Live: Road to the 2024 presidential election

The Biden-Harris Administration only created 12,000 jobs in October, well below the well below the 113,000 it forecast for the month of October.

For the third consecutive month, job creation records are well below expectations. August added 78,000 of the 159,000 predicted, while September added 223,000 of 254,000.

More than 3.6 million of North Carolina's 7.8 million registered voters have already cast early ballots in the presidential election. Virtually all of those 3.6 million citizens - 3.43 million - who voted early did so in person, while fewer than 200,000 voted by mail.

Early voting numbers in Pennsylvania have sparked optimism among Republicans. Although Democratic Republican voters outnumber conservatives who have cast ballots so far by double digits (57.8-31.6%), these numbers represent a significant drop in Blue Party supporters from last election (64.7%) and a sizable increase in GOP supporters (23.7%).

At least 53,460,802 citizens have already voted at this time, according to data from the University of Florida's Election Laboratory. According to the figures provided by those states reporting the trend of registered voters, Democratic turnout in early voting continues to be low for what is customary for them (39.1%) while Republicans continue their massive assault on this Democratic fiefdom (36.3%).

In a fierce critique of Joe Biden, CNN questioned whether the Democratic president may have "done some pretty significant harm" to Kamala Harris's campaign by calling Trump supporters "garbage."

Here is the video in question:

President Joe Biden sought to explain his recent comments about former President Trump’s supporters, whom he labeled as “garbage” on national television.

“Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump's supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage—which is the only word I can think of to describe it,” Biden stated on X. “His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That's all I meant to say. The comments at that rally don't reflect who we are as a nation.”

The following article provides Biden’s statements in context:

Joe Biden described Donald Trump's supporters as “garbage”. The still-president made the claim during a virtual event with the organization Voto Latino, in which he reacted to the Republican's recent campaign event at Madison Square Garden.

Trump echoed Biden's statements during a campaign event in Pennsylvania and compared the situation to Hillary Clinton' s in 2016, in which the Democratic nominee spoke of “deplorables” and “irrecoverables.”

“Please forgive him. Please forgive him. He doesn't know what he's saying. These people...it's terrible. I'm convinced he loves me more than Kamala,” Trump joked.

Zoraida Buxó, shadow senator for Puerto Rico, will accompany the Republican candidate at the rally in Allentown, Pennsylvania, to publicly endorse him.

Earlier, Buxó said Trump "is the strong leader Puerto Rico needs to get us out of territorial limbo and bring justice."

The Republican candidate spoke from his home in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, to reflect on his campaign, describing it as "long and hard." However, aware that he's now in the final stretch, Trump emphasized that he will not rest for any of the remaining seven days before the election.

Trump used his speech before dozens of supporters to criticize Vice President Harris's work, particularly focusing on her handling of immigration, which has left "the worst borders in the history of the world."

The Republican push is shaking up earing early voting in the swing states. If nationally conservatives are barely three points behind Democrats, in most of the key states to decide the next US president they have turned out in larger numbers than Blue Party supporters to date.

Right now, according to data provided by the Florida Election Laboratory, registered Republican voters are the most likely to have gone to the polls in Arizona, Nevada and North Carolina. Democrats, meanwhile, lead in ballots cast to date in Pennsylvania. The other three swing states - Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin - have not provided data by party, only on the number of ballots received.

Republican voters continue to choose early voting, while Democrats have seen a decline in this method, historically a stronghold for their party. More than 47,554,872 Americans have voted early: 24,243,105 voted in person and 23,384,971 voted by mail.

According to the data collected, 36.3% of voters are registered as Republicans, surpassed only by three points by Democrats who have a 39.5% turnout. Kamala Harris' party's turnout figure is down at least 2% in the last few hours and down 10% from its usual average of 50%. In addition, more than 142,000 Hispanics (2.2%) have already exercised their early vote, according to the University of Florida Election Lab.

In his final message to Georgia voters, former President Donald Trump claimed he is running a campaign of unity, contrasting himself with his opponent, Kamala Harris, whom he accused of basing her campaign on hate and personal attacks.

"I'm running a campaign of solutions to save our country," the former president said in Atlanta. "Kamala is running a campaign of demonization and hate. She really does, she's a hater."

At a rally in Arizona, the former president and Republican candidate addressed accusations from Democrats who have labeled him a “Nazi.”

Donald Trump will visit New Mexico for a campaign event on Thursday, October 31. With the presidential election just days away, the Republican candidate will bypass battleground states to head to the most hispanic state in the country. The announcement comes amid new polls showing an increasingly tight race in New Mexico.

The New Mexico Republican Party was tasked with announcing Trump's rally in Albuquerque, the largest city in the state. Doors to the event will open at 8 a.m. and the former president is expected to take the stage around 12 noon.
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​New Mexico has chosen the Democratic presidential candidate in four of the last five elections. The last time it opted for a Republican was in 2004, when George W. Bush received 49.84% of the vote, barely ahead of John Kerry's 49.05%.
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You can read more about the latest news from New Mexico here:

On Monday, USA Today became the third major newspaper in the country, alongside the Washington Post and LA Times, to decline support for Kamala Harris. This decision marks a notable departure from four years ago, when the nation’s fourth-largest newspaper broke a longstanding tradition by endorsing Joe Biden for president.

