US election: Harris admits 'this has not been a typical campaign' as Biden calls Trump supporters 'garbage' — as it happened
By Elissa Steedman
By Brianna Morris-Grant
By Tessa Flemming
Topic:US Elections
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are continuing their campaign trails in the lead up to the election.
The Trump campaign is headed to Allentown, Pennsylvania, while Harris is headed to the Ellipse in Washington to deliver her closing argument.
Look back on that happened here.
Key Events
Barbara Bush endorses Kamala Harris
'Someboday said some bad things': Trump distances himself from comedian
Joe Biden denies he meant to call Donald Trump's supporters 'garbage'
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That's all for today!
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By Tessa Flemming
Thanks for joining us on the campaign trail today.
We'll resume our live coverage of the US election tomorrow morning.
In the meantime, you can read our daily wrap of the campaign events below.
Enjoy the rest of your day!
An update on the state ballot fires
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By Tessa Flemming
Here's a quick update from New York Times journalist Mike Baker about the burnt ballots found in Clark County, Washington.
For a refresher, police are investigating two apparent arson attacks on ballot drop boxes in separate US states.
In Washington, the attacks destroyed hundreds of ballots, and police say a suspicious device was found next to the box.
Now, election officials say they are drying out remaining ballots and working to identify who hasn't yet sought a replacement ballot.
Police say a second ballot box in Portland, Oregon, was set alight at 3.30am on Monday local time, after "an incendiary device" was put inside.
Nikki Haley denies 'bad blood', says she's on standby for Trump campaign
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By Brianna Morris-Grant
Former Trump rival Nikki Haley says she's "on standby" to campaign for the former president.
Ms Haley was the last one standing in the fight against Donald Trump to become the Republican nominee earlier this year.
In an interview with Fox News earlier today she criticised the Trump campaign, noting comments about women and Puerto Rico would make voters "uncomfortable".
She said she had last spoken to Mr Trump in June but denied any "bad blood" between them.
Key Event"They are very aware that we are on standby," she said.
"They know that we would be there to help ... We are on the same team.
"It is their campaign's decision on what he needs in these last final days. It does not bother me at all."
Barbara Bush endorses Kamala Harris
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By Tessa Flemming
Barbara Bush, the daughter of George W Bush and granddaughter of George HW Bush, has given a surprise Kamala Harris endorsement.
According to a People exclusive, Barbara was campaigning for Ms Harris in Pennsylvania, with hopes the Democratic nominee could "move our country forward and protect women's rights."
Barbara's Republican father served as president from 2001 to 2009.
Her mother, Laura Bush, broke from the party's stance on same-sex marriage and abortion in 2010.
Watch: Drag queens race in support of Kamala Harris
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By Tessa Flemming
It may seem like an act of self-inflicted torture but these drag queens are high-heel racing in the name of supporting Kamala Harris.
The queens donned their best frocks for the annual high heel race in Washington, DC.
From attendees dressed as "childless cat ladies" to full Harris-Walz costuming, the affair was particularly politically-charged ahead of November 5.
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By Elissa Steedman
When Trump was president, he installed 3 new, pro-republican supreme court judges. Can Biden, or Harris, counter that move by installing 3 pro-democrat judges? Or, why not 4?
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It's not so simple.
The US Supreme Court has nine members at a time: one chief justice and eight associate justices.
These justices hold their offices under a life tenure, which means vacancies in the Supreme Court don't come up all that often.
That only happens if a justice retires, dies or is impeached.
Even if Harris is elected this year and re-elected in 2028, it's possible she may not get a chance to influence the Supreme Court at all.
RFK Jr says Trump promised him control of health agencies
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By Brianna Morris-Grant
Robert F Kennedy Jr claimes that if Donald Trump is elected he will be given control of multiple public health agencies.
Among those, he says, are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institute of Health and the United States Department of Agriculture.
Mr Kennedy, who dropped out of the race to support Mr Trump, has been an anti-vaccination activist for more than a decade.
At his Madison Square Garden rally earlier this week, Mr Trump said he would let Mr Kennedy "go wild" if elected.
