2024 election live updates: Crowd gathers for Trump's Madison Square Garden rally

More than 40 million people have voted as of Sunday.

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Last updated: Monday, October 28, 2024 10:57AM GMT
Harris, Trump hit the battleground states ahead of Election Day
Harris, Trump hit the battleground states Saturday ahead of Election Day

The race for the White House is heading into the final stretch with most polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump neck-and-neck in key states with less than two weeks to go.

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Oct 27, 2024, 3:27 PM

Over 40M voters have cast a vote

As of 8:30 a.m. PT on Oct. 27, over 40.1 million Americans have cast a vote through early voting methods, as of Saturday evening, according to data from the University of Florida's Election Lab.

The majority of those early votes come from mail ballots with over 20.8 million mail ballots returned nationally, the data showed. The remaining 19.2 million come from votes cast at in-person early voting polling sites across the country.

Early voting options are now open to voters in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Many early voting periods will last until the weekend before Election Day.

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Oct 27, 2024, 1:17 AM GMT

Trump reminisces about campaign era during Pa. rally, 'I will never forget it'

A subdued former President Donald Trump acknowledged the end of an era as he closed his hourlong remarks to hundreds of students at Penn State University on Saturday - after the rally kicked off nearly two hours late.

"It's coming to an end in one way. It's sad," Trump said. "In another way, it's beautiful. I think it's going to come to a very successful end. And then a new period begins. And that's the next four years where we're going to make our country so incredible, and we're going to do it so fast."

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at the Bryce Jordan Center, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in State College, Pa.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump dances at a campaign rally at the Bryce Jordan Center, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024, in State College, Pa.

Trump added, "But there'll never be rallies like this. They'll never be -- in four years, there'll be somebody coming in and they'll call for a rally, and they'll have 200 or 300 people."

In an apparent approach to court young men, Trump invited the Nittany Lion wrestling team on stage to celebrate their recent championship.

In his remarks, Trump also continued to bash Beyoncé's appearance at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday evening.

"Beyoncé got out and said, 'Hello ladies and gentlemen. I would like to endorse her, what's her name? What's her name? What is her name again? Oh, I'm going to endorse her.' They just don't get it," Trump said.

-ABC News' Kelsey Walsh, Lalee Ibssa and Soorin Kim

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Oct 27, 2024, 12:18 AM GMT

Harris, Whitmer share beers after Michigan rally

After her rally in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Vice President Kamala Harris stopped at a bar with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The pair shook hands with bargoers, then ordered a beer and sat down.

Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hold beers while speaking at the Trak Houz Bar & Grill after a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer hold beers while speaking at the Trak Houz Bar & Grill after a campaign rally in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Asked what she wanted to drink, Harris, said, "I am having what she's having," laughing and pointing to Whitmer.

Whitmer said the beer they ordered was Oberon, brewed in Kalamazoo.

-ABC News' Will McDuffie, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Fritz Farrow

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Oct 27, 2024, 12:10 AM GMT

Walz rallies on remote Navajo Nation land in AZ

Gov. Tim Walz delivered remarks at a "Native Americans for Harris-Walz" get-out-the-early-vote rally in Window Rock, Arizona, on Saturday afternoon- a remote location on the Navajo Nation.

Walz's visit marks the first time a candidate on the presidential ticket has gone to Navajo Nation this cycle, according to the campaign.

"We're here because we're not taking any vote for granted, and we're here to show respect to the Navajo Nation and earn your vote. Now I'll tell you we're running like everything's on the line, because everything's on the line," he said.

Walz said that given the closeness of this election, especially in the battleground state of Arizona, Native votes may really tip the scales for the Democratic ticket.

"I think, probably, that we win the whole damn thing because of the work that was done here, the work that's done on the nation, and we put Kamala Harris in the White House," Walz said.

Walz claimed that Donald Trump did not give Native Americans support in office and specifically blasted Trump for his gathering with families of Navajo war veterans at the White House in 2017.

The event occurred in front of an image of Andrew Jackson, the president who signed legislation that eventually led to the "Trail of Tears."

"I don't know if he knows his history well enough to know what he was doing, but I damn sure guarantee you the people around him knew the insult they were throwing to Indian country by making those heroes stand in front of that portrait," Walz said.

Walz highlighted how his and Harris' economic policies would boost Tribal entrepreneurs and businesses and better their health care options.

"I want to be clear and make sure you hear it and that the country hears it. Kamala Harris and I recognize the promises this country has been made to indigenous peoples. We will safeguard and strengthen the bonds between our nations and uphold our trust and treaty obligations," he said.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

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Oct 26, 2024, 10:55 PM GMT

NYC mayor says police prepared to keep Trump MSG rally safe

Mayor Eric Adams and multiple NYPD officials briefed reporters Saturday on the security posture ahead of former President Trump's rally tomorrow at Madison Square Garden.

Adams said New Yorkers should expect a "large police presence" around MSG, including "protections you will see, and many you won't see."

NYPD Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Weiner and NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell told reporters officials are expecting protests and that there will be designated areas for people to lawfully exercise their First Amendment rights.

The police will begin their security preparations after Friday night's Rangers game.

"You will see a heavy uniformed presence around the Garden, you'll see heavy-weapons teams, counter-terror, aviation... blocker vehicles and many more," Chell said.

Speaking to potential protesters, Adams said no one should "come to our city to try to cause problems."

-ABC News' Matt Foster