Trump slams Harris as a ‘cognitive mess’; Cheney urges pro-life voters to back Democrat

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are still virtually tied in the seven key battleground states according to the latest Washington Post/Schar School poll.

Harris has a narrow lead in the Blue Wall states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, as well as in Georgia. Trump is ahead in Arizona and North Carolina, while they are tied in Nevada.

Trump visited Swannanoa, North Carolina, which was devastated by floods from Hurricane Helene, and repeated the baseless conspiracy theory that Federal Emergency Management Agency money had instead been sent to “illegal migrants”. He reiterated the accusation later at a rally in Greenville and called Harris a “cognitive mess”.

Harris joined former Republican Rep Liz Cheney on Monday for a tour of suburban districts in three states that could swing the election to her by encouraging GOP voters, unhappy with Trump, to vote for the Democratic ticket instead.

Cheney, who has opposed abortion in the past and praised the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v Wade argued it is OK to vote for Harris even if you oppose abortion, as women are not getting the care they need and that has to change.

Key Points

• New Washington Post/Schar poll shows tight race in swing states

• Abortion rights ‘compelling issue’ says Harris, as Cheney encourages pro-life voters to back Democrat

• Watch: Trump baselessly claims FEMA money spent on ‘illegal migrants’

• Donald Trump serves up disturbing message with fries at Pennsylvania McDonald’s

• Trump raises eyebrows with crude anecdote about late golfer Arnold Palmer’s manhood

• Elon Musk offers voters $1m to sign PAC petition. Can that be legal?

When will the election be called? The head of the Fox News decision desk has an idea…

22:45 , Oliver O’Connell

Fox News decision desk chief Arnon Mishkin has said that the “over/under” for when the election is likely to be called is the Saturday after the election – four days after Americans go to the polls.

The 69-year-old noted when speaking to Politico that the Saturday after the election was when the last call was made when Biden won the 2020 election.

Mishkin, a consultant not officially employed by Fox, told Politico that he plans on making the call on who has won the election as soon as possible but that the vote counting may take a few days to finalize the results.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

When will we know who won the 2024 election? Expert weighs in

Watch: Harris raises laugh when asked what she’s doing to cope with campaign

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Jill Biden says ‘right call’ for Joe to drop out of 2024 campaign

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Jill Biden has admitted it was the “right call” for her husband Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential election.

In an interview with ABC News’ Good Morning America on Monday, the First Lady said it would be “tough” for the couple to relinquish the White House but that they were ready for “a new journey”.

Io Dodds has the story.

Jill Biden says it was the ‘right call’ for her husband to drop out of 2024 campaign

Abortion rights ‘compelling issue’ says Harris, as Cheney encourages pro-life voters to back Democrat

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Speaking today on the subject of reproductive rights, Kamala Harris said that she thinks they are a “compelling issue” in this year’s election following the draconian rules implemented in some states following the ending of Roe v Wade.

“I do believe it is a compelling issue, especially when we consider the fact that for so many of us, our daughter is going to have fewer rights than their grandmother. And America’s strength, one of the attributes of our progress, has been the expansion of rights, not the restriction of rights, and that’s what we’re seeing happen,” Harris told reporters.

Meanwhile, campaigning alongside the vice president to encourage suburban women in swing states to side with the Democratic ticket, former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney said the idea of women not getting the care they need is not sustainable, and pro-lifers should cross party lines.

“I think there are many of us around the country who have been pro-life, but who have watched what’s going on in our states since the Dobbs decision, and have watched state legislatures put in place laws that are resulting in women not getting the care they need,” Cheney said.

“And so I think this, this is not an issue that we’re seeing break down across party lines, but I think we’re seeing people come together to say what has happened to women and when women are facing situations where they can’t get the care they need, where, in places like Texas, for example, the attorney general is talking about suing, is suing to get access to women’s medical records. That’s not sustainable for us as a country, and it has to change.”

Voices: I’m a former McDonald’s fry cook. Truthfully, Trump did an okay job

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Mike Bedigan writes:

Donald Trump’s 30-minute shift at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s was one of his most meme-worthy campaign stunts yet. The franchise in Bucks County was shut down during the visit and the former president’s labor was carefully choreographed and documented by his campaign.