President Joe Biden voted early Monday at a polling place in Wilmington, Del.

After casting his ballot, the president took the opportunity to criticize Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden in New York and stress the importance of this election.

Republican voters continued to embrace early voting in recent hours, while Democrats appear to have lost enthusiasm for this method, one which which their party has traditionally dominated.

​So far, 21,451,961 Americans have voted early. Of these, 36.2% are registered Republicans, according to the University of Florida's Election Lab. Although Democrats still lead with 40% of the early vote, this figure has dropped by 2% in recent hours and reflects a 10% decline from their usual 50% share.

The Republican candidate regained the lead in Saturday's polls. 
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The advantage, according to aggregator Real Clear Politics (RCP), is between 0.2% and 0.1%. ​This narrow lead, however, widens in the swing states, where it comes close to one point.
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The biggest concern for Democrats is that the trend of the past few weeks has shown that Kamala Harris's momentum is over (said by a veteran analyst of this trend) and that support for Trump is skyrocketing.
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Top Republican officials repudiated in recent hours the performance of controversial comedian Tony Hinchcliffe during Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden.

Florida Senator Rick Scott was one of the Republicans who came out against Hinchcliffe: "This joke bombed for a reason. It's not funny and it's not true". Scott said Puerto Ricans were "amazing people and amazing Americans" and that the island was "a beautiful place.".
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​However, Hinchcliffe did not call Puerto Rico a "floating garbage island." In reality, he was echoing the garbage crisis that the island is suffering at the moment, whose average per capita waste generation far exceeds that of the United States. Read the full fact-check and main reactions here:
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Trump's running mate, Senator JD Vance, "praised" Vice President Kamala Harris for a particular talent: her ability to “get Trump votes” through her interviews.

“ou weren’t expecting me to be so bipartisan, but I will say this for Kamala, that every time she does an interview, I think Donald Trump picks up about 100,000 votes,” Vance said at Trump’s massive Madison Square Garden rally.

At another point, Vance took another jab at Harris, saying, “Now she may not be able to name any of her mistakes but the American people sure can.”

At his major New York event, former President Trump asserted that under his leadership, the Republican Party is becoming the party of inclusivity, highlighting the support he’s receiving from diverse religious communities across the country.

“Jews and Muslims and Catholics and evangelicals and Mormons and they're all joining our cause in large numbers, larger than anyone has ever seen in this country before, larger than they've ever seen in any country,” the former president proclaimed.

Tesla CEO and 'X' owner Elon Musk was another major highlight of the night at Madison Square Garden, promising the crowd that if Trump wins the election and appoints him as “Secretary of Cost Reduction,” he’ll ensure the government saves at least $2 trillion.

“Your money is being wasted, and the Department of Government Efficiency is going to FIX THAT. We're gonna get the government off your back and out of your pocketbook,” Musk vowed.

From Madison Square Garden, businessman and former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy explained why Republicans had chosen New York—a blue state—for a major campaign rally just days before the election.

Ramaswamy's answer was direct: New York is in play.

“I had a friend of mine, smart guy, he's a billionaire, texted me this morning and he said why the hell are you guys wasting your time in New York City instead of going to a swing state? You want to know what I told him? I said welcome to 2024—New York is a swing state.”

Packed with nearly 20,000 people, the iconic Madison Square Garden was the stage for a historic campaign event led by former President Donald Trump. From the heart of Manhattan, he vowed to control inflation, lower energy costs, and enforce a zero-tolerance policy on crime and immigration.

"I'm hereby calling for the death penalty for any migrant that kills an American citizen or a law enforcement officer," declared the Republican candidate, eliciting roaring cheers from the crowd.

The massive, historic rally, held in one of the bluest states in the nation, featured a lineup of high-profile speakers, including former First Lady Melania Trump, U.S. business magnate Elon Musk, host Tucker Carlson, Vice Presidential candidate Senator JD Vance, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and former Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

Read all the event details here:

Former President Donald Trump continued his campaign trail in Pennsylvania, a key swing state, promising to slash energy costs if he is re-elected on Nov. 5.

The Republican candidate's intention was to mark a sharp contrast over Kamala Harris with respect to her energy policies, specifically in the oil and gas arena, where the Democratic campaign has not stopped sending undecided signals.

“Starting on day one of my new Administration, I will end Kamala Harris' war on energy in Pennsylvania,” Trump said at the rally. “And we will frack, frack, frack.”

The Democratic mayor of New York, Eric Adams, defended former President Trump from Democratic criticism that he is a “fascist” and the Adolf Hitler of the 21st century.

“I've heard those terms thrown at me by some political leaders in the city, using terms like Hitler and fascist,” Adams said, by way of a response to recent criticism of the former president by his Democratic colleagues. “My answer is no, I know what Hitler has done and I know what a fascist regime looks like.”

