Harris and Trump deadlocked in new 2024 presidential election poll: Live updates

Donald Trump has vowed to take jobs from other countries if he wins the presidency in November through a program of tariff hikes and tax incentives that he believes will encourage foreign companies to relocate production to the US.

The Republican presidential nominee was speaking at a rally in Savannah, Georgia, on Tuesday as part of a week of swing state events.

On Monday night he told a crowd in Pennsylvania that he would be a “protector” for women who “will no longer be thinking about abortion” if he is re-elected.

Also at the rally in the city of Indiana, chants of “send them back” broke out after the former president whipped up the crowd about immigration.

Meanwhile, Kamala Harris has told Wisconsin Public Radio that she is in favor of axing the Senate filibuster in order to codify abortion protections that were previously guaranteed under Roe v Wade.

The latest Reuters poll has Harris up six points nationally but a Quinnipiac University poll also released today has the candidates neck-and-neck among likely voters. A CNN poll also showed the pair locked in an exceedingly close race — with Harris 48 per cent to Trump’s 47 per cent.

Key Points

• Judge grants Jack Smith’s request to file brief including alleged Trump election subversion evidence

• Trump vows to ‘take other countries’ jobs’

• Harris says she is in favor of eliminating Senate filibuster for Roe

• Vance claims Ohio residents can’t ‘speak their truth’ as he continues to push debunked pet-eating story

• New poll: Trump and Harris neck-and-neck nationally among likely voters

• Harris extends lead over Trump nationwide in latest Reuters poll

Giuliani forced to pay firm that probed his finances in tossed bankruptcy case

22:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Cash-strapped former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani must still pay roughly $300,000 to a firm hired to investigate his finances, a bankruptcy judge ordered Tuesday, despite Giuliani’s request to reduce that amount by nearly $80,000.

More than a month after his Chapter 11 bankruptcy case was officially dismissed, a dispute between Giuliani and Global Data Risk (GDR), a firm hired by Giuliani’s creditors to investigate his finances, has still plagued the case. The dismissal order requires the former mayor to pay the firm’s expenses — but he objected to the amount the firm says it is owed.

Kelly Rissman has been following the case.

Rudy Giuliani forced to pay nearly $300k to firm that probed his finances

Haitian rights group calls for Trump and Vance to be arrested over bogus ‘pet-eating’ slurs

22:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump and JD Vance should be arrested for spreading baseless claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets and neighborhood animals in an Ohio town, according to an affidavit filed by a Haitian advocacy organization.

The complaint from the Haitian Bridge Alliance, filed Tuesday in Clark County Municipal Court, accuses the pair of working together to “knowingly spread a false and dangerous narrative.”

Josh Marcus has the details.

Haitian group calls for Trump and Vance to be arrested over bogus ‘pet-eating’ slurs

‘Are you trying to lose’: Haley skewers GOP candidate questioning why women over 50 care about abortion

22:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley gave some biting feedback to a GOP Senate candidate who questioned why women voters over the age of 50 care about the issue of abortion, suggesting it would cause him to lose support.

Bernie Moreno, a candidate in Ohio who made headlines with a shiny Trump endorsement, told a group of voters during a town hall last week that “a lot of suburban women” are “single-issue voters” on abortion.

Ariana Baio has the story.

Nikki Haley skewers GOP candidate questioning why women over 50 care about abortion

Trump says eggs are $5 under Kamala – and claims salmon was $4.99 when he was president

22:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Former President Donald Trump shared an infographic on Truth Social claiming that various items are more expensive with Kamala Harris as vice president than they were during Trump’s time in the White House.

“The cost of Kamala” infographic alleges, without sharing any sources, that a cup of coffee is $9.99 “under Kamala” but was $6.99 “under Trump.”

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Trump says eggs are $5 under Kamala and claims salmon was $4.99 when he was president

Trump is all over the place on ‘stupid’ early voting

21:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump can’t make up his mind on early voting.

Both in and out of office, Trump attacked mail-in and other forms of early voting as suspect, illegal, and unreliable. At the same time, with polls showing him trailing Kamala Harris, Trump and his party have occasionally urged voters to take advantage of early voting.

