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2024 election updates: Trump, Harris hit more battlegrounds

The candidates continue to rally supporters in key swing states.

Last Updated: September 29, 2024, 5:19 PM EDT

With just over five weeks to go until Election Day, the candidates are campaigning in battleground states and making their case for why they should lead the country.

Former President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd in Erie, Pa., on Sunday after an event on Saturday in Wisconsin.

Vice President Kamala Harris, meanwhile, was scheduled to speak in Las Vegas on Sunday night after fundraisers in San Francisco on Saturday and in Los Angeles on Sunday.

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Sep 28, 2024, 2:04 PM EDT

Justice Department sues Alabama over alleged voter purge

The Department of Justice sued the State of Alabama and its top election official on Friday for allegedly removing voters from its election rolls too close to the November election.

Last month, Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen announced that he had begun inactivating the voter registrations of 3,251 people who had been previously issued noncitizen identification numbers.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen speaks during the inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Alabama state Capital in Montgomery, Ala., Jan. 16, 2023.
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The National Voter Registration Act prohibits states from removing voters from rolls within 90 days of a federal election, and Alabama's voter roll maintenance commenced 84 days ahead of the November election, the Justice Department alleged.

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-ABC News' Peter Charalambous

Sep 28, 2024, 2:04 PM EDT

Walz attends Michigan-Minnesota game

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sat in a suite at the ‘Big House' on Saturday watching the University of Minnesota, his state’s college football team, play the University of Michigan following a rainy morning spent with students, Michigan fans and athletic staff and the Gophers’ head coach, PJ Fleck.

The governor landed earlier this morning – dressed in a blue ‘Harris-Walz’ sweater, not his Gophers’ maroon and gold– in nearby Superior Charter Township, where he greeted student organizers at the airport.

These students had shuttled a yellow school bus onto the tarmac that said ‘Put me in Coach’ along with other decorations. He was also greeted by Rep. Debbie Dingell and Wayne County Executive Warren Evans.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, wearing a camouflage hunting cap, greets students from U-M after his flight arrived in the rain at Willow Run Airport in Michigan, Sept. 28, 2024.
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Walz then made his way to Michigan’s stadium and met with Wolverine fans at a tailgate outside. He called the stadium a "shrine to football," and talked with several fans.

Going inside the stadium, Walz walked down a tunnel and onto the field before greeting a familiar face– Minnesota’s coach Fleck. First Lady Gwen Walz also came over to have a conversation as well.

The Walzes then spoke with five Minnesota cheerleaders and had some fun moments with Goldy Gopher, Minnesota’s mascot. He also met with some Michigan athletics staff.

Later in the evening, former President Donald Trump was scheduled to attend the Georgia Bulldogs-Alabama Crimson Tide game.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

Sep 27, 2024, 7:18 PM EDT

Harris pushes for more resources for Border Patrol agents

Vice President Kamala Harris was asked by reporters what she had discussed earlier with Border Patrol agents while touring the border wall in Arizona.

The vice president said the agents work long hours and need more support.

"I’m here to talk with them about what we can do to continue to support them and to also thank them for the hard work they do," she said.

-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow and Will McDuffie

Sep 27, 2024, 4:34 PM EDT

Trump, campaigning in Michigan, talks about Harris and Zelenskyy

In what was supposed to be an event focusing on manufacturing jobs, Trump spent a significant amount of time slamming Harris for her border visit as "ridiculous."

Directly blaming Harris for a number of border issues, Trump vowed to hold Harris "accountable for these crimes" and she "will be sent back to California" after the election.

Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump makes a campaign stop at manufacturer FALK Production in Walker, Mi., Sept. 27, 2024.
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He also further discussed his meeting earlier Friday with Zelenskyy, again suggesting he'll quickly end the war despite him not providing specifics on how he'd do so.

"I will settle the war in Ukraine. I met with President Zelensky today, a good meeting ... We're going to make a settlement, believe me, and I will end the chaos in the Middle East," Trump claimed.


ABC News' Soorin Kim, Lalee Ibssa and Kelsey Walsh