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 21, 2024, 10:04 AM EDT

Trump to survey hurricane damage before rally in North Carolina

At noon, Trump will survey devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in Asheville, North Carolina.

He'll later hold a 3 p.m. rally in Greenville before a 6:30 p.m. meeting with faith leaders in Concord.

Trump has criticized the Biden-Harris response to the storm, and spread misinformation about the federal government's recovery efforts and assistance. Such misinformation, Biden and other officials have said, is harming those who need assistance and resulting in threats against FEMA workers.

Oct 21, 2024, 9:02 AM EDT

Polls show close race between Harris, Trump

The latest polling averages from 538 show the two candidates running even in key swing states Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Trump, meanwhile, has a slight lead over Harris in Georgia and Arizona.

Overall, 538's national polling average shows Harris ahead by just 1.8%.