Obama calls Trump 'wannabe king' at Harris event

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

Last Updated: October 25, 2024, 6:37 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.

Oct 25, 6:54 am

More than 31 million Americans have voted early

As of Friday morning, more than 31 million Americans cast an absentee ballot or voted early in person, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Roughly 13.7 million people voted early in person, the lab reported, and more than 17.7 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, 3:23 PM EDT

Harris works to earn Pennsylvania's Republican votes alongside Liz Cheney

Harris is doing a series of moderated conversations with former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney in suburban cities in the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin on Monday.

While in Pennsylvania, Harris and Cheney worked to pick off Republicans disaffected with their party's nominee who may vote for the vice president and focus on the dangers Trump poses to the country and to democracy.

"There are months in the history of our country which challenge us, each of us, to really decide when we stand for those things that we talk about, including, in particular, country over party," Harris said.

Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris holds a moderated conversation with Former Rep. Liz Cheney at People's Light performing arts theater Malvern, Pa., Oct. 21, 2024.
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Cheney, a staunch Trump critic who endorsed Harris in September despite their party and policy differences, said "every single thing in my experience and in my background has played a part" in her supporting Harris.

"In this race, we have the opportunity to vote for and support somebody you can count on. We're not always going to agree, but I know Vice President Harris will always do what she believes is right for this country. She has a sincere heart, and that's why I'm honored to be in this place."

Read more about Harris and Cheney's events here.

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

Oct 21, 2024, 3:19 PM EDT

Trump appears on The Undertaker's podcast

Trump continued his alternative media outreach effort by sitting down for a podcast interview with retired pro wrestler Mark Calaway, also known as "The Undertaker."

During the podcast, Trump repeated his anti-trans rhetoric, promising to not allow "men playing in women's sports" as Calaway brought up his teenage quarterback daughter.

"You don't want to go and wrestle a guy like if you were doing that, because people do that -- like your father -- right? He's a little too much to handle," Trump said to Calaway's daughter, who was present for the interview, after Calaway asked him about Title IX..

"I will get rid of it fast. Men playing in women's sports is insane," Trump said.

Republicans have invested heavily in ads targeting the transgender community this cycle.

-ABC News' Soorin Kim, Lalee Ibssa and Kelsey Walsh

Oct 21, 2024, 2:37 PM EDT

Walz on what he'd do differently from the Biden admin and appealing to voters

Tim Walz joined ABC's "The View" on Monday, where he discussed what he would have done differently than the Biden-Harris administration -- a questioned that Harris herself struggled with in her own appearance on the talk show.

The governor said that he wished one of their ticket's proposals -- an expansion on Medicare -- "would have been proposed sooner." He argued their campaign is focusing heavily on things like the care economy and child care affordability.

Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz visits The View, Oct. 21, 2024.
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Walz also discussed how they can appeal to men and Black voters, two voting blocks where Trump is having success.

"As as vice president says, we have a responsibility to earn the votes from everyone and not make the assumption that men or women are going to be with us. I hear oftentimes about the Black community. Why would we assume that they were with us, unless we're putting out proposals that positively impact their life?" Walz said.

He argued that they are trying to make voters aware of their proposals on housing, child care, small businesses and more.

Read more about Walz on "The View" here.

Oct 21, 2024, 2:18 PM EDT

Trump won't denounce violence against FEMA workers during North Carolina stop

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the damage and federal response to Hurricane Helene, Oct. 21, 2024, in Swannanoa, N.C.
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Trump toured devastation caused by Hurricane Helene just outside Asheville, North Carolina, and later delivered remarks to the press where he began by slamming the job from the White House for their hurricane response, continuing to push false claims about FEMA assistance in the wake of violence against FEMA workers.

"The power of nature. Nothing you can do about it, but you got to get a little bit better crew in to do a better job than has been done by the White House. It's been not good. Not good. I'm here today in western North Carolina to express a simple message to the incredible people of the state, I'm with you, and the American people are with you all the way," Trump said.

Later, he pushed false claims about the allocation of FEMA assistance, once again falsely saying that money dedicated to hurricane relief was going to offer assistance to migrants unaffected by the storm.

"FEMA has done a very poor job … They had spent hundreds of millions of dollars doing other things, things that I don't think bear any relationship to this money, there was, they were not supposed to be spending the money on taking in illegal migrants, maybe so they could vote in the election. Because that's what a lot of people are saying. That's why they're doing it," Trump falsely said.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa, Kelsey Walsh and Soorin Kim