer’s Democratic National Convention, but that request was ultimately denied, upsetting Arab-American and Muslim-American political groups. I let it happen. Shortly after Ms. Romman was denied a speaking slot, the Islamic Women’s Organization for Harris Waltz withdrew its support for Ms. Harris and disbanded.
For no apparent reason, I was reminded of Bill Clinton’s Georgetown speech where he told Muslims to “stay here and fight” as if they were on vacation. Anyway, I’m ready for this generation to retreat. https://t.co/Uh8U3Uz8np
— Rep. Ruwa Romman (@Ruwa4Georgia) October 31, 2024
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Updated to EDT 11.20
Polls show Kamala Harris and Donald Trump tied in Michigan. Michigan is home to one of the largest Arab populations in the United States, many of whom are grieving the deaths of family members killed by Israeli forces overseas in Palestine and Lebanon.
Former President Bill Clinton gave a speech endorsing Harris in key battleground states last night, telling those voters: “I understand why young Palestinians and Arab Americans in Michigan think too many people have died. I get that,” Clinton said. Before adding: “Hamas makes sure that they are protected by civilians. If they want to protect themselves, they will be forced to kill civilians.”
One recent poll showed that Arabs slightly support Trump over Harris, suggesting that the Biden administration’s Middle East policy and approach to Israel are “rock-solid,” “unwavering,” and “iron-clad.” ” This is considered to be a reaction to support.
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Updated to 11.27 EDT
Photos of ballots set on fire in Washington and Oregon were released earlier this week. Election staff in Clark County, Washington, identified 488 voters with damaged ballots, 345 of whom requested new ballots. The remaining 143 supplemental ballots are expected to be mailed today.
@ClarkCoWA Auditor Greg Kimsey released photos and updates on ballots damaged in the October 28th drop box fire. Election staff were able to identify 488 damaged ballots removed from ballot boxes. pic.twitter.com/53cyLFNFqK
— Clark County, WA (@ClarkCoWA) October 30, 2024
Authorities are concerned that the suspect, a white man between 30 and 40 with a medium to thin build and bald or very short hair, may be planning another attack. Portland, Ore., police chief Bob Day said the welding on the incendiary device found inside the ballot box was “very sophisticated, very high quality, and this person clearly has expertise in that field.” I have it,” he said.
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Updated to EDT 10.10
Elon Musk is one of the billionaires who has spent large sums of money supporting the Republican Party.
The tech billionaire known for SpaceX and Tesla has donated $133 million to America Pac, the super pac he created to support Donald Trump. But Musk’s campaign strategy is putting him in trouble.
AmericaPac is giving away $1 million in prizes every day until Election Day on Nov. 5 to residents of battleground states who pledge to support the First and Second Amendments.
The Justice Department warned Musk that offering financial incentives to voters is illegal and may violate the law. Philadelphia’s Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner filed the first lawsuit against Musk, alleging it was an illegal lottery that violated state consumer protection laws.
Musk filed suit Wednesday night in federal court.
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Updated on 09.57 EDT
