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2024 election updates: Harris, Trump swipe at each other over the Affordable Care Act

The Trump campaign is trying to distance itself from Johnson's comments.

With five days until Election Day, Kamala Harris is attacking Donald Trump for saying Wednesday night in Wisconsin that, against his advisers' advice, he is going to keep saying he will "protect the women" "whether the women like it or not."

Both candidates continue their whirlwind campaigns in the West.


More than 59 million Americans have voted early

As of 5:45 a.m. ET on Thursday more than 59 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Of the early ballots cast, 31,018,125 were cast in person and 27,952,363 were returned by mail.


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Harris rips Trump over his comments about women

Harris, speaking with reporters before departing Wisconsin, continued to slam Trump for his comments that he will protect women "whether they like it or not."

"It actually is, I think, very offensive to women in terms of not understanding their agency, their authority, their right and their ability to make decisions about their own lives, including their own bodies," Harris said.

"He does not prioritize the freedom of women and the intelligence of women to make decisions about their own lives and bodies and health care for all Americans is on the line in this election," she added.


Elon Musk not in attendance at hearing on his controversial giveaway

Musk is a no show in court in Pennsylvania for a hearing over the legality of his $1 million a day giveaway.

The hearing has been derailed after Musk late Wednesday sought to remove the civil case to federal court. While discussions in court are ongoing, all parties essentially agree the hearing can't go forward until federal court decides on the issue.

-ABC News' Olivia Rubin


Philadelphia hearing today on Elon Musk's $1 million voter giveaway

Elon Musk in a filing late Wednesday sought to have the civil lawsuit against his $1 million giveaway moved into federal court, arguing the claims "turn principally on the allegation that Defendants are somehow unlawfully interfering with a federal election."

Though District Attorney Larry Krasner has accused Musk and his political action committee of running an illegal lottery and violating state consumer protection laws, Musk's court filing notes the repeated references to the upcoming presidential election in the lawsuit.

The filing comes before a 10 a.m. ET hearing scheduled in Philadelphia on the issue.

Read more about Krasner's lawsuit here.

-ABC News' Lucien Bruggeman and Olivia Rubin


Where the candidates are campaigning 5 days out from Election Day

Vice President Harris will hold events at 4:20 p.m. ET in Phoenix, Arizona, and at 8:25 p.m. ET in Reno, Nevada.

Her final event of the day in Las Vegas will include remarks by Jennifer Lopez and a performance by Maná.

Trump is holding a 2:00 p.m. ET rally in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a 6:30 p.m. ET rally in Henderson, Nevada, before joining Tucker Carlson for a hurricane relief benefit in Arizona.