Key Event'Someboday said some bad things': Trump distances himself from comedian
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By Tessa Flemming
In a further sign Trump and his campaign is distancing itself from the comments of comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, the Republican nominee now has acknowledged "somebody said some bad things".
Trump was speaking to Fox News' Sean Hannity when he further reiterated he had "no idea" who Hinchcliffe was.
In his warm up act at Trump's recent Madison Square Garden rally, the comedian described Puerto Rico as a "floating island of garbage".
Trump acknowledged that "somebody said some bad things" that night but tried to downplay concerns about insulting a critical voting bloc.
"They put a comedian in, which everybody does — you throw comedians in, you don't vet them and go crazy. It's nobody's fault," he said.
"But somebody said some bad things.
"Now, what they've done is taken somebody that has nothing to do with the party, has nothing to do with us, said something, and they try and make a big deal."
The Trump campaign earlier sought to distance itself from the comments, saying they did not reflect the former president's views.
Trump has since told American ABC he didn't know the comedian or hear the joke as it was made.
Reporting with AP
Video: Thousands queue for Kamala Harris rally
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By Tessa Flemming
Thousands of people gathered in Washington to attend Kamala Harris' biggest rally.
Ahead of the event, people were seen lining the streets and estimates by her campaign say more than than 75,000 people attended.
Fragments of passwords belonging to Colorado voting systems accidentally posted online
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By Tessa Flemming
Partial passwords belonging to some Colorado voting systems that were accidentally posted online will pose no threat to the election, the state department says.
It says a spreadsheet located on its website "improperly" included a hidden tab that included the fragments of the passwords.
"This does not pose an immediate security threat to Colorado's elections, nor will it impact how ballots are counted," it said.
The department says it took immediate action and informed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
A CISA spokesperson it was aware of the incident.
Hope Scheppelman, the vice-chair of the state's Republican Party, said more than 600 passwords for voting systems in 63 of Colorado's 64 counties were shared on the website.
She said the passwords were not encrypted and they were posted since at least August.
Ms Scheppelman released an affidavit of a person claiming to have accessed the passwords from August 8 to October. 23.
Reuters was not able to independently verify this affidavit.
Reporting with Reuters
Man who attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband sentenced to life in prison
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By Brianna Morris-Grant
The man who broke into former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home and bludgeoned her husband with a hammer has been sentenced to life in prison.
David DePape, 44, was already serving a 30-year sentence for federal crimes relating to the 2022 attack.
In June he was convicted of several state offences, including aggavated kidnapping and false impisonment of an elder.
Paul Pelosi, then 82, was forced to undergo surgery for two skull fractures following the incident.
In a letter to the judge, Mr Pelosi said his "last peaceful sleep" was the night before DePape broke into his bedroom.
He told the judge that "not a day goes by that we do not think of this devastating assault, its trauma — or the possibility of future attacks".
High-profile Democrat says he wouldn't call Trump supporters 'garbage'
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By Tessa Flemming
More on that debated 'garbage' comment from Mr Biden.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who's backed Kamala Harris, says he wouldn't have called supporters of Trump "garbage".
For context, Joe Biden has denied this and the White House is trying to argue the president meant the demonisation of Latinos was garbage, not Trump's supporters.
CNN showed Mr Shapiro that video of Mr Biden and then asked for his response.
"I would never insult the good people of Pennsylvania or any Americans even if they chose to support a candidate that I didn't support," Mr Shapiro replied.
Reporting with AP
Michelle Obama joined by Ciara, Kerry Washington, Shonda Rhimes at campaign rally
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By Brianna Morris-Grant
Former first lady Michelle Obama has warned against "disillusionment and apathy" at a campaign event in Georgia.
"It's natural to wonder if anyone hears you, if anyone sees you," she told the crowd in College Park.
"It's our job to show folks that two things can be true at once.
"That it is possible to be outraged by the slow pace of progress and be committed to your own pursuit of that progress."
Ms Obama was joined on-stage at the formally non-partisan evnet by singers Ciara and Victoria Monét.
Actress Kerry Washington and Shonda Rhimes, showrunner for Grey's Anatomy and Bridgerton, were also present.
