Trump dunks on Detroit during speech while Obama campaigns for Harris with less than one month until election day: Live

Kamala Harris is leading Donald Trump by four points in the latest Economist/YouGov poll, 49-45 percent, and appears to have pulled ahead with suburban voters according to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey — though one data analyst says the former president’s odds of winning have inexplicably surged.

Meanwhile, Trump has rejected Fox News’s offer to host a final presidential debate between him and his Democratic rival, having also spurned CNN’s invitation to a second contest.

“THERE WILL BE NO REMATCH,” the Republican said on Truth Social. “SO THERE IS NOTHING TO DEBATE.”

In a 2-hour speech for the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday, Trump managed to disparage the city — largest in the vital swing state of Michigan — in the same way he called Milwaukee “horrible” before the Republican National Convention.

Exclusive polling for The Independent has meanwhile indicated that Republicans are tiring of Trump and prefer his running mate, JD Vance, although they consider Democrat Tim Walz more presidential than this rival.

Former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are hitting the campaign trail for Harris, with the 44th president speaking in Pittsburgh on Thursday evening and the 42nd focusing on rural voters.

Key Points

• Trump dunks on Detroit in speech to Detroit Economic Club

• Harris overtakes Trump among suburban voters, latest polling shows

• Donald Trump rejects Fox News debate offer: ‘There will be no rematch’

• Kamala Harris passes $1bn in fundraising since entering the race in July

• Joe Biden calls Trump ‘un-American’ over hurricane relief lies

Obama hits at Trump for selling merch

00:54 , Ariana Baio

Obama joked about his successor’s tendency to sell merchandise with his branding on it during a campaign rally stop on behalf of Harris.

“It’s like Fidel Castro, on and on, constant attempts to sell you stuff. Who does that? Selling you gold sneakers, a $100,000 watch and most recently, a Trump Bible,” Obama said.

“He wants you to buy the Word of God, Donald Trump edition, got his name right there next to Matthew and Luke,” the former president joked.

Obama told the room of rallygoers there is “absolutely no evidence” that Trump “thinks about anybody but himself.”

Obama praises FEMA and government response to hurricanes

00:37 , Ariana Baio

On the stage in Pittsburgh, former president Barack Obama made an indirect comment about the misinformation about Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.

“It’s times like this that having honest, competent leadership in government really matters,” Obama said.

He praised FEMA workers for helping victims of the storms.

Trump went on an eight-minute rant calling for the death penalty

00:20 , Katie Hawkinson

Donald Trump was asked about his family and parenting style at an event in Detroit, Michigan on Thursday.

At first, his response was on-topic. But his answer quickly devolved into an eight-minute rant about drugs that ended in him explaining why some people convicted of fentanyl-related crimes should face the death penalty.

Trump was speaking at the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday afternoon when his outburst began. Businessman John Rakolta Jr., who interviewed the former president in front of club members, complimented his parenting style before asking how he made his children “so responsible.”

“Well, I’m fortunate in that, you know, they’re smart children,” Trump responded.

Before Rakolta could say anything else, Trump then began to discuss fentanyl, claiming he “had that problem almost solved with President Xi [Jinping]” while serving as president.

“Almost all of it comes through Mexico, and the maximum penalty is the death penalty, and he was going to impose that,” Trump said.

Read more here

Former president Barack Obama expected on stage soon

00:00 , Ariana Baio

With just a few weeks to go until Election Day, former president Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail on behalf of Vice President Kamala Harris tonight, hoping to rally support for her in the key battleground state, Pennsylvania.

The rally, which is taking place at the University of Pittsburgh, is expected to begin around 7:30 p.m. ET.

It is the first of several stops Obama is expected to make for Harris in swing states.

From JD Vance’s town hall in Greensboro, NC

23:35 , Eric Garcia

They are playing the same playlist at this JD Vance town hall on a loop.

I have heard the Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go” twice and am now on my second go-around with “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses.

Kamala Harris’s honeymoon period is over — the polls make that clear

23:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Where will the 2024 election be decided?

In short, everywhere.

A new batch of polls came out this week, with a little less than one month to go in the presidential election. Kamala Harris’s “honeymoon” surge is now officially over.

John Bowden reports from Washington, DC.

