US election 2024: Trump and Harris make final bids as the US prepares to vote

Tiffany Trump, daughter of the Republican presidential nominee, shared a message on X before Tuesday's election.

Telling Americans to 'Get out and vote', she outlined three misconceptions linked to her father's campaign.

Firstly, she sought to distance Trump from Project 2025. This is a political initiative written for the next Republican president by the Heritage Foundation think tank. While some of Project 2025 aligns with Trump's views, the Republican nominee has distanced himself from the document.

Tiffany Trump also told followers that her father would not sign a national abortion ban, a claim the former president has made himself.

Tiffany finally mentioned her father's support for IVF.

A fall in the value of the US dollar could be a sign that markets are preparing for a Harris victory.

The dollar had risen over October as polls predicted a Trump win, notably because his policies are expected to be inflationary.

If inflation rises, this could push the Federal Reserve to slow interest rate cuts - or even raise borrowing costs.

Although they can stifle growth, high interest rates are attractive for foreign investors seeking high returns.

Head to Euronews Business to find out what a Trump presidency could mean for the euro.

The day before the presidential election, the US is readying itself for the possibility of civil unrest.

Businesses near the White House are boarding up their windows, while the National Guard is on standby in several states.

Threats against election workers have gotten so bad that all polling places in Washoe County, Nevada, have a “panic button” that workers can hit to automatically call 911.

The events of 6 January 2021 linger in the national consciousness, when Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol following a Democratic presidential victory.

Unlike the last election, experts say Trump's efforts to challenge a potential defeat are more coordinated.

Republicans have already been laying the groundwork to cast doubt on results. GOP-aligned groups have already filed several lawsuits questioning voting practices in swing states.

Misinformation about voting fraud is also making the rounds on social media, which will make it easier to challenge the vote.

According to a well-placed Euronews source, Columbia University in New York is considering temporarily closing its campus linked to fears of unrest.

Columbia told Euronews via email: "There have been no changes to campus access and operations."

A Pennsylvania judge has ruled that Elon Musk's $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can continue through Tuesday's election.

America PAC, Musk's political action committee, is urging voters in swing states to sign a petition. Each day until the election, one signatory is awarded a million-dollar prize.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner had called the sweepstakes a scam that violates state election law and asked that it be shut down.

The judge who gave the green light to the giveaway did not immediately give a reason for the ruling.

“I love Gen Z,” said Kamala Harris, speaking at a rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where she gave a shout-out to first-time voters.

“You are rightly impatient for change. … And you, who have only known the climate crisis, are leading the charge to protect our planet and our future. You, who grew up with active shooter drills, are fighting to keep our schools safe. You, who have known fewer rights than your mothers and grandmothers, are standing up for freedom. And for you, none of these issues is theoretical or political. ... And I see you. And I see your power.”

At Harris’ rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, guest speakers reached out to Latino voters and other minorities.

Rapper Fat Joe, who is Latino, said: “If you’re still out there talking about how you might be voting [for] somebody or you’re not decided, where’s your pride as a Latino?”

He added: “If that wasn’t enough, about a month ago, it broke my heart when I seen them say that my Haitian brothers and sisters eat cats and dogs.” 

Fat Joe also criticised comments made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe at a pro-Trump rally, where he called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage”.

“We’re in a depression territory,” Trump told crowds at a rally in Reading, Pennsylvania.

“12,000 jobs. That’s like for Walmart… that’s not for a country.”

The Republican presidential nominee was referring to US employment data, published at the end of last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The economy added just 12,000 new positions in October, the weakest figure seen since 2020.

A major strike at manufacturer Boeing and two recent hurricanes were largely to blame.

It does, however, seem that US job creation is slowing, regardless of these factors.

This could be a motivating factor for the US Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this Thursday, as expected.

Although many citizens are still feeling the pain of price hikes, the US economy is in pretty good shape.

Compared to other nations, the US has managed to tame post-pandemic inflation while maintaining robust GDP growth.

A Harris campaign official has said that results may arrive from North Carolina, Michigan, and Georgia as soon as by the end of election night, according to Reuters.

From Wednesday and beyond, results are expected from Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada.

It’s not yet clear when the national result will be announced, especially as the race appears to be so tight.

