Obama calls Trump 'wannabe king' at Harris event

“That's not what you need in your life," he said.

ByAlexandra Hutzler, Ivan Pereira, Tal Axelrod, and David Brennan
Last Updated: October 27, 2024, 8:15 AM EDT

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.

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Oct 27, 8:12 am

More than 40 million Americans have voted early

As of Saturday night, more than 40 million Americans cast an absentee ballot or voted early in person, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Roughly 19.3 million people voted early in person, the lab reported, and more than 20.9 million returned their ballot by mail.

A man votes on the second day of early voting in Wisconsin at the American Serb Hall Banquet in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, October 23, 2024.
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Oct 24, 2024, 10:44 AM EDT

Beyonce to join Harris rally in Houston: Sources

Superstar Beyoncé is set to appear in her hometown with Harris during the vice president's planned rally in Houston, Texas, on Friday, according to two sources with Harris' presidential campaign.

The musician was thought to be on the program for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, but she did not end up performing despite headlines saying she was planning to. The buzz around the potential performance was notable.

Friday's event is slated to be focused on reproductive health care. Beyoncé has spoken publicly about her own fertility journey.

The moment comes as Democrats are hopeful that their Texas Senate candidate Colin Allred is surging, though he remains behind in the polls.

-ABC News' MaryAlice Parks, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Molly Nagle

Beyoncé attends Glamour Women of the Year at the Times Square EDITION Hotel, Oct. 8, 2024, in New York.
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Oct 24, 2024, 10:34 AM EDT

Trump's generals call him a threat to democracy: ANALYSIS

After he won the 2016 election, Trump surrounded himself with decorated military officers such as John Kelley and James Mattis. He called them "my generals."

But now, those figures are offering harsh condemnations of the former president.

Kelly this week told the New York Times that Trump "falls into the general definition of fascist." Mattis, years earlier, said Trump purposely tries to divide the American people and made "a mockery of the Constitution."

ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl offers an analysis of the comments and their impact here.

Oct 24, 2024, 9:59 AM EDT

Harris readies for rally with Obama, Trump heads to 2 battlegrounds

With just 12 days left in the campaign, Harris on Thursday will do local media interviews in Georgia before a 8 p.m. ET rally with former President Barack Obama and concert with Bruce Springsteen.

Trump will be in Arizona for a rally at 5 p.m. ET before going to Nevada for a Las Vegas rally hosted by Turning Point Action at 10 p.m. ET.

Oct 24, 2024, 9:48 AM EDT

538's new forecast on which party is favored to win the Senate

The 538 forecast unveiled Wednesday gives Republicans an edge in gaining control of the upper chamber.

Republicans win control in 87 times out of 100 in simulations of the 2024 election, while Democrats win control only 13 times.

The Senate model comes as the presidential race and races for House control remain razor thin.

Read more about the forecast here.