But while many online were quick to remark about the former president’s breaches of health and safety protocol, such as no hair net or visible hand-washing, as a former teenage fry-cook I have to be honest: He… didn’t actually do a bad job.

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I’m a former McDonald’s fry cook. Truthfully, Trump did an OK job

More than 1.5 million people have voted early in Georgia, smashing records

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Per the Georgia Secretary of State’s office:

Monday, October 21st marked the eighth day of Early Voting for the November 5th Presidential Election. On Friday, Georgia voters surpassed the 1 million mark, and as of Monday at 3:30pm surpassed the 1.5 million mark with 1,504,332 check-ins, shattering previous Early Voting performance.

“Georgia voters know we’ve made it easy to cast a ballot. It’s really that simple,” said Secretary Raffensperger. “Over the past four years we’ve worked tirelessly to prepare for this election by adding Early Voting days and investing in infrastructure, only to be rewarded with the lies of Jim Crow 2.0 and a missed All-Star Game. We’re battled tested and ready, despite the critics.”

Minnesota poll worker fired after leaving thousands of ballots unattended

22:00 , Oliver O’Connell

A Minnesota poll courier has been fired after leaving thousands of ballots unattended in an open car trunk outside Edina City Hall, southwest of Minneapolis.

The incident happened on Friday as the worker was dropping off boxes of ballots, and a photo of the trunk with the unsecured boxes spread on social media.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Minnesota poll worker fired after leaving ballots unattended in open car trunk

Harris and Cheney campaign in Royal Oak, Michigan

21:51 , Oliver O’Connell

Vice President Kamala Harris and former Republican Rep Liz Cheney are at the second stop of their day of campaigning together — Royal Oak, Michigan.

Said Harris at the event: “I think most of us believe, regardless of your party affiliation, that the real measure of the strength of a leader is based on who you lift up. And so for that reason, I’m not surprised that Liz Cheney and I are on the same stage.”

The vice president added: |I have seen a lot of Republicans go up to Liz Cheney and thank her. They may not be doing it publicly … I think she has shown to your point extraordinary courage especially in this environment post January 6…from my vantage point, she is actually not alone.”

Cheney said: “When I look at the nature of the threat that Donald Trump poses and…think about that level of instability, the level of erratic decision-making, misogyny, that is not something that you can entrust with the power of the Oval Office.”

She added: “When Donald Trump says that his political opponents are the enemy within, and when he contemplates deploying force against them, the response that we all have should not be to be so afraid we don’t act. It should be vote him out… Vote for Vice President Harris.”

Americans are addicted to gambling on the election because it’s finally legal, sort of

21:45 , Oliver O’Connell

People can’t get enough of betting on the 2024 presidential election, and thanks to a recent legal ruling, it’s easier than ever for Americans to vote with their wallet.

On Polymarket, one of the top online exchanges, people have already spent over $1.2 bn betting on the US presidential election. That includes two mystery individuals betting millions on a Trump win.

Betting market odds are suddenly on the lips of US broadcasters and campaign spin doctors, quoted like polls and watched like the weather.

Josh Marcus reports.

Americans are addicted to gambling on the election because it’s finally legal, kinda

Watch: Harris says she is not surprised to share a stage with Cheney given stakes of election

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Trump forgets moderator’s name during town hall

21:30 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump called the host of his Pennsylvania town hall by the wrong name after months of mocking President Joe Biden for his own gaffes.

Former ESPN host Sage Steele moderated the former president’s town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Sunday, with the former president making the slip-up almost immediately.

Kelly Rissman has the story.

Trump, who often mocked Biden’s slip-ups, gets town hall host’s name wrong

A GOP senate candidate says he was shot while serving in Afghanistan — but is it true?

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A former Park Service ranger said Friday that U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy of Montana has been lying about a bullet wound that the candidate said came from fighting in Afghanistan — going public with an accusation that has nagged the Republican’s campaign for months.