The 2020 election took place on Tuesday 3 November, although US TV stations didn’t name Biden as the winner until Saturday 7 November.

When Obama secured the keys to the White House in 2012, however, the news was announced on polling day itself.

The swing states to watch are Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.

“It's just a weird space to be in, just being on edge all the time.”

“We just want some sense of normalcy, so we're not just being looked at as the crazy country.”

Euronews has been speaking to US voters ahead of the election.

Find the full piece here.

Addressing supporters in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Harris’ running mate Tim Walz hammered home familiar policy lines, notably support for small businesses and affordable healthcare.

Walz also addressed the subject of gun ownership.

“Freedom means a lot of things,” he said.

“Freedom to retire with dignity, freedom to make your own decisions, and freedom to send your children to school without worrying they’ll be shot dead in their schools.”

Walz noted that both himself and Harris are gun owners but called for safer gun controls.

About four-in-ten US adults say they live in a household with a gun, according to the Pew Research Centre.

To take data from the Gun Violence Archive, there have been 445 mass shootings across the US so far this year. This only includes shootings where four or more people have been injured or killed.

Trump, who has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association (NRA), also believes in the right to own a gun.

At an NRA event in February, he described himself as the "best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House".

“We are a people-driven campaign,” Democratic nominee Harris told supporters in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Monday.

“As we are canvassing, let’s get intentional about building community, about building coalitions, about reminding people we have so much more in common than what separates us.”

Harris has previously referred to former President Trump’s rhetoric as divisive and incendiary.

Recently, her team argued that a Trump rally at New York’s Madison Square Garden delivered a “dangerously divisive and demeaning message" to the American people.

The event made headlines as comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, speaking at the rally, called the US territory of Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage”.

Maroš Šefčovic, designated to be the new European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, said on Monday that the US is the EU’s “biggest and most natural partner and ally”.

Regardless of who ends up in the White House, he added that he wishes to continue cooperative relations with the US.

If confirmed as Commissioner, he plans to revamp the EU-US Trade and Technology Council established in 2021.

However, he also stressed he “will be ready to stand up for our interests if faced with disruptive scenarios”.

Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs could hurt European industry as many firms export heavily to the US.

Similarly, the US’ hawkish stance towards China - expected to be continued by both presidential nominees - could cause friction with the EU.

Although the EU has established its own tariffs on Chinese goods, the bloc is taking a milder approach than that adopted by the US.

Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is set to spend her final day of campaigning in Pennsylvania.

She’s scheduled to stop in Scranton, Allentown, and Reading - and will finish with rallies in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

According to calculations by elections analyst Nate Silver, the candidate who wins Pennsylvania has more than a 90% chance of winning the White House.

The state turned blue in 2020, backing President Joe Biden - who was born there.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are fighting to gain the upper hand in tomorrow's election. 

However, there’s a remote possibility that the vote could end in a draw.

Read our explainer to find out what a tie could mean for the United States.

The Republican nominee for Vice President, Ohio senator JD Vance, has been speaking in the battleground state of Wisconsin.

In the city of La Crosse, he argued that Harris’ policies were putting people in Wisconsin “farther and farther behind”, blaming her for inflationary price spikes.

“If you’re struggling with groceries in a way that you weren’t four years ago … then it’s very simple. Remember Kamala Harris broke it, and Donald J Trump will fix it,” he told supporters.

Economies across the world battled with rising prices in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, linked to supply chain disruptions and pent-up demand.

Last week, the US Commerce Department reported that prices rose just 2.1% year-on-year in September, down from a 2.3% rise in August.

That is barely above the Federal Reserve's 2% inflation target, meaning price rises have slowed.

Even so, costs are roughly 20% higher now than they were when Biden took office.

“I think everybody across this country has to be aware that the Trump campaign has already begun pushing notions about rigged elections, stolen elections, fraudulent claims,” said former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney, speaking on ABC's The View.

“Everybody’s got to be aware that they’re gonna do it.”

Asked whether she believed that the speaker of the House, Republican Mike Johnson, would stop an effort to overturn the election, she said, "No, he won't".

She added: "I think that's why it's so important that the Republicans not be in the majority come January 2025."

Liz Cheney has been thrown further into the spotlight since former President Donald Trump made violent comments towards her earlier this week.

