Election 2024 updates: Michelle Obama to speak at DNC this week

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has officially appealed a New York judge's ruling that he cannot appear on the state's ballot because he misrepresented his place of residence on his nominating petition forms.

In the appeal, RFK Jr. called the judge's ruling "an assault on New York voters who signed in record numbers to place me on their ballot."

The independent presidential candidate went on to call the Democratic party "unrecognizable."

"The party of my father and uncle’s time was committed to expanding voters' rights and understood that competition at the ballot box is an essential part of American Democracy," RFK Jr. said in the appeal.

"The DNC is now a party that uses lawfare in place of the democratic election process," he added.

CBS News on Wednesday said it has invited the 2024 vice presidential nominees to debate.

The network said it provided four dates as options to the campaign. Democrat Tim Walz indicated that he'd agreed to one on Oct. 1.

"See you on October 1, JD," Walz wrote on X.

A Harris campaign official said: "Harris for President has accepted CBS' invitation to a Vice Presidential Candidate Debate on October 1. Governor Walz looks forward to debating JD Vance -- if he shows up."

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Trump briefly mentioned two new policies he's proposed in recent weeks: eliminating taxes on tip wages and on Social Security benefits for seniors.

"With your vote, I will end this injustice and I will always protect Social Security and Medicare for our great seniors," he said.

But he did not offer further details of either policy. Some experts have warned his Social Security proposal could hurt the program by cutting down a funding source at a time when it faces solvency issues.

Trump is in North Carolina to deliver remarks on the economy, but his speech so far has not revealed any new or detailed policy positions and instead is focused on bashing Harris on inflation and immigration.

"With four more years of Harris, your finances will never recover, they're never going to recover. Our country will never recover, frankly, more importantly. It will be unrecoverable," he said. "Vote Trump, and your incomes will soar, your savings will grow, young people will be able to afford a home and we will bring back the American dream bigger, better and stronger than ever before."