That ambivalence continued on Monday night, when Trump spoke to a crowd in Indiana, Pennsylvania.

Josh Marcus reports.

Trump is all over the place on ‘stupid’ early voting

Watch: Harris campaign hits out at ‘Trump Tax’

21:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Trump campaign docs leaked again as reporter claims he got sent internal message weeks after Iran’s hack

21:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is still being hacked, a reporter speculated after revealing an unknown individual – “Robert” – sent him stolen internal emails, a recent internal letter and dossiers of the potential vice presidential picks.

Weeks after US officials and the Trump campaign confirmed it was hacked and some of its internal communications had been sent to several news outlets, a new report says more internal Trump campaign documents have been stolen as recently as last week. The US intelligence community blamed Iran for a previous Trump campaign hack.

Judd Legum, a journalist who authors the political newsletter Popular Information, revealed on Tuesday an individual who only identified themself as “Robert” sent him internal Trump emails exchanged between top advisors between October 2023 and August 2024.

Ariana Baio has the full story.

Trump campaign docs leaked again weeks after Iran’s hack

Second gentleman stops by Whataburger with Beto O’Rourke on swing through Texas

20:55 , Oliver O’Connell

Trump flubs name of Charlottesville, Virginia, during speech in Georgia

20:50 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump flubbed the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, while going off script during a speech on Tuesday otherwise focused on economic policy, slamming Vice President Kamala Harris for lying about “Charlottestown.”

The former president was talking about imposing tariffs and other steps he’d take to bolster U.S. manufacturing in Savannah, Georgia, when he veered off topic. He began arguing that he won the recent debate with Harris, despite GOP claims the moderators were against him.

“She didn’t say anything except lies, like bloodbath, like Charlottestown,” Trump said.

He didn’t acknowledge the error, but quickly added that he was “finishing this topic. Because they’ll say, ‘Oh, he fell into a trap” — when in fact, he’d already made a conspicuous mistake.

Trump was trying to refer to the deadly 2017 violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, between white supremacists and anti-racist protesters. Trump has faced years of criticism from Harris and other top Democrats when he blamed “both sides” for what occurred.

You can watch that moment here:

Project 2025 architect accused of telling colleagues he killed pit bull with shovel, report says

20:40 , Oliver O’Connell

The head of the Heritage Foundation, the conservative group behind Project 2025, allegedly told colleagues decades ago that he killed a neighbor’s dog with a shovel, according to a report.

Former colleagues recalled to The Guardian that Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, told them that he had killed his neighbor’s pit bull around 2004 because the dog’s barking was bothering his family.

Kelly Rissman has the story.

Project 2025 architect allegedly told colleagues he killed dog with shovel: report

Watch: McConnell explains why Trump’s tariff plan is bad for American consumers

20:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Biden to visit Germany and Angola

20:26 , Oliver O’Connell

President Joe Biden will visit Germany and Angola next month, the White House announced in a statement on Tuesday.

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president will travel to Germany and Angola from October 10 to 15.

In Germany, President Biden will meet with German leaders to “further strengthen the close bond the United States and Germany share as Allies and friends and coordinate on shared priorities”.

Biden “will reinforce the US and German commitment to democracy and countering antisemitism and hatred, strengthen the enduring people-to-people ties between our countries, and advance cooperation on economics, trade, and technology”.

Further, the president will express his appreciation to Germany for supporting Ukraine’s defense against Russian aggression, hosting US service members, and contributing to the security of the entire NATO Alliance.

On October 13-15, Biden will travel to Luanda, Angola, where he will meet with President João Lourenço of Angola to discuss increased collaboration on shared priorities.

These include bolstering the economic partnership between the two countries to keep companies competitive and protect workers; celebrating a signature project of the G7’s Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGI), which advances a joint vision for Africa’s first trans-continental open-access rail network that starts in Lobito and ultimately will connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean; strengthening democracy and civic engagement; intensifying action on climate security and the clean energy transition; and enhancing peace and security.

The White House says the president’s visit to Luanda celebrates the evolution of the relationship between the two countries, underscores the US’s continued commitment to African partners, and demonstrates how collaborating to solve shared challenges delivers.