The claim from former ranger Kim Peach that Sheehy in fact shot himself on a family trip in Montana was immediately dismissed by Sheehy and his allies as a smear campaign engineered by Democrats in a race that’s expected to help decide control of the Senate.

Read the full story here:

GOP Senate candidate has claimed he was shot at war. People are questioning his story

Watch: Trump claims Harris a ‘cognitive mess’

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Watch LIVE: Harris participates in a campaign event in Birmingham, Michigan

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Watch: Trump baselessly claims FEMA money spent on ‘illegal migrants’

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Harris and Trump are taking two different strategies in final stretch of campaign

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Eric Garcia writes:

Both Harris and Trump know that just like in college basketball, the path to victory runs through North Carolina. If Trump wins North Carolina, he will only need to win Georgia and either pick up Wisconsin and Michigan or win Pennsylvania to win. If Harris wins North Carolina, Trump would need to sweep Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and pick up either Pennsylvania or win Wisconsin and Michigan.

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In the final stretch, Harris and Trump are taking two different strategies

Watch: Trump claims The Rock reached out to him after he was shot

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Why is Ivanka Trump not campaigning for her father

20:15 , Oliver O’Connell

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former president Donald Trump, made it clear two years ago that she would not be part of her father’s presidential campaign and she’s sticking to that promise even as the polls indicate it will be a tight race.

After Trump announced his 2024 presidential campaign, Ivanka said she planned to support her father “outside the political arena”.

Ariana Baio and Sravasti Dasgupta report.

Why Ivanka is notably absent from Trump’s campaign trail

Watch LIVE: Trump holds a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina

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McConnell supported Jack Smith’s charges against Trump

19:51 , Oliver O’Connell

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell backed the federal charges against former President Donald Trump in connection to the January 6 Capitol riot and said he hoped Trump would “pay a price” for the attack, according to an upcoming biography.

McConnell has been critical of the former president for years – while also still somehow backing him publicly – stating his support for Special Counsel Jack Smith in 2023.

Gustaf Kilander reports from Washington, DC.

McConnell supported Jack Smith’s charges against Trump

IN FOCUS: Inside the Harris campaign effort to turn red voters blue

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Andrew Feinberg writes:

For generations of American schoolchildren, a key rite of passage in civic education has been a visit to a centuries-old, two-story Georgian structure in downtown Philadelphia.

That building, formally known today as Independence Hall, has over the centuries played host to multiple American presidents, and remains the centerpiece of a national park celebrating America’s founding. It is where the constitution was born.

On Thursday, it was business as usual outside the iconic venue. Young students in identical hats emblazoned with their school and class year filed past on their way into the rooms where the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution were debated and approved by the nation’s founding fathers. Senior citizens on an organized tour walked past the front entrance on their way to the next stop on their journey.

But across Chestnut Street, on a sidewalk abutting the green grass of Independence Mall, another, much smaller group was gathering for a group photograph.

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Inside the Harris campaign’s efforts to turn Republican voters blue

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Inside Ron DeSantis’s war on abortion rights in Florida

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Alex Woodward reports:

A federal judge offered a withering single-sentence summary to tell Ron DeSantis why his administration can’t threaten to criminally prosecute TV stations for airing abortion rights ads.

“To keep it simple for the State of Florida,” Judge Mark Walker wrote on October 17, “it’s the First Amendment, stupid.”

Police have knocked on doors. Government-funded ad campaigns and websites have called opponents liars, and state investigators have accused them of fraud. State officials sent cease and desist letters to local news networks threatening them with legal action, which the judge blasted as “indirect” government censorship. The state attorney who wrote the letters abruptly stepped down after sending them. “A man is nothing without his conscience,” he wrote in his resignation letter.

Judge Walker dealt a temporary blow to the Republican governor’s efforts. But advocates fear DeSantis is paving the way to throw out election results for a ballot measure that would protect reproductive rights. If approved by voters, that ballot measure would derail the governor’s anti-abortion agenda and overturn the state’s abortion bans.