Key EventJoe Biden denies he meant to call Donald Trump's supporters 'garbage'
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By Jade Macmillan
Donald Trump's campaign has seized on a video in which Joe Biden appears to describe the former president's supporters as "garbage".
It's the same word that has attracted so much controversy after comedian Tony Hinchliffe used it in a joke about Puerto Rico at Trump's recent Madison Square Garden rally.
This is how an official White House transcript characterised what the president said, as he was speaking to a Latino voting group about Hinchliffe's remarks.
"The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporter's — his — his demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it's un-American," the transcript reads.
Note the placement of the apostrophe in the word "supporter's". The White House is trying to argue that the president meant the demonisation of Latinos was garbage, not Trump's supporters.
Biden took to social media to try to reinforce that point.
But Trump's campaign isn't buying it, comparing the comment to Hillary Clinton's infamous "basket of deplorables" remark in 2016.
"There’s no way to spin it: Joe Biden and Kamala Harris don’t just hate President Trump, they despise the tens of millions of Americans who support him," campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement.
We're yet to see a response from the Harris team.
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By Brianna Morris-Grant
Even though today's speeches were penned as "closing arguments", there's still a full week of campaigning left before voting day.
Tomorrow (Wednesday, local time) Donald Trump will hold two rallies, one in North Carolina and another in Wisconsin.
There will be more rallies in other states in the days that follow.
Kamala Harris, on the other hand, will head to a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina in a few hours.
She also has two campaign events on Wednesday in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Who has the lead in this election?
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Kennedy dropped out of the race in August. The Supreme Court has denied a bid by former independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr to be removed from ballots in Wisconsin and Michigan.
Kennedy dropped out of the race and endorsed Donald Trump in August but his name will still appear on ballots.
The court denied Kennedy's emergency requests to order the Wisconsin Electoral Commission and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to take him off the ballot in those states.
The environmental lawyer argued state officials were violating the First Amendment protection against government infringement of speech by forcing him to remain on the ballot after he sought to be removed.
Kennedy has said he wants voters who would have backed him to cast ballots for Trump. In Wisconsin, state law does not allow for withdrawal once a nominee has qualified for the ballot, as Kennedy had. The Wisconsin Supreme Court agreed in September with a trial court's decision against Kennedy.
Kennedy suggested Wisconsin officials "cover his name with stickers" on the ballot. The commission told the Supreme Court, "the absurdity of this proposal is evident on its face".
In Michigan, Benson rejected Kennedy's requests to withdraw from the ballot, prompting him to sue in state court. The Michigan Supreme Court ruled against him in September.
Reporting with Reuters
Biden greets voters in Baltimore
By Brianna Morris-Grant
President Joe Biden met with voters and visited a marine terminal in Baltimore earlier today.
The visit was to announce a $US3 billion ($4.58 billion) investment to improve port infrastructure and create union jobs.
Key Event Trump's final remarks: 'We will never give up'
By Brianna Morris-Grant
Trump supporters are voting to stop "the most sinister and corrupt forces on Earth", Donald Trump tells the crowd.
In his final remarks, he tells his supporters November 5 is the most important day in the nation's history.
"After all we have been through together, we stand on the verge of the greatest four years in American history," he says.
"We will restore America's promise and we will take back the nation that we love.
"We are one people, one family, one glorious nation under God.
"We will never give in, we will never give up, we will never back down and we will never, ever surrender.
"Together we will fight, fight, fight and win, win, win."
After almost 90 minutes on stage, he is leaving the stage — to the song YMCA by the Village People.
Key EventDonald Trump promises US its own Iron Dome, says he will stop WW3
By Brianna Morris-Grant
Donald Trump tells supporters October 7 "never would have happened".
He also promises to "prevent World War 3" if elected next week.
"I will stop the chaos in the Middle East, October 7 would have never happened," he says.
"I will prevent World War 3 very easily, I will prevent it, I know everybody, I know all the players.
"We can't have World War 3, we have very, very, very stupid people running our country."
He promises to "strengthen and modernise" law enforcement and the military, while building the US its own Iron Dome.
To cheers from the crowd, he says he will remove "critical race theory" and transgender rights, and make it illegal to burn an American flag.
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