Trump shares OnlyFans model’s conspiracy story about Harris rallies

20:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Former President Donald Trump shared a baseless claim pushed by an OnlyFans model that people are being paid to attend Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign rallies.

Trump shared a TikTok video by Samantha Gangewere on Truth Social on Monday.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Trump shares OnlyFans model’s conspiracy story about Harris rallies

BREAKING: Judge grants Jack Smith’s request to file brief including alleged Trump election subversion evidence

20:06 , Oliver O’Connell

Judge Tanya Chutkan has granted Special Counsel Jack Smith’s request to file a “comprehensive brief” of up to 180 pages in Donald Trump’s election interference case that will include a “substantial number of exhibits”.

The brief is to defend the government’s superseding indictment as being compliant with the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling.

Judge Chutkan’s ruling allows Smith to submit evidence of the former president’s alleged crimes relating to election interference and January 6, before the election.

Latest poll updates: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

20:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Alicja Hagopian looks at the latest poll numbers…

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates from the 2024 election

19:50 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump demands NBC bring back Johnny Carson – who died in 2005

Outside a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, young people in MAGA hats say they’re scared for their future

19:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Richard Hall writes:

It was a college town, so the crowd was bound to be younger than usual. But the sheer amount of fresh-faced college and high school-age youths at Donald Trump’s rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania on Monday evening was something to behold.

They lined up for hours in MAGA hats of all colors; many of them wore T-shirts with Trump’s most famous image on the front — his fist in the air and the American flag billowing in the background in the seconds after the first attempt on his life a few weeks ago.

What could bring out so many young people to see a former president, I asked, as I waited in a line that extended to the parking lot?

Continue reading…

Outside a Trump rally, young people in MAGA hats say they’re scared for the future

Harris extends lead over Trump nationwide in latest Reuters poll

19:28 , Oliver O’Connell

Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 47% to 40% in the race to win the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, as she appeared to blunt Trump’s edge on the economy and jobs, a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Tuesday found.

Harris had a six percentage point lead based on unrounded figures – which showed her with support from 46.61% of registered voters while Trump was backed by 40.48%, according to the three-day poll that closed on Monday. The Democrat’s lead was slightly higher than her five-point advantage over Trump in a Sept 11-12 Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Asked which candidate had the better approach on the “economy, unemployment and jobs,” some 43% of voters in the poll picked Trump and 41% selected Harris. Trump’s two-point advantage on the topic compares to his three-point lead in an August Reuters/Ipsos poll and an 11 point lead over Harris in late July shortly after she launched her campaign.

While national surveys including Reuters/Ipsos polls give important signals on the views of the electorate, the state-by-state results of the Electoral College determine the winner, with seven battleground states likely to be decisive.

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll surveyed 1,029 U.S. adults online, nationwide, including 871 registered voters. Among these, 785 were considered the most likely to turn out on Election Day. Among these likely voters, Harris led 50% to 44%, though similar to her lead among all registered voters, her advantage was only five points when using unrounded figures.

Vance hedges when asked about Mark Robinson after porn scandal: ‘Allegations aren’t necessarily reality’

19:20 , Oliver O’Connell

JD Vance struggled to answer coherently when asked about Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor in North Carolina who is at the center of damning claims.

Robinson was the subject of a report by CNN’s KFile unit last week which alleges he has an extensive history of comments made on a porn site called “Nude Africa” under an email address and username both known to be linked to him.

The comments, which touched on a wide range of topics, were outrageous and shocking — in one, he reportedly referred to himself as a “Black Nazi.” Robinson claims he did not write the comments and denies the allegations.

When Vance was asked about it on the campaign trail, he struggled to give a straight answer on whether he believed Robinson.

Rhian Lubin has the story.

JD Vance hedges when asked about Mark Robinson after porn scandal

New poll: Trump and Harris neck-and-neck nationally among likely voters

19:19 , Oliver O’Connell

With 41 days until Election Day, the presidential race remains too close to call as former President Donald Trump receives 48 per cent support among likely voters, Vice President Kamala Harris receives 47 per cent support, and Green Party candidate Jill Stein and Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver each receive 1 per cent support, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll of likely voters released today.

