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US Election 2024 headlines with summaries.
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'It's a cult': Kiwis voting in US describe 'nightmare' election
30 Oct 2024New Zealanders and Australians living in Arizona say the US election campaign is divisive and discussing politics can be tricky. Audio
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Harris and Trump locked in close battlegrounds races - poll
30 Oct 2024The critical states are near even in the final days of campaigning.
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Live: 'I'm the opposite of a Nazi': Trump denies he's a 'fascist'
The former president has spent days pushing back on the claims, and dealing with racism at one of his rallies.
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When will we know the US election result?
29 Oct 2024Explainer - The United States is finally nearly ready to choose its next president. Here's what you need to know about how to watch from New Zealand.
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Trump unveils the most extreme closing argument in modern presidential history
29 Oct 2024Analysis - Donald Trump delivered a searing screed that may augur the most extreme US presidency in modern history if he beats Kamala Harris. Audio
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Live: Democrat Kamala Harris due to give final campaign speech
30 Oct 2024And Donald Trump continues to try to distance himself from a controversial rally.
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Philadelphia DA sues Elon Musk and his super PAC over $1m sweepstakes
29 Oct 2024Philadelphia's district attorney asked a state judge to shut down tech billionaire Elon Musk's controversial $1 million giveaway to registered voters, calling it an "illegal lottery
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Trump rally at Madison Square Garden begins with vulgar, racist remarks from allies
28 Oct 2024Donald Trump headlined a rally at New York's Madison Square Garden that began with a series of vulgar and racist remarks by allies of the former president.
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Conspiracy theories and threats: The new reality in US elections
27 Oct 2024For two decades, Cindy Elgan has been trusted to run elections in a small corner of Nevada. Now neighbours think she is part of an anti-Trump conspiracy.
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Deep turmoil at Washington Post, as Bezos silent on non-endorsement
One day after The Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate in this year's election or in the future, its billionaire owner remains silent as the newspaper's staff are in…
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Michelle Obama backs Harris in Michigan as Trump courts Muslim vote
27 Oct 2024Donald Trump has appealed to Muslim voters in Michigan, as Michelle Obama made an impassioned plea on behalf of Kamala Harris in the battleground state.
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Trump says he's open to axing income taxes on Joe Rogan podcast
The former US President also said the "the enemy from within" poses a greater threat than North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
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'Who knows?' - Can polls really tell us who will win the US election?
26 Oct 2024Donald Trump won the US presidency in 2016 despite pre-election polls showing him behind - have pollsters learned from their mistakes?
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What we know about Beyonce's appearance at Kamala Harris' Houston rally
26 Oct 2024The Democratic presidential candidate is hoping the "BeyHive" will help propel her to victory.
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'God takes care of that' - How America's Amish plan to vote
25 Oct 2024Amish horse carriages share the road with big rigs in some US states. The traditional sect are largely closed off to the outside world - but even they are affected by the US election.
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Springsteen performs at Harris rally, calls Trump an 'American tyrant'
The rock legend joined former President Barack Obama at a star-studded rally in the battleground state of Georgia.
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Democrats want probe into Trump's son-in-law over Saudi dealings
Lawmakers have requested an investigation into whether Jared Kushner acted as a foreign agent.
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Beyoncé to appear alongside Kamala Harris at Houston rally
25 Oct 2024Beyoncé was expected to appear with Willie Nelson in an event designed to be one of the biggest closing acts of the campaign.
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Trump says he'd fire Special Counsel Jack Smith if elected president
25 Oct 2024The Republican said he would fire the federal prosecutor leading a criminal probe against him "within two seconds".
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Nearly 25 million votes already cast as Harris, Trump hit battleground states
24 Oct 2024Harris seeks support from undecided voters in Pennsylvania while Trump campaigns in Georgia with Tucker Carlson and Robert F Kennedy Jr.
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Harris berates 'unhinged' Trump over Hitler remarks
24 Oct 2024She called her US election rival's reported praise for Adolf Hitler "incredibly dangerous" as campaigning intensifies.
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Musk warned $US1m giveaway to swing state voters may be illegal
24 Oct 2024A letter from the Justice Department's public integrity section, which investigates potential election-related law violations, has been sent to Musk's political action committee.
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Trump campaign accuses UK's Labour Party of election interference
The accusation comes after some volunteers travelled to the US to help campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Rock legend Springsteen hits campaign trail for Harris
23 Oct 2024The pair will appear at get-out-the-vote events for Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign in two battleground states, a senior campaign official says.
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