The polls are clear: Kamala Harris’s honeymoon period is over

Republicans file lawsuits to challenge overseas ballots (including those of military personnel)

23:10 , Oliver O’Connell

Republicans have filed a flurry of lawsuits in battleground states to target ballots cast by American voters living abroad — including military service members.

Critics warn the move is designed to cast doubt on the legitimacy of 2024’s forthcoming presidential election.

Alex Woodward reports.

Republicans file flurry of lawsuits to challenge ballots from Americans living abroad

Florida MAGA Republican praises Biden and blasts Mike Johnson’s hurricane response

22:59 , Eric Garcia

A MAGA Republican ally of former president Donald Trump who has persistently spread lies and misinformation about Hurricane Helene relief is now praising President Joe Biden while bashing House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who represents Florida’s 13th district that got hit by Hurricane Helene, said she spoke with Biden.

“He is personally overseeing that FEMA does not create problems with the debris removal and is supportive of the 15 Billion in FEMA funds ONLY FOR Hurricane victims,” she said on X/Twitter.

Luna had previously criticized Biden and spread lies and misinformation.

“I HAVE PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIED IN MY COUNTY AND FEMA GAVE FUNDING TO ILLEGALS,” she said last week. This came despite the fact that she had left Florida to campaign with Trump in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

But now, Luna praised Biden and also blasted House Speaker Mike Johnson since Congress is out of session.

“If Congress goes into a special session we can get it passed immediately,” she posted. “This needs to happen. @SpeakerJohnson call us back.”

Luna has been one of the hellraisers in Congress who initially blocked Kevin McCarthy from becoming speaker early last year before she flipped her vote.

But she is feeling the heat in her home district as Whitney Fox, a Democrat, is running a competitive race.

Fellow Republican rep Nancy Mace of South Carolina responded to Luna’s post on X: “Thank you Biden for doing the right thing here. We need to put politics aside and help the American people here.”

Earlier: Harris campaign distances itself from interview editing claims

22:55 , Oliver O’Connell

Kamala Harris’s campaign has distanced itself from questions over her 60 Minutes interview after Donald Trump baselessly accused the network of committing a crime with its production of her interview.

Right-wing critics on social media posted side-by-side clips of the preview of her interview — in which Harris delivered a lengthy response to 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker on whether the US lacks influence over Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — next to the same segment in the final broadcast that aired October 7.

Alex Woodward reports.

Harris campaign distances itself from 60 Minutes interview editing claims

Ohioans still voting for Trump — even though they know his claims about migrants are false

22:45 , Oliver O’Connell

Most voters in Ohio do not believe Donald Trump’s racist falsehood that Haitian immigrants are “eating the pets” of Springfield.

But the Republican presidential candidate is still leading Vice President Kamala Harris by roughly six percentage points in the state, maintaining his lead from his 2016 and 2020 victories, according to polling from The Washington Post.

Alex Woodward took a look at the numbers.

Ohioans know Trump is lying about immigrants — but still plan to vote for him

The Mark Robinson scandal arrives down-ballot

22:37 , Oliver O’Connell

Eric Garcia reports from Greensboro, North Carolina:

Many have wondered whether CNN’s bombshell report showing that North Carolina gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson allegedly regularly commented on a pornography site called Nude Africa, where he called himself a “black NAZI” and expressed his preference for pornography with transgender women despite his rampant transphobia, would affect the presidential election.

Donald Trump has regularly praised Robinson, though he stiff-armed him at a rally in Wilmington. It comes as North Carolina is a must-win state for both Kamala Harris and Trump’s campaigns. JD Vance, Trump’s running mate, is in Greensboro tonight for a town hall.

But ultimately, it’s unclear whether it will have an effect. What is clear is that Democrats in the state running for lower offices are seeking to tie their opponents to Robinson.

Rachel Hunt, the Democratic nominee for Robinson’s current job of lieutenant governor, released an ad asking “Who’s worse than Mark Robinson?” Before answering “his choice for lieutenant governor Hal Weatherman,” highlighting how he had mocked rape victims by saying “girls can be teases.”

The ad ends with Hunt, the daughter of former four-term governor Jim Hunt, opening a janitor’s closet.

“And since I’m moving into Robinson’s office, I’ll start with a gallon of this,” holding a bottle of hydrogen peroxide.