In the previous poll, released on August 29, following the Democratic National Convention, the presidential race was also too close to call, with Harris receiving 49 per cent support, Trump receiving 47 per cent support, and Stein and Oliver each getting 1 per cent support.

In today’s poll, Republicans 93-6 per cent back Trump, while Democrats 94-5 per cent back Harris. Among independents, 47 per cent back Trump, 44 per cent back Harris, 3 per cent back Stein, and 2 per cent back Oliver.

In a hypothetical two-way race between Harris and Trump, Trump receives 48 per cent support and Harris receives 48 per cent support.

Seventy per cent of likely voters supporting Harris say they are very enthusiastic about supporting her, compared to 75 per cent in August.

Seventy-one per cent of likely voters supporting Trump say they are very enthusiastic about supporting him, compared to 68 per cent in August.

Watch: As Wall Street hits record highs for 3 days in a row, Trump predicts 1929-style depression if he doesn’t win

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Trump endorsed anti-LGBTQ+ author put on leave from school choice group over ‘gay porn past’

19:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Anti-LGBT+ author and activist Corey DeAngelis has been placed on leave from the conservative group the American Federation for Children following allegations that he appeared in gay adult films.

The organization removed a page outlining his work with the group. The federation said that DeAngelis had been placed on leave while the claim that he appeared in videos as “Seth Rose” on the adult film site GayHoopla was investigated, according to LGBTQ Nation. The videos seem to have been posted around 2014, the outlet noted.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Anti-LGBTQ+ author put on leave from school choice group for alleged gay porn past

Trump attacks Harris over trip to southern border

18:54 , Oliver O’Connell

With Kamala Harris scheduled to visit Arizona on Friday during a swing through western states, there are reports seized upon by Donald Trump that the vice president will be visiting the southern border.

The former president mentioned the trip (which has not officially been announced by the Harris campaign) during remarks in Savannah this lunchtime, but had already posted on Truth Social:

After almost four years, Border Czar Kamala Harris has decided, for political reasons, that it’s time for her to go to our broken Southern Border. What a disgrace that she waited so long, allowing millions of people to enter our Country from prisons, mental institutions, and criminal cells all over the World, not just South America, many of those coming are terrorists, and at a level never seen before! She’s trying to con the public like she did a good job at the Border when, in fact, she has destroyed the very fabric of our Nation allowing 21 Million people in from places unknown….

….When Kamala is seen at the Border on Friday, she will pass Hundreds of Miles of Wall that was built by TRUMP, and it is Wall that WORKS! When she speaks, be advised that this woman has allowed more than 21 million people into our Country, totally unvetted, and from places unknown. They are now creating criminal havoc all throughout the Country. Every State is a Border State! When she speaks, I hope everybody remembers that she has caused our cities, towns, and Country itself, tremendous damage, and only I can fix it!

Senator Joe Manchin says he won’t endorse Harris over call to end filibuster

18:50 , Oliver O’Connell

Senator Joe Manchin, a staunch defender of the filibuster, tells CNN’s Manu Raju that he will not endorse Kamala Harris now over her call to end the filibuster to codify Roe v Wade.

“Shame on her,” Manchin said today in the Capitol.

“She knows the filibuster is the Holy Grail of democracy. It’s the only thing that keeps us talking and working together. If she gets rid of that, then this would be the House on steroids.”

Given her stance, Manchin said he wouldn’t back Harris for president.

“That ain’t going to happen,” he said. “I think that basically can destroy our country and my country is more important to me than any one person or any one person’s ideology… I think it’s the most horrible thing.”

Trump wants to cut corporate tax to 15% — with a catch

18:45 , Oliver O’Connell

In his speech today in Savannah, Georgia, Donald Trump says he wants to cut the corporate tax rate to 15 per cent but only for businesses that manufacture their products in the US. It is currently at 21 per cent.

He also made a bit of a gaffe:

Ignoring First Amendment, Trump says those who criticize the Supreme Court should be tossed in jail

18:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump scolded those who critique the Supreme Court at a rally on Monday, saying people should be jailed for “the way they talk about our judges and our justices” – despite the First Amendment allowing people to criticize the government.