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Door-knocking and restraining orders: Inside Ron DeSantis’s war on abortion rights

McDonald’s workers roast Trump over ‘insulting cosplay’ stunt

19:00 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump’s obsession with questioning Kamala Harris’ work experience at McDonald’s peaked over the weekend when he worked the fry cooker at a Pennsylvania branch — without a hairnet or gloves.

McDonald’s workers have now given their verdict on the former president’s performance – and came away less than impressed.

Kelly Rissman has the story.

McDonald’s workers roast Trump over ‘insulting cosplay’ fry cook stunt

Trump serving McDonald’s compared to ‘low-energy’ season of ‘The Bear’

18:45 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump’s latest campaign publicity stunt, which saw him working a shift in a McDonald’s, has prompted a flurry of memes comparing him to the award-winning restaurant-based TV show The Bear.

With just weeks to go until the 5 November election, where he and Kamala Harris are almost level in the polls, Trump turned up in an apparent scheme to help him appeal to the American “everyman”.

Greg Evans reports.

Trump serving McDonald’s compared to The Bear: ‘Season 4 is low-energy’

Watch: Trump bizarrely states he has ‘no cognitive problems and is not that close to 80’

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Trump bizarrely states he has ‘no cognitive problems and is not that close to 80’

Alec Baldwin returned to SNL this weekend… but not as Trump

18:26 , Oliver O’Connell

Saturday Night Live took a swing at Donald Trump’s dance-a-thon town hall and Kamala Harris’s Fox News interview in its latest episode.

Alec Baldwin starred as Fox News’s Bret Baier and Maya Rudolph reprised her role as Harris on Saturday’s episode as they mocked the contentious 27-minute interview.

Katie Hawkinson reports.

Alec Baldwin returns to SNL – but not as Donald Trump

Pennsylvania rally not first time Trump has shared vulgar Arnold Palmer story

18:15 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump’s vulgar anecdote about the late golfer Arnold Palmer during his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday raised eyebrows – but it is reportedly not the first time the former president shared the innuendo.

The first time Trump went to campaign in Latrobe, Pennsylvania – Palmer’s hometown – in September 2020, he is said to have recounted a story of admiring the legendary golfer’s naked body to his team before traveling to the city.

Ariana Baio has the story.

Trump shared vulgar story about Arnold Palmer in the Oval Office: report

Lindsey Graham melts down on air over book passage that calls Trump a ‘fascist’

17:45 , Oliver O’Connell

South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham grew irate on Sunday during an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press after he was reminded that a four-star general called former President Donald Trump “fascist to the core.”

Host Kristen Welker noted to Graham that retired General Mark Milley told Watergate journalist Bob Woodward that no one has ever posed more danger to the US than Trump.

“Why shouldn’t voters trust Donald Trump’s top general on this, Senator?” Welker asked.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

Lindsey Graham melts down on air after Trump is called a ‘fascist’

Watch: Trump repeats FEMA conspiracy lie at campaign stop in North Carolina

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Latest poll updates: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

17:15 , Oliver O’Connell

Alicja Hagopian reports on the latest numbers as the campaigns enter their final two weeks.

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

Exonerated Central Park Five sue Trump for defamation over comments at presidential debate

17:07 , Oliver O’Connell

The Central Park Five, who now call themselves the Exonerated Five, have filed a defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump over his remarks during last month’s presidential debate.

During the September 10 showdown between Trump and Kamala Harris, Trump said that the five men — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise — pleaded guilty when they were tried in connection with the assault and rape of a woman who had been running in Central Park on April 19, 1989, and that the victim died.

The former president said during the debate: “They admitted — they said, they pled guilty. And I said, well, if they pled guilty they badly hurt a person, killed a person ultimately. And if they pled guilty — then they pled we’re not guilty.”

Each of them men pleaded not guilty during their trials, and the victim did not die.

In the complaint, they said that Trump’s statements are ‘demonstrably false,” adding, “Plaintiffs never pled guilty to any crime and were subsequently cleared of all wrongdoing. Further, the victims of the Central Park assaults were not killed.”