"Let's put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let's see how she feels about it. You know, when the guns are trained on her face," said Trump on Thursday.

Trump was criticising Cheney for being a "radical war hawk", arguing that she would not hold such a position if she were subject to violence.

Donald Trump has announced his intention to impose a general tariff of up to 20% on imported goods. 

Spain fears its olive oil industry could take a significant hit.

As the world’s leading producer and exporter of olive oil, the country sent 70,000 tonnes to the United States in the first half of 2024.

To find out more, read the full story here.

During a rally in North Carolina, Trump joked with crowds and seemed to make a reference to the controversial Access Hollywood tape.

In the tape, uncovered in 2016 by the Washington Post, Trump boasts about trying to have sex with a married woman.

He bragged that he could grab women by the genitalia, adding “you can do anything”.

At Monday's rally, Trump spoke about Space X’s rocket boosters: “And those two big arms, you saw the arms, they grab that thing like you grab your beautiful baby ... Years ago, I would have said something else, but I've learned.”

He added: “I would have been a little bit more risque.”

Speaking in Raleigh, North Carolina, Trump honed in on the question of immigration - one of his signature talking points.

"I will stop the invasion of criminals coming into our country," he told crowds.

"We're going to close up that border so fast," he continued, referring to the US-Mexico crossing.

"If they [Mexico] don't stop this onslaught of criminals and drugs coming into our country, I'm going to immediately impose a 25% tariff on everything they send in to the United States of America."

He told supporters in North Carolina that they were the first to hear this announcement.

A union representing tech workers at the New York Times called a strike on Monday, just one day before the presidential election.

The Times Tech Guild said that the action was being called against “unfair labour practices”.

The union is made up of over 600 tech workers such as software engineers and data analysts.

These workers power the technology behind the election coverage.

“We are disappointed that the Tech Guild leadership is attempting to jeopardize our journalistic mission at this critical time,” said Hannah Yang, the company’s chief growth and customer officer, and Jason Sobel, chief technology officer. That's according to an email reported on by the New York Times.

Trump stuck to his normal points during the first part of his speech at a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Trump started his speech by asserting that he was ahead in every swing state. The last poll by the New York Times/ Siena College showed Trump leading over Harris only in Arizona.

In key state Pennsylvania, the poll shows them as tied.

He mentioned immigration, the economy and said the US Border Control called Harris, "the worst thing that ever happened to the country" and a "low IQ individual."

As election day inches closer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr has shared a pro-Trump video on X.

The independent candidate, who was originally bidding for the keys to the White House, dropped out of the race earlier this year to endorse the Republican nominee.

Kennedy has urged voters that they must put their support behind Trump to save free speech, which he says is ‘under withering and relentless attack in America’.

He finished the video with his often-repeated quip: “Make America healthy again”.

It’s not yet clear what role Kennedy might hold in the White House if Trump wins the presidential election.

The Washington Post, however, said last week that Kennedy would have significant control over health and food safety - according to sources.

Kennedy is known for his anti-vaccine stance and his endorsement of conspiracy theories.

The former President's son delivered a speech that seemed to encourage listeners to call the election for Trump -- regardless of the outcome of the polls.

"Do not give them a week to find lots of missing ballots" Trump Jr said.

Trump Jr was speaking at a rally held by Trump in North Carolina, a key swing state where a FiveThirtyEight poll shows Trump ahead by one percentage point.

Donald Trump was due to hold a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina at 10 a.m local time according to his campaign website. Thirty six minutes later and he has yet to show up.

Posts on X showed empty seats at the stadium. Trump often likes to claim his rallies are packed.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk's pro-Trump Political Action Committee (PAC) has awarded its second $1 million (around €921,000) cheque to a voter in Michigan, just as he failed to show up to a court hearing over the scheme.

Musk has attempted to move the civil suit against the scheme to a federal court, an attempt which was denied on Friday.

He was ordered to appear at a court in Pennsylvania on Thursday, but failed to turn up.

The scheme, which the US Justice Department warned might be illegal, offers cash prizes to those who sign his PAC's petition.

Two voters so far have been handed cash prizes.

Kamala Harris begun the day before election day by posting a video on X with photos of her childhood.

Harris details how her mother saved for a decade to buy a home, and her experience working at McDonalds in college.

"I will never forget where I come from. And I will never stop fighting for working and middle class families" Harris says, adding she will bring down costs and increase economic security for Americans.

The economy is seen as a potential weakness for Harris' campaign, as voters associate her with the high cost of living in certain states coinciding with Biden's tenure.



In a campaign video posted on his X account Trump accused Harris and Biden of utilising the Internal Revenue Service, the US body responsible for collecting taxes and administering tax law, of confiscating tips from service workers.

"Harris and Biden have literally unleashed the IRS to harass workers who receive tips, and they just may be coming to your house next," the video says.

The video ends by saying that only Trump has a plan to end all taxes on tips for hospitality workers.

Trump has made "no tax on tips" one of his key policy pitches. Harris has come up with her own version of the plan, committing to abolish income tax on tips.

Both candidates announced the policy in the key swing state of Nevada, where restaurants and hotels employ over 20% of the state's workforce.

Once seen as the most important swing-state, Florida has more recently become one of the biggest jewels in the Republican crown.

While no pollsters seriously think the “sunshine state” – and its 29 all-important electoral college votes – are in play for Democrats this year, a number of referenda on abortion rights and the legalisation of marijuana in the state constitution could show cracks in Republicans’ recent dominance over the state.

The constitutional amendments propose legalising the recreational usage and sales of marijuana, and extending the legal period in which abortions can be carried out to the point where a foetus can survive outside the womb.

Florida currently limits abortions to six-weeks after conception, when many women don’t even realise they’re pregnant. In cases of incest or rape, the limit is 15 weeks, but women must provide legal proof in order to be eligible.

Democrats are hoping that broad popular support for their policies will push voters to support their candidates further up the ballot, including Debbie Murcarsel-Powell, who is challenging Republican incumbent Tim Scott for the Senate.

Nikki Fried, Chair of the Florida Democratic Party was positive about Democrats’ chances: “"Nobody anticipated that we would even have this conversation today, that the polls are showing that we are tight”.

However, it remains an uphill battle as the amendments require 60% of voters to back them in order to pass, and Republicans currently hold a super-majority in the state’s House of Representatives and Senate.

Euronews has prepared a guide for Europeans on when to expect the results, which states to watch closely, and how voting works.

Polling stations will close between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. CET, with the first results expected around 4 a.m. However, nothing is certain, as a close outcome could trigger a recount.

Initial estimates of voter turnout and demographic profiles are expected by 11 p.m., offering an early indication of the election's direction.

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How to follow the US election night from Europe

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It's approximately 8am eastern time and the day before election day has begun.

• Trump and Harris will hit the campaign trail in one final push which marks their last chance to get their message across the voters.
• Harris will go to Pennsylvania for three rallies, including one in Philadelphia attended by Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey.
• Trump will travel cross country, hitting North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Michigan.
• Meanwhile, vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz will both hold competing events in the battleground states of Wisconsin and Michigan.

Stay tuned as we unpack key moments from these upcoming events.

Former senior advisor to Joe Biden's 2024 presidential campaign, Tyler Joseph Ducklo, said, "You don’t say what Donald Trump is saying, you don’t do what Donald Trump is doing, if you think you’re about to win an election. You do it if you think you’re about to lose one” in an interview on Monday.

"This is the same playbook we saw four years ago," Ducklo said, adding that it was a "losing playbook."

Elsewhere, the former senior adviser said Republicans had lost 19 lawsuits surrounding voter integrity since voting had started, and dismissed questions of election fraud, "The Harris campaign has built probably the most sophisticated, robust, impressive voter protection program in the history of presidential politics.”

The European Commission is drafting plans to deal with the victory of either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris after Election Day.

While Harris has vowed to keep close ties with democratic allies and “stand up to dictators,” Trump has threatened to slap across-the-board tariffs on all imports and cut off financial and military to Ukraine, which could prove highly detrimental for the bloc.

The uncertainty explains why the Commission has set up a dedicated task force to prepare for possible scenarios after 5 November.

“We have said very clearly that we’re preparing for the outcome of the US elections,” a Commission spokesperson said on Monday.

“Our role is to be ready for whatever result there is to the elections in the United States.”

When asked about the idea of endorsing a candidate, the Commission declined to respond.

Whilst Trump ad-libbed in Pennsylvania, Kamala Harris stuck to familiar talking points as she pushed a message of unity and didn't mention Trump by name in a rally in Michigan.

"America is ready for a new wave forward, where we see our fellow Americans not as an enemy but as a neighbour" Harris said.

She made a pointed message about the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, as she spoke in the state with the country's highest Arab American population.

“This year has been difficult given the scale of death and destruction in Gaza, and given the civilian casualties and displacement in Lebanon,” she said. “It is devastating, and as president, I will do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza.”

She then urged the return of hostages, as she has done previously. Harris generally has said she would continue the Biden administration's policies on the Middle East: encouraging a ceasefire whilst supporting Israel.

Today, she will canvas Pennsylvania with a crowd of celebrity guests including Lady Gaga and Oprah Winfrey.

Trump went off-script at a rally in Pennsylvania on Sunday where he joked about reporters being shot and suggested he shouldn't have left the White House.

During the rally, like others over the past week, he has pushed ideas of election fraud, rattling through a list of concerns about early voting, mail-in ballots and voting machines.

“It’s a crooked country," Trump railed to his crowd on a chilly airport tarmac. “They’ll want to put you in jail because you want to make it straight. Think of it, think of it. They cheat in elections and you call them on it and they want to put you in jail.”

Some of his allies, including recently released from prison Steve Bannon, have encouraged Trump to declare victory on Tuesday night after polls close -- similar to how he did in 2020 which kicked of months of denial over the true result of the election.

Although Trump has run a disciplined campaign for much of this year, in recent weeks he has been accused of using demeaning language toward women and violent rhetoric during his rallies.

In Pennsylvania, he again eschewed his familiar talking points to deliver a speech doubting the integrity of the vote and to verbally attack what he calls the "demonic" Democrat party.

Sources have told AP that Trump is frustrated the race with Harris is still close, believing her to be an unworthy opponent.

By the time Trump arrived in North Carolina a few hours later, he had returned to his familiar stump speech promoting his views on immigration and the economy.

Kamala Harris declined to say how she would vote on a key ballot measure offering to reverse criminal justice reforms approved in recent years.

“I am not going to talk about the vote on that. Because honestly it’s the Sunday before the election and I don’t intend to create an endorsement one way or another around it,” said Harris, who was the San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general before she was elected vice president in 2020.

Harris did say she had filled out her mail-in ballot, which was "on its way to California", her home state.

The initiative Harris declined to comment on would make shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders and increase penalties for drug charges including fentanyl.

In California, crime is a central issue in the election cycle.

In a first at a rally since she became presidential candidate, Harris did not mention Trump by name at an event in Michigan last night.

She did, however, make several inferred comparisons between her and her rival on several of her key policy points, including abortion and healthcare.

Elsewhere in her speech, she told crowds her campaign had "momentum."

She called the election "one of the most consequential elections of our lifetime."

Our correspondents in Europe's capitals weigh in on the US election, who residents want to win and what they are anticipating as the US heads to the polls.

A federal judge in the state of Iowa ruled on Sunday that the state can continue to challenge potential ballots cast in the election on the premise of voters being non US citizens.

Iowa's secretary of state, Paul Rate, challenged the status of 2,176 people on voter rolls last month, asserting they had previously identified themselves as noncitizens. A small minority of those voters, about 12%, were found to be non-US citizens.

It is a crime for a non-US citizen to vote in a federal election, and can potentially result in deportation.

Instances of non-US citizens voting are rare, although Trump has repeatedly pushed the idea that millions of non-US citizens could vote in the election.

Trump offered tentative support for Robert F Kennedy Jr's plan to remove fluoride from drinking water if elected.

"On January 20, the Trump White House will advise all U.S​. water systems to remove fluoride from public water," Kennedy said in a post on X.

Trump said he hadn't spoken to Kennedy about fluoride yet but that the plan, "sounds OK to me. You know it’s possible.”

The former president said he would give Kennedy Jr an influential role in his potential administration, something his campaign spokespeople have been more hesitant about.

Harris has been fiercely critical of Kennedy Jr, describing him as an "anti-abortion conspiracy theorist." Medical experts in the US have also raised feared about the vaccine skeptic.

Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance brought up Peanut the squirrel at a rally in North Carolina.

"Donald's fired up about Peanut the squirrel" Vance said, before suggesting that the Biden administration allowed "hundreds of thousands illegal immigrants coming into our country" but doesn't want people to "have pets."

Trump referred to Peanut as the "Elon Musk of squirrels," Vance said.

Peanut was euthanised by New York's wildlife department after he bit an official during a seizure. He was seized by officials from the city's Department of Environmental Conservation after they were notified the squirrel was in an unsafe housing arrangement.

The pet has since gone viral as his owner claimed that officials used excessive force when they seized Peanut.

Polling throughout this election campaign has, for the most part, shown the election is too close to call.

Most polling is subject to a traditional 4% margin of error, and Harris and Trump have hardly been above or under 4 points of each other both nationally and in the seven key swing states pollsters are paying close attention to.

A final New York Times/ Siena College poll showed the results of the seven battleground states, with Trump having a lead over Harris in Arizona and Harris with a slight lead in Nevada, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Georgia. Pennsylvania, considered key to winning the election, is tied.

• Arizona: Trump 49% – Harris 45%
• Georgia: Harris 48% – Trump 47%
• Michigan: Trump 47% – Harris 47%
• North Carolina: Harris 48% – Trump 46%
• Nevada: Harris 49% – Trump 46%
• Pennsylvania: Presidential Vote Tied
• Wisconsin: Harris 49% – Trump 47%

Today, Radio Schuman spoke with German Green MEP Daniel Freund, as he drove through the critical state of Pennsylvania -- a place where some say the election will be decided.

Brussels is holding its breath as millions of Americans will vote in an election that will have global consequences.

Listen to our conversation with Freund below.

MEP reports from polarised US campaign trail

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It's almost 3am eastern time and there are less than 24 hours until polling stations across the US open. Harris and Trump will spend their final campaign days where they have spent much of the campaign trail -- appealing to voters in key swing states.

Harris will hold rallies in three different cities in Pennsylvania, Allentown, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

Trump will dash across three different battleground states, stopping in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Until then, we'll take a look at key updates at what happened overnight.

Harris made an explicit appeal to Arab American voters in Michigan on Sunday, a state home to the US's largest Arab American population.

“I will do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza” Harris said.

Her policies on the conflict in the Middle East, however, hardly differ from that of the Biden administration. Some Arab American voters have turned away from her for that very reason, claiming that Biden has facilitated, or at least failed to prevent, civilian deaths in both Gaza and Lebanon.

Harris was heckled by shouts of "ceasefire now" at a rally earlier this week.

Harris and Trump have knuckled down in seven key swing states, widely seen as the places where voters have the power to swing the election result.

But over the weekend, a shock new poll from the typically Republican stronghold of Iowa put Harris 3 points ahead.

Losing this state would make Trump's path to the White House complicated. Read more in our story below about the poll that has made the Republican campaign nervous.

US election: Kamala Harris boosted by surprise poll lead in Iowa

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“To get me, somebody would have to shoot through the fake news and I don’t mind that so much” Trump said at a rally in Pennsylvania on Sunday, noting the protective glass around him that has been installed at his public speeches following an assassination attempt in July.

 “ABC, it’s ABC, fake news, CBS, ABC, NBC. These are, these are, in my opinion, in my opinion, these are seriously corrupt people” the former president added.

After his comments, Trump's campaign spokesman Steven Cheung issued a statement claiming that Trump was looking out for the media's safety, saying his statement was, "about threats against him that were spurred on by dangerous rhetoric from Democrats.”

Elsewhere in his speech, Trump joked that he "never should have left the White House", repeating claims that he was the rightful winner of the 2020 election -- a theory that has been disproven.

Good morning, and welcome to our live blog where we will bring you key updates on the US presidential election from the other side of the Atlantic.

What happened last night?

• Harris made an explicit appeal to Arab American voters that she would end the war in Gaza. Many of this demographic have turned away from her, angry at Biden's policies in the Middle East.
• Trump went off script at several rallies on Sunday, pushing claims of election fraud and suggesting he would "shoot through fake news."
• A shock poll showed Harris with an unexpected lead in the typically Republican stronghold of Iowa -- we'll bring you more on that later.