The former president, who has invoked his First Amendment right to launch a bevy of attacks against federal and state judges, suggested it should be “illegal” to rebuke judicial decisions or try and advocate in favor of a certain decision.

Ariana Baio has the story.

Trump ignores First Amendment, says critics of Supreme Court should be jailed

Watch: Trump says ‘tariff’ the word, ‘is beautiful’

18:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Trump says he’s going to McDonald’s to work a french fry job

18:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump isn’t letting this one go.

At a Pennsylvania rally Monday evening, the former president continued his attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris for speaking out about her summer job at McDonald’s, this time insisting he’d like to stop by the fast-food joint and try “the French fry job” for a bit to “see how it is.”

Madeline Sherratt has the story.

Trump says he’s going to McDonald’s to work a french fry job

Trump vows to ‘take other countries’ jobs’

18:13 , Oliver O’Connell

In a speech focused on the economy and tax policy in Savannah, Georgia, Donald Trump has vowed that under his leadership, should he win November’s election, “we’re going to take other countries’ jobs … we’re going to take their factories, and we really had it rocking four years ago.”

Watch LIVE: Trump campaigns in Georgia after campaign confuses state with country

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Listen: Harris calls for elimination of filibuster to ensure reproductive freedom

17:50 , Oliver O’Connell

FBI: Son of suspect in Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges

17:40 , AP

The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of former President Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images.

Oran Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina, home “in connection with an investigation unrelated to child exploitation,” an FBI official said in court papers.

Investigators seized multiple electronic devices and found hundreds of files of child sexual abuse, according the court papers. He faces two charges of possessing and receiving child sexual abuse material.

Continue reading…

FBI: Son of suspect in Trump assassination attempt arrested on child sexual abuse images charges

Jennifer Lawrence explains why she is endorsing Harris

17:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Lawrence has explained to People why she is endorsing Kamala Harris for president: “Abortion is literally on the ballot.”

Per the magazine:

“I’m voting for Kamala Harris because I think she’s an amazing candidate and I know that she will do whatever she can to protect reproductive rights,” says the Oscar-winning actress, 34, urging others to do the same. “That’s the most important thing, is to not let somebody into the White House who is going to ban abortion.”

Ahead of the national election, the self-described feminist is producing two to-be-released documentary films that exemplify those political values: Bread and Roses, which follows three women living under Taliban rule in Afghanistan, and Zurawski v Texas, about abortion care supporters who in 2023 sued the state of Texas.

In UN speech, Biden speaks of dropping out the election and warns of Middle East war

17:20 , Oliver O’Connell

President Joe Biden has warned world leaders of the dangers of an expanded war in the Middle East during his final appearance before the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The president, who will leave office in January, delivered what is most likely the final major foreign policy address of his half-century in public life on Tuesday. Just two months ago, he shocked the world by becoming the first American chief executive in a half-century to forgo seeking re-election to a second term.

Andrew Feinberg reports.

Biden warns of Middle East war and details why he dropped out presidential race

Violent crime dropped in 2023 — despite Trump insisting it soared

17:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Violent crime rates dropped in the United States in 2023, despite Trump claiming that they “through the roof”, according to data in a new FBI report.

Donald Trump’s claim that in the US: “Our crime rate is going up, while crime statistics all over the world are going down”, has now been debunked as false by official FBI data recorded for over 14 million criminal offenses in 2023.

By estimation, violent crime declined by 3 per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year while murders and non-negligent manslaughter crimes decreased by nearly 12 per cent.

Madeline Sherratt looked at the figures.

Violent crime dropped in 2023 — despite Trump insisting it was ‘through the roof’

Watch: New Harris-Walz ad features support of ‘lifelong Republicans’

16:50 , Oliver O’Connell

Trump quotes Shakespeare at rally (but gets it wrong)

16:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump made a real gaffe during his Pennsylvania rally on Monday when he tried (and failed) to quote William Shakespeare and reignited discussion about his crowd sizes by claiming he draws in more people than Winston Churchill did.

Ironically, the Republican started to set up the blunder by telling his Indiana crowd that Churchill was “this great speaker,” before swiftly comparing his and the famous UK leader’s crowd sizes – a topic he has focused on multiple occasions over the course of his campaign:

“I get much bigger crowds than him but nobody ever says I’m a great speaker.”

Myriam Page reports.

Trump quotes Shakespeare (but gets it wrong) and digs into Churchill’s crowd sizes

‘Cognitively very strong’: Trump teased over rambling ‘word salad’ at rally

16:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump has been mocked over his baffling “word salads” as he addressed his supporters at an election rally in Pennsylvania.

The 78-year-old Republican candidate meandered into strange topic directions – but insisted he is “cognitively very strong”.

Catching himself slipping, Trump reassured his crowd: “I almost said the state of Pennsylvania but I said, I meant the Commonwealth, I never said the state, I was able to catch it because I’m cognitively very strong.”

Madeline Sherratt reports.

Trump teased over ‘word salad’ at Pennsylvania as he preaches sanity

Harris says she is in favor of eliminating Senate filibuster for Roe

16:05 , Oliver O’Connell

Vice President Kamala Harris gave an interview to Wisconsin Public Radio this morning in which she said that she supports the Senate getting rid of the filibuster to pass legislation that codifies abortion protections previously ensured by Roe v Wade before the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.

“I think we should eliminate the filibuster for Roe,” Harris said.

Previously, in 2022, she said she would cast a tie-breaking vote to end the filibuster for reproductive rights. This is the first time she has weighed in on the subject as presidential nominee.

Vance claims Ohio residents can’t ‘speak their truth’ as he continues to push debunked pet-eating story

16:00 , Oliver O’Connell

JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, has suggested that the people of Springfield, Ohio, have been prevented from speaking “their truth” after a rumor about the town’s Haitian immigrants was repeatedly and thoroughly debunked.

Haitian immigrants in the town have been baselessly accused of stealing domestic pets, including dogs and cats, and eating them.

Vance has continued to push the claim even after town officials issued denials, and former President Donald Trump aggressively repeated the allegations from the ABC News debate stage on September 10.

The Ohio senator lambasted the media for “debunking” the story during a campaign stop in North Carolina on Monday.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Vance is still pushing Haitian pet-eating story claiming residents are being silenced

Trump campaign still being hacked, report says

15:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Journalist Judd Legum, author of the newsletter Popular Information, says he was offered stolen email communications from within the past 10 days.

Watch LIVE: Biden address United Nations in last major speech to international audience

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Donald Trump boasts ‘women have always liked me and I’ve never had a problem’

Coming up: Biden will use last speech to UN to say he has restored US leadership on world stage

14:55 , Oliver O’Connell

President Joe Biden will use his final address to the United Nations General Assembly to highlight how his efforts to “restore American leadership on the world stage” have produced “results” and “real achievements for the American people and the world,” according to a senior administration official.

Biden is set to address the UN gathering on Tuesday at 10 a.m., the second day of the 79th annual gathering of the international organization. Because he has withdrawn from the 2024 presidential election and is not seeking a second term, it will be his last chance to deliver remarks before the yearly assemblage of world leaders.

Andrew Feinberg reports.

Biden will use last speech to UN to say he has restored US leadership on world stage

Watch: Tim Walz gets a new spin on his ‘mind your own business’ message

14:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Trump to outline plans to lure foreign companies to US in economic address

14:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Bloomberg reports that Donald Trump will pledge to personally recruit foreign companies and outline new incentives — including an offer of federal land — designed to lure operations to the US during an economic address today in Savannah.

We’ll be following live at 1pm.

Harris responds to Trump abortion comments

14:00 , Rhian Lubin

Kamala Harris has responded to the comments Trump made about women and abortion at the Pennsylvania rally on Monday night.

Trump and Harris to outline economic plans this week

13:40 , Rhian Lubin

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will unveil their plans for the economy this week while visiting key battleground states.

Trump is scheduled to outline his tax plan later today in Georgia, a key swing state that he lost in 2020.

Meanwhile, Harris plans to roll out new policies on what she calls the “opportunity economy” during a speech in Pennsylvania, another battleground state, on Wednesday.

The economy is one of the key issues for voters, with 81 percent agreeing it will be very important to them in the 2024 presidential election.

Crowd at Trump rally chanted ‘Send them back!’