Coming up: Obama’s first Kamala Harris rally aims at young voters in Pennsylvania

22:30 , Reuters

Former President Barack Obama will make his case for Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday night during a rally at a Pittsburgh college campus, as Democrats seek to spur young people to vote in the Nov. 5 election.

Obama has been a vocal supporter of Harris since she ascended to the top of the Democratic ticket after President Joe Biden stepped aside in July following a poor debate performance against Republican former President Donald Trump.

Obama, whose White House term ended in 2017, is still popular with his party’s base. His rally at the University of Pittsburgh, which he will headline while Harris campaigns in Nevada and Arizona, is the first of several events he plans to do in battleground states across the country in the coming weeks.

Obama is not the only former president the Harris campaign plans to deploy.

Bill Clinton, a two-term Democratic president and former Arkansas governor, will make stops in Georgia on Sunday and Monday before traveling to North Carolina for a bus tour later in the week in an effort to reach rural voters.

In remarks slated to begin around 7:15 pm ET (2315 GMT), Obama will say Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, her running mate, are uniquely positioned to lead the United States at this moment, according to his adviser Eric Schultz.

“He’ll also talk about the enormous stakes and the risks involved in returning President Trump into office,” Schultz said.

Youth are a critical part of the coalition that the Harris campaign hopes will propel her to victory. But voter registration among young people in 34 states is down compared with four years ago, according to data updated in September from the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University.

The number of people between the ages of 18 and 29 who are registered to vote in Pennsylvania in September was 15 percent lower than it was on Election Day in 2020, the center’s data showed.

Obama’s engagement could help get young people motivated in the campaign’s final stretch. The former president has sought to serve as a closer for Democratic candidates before, with events for Hillary Clinton in 2016 and for Biden in 2020, especially at the end of the election cycle when early voting had begun, as it has now.

Obama is focused on voters who can put the White House, the House of Representatives and the Senate in Democratic hands, another aide said. The former president has helped raise $80 million for the 2024 presidential campaign.

Obama and his wife Michelle gave rousing speeches in support of Harris at the Democratic National Convention in August; the former first lady is expected to campaign further for Harris as well.

Harris was an early supporter of Barack Obama’s own 2008 presidential bid, and he has helped her behind the scenes as the party’s 2024 standard-bearer, encouraging her to tap talent to bolster her campaign, which she did.

The former president is viewed by some as having helped usher Biden out of the race after Democrats’ worries about the 81-year-old leader’s age and abilities skyrocketed after his June debate against Trump.

Harris and Trump remain in a close race, and winning Pennsylvania could be key to winning the White House.

Crowd forming for Obama rally in Pittsburgh for Harris-Walz ticket

22:25 , Oliver O’Connell

Melania Trump roasted over ‘ChatGPT’ memoir

22:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Jordan Klepper roasted Melania Trump over her “ChatGPT” memoir and the now-infamous plagiarism scandal involving Michelle Obama’s speech during Wednesday night’s The Daily Show.

Rhian Lubin has the story.

Daily Show host trolls Melania Trump’s ‘ChatGPT’ memoir

Watch: Moment Trump reveals daughter Tiffany is pregnant at start of 2-hour rambling speech

22:10 , Oliver O’Connell

Lawmakers on both sides vow to stop Trump from changing base names back to Confederate leaders

22:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have committed to stopping former President Donald Trump from changing the names of military bases back to their Confederate names.

Trump revealed on Friday that he intends to change the name of Fort Liberty back to Fort Bragg, which would reverse the actions of a congressional renaming commission.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Lawmakers on both sides vow to stop Trump from changing base names to Confederates

How are Democrats combatting Trump’s economic message in Detroit?

21:50 , Oliver O’Connell

After today’s gaffe, Democrats have another weapon to attack Trump with on the economy in the crucial swing state of Michigan. Here’s how they took action ahead of the former president’s speech today.

Andrew Feinberg reports.

Democrats to highlight Trump’s job loss record as he addresses Detroit Economic Club

Coming up: Obama to campaign for Harris in Pittsburgh

21:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Former President Barack Obama will campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris this evening in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

In the meantime, here’s Donald Trump this afternoon claiming he would have been awarded a Nobel Prize if he was named Obama.

ICYMI: Kremlin says Trump DID send Putin Covid equipment

21:30 , Oliver O’Connell

A Kremlin spokesperson said that Donald Trump’s administration did send Russian president Vladimir Putin medical equipment during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, despite Trump’s campaign denying any exchange took place.

Moscow also denied that Putin spoke on the phone with Trump seven times after he left office in 2021, according to a state news agency.

Graig Graziosi has the story.

Kremlin claims Trump sent Putin Covid equipment – despite his team denying it

21:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Whoopi Goldberg responds to Donald Trump’s ‘filthy’ jibe on The View

Whitmer tells Trump ‘keep Detroit out of your mouth’

21:10 , Oliver O’Connell

Democrat governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer has joined the backlash to Donald Trump disparaging Detroit in an exhaustingly long speech to the city’s economic club.

In response to a clip of the former president’s remarks, she tweeted: “Detroit is the epitome of “grit,” defined by winners willing to get their hands dirty to build up their city and create their communities—something Donald Trump could never understand.”

“So keep Detroit out of your mouth. And you better believe Detroiters won’t forget this in November.”

Here’s some more responses from Michigan Democrats:

Desperate man says hurricane-hit father-in-law refusing FEMA help after falling for Trump lie

21:00 , Oliver O’Connell

A desperate man in North Carolina has blamed Donald Trump and right-wing misinformation for his father-in-law’s refusal to accept help from FEMA in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

On a recent episode of the Dan Abrams Show on SiriusXM, a man named Anthony called in and said the relative, who lives in Asheville, North Carolina, refused assistance from FEMA after the region was battered by the devastating hurricane.

He told Abrams that the situation was “breaking up our family,” according to Mediaite.

Graig Graziosi reports.

Man says hurricane-hit father-in-law refusing FEMA help after falling for Trump lie

Boris Johnson defends Trump over January 6 Capitol riots

20:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Boris Johnson has mounted a defence of Donald Trump’s role in the Capitol riots, insisting the former president did not intend to “overthrow the constitution”.

The former prime minister claimed what happened was “the peaceful transfer of democratic power from one administration to another”.

Interesting definition of “peaceful”:

Archie Mitchell has the full story, including the former prime minister’s response to Trump’s Ukraine comments:

Boris Johnson defends Donald Trump over 6 January Capitol riots and Ukraine claims

Trump spoke for two hours at Detroit Economic Club… and he’s now doing Q&A

20:33 , Oliver O’Connell

Inside the Trump campaign’s ‘edgy’ and crass approach to appeal to young men and ride them to victory

20:27 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump has proclaimed himself the “protector” of women but the tone of his messaging has become geared toward young men with crass language and put-downs in hopes the bloc will back him in November – despite the former president potentially isolating women voters.

“Alphas for Trump,” Steven Cheung, a campaign spokesperson recently tweeted, “vs Simps for Kamala.”

This seven-word tweet perhaps encompasses Trump’s years-long immersion into a stereotypical “tough” alpha male figure — a brand that some have described as “toxic masculinity.”

Kelly Rissman reports.

Inside the Trump campaign’s crass approach to appeal to men and ride them to victory

Detroit congressman responds to Trump dunking on city

20:19 , Oliver O’Connell

US Congressman from Michigan’s 13th District Shri Thanedar responded to Donald Trump dunking on Detroit on X.

He wrote: “I represent Detroit in Congress. Detroit is a city with a booming economy, diverse culture, and some of the best people in America.”

The congressman added: “Donald Trump: keep Detroit and our people out of your mouth. We will elect Kamala Harris.”

Michigan State Senate Majority Whip Mallory McMorrow was somewhat blunter: “As a proud elected representative of tens of thousands of Detroiters: Fuck this guy. Don’t come back.”

Trump unwittingly reveals Tiffany is pregnant

20:06 , Oliver O’Connell

Former President Donald Trump announced during a speech in Detroit, Michigan on Thursday that his daughter Tiffany Trump is pregnant.

Trump noted that the father of Tiffany Trump’s husband Michael Boulos, Dr Massad Boulos, was in the audience during his speech to the Detroit Economic Club.

The former president called the young couple “very exceptional” before going on to say “she’s going to have a baby. So that’s nice.”

Trump unwittingly reveals Tiffany is pregnant as he goes off-script in speech

New polling shows Republicans likely to seize control of the Senate this fall

20:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Democrats risk losing control of the Senate this fall as new polling in a handful of crucial races shows Republicans in strong single-digit leads less than four weeks before Election Day.

Alex Woodward looks at the latest data from the key contests.

Republicans likely to seize control of the Senate this fall, new polling shows

Trump drunks on Detroit in speech to Detroit Economic Club

19:51 , Oliver O’Connell

In a moment reminiscent of when he called Milwaukee, the largest city in key swing state Wisconsin, “horrible” weeks before it hosted the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump has done it again.

Speaking to the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday lunchtime, the former president warned the business community of the city (also the largest in a key swing state): “The whole country will be like, you want to know the truth? It’ll be like Detroit. Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s elected president. … We’re not going to let her do that to this country. We’re not gonna let it happen.”

They must be thrilled.

The anti-right-wing extremism X account PatriotTakes, tweeted: “Please do this in every city.”

He also asserted several times through a long speech that the city’s industrial base — the car industry — was going out of business and is “a failing industry just like we’re a failing country right now. We’re a failing country. We’re a nation in decline. I hope you know that.”

While Detroit has a reputation for post-industrial decline as the auto industry relocated production over several decades, more recently the city has been lauded for its urban regeneration, as CNBC anchor Carl Quintanilla noted:

Perhaps that’s a message the business community would rather publicize.

Walz campaigns with John McCain’s son as Kamala Harris lags in Arizona

19:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Tim Walz is campaigning in Arizona with Native American leaders as polling shows the vice president lags in the state.

The Minnesota governor attended events this week with Ruben Gallego, the Democratic nominee for Senate in Arizona, and Jim McCain, the son of late Republican senator John McCain. The younger McCain announced earlier this year that he had switched parties and plans to vote for Harris in this election.

Eric Garcia reports.

Walz campaigns with John McCain’s son as Harris lags in Arizona

Watch: Biden tells Trump ‘get a life man’

19:25 , Oliver O’Connell

During his hurricane response press conference, President Joe Biden was asked if he had spoken to former president Donald Trump about misinformation regarding the storms that have struck the southeast over the past two weeks.

He had a curt response: “Mr President Trump, former President Trump, get a life, man, help these people.”

Asked about accountability for the misinformation, the president said: “The public will hold them accountable. The press will hold them accountable. You know truth.”

Pressed on whether he would speak with Trump, Biden replied as he exited the briefing room: “No.”

Trailing badly with women, Trump goes after ‘Call Her Daddy’ host in new rant

19:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump is watching Kamala Harris’s post-debate media blitz. He’s watching, and he’s not happy about it.

John Bowden reports from Washington, DC.

Why Trump went after Whoopi Goldberg and the ‘Call Her Daddy’ host in his latest rant

Watch: Trump stirs fear by warning Detroit ‘your car industry is going out of business’

19:07 , Oliver O’Connell

Watch: Trump repeats claim stock market up because it looks like he will win

18:46 , Oliver O’Connell

Trump confused a Democratic governor’s gender — here’s her perfect response

18:40 , Oliver O’Connell

Former President Donald Trump repeatedly referred to Maine’s first woman governor, Janet Mills, as “he” and “him” during a rambling call to supporters in the state earlier this week.

The Republican presidential nominee made the mistake at least six times during the 15-minute call Monday night, according to the Bangor Daily News, which published audio of the “tele-rally.”

Gustaf Kilander reports on her pithy response.

Governor has perfect response to Trump confusing her gender in error-strewn call

JD Vance to attend Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally

18:26 , Oliver O’Connell

Trump offers tax breaks to US citizens overseas (but no specifics)

18:05 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump is proposing to grant a key tax break to U.S. citizens living overseas, pitching the idea as an effort to court votes from potentially millions of Americans who could benefit.

The former president and Republican nominee made the pledge in a video released by Republicans Overseas CEO Solomon Yue. Trump was expected to emphasize his idea Thursday during an appearance at the Economic Club of Detroit.

He’s also expected to say he will stop Chinese-produced autonomous vehicles from operating on American roads.

Trump will speak shortly, but for now, here’s the AP with the full report on the tax plan:

Donald Trump offers tax breaks to US citizens overseas but no specifics

Bill Clinton to target rural voters as he joins Harris campaign trail, report says

18:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Citing three sources familiar with the plans, CNN reports that Bill Clinton will be joining the campaign trail from this weekend in support of Kamala Harris.