The complaint argues the men have “suffered injuries as a result of Defendant Trump’s false and defamatory statements.”

At the time of the attack and the trial, the five were teenagers and maintained their innocence throughout and during their time in jail. Trump inserted himself into the narrative by taking out large newspaper ads calling for the return of the death penalty.

In 2002, they were exonerated after DNA evidence linked a serial rapist to the attack. They received a legal settlement from New York City of $41m.

Read the full filing here

Watch: Walz answers quick-fire questions on ‘The View’

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Trump bizarrely impersonates a duck

16:45 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump bizarrely impersonated a duck during his town hall in Pennsylvania on Sunday, not long after boasting that he had “aced” two cognitive tests.

Just hours after briefly manning the fryer at a McDonald’s in the battleground state, the former president held a town hall in Lancaster focusing on climate, the economy and immigration.

During the event, Trump touted his own mental acuity and insisted that, at 78, he is “not close” to 80 years old.

James Liddell reports on the latest worrying behavior by the former president.

Trump impersonates a duck at rally after insisting he’s ‘aced’ cognitive test

Watch LIVE: Kamala Harris participates in a campaign event in Malvern, PA

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Watch: Walz talks about misstatements on his record

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Watch: Walz asked what Harris would have done differently to Biden

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Trump renews attack on CBS News over Harris’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview

16:25 , Oliver O’Connell

Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on CBS over the interview with Kamala Harris on flagship show 60 Minutes.

Here’s what the former president wrote on Truth Social this morning:

When will CBS release their Transcript of the fraudulent Interview with Comrade Kamala Harris? They changed her answer in order to make Kamala look intelligent, rather than “dumb as a rock.” This may be the Biggest Scandal in Broadcast History! CBS MUST GET THE TRANSCRIPT OUT NOW — Litigation has already started. Harris wasn’t able to put two sentences together, so they completely removed her answer, and put in another one. The Public has a right to know what was changed to save this TOTALLY UNFIT Presidential Candidate from our Country’s Voters. SHE IS A THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!

CBS responded to Trump’s attacks in a statement on Sunday. Here’s James Liddell’s report:

60 Minutes responds to Trump’s accusation it ‘deceitfully edited’ Harris interview

Watch: Asked how he’ll fix school in the Bronx, Trump repeats bizarre lie about trans students

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Middle East will spend next four decades going up in flames if Harris wins, claims Trump

16:13 , Oliver O’Connell

Over on Truth Social this morning, Donald Trump is again warning of the threat of World War Three if he is not elected in November.

The former president wrote:

Arab Voters are very upset that Comrade Kamala Harris, the Worst Vice President in the History of the United States and a Low IQ individual, is campaigning with “dumb as a rock” War Hawk, Liz Cheney, who, like her father, the man that pushed Bush to ridiculously go to War in the Middle East, also wants to go to War with every Muslim Country known to mankind. Remember, Liz Cheney lost her Congressional Seat by the LARGEST margin, 40%, in History for a sitting Congressperson. If Kamala gets four more years, the Middle East will spend the next four decades going up in flames, and your kids will be going off to War, maybe even a Third World War, something that will never happen with President Donald J. Trump in charge. For our Country’s sake, and for your kids, Vote Trump for PEACE!

He then appealed to Christians and gun owners to vote for him:

Christians must register to VOTE now. This is the last day to do so. Our Country is at stake! God Bless You All! DONALD J. TRUMP

Gun owners must register to Vote, TODAY, if you want to save your guns. Our Second Amendment is under Siege by the Democrats. They want to confiscate your guns. BE SMART. VOTE!!!

One fifth of Republicans believe if Trump loses he should do ‘whatever it takes’ to take White House

16:05 , Oliver O’Connell

Nineteen percent of Republicans believe former President Donald Trump should do “whatever it takes” to return to power, even if that means calling the results invalid if he loses, a new national poll shows.

The group of Republicans willing to depart from democratic norms and possibly even use violence to get their way is getting bigger as Trump continues to falsely claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him and that November’s showdown has already been rigged.

