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2024 election updates: Trump, Harris hit more battlegrounds

The candidates continue to rally supporters in key swing states.

With just over five weeks to go until Election Day, the candidates are campaigning in battleground states and making their case for why they should lead the country.

Former President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd in Erie, Pa., on Sunday after an event on Saturday in Wisconsin.

Vice President Kamala Harris, meanwhile, was scheduled to speak in Las Vegas on Sunday night after fundraisers in San Francisco on Saturday and in Los Angeles on Sunday.


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Harris to outline 'pragmatic' view on the economy to voters

As Harris seeks to gain ground on the economy, she will outline on Wednesday what her campaign is calling a "pragmatic" view on the issue.

Harris plans to tell voters that "as a capitalist she understands the limitations of government" and that the government must "work in partnership with the private sector and entrepreneurs," according to the senior official, granted anonymity to preview Harris's speech. The official noted Harris will make clear "she is unafraid to hold bad actors accountable if she needs to."

The vice president will also argue that her economic philosophy is "rooted in her middle-class upbringing" and contrast that with Trump's "gilded path to wealth," as part of a larger values argument, the official said.

Read more about Harris' upcoming speech here.


Harris to be interviewed by MSNBC

Harris is participating in an interview with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday, which will air on the cable network on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET, MSNBC announced Wednesday morning.

The network frames it as her first solo network interview since she became the nominee.

Harris has done solo interviews with other news outlets: radio stations and local TV stations. Her first media interview since announcing her candidacy took place last month when she did a joint interview with Tim Walz on CNN.

-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim


National Intelligence director briefs Trump about Iranian threats

Former President Donald Trump was briefed by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence earlier Tuesday on Iran's continued assassination threats against him, his campaign said in a new statement, calling the threats "real and specific."

"Intelligence officials have identified that these continued and coordinated attacks have heightened in the past few months, and law enforcement officials across all agencies are working to ensure President Trump is protected and the election is free from interference," Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung wrote in the statement.

"He will let nothing stop him or get in his way to fight for the American people and to Make America Great Again," Cheung continued.

-ABC News' Soo Rin Kim


Harris Arizona campaign office damaged by apparent gunfire for 2nd time in one week: Police

A coordinated campaign office shared by Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and the Democratic Party in Tempe, Ariz., was damaged by gunfire just after midnight on Monday, the police said Tuesday in a statement to ABC News.

"No one was inside the office during the overnight hours, but this raises concerns about the safety of those who work in that building, as well as those nearby," Tempe Police spokesperson Sgt. Ryan Cook said.

Police said they received calls from those who worked in the office on Monday afternoon and arrived to what they said appeared to be gunshots through the front windows.

Tempe Police said they are analyzing evidence and were taking "additional measures" after the shooting "to ensure the safety of staff and others in the area." A motive for the shooting has not yet been determined and the investigation continues, according to the police.

The same office was shot at just a week prior, on Sept. 16, in an incident the police said appeared to involve a BB or pellet gun. That shooting also happened just after midnight and caused "criminal damage," according to the police.

Harris is scheduled to visit the state on Friday.

In response to the second incident, the Harris campaign offered its thanks to Tempe police.
"Overnight, several shots were fired into our Tempe Democratic Party coordinated campaign office. We are grateful to Tempe Police for coming quickly to the scene and are fortunate no one was present or injured," read a statement from a campaign spokesperson
-ABC News' Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie