Trump is set to host a town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania, Monday evening, located about 25 miles northwest of Philadelphia. On the other side of the state, Harris will hold a campaign rally in Erie alongside Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. Former President Bill Clinton is also hitting spots in Georgia on Monday, trying to win over voters for Harris in another crucial battleground.
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Kamala Harris proposed legalizing marijuana nationally for recreational use and ensuring Black entrepreneurs have access to the cannabis industry as part of an economic agenda aimed at Black men, whose support for the Democratic presidential nominee has shown signs of slipping .
Other proposals in Harris' "Opportunity Agenda for Black men," released Monday, include offering 1 million "fully forgivable" loans to Black business owners and new federal regulations for cryptocurrency that look to protect investors in the digital currency.
The Harris campaign said, if elected, the vice president will "break down unjust legal barriers that hold Black men and other Americans back by legalizing marijuana nationally , working with Congress to ensure that the safe cultivation, distribution, and possession of recreational marijuana is the law of the land."
When Donald Trump lost Georgia by just under 12,000 votes in 2020, he went to the two people with the most power over the state’s elections — the governor and the secretary of state — and asked for help overturning the results.
He asked Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, to help him “find 11,780 votes,” but Raffensperger refused. Then he asked Gov. Brian Kemp , another Republican, to order an audit and convene the state legislature so they could hand the state’s electoral votes to him. Kemp also resisted.
But Trump would be unlikely to find state officials willing to try to block their state's electoral votes from going to Vice President Kamala Harris. Democrats have gained power in major swing states, and the Republicans leading states that Harris could win have given no indication that they would overturn the election. In fact, several explicitly said they won't do so.
Representatives of the Republican governors of New Hampshire, Vermont and Virginia − all states leaning toward Harris in polls − told USA TODAY they intend to certify the results regardless of the winner. And top election officials in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin, and North Carolina also said they wouldn't be swayed.
Although Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's visions for solving Americans’ largest problems differ, both have pledged to address inflation, lower taxes and support Israel in its war against Hamas. They have also both committed to ending federal taxes on tips.
Still, Harris and Trump have seriously different pitches for the nation. They diverge most on climate change, reproductive rights and gun control.
Before you cast your ballot, USA TODAY’s voter guide can help you lay out where each candidate stands. Here’s what Trump and Harris have said about major issues, in their own words:
LEFT: Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump smiles while speaking on a panel of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Chicago, Illinois, on July 31, 2024. RIGHT: Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris addresses members of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 2024. Vincent Alban/Reuters, Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters
Election Day is on Nov. 5, less than a month away. What's not as obvious is when the results of the presidential race will be announced — and that depends on a variety of factors. Each state handles its elections differently , ranging from weeks-long early voting to strict voter ID laws.
What we do know is that both Republicans and Democrats are ramping up for a barrage of legal challenges between now and after the general election. So don't expect Kamala Harris or Donald Trump to claim victory on Election Day.
The release, reflecting a physical taken in April, aimed to contrast the Democratic presidential nominee with her opponent, Donald Trump, who would be the oldest person elected to the presidency and who has shared few details about his own health .
Trump and his allies have rejected questions about whether the former president will released the same information. He demanded in a post on Truth Social that Harris also take a test on "Cognitive Stamina and Agility"
The Trump campaign, meanwhile, cited the general reports attesting to the candidate's health put out this year by congressman, doctor and longtime Trump ally Ronny Jackson. A campaign statement said Trump "has maintained an extremely busy and active campaign schedule unlike any other in political history."
All the same, expect Harris and allies to call for more detailed health records from Trump.
"Are they afraid that people will see that he is too weak and unstable to lead America?" Harris said this weekend in North Carolina. "Is that what’s going on?”
Trump's largest lead at the betting houses USA TODAY has regularly surveyed comes at BetOnline where he stands -140 to Harris' +120.
The action , which U.S. bookmakers cannot legally take part in, held steady through September but has seen Trump come back into favor over the past two weeks.
The deadline to register to vote in 2024 has already passed in more than a dozen states, and time is running out in many more places through October.
Millions of Americans have enrolled to cast a ballot this year, with unprecedented recent spikes in new voters posing to shake up a heated race for the White House.
With Election Day just weeks away , campaigns and nonpartisan organizations are turning their attention to another priority: making sure voters actually show up.
Donald Trump has quickly criticized the new film about his life: "The Apprentice."
"A FAKE and CLASSLESS Movie written about me," Trump said early Monday on Truth Social about the film that USA TODAY described as "a polarizing biopic of young Donald Trump ( Sebastian Stan ), portraying him as a New York slumlord who becomes a ruthless real-estate mogul under the tutelage of closeted gay lawyer Roy Cohn ( Jeremy Strong )."
Trump, who has threatened to sue the filmmakers, called it "a cheap, defamatory, and politically disgusting hatchet job" designed to influence the presidential election.
"The Apprentice" isn't setting records at the box office. The Hollywood Reporter said that the Trump movie "opened to an estimated $1.6 million range from 1,740 locations, just enough to crack the top 10."
On the heels of her high-profile endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris, former Rep. Liz Cheney , R-Wyo., said she regrets her previous support for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump.
In a Sunday interview on "Meet the Press," NBC host Kristen Welker asked Cheney if she regrets standing by Trump in the 2016 presidential election and several years afterwards while she served in Congress.
Welker pointed to a 2016 debate between Trump and then-Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in which Trump said "I'll tell you at the time. I'll keep you in suspense," when asked if he would commit to the principle of a peaceful transition of power.
"Congresswoman, do you regret standing by him at the time and for all of those years after?" Welker said.
Vem Miller, the Nevada man arrested at a checkpoint in southern California allegedly en route to a Donald Trump campaign rally, was associated with a far-right movement called the Sovereign Citizens, according to the local sheriff.
Miller was arrested after police officers questioned him at a checkpoint and noticed his vehicle sported an irregular license plate. The license plate was “one that is homemade and indicative of a group of individuals that claim to be sovereign citizens,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco told reporters Sunday.
But what is the Sovereign Citizen movement? And why might law enforcement be concerned about someone associated with the group? Read more here.
− Will Carless
Latest presidential polls: How do Harris, Trump stand on Oct. 14?
The 2024 election is shaping up to be an incredibly tight race. In a Real Clear Politics average of national polls, Harris leads Trump by 1.7 percentage points, which is within the margin of error for many of the surveys.
Harris and Trump are also neck-and-neck in the battleground states. For example, Trump is leading Harris by 1 percentage point in a Real Clear Politics average of Pennsylvania polls, while Harris leads by 0.3 percentage points in Wisconsin.
Kamala Harris will hold a campaign rally in Erie, Pennsylvania alongside Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa, on Monday. The vice president and her Republican rival, Donald Trump, will both make their pitches to Georgia voters later in the week, with Harris set to hold a rally on Saturday.
Donald Trump is set to host a town hall in Oaks, Pennsylvania, Monday evening, located about 25 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Tomorrow, he's set to host a rally in another pivotal swing state, gathering with voters in Atlanta, Georgia.
If you've been thinking about participating in the 2024 general election on Nov. 5 but haven't registered yet, the time is now in many states. Check out the deadline for each state at the link below.
As November approaches. make sure you check out the USA TODAY Network's 2024 election guide for voters across the country. Here, you can access all the info you need before casting your ballot and making your voice heard on a local, state and national level.
Can't decide between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris ? We've laid out their takes on the major issues facing the nation. Looking for the latest controversial ballot measure or the lawmakers fighting for reelection? Here's what to know as Election Day approaches.
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