The poll, conducted by the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, reveals how Trump has molded the Republican Party in his image as he motivates its most extreme members.

Gustaf Kilander reports.

19% of Republicans believe if Trump loses he should do ‘whatever it takes’ to win

Vance defends Trump’s ‘enemies from within’ remark about opponents

16:01 , Oliver O’Connell

JD Vance was asked in an interview on Fox News this morning why it is “necessary” for Donald Trump to describe Americans who disagree with him as “enemies from within”.

The Ohio senator tried to dismiss the question as just another example of Trump being candid.

“Donald Trump is unfiltered. I think this is one of the reasons why the campaign has gone well, because he’s not doing a basement campaign strategy,” Vance said. “He’s not just running on slogans. When people ask him questions, he speaks from the heart.”

Watch: Has Trump lost ground with non-college educated white voters?

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Where are the candidates campaigning today?

15:55 , Oliver O’Connell

11am – Tim Walz appears on ABC’s The View

11.40am – Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney campaign in Malvern, PA

12pm – Donald Trump in Asheville, NC

12.45pm – Tim Walz at New York campaign event

3pm – Donald Trump in Greenville, NC

3.25pm – Doug Emhoff in Lackawanna County, PA

4pm – Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney in Oakland County, Michigan

5.30pm – Joe Biden delivers remarks National Arts and Humanities Reception

5.45pm – Doug Emoff in Luzerne County, PA

6.30pm – Donald Trump in Concord, NC

7.30pm – Kamala Harris and Liz Cheney in, Milwaukee, WI

7.45pm – Tim Walz at New York campaign event

11pm – Tim Walz on Daily Show with Jon Stewart

How Jared Kushner’s plan for a luxury resort is a problem for Trump

15:45 , Joe Sommerlad

In the Albanian city of Vlore, suspicion about Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s luxury resort plans is rife.

In Washington, the Democrats fear it would mean foreign influence if Donald Trump wins, writes Rich Booth.

Jared Kushner’s plan for a luxury resort in Albania is a problem for Donald Trump

Harris raised more than three times as much as Trump in September

15:37 , Oliver O’Connell

Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign raised nearly $222m in September, raising more than three times as much as former President Donald Trump’s campaign.

According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings that were posted on Sunday, Harris raised over $221.8m and Trump brought in nearly $63m.

Trump, 78, insists he’s ‘not that close to 80’ in latest effort to deny mental acuity concerns

15:25 , Joe Sommerlad

Rhian Lubin has more on the Republican nominee’s not-very-convincing attempt to dismiss concerns about his age in Lancaster yesterday.

Trump, 78, insists he’s ‘not that close to 80’

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen’s petition about Trump’s retaliation against him

15:22 , Oliver O’Connell

The Supreme Court has denied Michael Cohen’s request to hear his case against Donald Trump, who is accused of retaliating against his former attorney and “fixer” by keeping him in solitary confinement after he publicly discussed plans for a tell-all memoir.

The justices did not provide a written explanation for their decision on Monday.

Cohen filed his appeal to the nation’s highest court in July, arguing that the case raises major questions about constitutional abuses by the federal government against its sharpest critics.

Alex Woodward reports.

Supreme Court rejects Michael Cohen’s retaliation case against Trump

New Washington Post/Schar poll shows tight race in swing states

15:10 , Oliver O’Connell

The latest Washington Post/Schar School poll of likely swing state voters shows Kamala Harris narrowly winning the key blue wall states and Georgia, and Donald Trump taking Arizona and North Carolina, with a tie between the two in Nevada.

Pennsylvania: Harris 49 Trump 47

Wisconsin: Harris 50 Trump 47

Michigan: Harris 49 Trump 47

Nevada: Harris 48 Trump 48

Arizona: Trump 49 Harris 46

North Carolina: Trump 50 Harris 47

Georgia: Harris 51 Trump 47

Harris is turning to video games and sports betting to win male voters

15:05 , Joe Sommerlad

Kamala Harris is placing ads on video game and sports betting sites in an effort to win back the male vote – often referred to as the “bro” vote – from Donald Trump.

Harris is placing ads on DraftKings, a sports betting company, and Yahoo Sports, NBC News reports.

Her campaign is now the first to advertise on DraftKings, the outlet added. She will also place ads on video game sites IGN and Fandom.

Some of these ads will be 30-second spots featuring celebrities such as NBA legend Magic Johnson and actor Ben Stiller.

Katie Hawkinson has more.

Harris is turning to video games and sports betting to try and win back male voters

Trump door-knocking efforts could be over-reported in two key states

14:45 , Joe Sommerlad

Door-knocking data from the Elon Musk-backed America PAC in two key swing states could be fraudulent, a new report reveals.

About 24 percent of door-knocks in Arizona and 25 percent of door-knocks in Nevada over the last week by the PAC were flagged under “unusual survey logs” on the Campaign Sidekick canvassing app, which could potentially mean they are fraudulent, The Guardian reports.

Here’s more from Katie Hawkinson.

Trump door-knocking efforts by Musk-backed PAC could be false in two key states

Joni Mitchell launches three-word attack on Trump during rare live performance

14:25 , Joe Sommerlad

The legendary singer-songwriter, 80, performed at the Hollywood Bowl over the weekend and, at one point, told her audience: “‘F*** Donald Trump… I wish I could vote… I’m a Canadian. I’m one of those lousy immigrants.”

Roisin O’Connor reports.

Joni Mitchell launches three-word attack on Trump during rare live performance

Gold price hits record high ahead of tight US presidential election

14:05 , Joe Sommerlad

The price of gold has hit another record high as investors turn to the safe haven asset amid a tightening US presidential race and intensifying conflict in the Middle East.

Howard Mustoe reports.

Gold price hits record high ahead of tight US presidential election

Trump and Musk’s sudden bond suggests ‘other things going on behind scenes,’ warns Newsom

13:45 , Joe Sommerlad

California Governor Gavin Newsom appeared on MSNBC’s Inside with Jen Psaki on Sunday and said of the Silicon Valley tycoon: “I have known Elon for over 20, 25 years. One of America’s great entrepreneurs and innovators, but this is not the person I knew even two years ago.

“And with respect to Elon, I just don’t have the confidence that there’s other things that he’s not up to behind the scenes – not just what he is expressing quite publicly.”

Here’s more from James Liddell.

Trump and Musk’s sudden bond suggests ‘things going on behind scenes,’ warns Newsom

Exclusive: Palmer’s daughter says Trump’s vulgar ramblings were ‘an unfortunate way to remember my dad’

13:25 , Joe Sommerlad

Justin Rohrlich has been speaking to Peggy Palmer about the Republican nominee’s grotesque remarks concerning her late father.

Arnold Palmer’s daughter says Trump’s speech was ‘unfortunate way to remember my dad’

Josh Shapiro calls on cops to look into Musk’s $1m giveaways in Pennsylvania

13:05 , Joe Sommerlad

The swing state’s governor, who almost became Harris’s running mate, has said Elon’s free money offer is “deeply concerning” and should be looked into by law enforcement.

Andrea Cavalier has more.

Josh Shapiro calls on cops to look at Musk’s $1 million giveaways in Pennsylvania

SNL mocks Harris’s Fox News interview and Trump’s dance-a-thon town hall

12:45 , Joe Sommerlad

Alec Baldwin returned to Saturday Night Live – this time as Bret Baier, not Trump – to send up the latter’s hostile interview with the Democrat last week.

Katie Hawkinson was watching.

SNL mocks Trump’s dance-a-thon town hall and Harris’s Fox News interview

Harris: Trump’s conduct ‘demeans the office’ of president

12:25 , Joe Sommerlad

Speaking to the Reverend Al Sharpton yesterday, the Democrat was asked about her rival calling her a “s*** vice president” the night before, to which she had this to say:

CNN host gets into awkward argument with top Republican about Trump’s bizarre Arnold Palmer comment

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“Is this really the closing message you want voters to hear from Donald Trump – stories about Arnold Palmer’s penis?” an incredulous Jake Tapper asked House speaker Mike Johnson on State of the Union yesterday.

Greg Evans has Johnson’s answer.

CNN host argues with top Republican about Trump’s bizarre Arnold Palmer comment

Obama on Trump: ‘Dude, you were president for four years!’

11:45 , Joe Sommerlad

The 44th president took his swing state tour on behalf of Kamala Harris to Las Vegas yesterday, where he wasted no time in taking Trump to task for his many failures of leadership.

Two other Black superstars speaking up for Kamala in key states over the weekend were Lizzo and Usher, the former cheering her on in Michigan and the latter in Georgia.

Harris spends 60th birthday preaching compassion to Black churchgoers as Trump unexpectedly reaches out

09:45 , Joe Sommerlad

Kamala Harris spent Sunday, her 60th birthday, in the company of Black churchgoers at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Stonecrest, Georgia, where she read the parable of the Good Samaritan and urged her audience to sow compassion and respect in their daily lives and do more than just “preach the values”.

Unexpectedly, Donald Trump appears to have been listening, briefly putting aside election hostilities to wish her a happy birthday in the spirit of brotherhood.

Here’s more on the Democratic nominee’s trip to church.

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CBS News finally hits back at Trump’s false 60 Minutes claims

09:25 , Joe Sommerlad

The broadcaster has at last come back at the former president over his repeated false claims that its show 60 Minutes edited its recent interview with Kamala Harris to make her answers appear more favorable.

In a statement issued to another CBS program, Face the Nation, on Sunday morning, the network declared: “Former president Donald Trump is accusing 60 Minutes of deceitful editing of our October 7 interview with Vice President Kamala Harris. That is false.

“When we edit any interview, whether a politician, an athlete, or movie star, we strive to be clear, accurate and on point.

“The portion of her answer on 60 Minutes was more succinct, which allows time for other subjects in a wide ranging 21-minute-long segment.”

It also reiterated its offer to Trump to sit down for his own Q&A after he backed out of an initial agreement to appear.

“Our long-standing invitation to former president Trump remains open.

“If he would like to discuss the issues facing the nation and the Harris interview, we would be happy to have him on 60 Minutes.”

Here’s more from James Liddell.

60 Minutes responds to Trump’s accusation it ‘deceitfully edited’ Harris interview

Donald Trump serves up disturbing message with fries at Pennsylvania McDonald’s

08:45 , Joe Sommerlad

Good morning!

Donald Trump spent one of the final Sundays of the election cycle working the fry cooker at a Pennsylvania branch of McDonald’s – the latest bizarre moment in a campaign that has increasingly become a tour of personal vendettas and aimless grudges, despite his aides’ best efforts to keep him on track.

The Republican presidential nominee is known for his love of the fast-food franchise but has become obsessed with the fact that his Democratic opponent Kamala Harris worked in one of its restaurants when she was a student, a detail he griped about during his stunt appearance in Lower Southampton.

The roughly hour-long photo opp closed down the branch in question entirely.

During the visit, Trump had an apron tied behind his back by a McDonald’s cashier before he recieved a short demonstration on how to work the fry station before sticking his head through the drive-thru window.

The former president proceeded to hand out a number of orders, chatting to supporters who were picking up their meals.

But as he took a question from a reporter through the window, Trump again resorted to baseless suggestions that the upcoming presidential election could be tainted by fraud, a charge he and running mate JD Vance have repeated about the 2020 vote.

“Will you accept the results of the election?” the journalist asked.

“Yeah, sure, if it’s a fair election,” came the ominious answer.

Here’s more on an odd afternoon from John Bowden.

Trump serves disturbing message through McDonald’s drive-thru window

ICYMI: Lizzo joins Kamala Harris in Michigan as election looms

08:00 , Andrea Cavallier

Can Harris beat Trump? Latest poll updates

07:00 , Andrea Cavallier

Vice President Kamala Harris will go head-to-head with Donald Trump in less than three weeks as Americans cast their votes in the 2024 election.

The race has only become tighter, with Harris just one point ahead of Trump in a new poll. The outcome of the election is anyone’s game.

See the latest poll results:

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