The network reports:

The former president will seek to appeal to rural voters, among whom polls have shown Vice President Kamala Harris is performing worse than some of the last few Democratic nominees, particularly among younger Black men.

Clinton will start with stops in Georgia on Sunday and Monday, with a bus tour next week in North Carolina expected to follow, pending recovery from the hurricanes.

The emphasis is on counties won by former President Donald Trump. But it’s also on Clinton voters, hoping there are enough left from when he was the last Democratic presidential nominee before Biden to win Georgia in 1992 and that he can reconnect them to a coalition they’ve been steadily dropping out of over the last decade.

Clinton won’t appear at rallies. Going back to a kind of campaigning that he hasn’t done since before he became the “Comeback Kid” in the 1992 New Hampshire primary, Clinton’s schedule is for local fairs and porch rallies, talking to at most a few hundred people at a time.

Latest poll updates: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

17:50 , Oliver O’Connell

Alicja Hagopian looks at how Harris and Trump might fare in November.

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

As Trump refuses to debate, Harris accepts CNN town hall invitation instead

17:44 , Oliver O’Connell

Kamala Harris will participate in a CNN-hosted live town hall on October 23 in light of Donald Trump’s continuing refusal to face the vice president again on the debate stage.

Harris-Walz campaign chair Jen O’Malley called Trump’s ducking any further debate as a “disservice to the American people” and released the following statement:

Donald Trump’s refusal to join Vice President Harris on the debate stage again is a disservice to the American people. They deserve to see the candidates side-by-side one more time before casting their ballots for one last look at their vastly different visions for America. After backing out of 60 Minutes and doing 27 straight interviews with conservative media, unfortunately it is clear Trump would rather cocoon himself in safe spaces and avoid real questions about his harmful plans and failed divisive leadership. Trump fears another debate where Vice President Harris would hold him accountable in front of tens of millions of Americans.

Trump may want to hide from the voters, but Vice President Harris welcomes the opportunity to share her vision for a New Way Forward for the country. She is happy to accept CNN’s invitation for a live, televised town hall on October 23 in Pennsylvania. This will be a unique opportunity for voters to hear directly from the Vice President on her commitment to be a President for all Americans and her plans to lower families’ costs, protect our freedoms including reproductive freedom, and keep us safe and secure. She will also use this platform to make the argument directly to Americans that Donald Trump will threaten the stability and security of hardworking families, and that a second Trump term is too big of a risk for our country.

Hillary Clinton revels in Trump’s double standard on China

17:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Former secretary of state and Trump rival Hillary Clinton is reveling in Donald Trump’s double standard on trading with China after it emerged that his much-mocked branded Bibles are printed there.

“Perfect,” she declared on X.

Here’s the full story:

It turns out Trump’s ‘God Bless the USA’ Bibles were made in China

Harris leading Trump by four points in latest poll

17:26 , Oliver O’Connell

Kamala Harris is leading Donald Trump by four points among likely voters, according to an Economist/YouGov poll released today.

The vice president leads with 49% to Trump’s 45%, while four percent of voters are unsure, one percent support Jill Stein, and one percent support other candidates.

Harris also leads Trump by three percentage points among registered voters — 47% support the vice president while 44% plan to cast a ballot for the former president.

However, five percent of registered voters were still unsure of their choice, while one percent said they will vote for Jill Stein, one percent said they would not vote, and another one percent supported other candidates.

Watch: Trump tells Florida ‘we will come back stronger’ after Hurricane Milton

17:20 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump has posted a video message to the people of Florida following Hurricane Milton.

[Note the big edit at the one-minute mark — who made this? CBS?]

Ohioans know Trump’s claims about immigrants are false — but they still plan to vote for him

17:10 , Oliver O’Connell

Most voters in Ohio do not believe Donald Trump’s racist falsehood that Haitian immigrants are “eating the pets” of Springfield.

But the Republican presidential candidate is still leading Vice President Kamala Harris by roughly six percentage points in the state, maintaining his lead from his 2016 and 2020 victories, according to polling from The Washington Post.

Alex Woodward looks at the latest polling.

Ohioans know Trump is lying about immigrants — but still plan to vote for him