Trump says he 'shouldn't have left' the White House

The former president made the remarks during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

Last Updated: November 4, 2024, 8:26 AM EST

With two days to go until Election Day, the candidates making in their final appeaks to voters over the weekend.

After popping up on "Saturday Night Live," Vice President Kamala Harris will campaign in battleground Michigan on Sunday. Former President Donald Trump is hitting three swing states on Sunday: Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia.

Nov 4, 4:26 am

More than 78 million Americans have voted early

As of 9 p.m. ET on Sunday, more than 77 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Of the total number of early votes, 42,654,364 were cast in person and 35,348,858 were returned by mail.

A man waits in line with other community members in East Tampa to enter the C. Blythe Andrews, Jr. Public Library at a early voting polling precinct to cast their ballots in Tampa, Fla., Nov. 2, 2024.
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Nov 01, 2024, 8:17 PM EDT

Johnson claims he 'probably will' repeal CHIPS Act if Trump wins before backtracking

At a campaign stop in upstate New York on Friday, House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters, “I expect that we probably will” repeal the CHIPS and Science Act.

Johnson was asked about his position on the legislation by Syracuse University student journalist Luke Radel if former President Donald Trump wins the election and Republicans keep control of the House.

“We haven’t developed that part of the agenda yet. We gotta get over the election first. That’s why we are so happy to be in NY-22,” Johnson said.

The speaker added, "When you take the Green New Deal out of the equation you will save trillions of dollars in the long run for the U.S. economy.”

New York Republican Rep. Brandon Williams - who is running in a tight race that could determine control of the House - said he supports the CHIPS and Science Act.

"I will remind him [Johnson] night and day how important the CHIPS Act is," Williams said.

The comments already drew ire from Democrats including New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks to supporters of former President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, at a Trump Force 47 campaign office in Bethlehem, Pa., on Oct. 28, 2024.
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"I’m amazed that any national leader would even consider repealing the CHIPS & Science Act — and Speaker Johnson threatening to do so during his visit to Central New York just shows how out-of-touch he and his allies are," she said in a statement.

In a statement released later in the evening, Johnson clarified his remarks and reversed his previous comments.

"The CHIPS Act is not on the agenda for repeal. To the contrary, there could be legislation to further streamline and improve the primary purpose of the bill—to eliminate its costly regulations and Green New Deal requirements," he said in his statement.

Williams said in a statement that the speaker "apologized profusely, saying he misheard the question."

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Nov 01, 2024, 7:17 PM EDT

Supreme Court denies GOP request on Pa. 'naked ballots'

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Republican National Committee NC emergency request Friday evening to block the counting of provisional ballots in Pennsylvania cast by voters whose mail-in ballots arrived without a required security sleeve and therefore invalid.

There were no dissents.

The decision, however, applies only to the case at hand — which involves the "naked" ballots submitted during the 2024 Democratic primary.

That means the court has taken no precedent position on any future dispute over Pennsylvania provisional ballots stemming from "naked" mail-in ballots in the general election.

The court signaled it agreed with the Democratic voters’ argument that the RNC lacks injury to intervene, and that granting a stay now would impose no obligation on state election officials overseeing the general election.

Justices Neil Gorsuch, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas -- three conservatives who in 2020 expressed desire to intervene in disputes over Pennsylvania mail ballot rules -- issued a joint statement respecting the decision to deny the RNC request.

-ABC News' Devin Dwyer

Nov 01, 2024, 6:12 PM EDT

Harris campaign to hold livestream GOTV show on Election Day eve: Sources

The Kamala Harris campaign team is planning a large-scale Get Out The Vote effort in all seven battleground states - with eight "interconnected" and “simultaneous” rallies for Monday night, two campaign sources told ABC News.

The vice president, Doug Emhoff, Gov. Tim Walz and Gwen Walz will focus on the blue wall/Rust Belt states while top surrogates will be in other states, the sources said.

The sources claim it will be the “largest interconnected GOTV event” in political history with all rallies connected through a livestream.

-ABC News' MaryAlice Parks

Nov 01, 2024, 6:10 PM EDT

Judge sets Monday hearing in Philly DA case against Musk

The Philadelphia district attorney's case against Elon Musk over his controversial $1 million voter giveaway continued in state court Friday, with the judge scheduling a hearing for Monday morning.

The move comes after the federal court rejected Musk's bid to move the case earlier Friday — greenlighting it to move forward in state court.

Philadelphia Judge Angelo Foglietta set the hearing for 10 a.m. on Monday.

Musk's attorney also filed a motion asking the judge to excuse him from attending.

-ABC News' Olivia Rubin