13:20 , Rhian Lubin

More now on the scenes from Trump’s Pennsylvania rally last night.

The crowd at Trump’s rally chanted, “Send them back!” as the former president peddled more baseless claims about immigration.

Trump told the Indiana crowd Vice President Kamala Harris has “illegally flown in more than half a million migrants” – a statistic he did not back up with evidence – thereby “changing the character of small towns and villages all over our country and changing them forever.”

He also returned yet again to the debunked conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants are eating people’s pets in Springfield, Ohio, spread over recent weeks at least in part by him and running mate JD Vance.

Myriam Page reports.

Trump’s crowd chants ‘Send them back,’ claims immigrants ‘destroyed’ London and Paris

Trump vows to ‘stop all migrant flights to Pennsylvania’ on first day in office

13:00 , Rhian Lubin

In his latest Truth Social post, Trump has vowed to “stop all migrant flights to Pennsylvania” on his first day in office if he wins the presidency.

Mark Robinson ‘considering legal action’ over CNN’s bombshell report

12:38 , Rhian Lubin

Embattled North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is reportedly threatening CNN with legal action over its bombshell investigation.

A report published by the broadcaster revealed an extensive history of comments made on a porn site called “Nude Africa” under an email address and username both known to be linked to him.

The comments, which touched on a wide range of topics, were outrageous and shocking — in one, he apparently referred to himself as a “Black Nazi.”

Robinson has denied all of the claims in the report and could sue.

On the campaign trail, Robinson was asked if he had “taken steps” to prove the claims are not true.

“We absolutely are,” he said. “We absolutely are. We’re in talks right now, everything up to legal counsel to take CNN to task for what they have done to us. We are going after them, okay?”

Trump ‘under pressure’ to do another debate

11:54 , Rhian Lubin

Trump is under pressure from Republicans to debate Harris again, according to reports.

Following the debate on September 10, Republicans are encouraging Trump to face off against Harris again given how tight the race is.

Steve Cortes, a former adviser to Trump, told The Hill: ““We’re in a very tight race. I like where President Trump stands. However, I think any of us who do polling, who read polling carefully realize that this race is super, super tight and in that environment, I don’t think we should skip an opportunity to speak in front of a super large audience of Americans.”

Harris has already accepted a CNN invite for another round with Trump on October 23, but the former president said it is “too late” to have another debate.

Can Harris beat Trump? Latest poll updates

11:33 , Rhian Lubin

With just six weeks to go until election day, the candidates are preparing for an intense final stretch of the campaign.

The needle is ready to swing either way. So, how will Harris and Trump fare in November?

The Independent’s data correspondent Alicja Hagopian has the latest.

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates from the 2024 election

Watch: Trump claims he will be ‘protector’ of women

11:05 , Rhian Lubin

Trump admits he is ‘childlish’ and says he has ‘personality defect’

10:45 , Rhian Lubin

Trump made an unusually self-aware admission at the rally in Pennsylvania on Monday night, saying perhaps he had a “personality defect”.

The former president was describing his reluctance to do an interview with the libertarian TV host Greg Gutfeld when he got a little personal.

“He asked me for an interview, and I said ‘You know, I’ll do it, but begrudgingly – ten minutes’. I don’t really want to do it, because he doesn’t like me,” Trump said.

“I guess I don’t like anybody that doesn’t like me, I’ll be honest,” he continued, prompting cheers and laughter from the crowd.

“When they don’t like me, I don’t like them, okay? It sounds childish… that’s the way it is. Call it a personality defect.”

Io Dodds reports.

Trump admits he might be ‘childish’ and have a ‘personality defect’ at PA rally

New poll puts Harris ahead by 5 points in key swing state of Pennsylvania

10:20 , Rhian Lubin

A new poll has put Kamala Harris ahead of Donald Trump by five points in the key swing state of Pennsylvania.

The vice president has 49 percent support in the battleground state, while Trump is polling at 44 percent, according to the Spotlight PA/MassINC poll.

Both candidates have events in Pennsylvania this week. Trump appeared at a rally last night while Harris has a campaign stop there later in the week.

Pennsylvania has 19 electoral votes.