You can read more about the mayor's remarks here:

The topicality of the Kamala Harris' campaign has some high-profile Democrats very concerned. Days ahead of the presidential election, Axios revealed certain closed-door conversations with "prominent" Democrats, who are quite pessimistic about their candidate's chances on Nov. 5.

As reported by the cited media outlet, "a growing number of top Democrats tell us privately they feel Vice President Harris will lose."

The Democratic nominee has experienced a drop in the polls over the past two weeks, with nearly all key states within the margin of error and the trend moving in favor of Donald Trump in the election polls.

A Holocaust survivor hit back at Kamala Harris for defining Donald Trump as "fascist" and comparing him to Adolf Hitler. Jerry Wartski is 94 years old, a former prisoner of Auschwitz and currently serves as honorary chairman of the Israel Heritage Foundation. According to his claims, "I know more about Hitler than Kamala will ever know in a thousand lifetimes."

The Democratic candidate recently stopped by a CNN town hall held in Pennsylvania, where she called the former president a "fascist."
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​"Adolf Hitler invaded Poland when I was 9 years old. He murdered my parents and most of my family. (...) I know more about Hitler than Kamala will ever know in a thousand lifetimes. For her to accuse President Trump of being like Hitler is the worst thing I ever heard in my 75 years living in the United States," Wartski stated in a Trump campaign video. 

Judge Patricia Giles barred the state of Virginia from purging voter rolls containing hundreds of suspected non-citizens. Giles ordered the state to reinstate more than 1,600 people who had already been removed from those lists.

As Kamala Harris tries to muddy the final stretch of the campaign with false claims that Donald Trump intends to use the military against his political rivals, Robert F. Kennedy accused the Biden-Harris administration of authorizing for the first time the use of "lethal force" by the military against citizens on U.S. soil.

"If Kamala Harris were truly tasked with finding the root cause of the border crisis, all she needed to do was look in the mirror," write Bob Unanue, president of the Hispanic Leadership Coalition, and Jorge Martinez, Spanish-language spokesman for America First Works.
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More than 31 million Americans have already exercised their right to vote by mail, according to data provided by the Electoral Laboratory of the University of Florida. Republicans continue to do so overwhelmingly, accounting for 35.7% of the registered ballots, while Democrats make up 41.1% of the total.

Former President Donald Trump, Senator Marco Rubio, and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy were spotted in Las Vegas.

Former President Barack Obama has taken center stage in Harris's campaign in recent days as the presidential election draws closer.

Obama, who has campaigned alongside Harris in Michigan and Georgia, has sought to rebrand the Democratic candidate as cooler and the ideal choice to fight for Americans on economic issues.

Harris’s campaign has also been trying to shift its momentum in recent days, focusing efforts on both Republican states and swing states as former President Donald Trump gains ground in the polls and electoral models.

Read more about the Democratic campaign strategy here:

Did you know that Elon Musk has already donated $75 million in just three months to America PAC, a support group aimed at shifting the elections in favor of Republicans?

The latest data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) shows that Musk contributed that sum: $15 million in June and $30 million in both August and September.

In addition to Musk, the group is backed by other influential tech entrepreneurs, including Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, former Tesla executive Antonio Gracias, and PayPal co-founder Ken Howery.

Read more here:

Actor Mel Gibson confirmed he will vote for former President Donald Trump, after stating that Vice President Kamala Harris has a terrible IQ and an extremely poor political track record.

“When the time comes to vote for president in a few days, what’s your take?” Gibson was asked.

“I don’t think anyone will be surprised by who I’m voting for,” replied the actor, later confirming his support for the former president.

Gibson then launched harsh criticism at Harris: “A terrible record. No policies to speak of. And she has the IQ of a fence post.”

Kamala Harris got into the University of California - Hastings College of the Law through a program she did not meet the requirements for. The current Democratic presidential candidate was admitted through the Legal Education Opportunity Program, designed to give disadvantaged people access to a top-tier legal education.

Maricopa County's Deputy Director of Election Communications, Jennifer Liewer, has asked for patience from county voters since results may take "between 10 and 13 days" to be released.
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The announcement sparked controversy on social media reigniting concerns over voter fraud, an issue that has haunted the county for the past two election cycles.

The license the left-wing media has been giving Kamala Harris to spread unchecked lies and contradictions seems to have come to an end. Even CNN, a network that is not exactly pro-Trump, was forced to fact check some of the Democratic candidate's statements during a Town Hall on the station. 

Moreover, in the post-event analysis, analysts harshly criticized her performance, especially former Obama chief strategist David Axelrod: "The things that would concern me is when she doesn’t want to answer a question, her habit is to kind of go to Word Salad City." 

Republican voters are storming the traditional Democratic territory of early voting. Right now, according to the University of Florida's Election Lab, 35.3% of registered voters who have exercised their right were conservatives, a much higher figure than usual. This means that the Democratic percentage, which used to hover around 50%, has plunged to 42% of the 26,501,060 ballots cast so far.

Warren Buffet, one of the world's richest men, has issued a statement denying reports that he had endorsed Kamala Harris for the November election. The tycoon also stressed that he will not publicly endorse Donald Trump either, maintaining his traditional neutrality in the presidential election, despite considering himself a Democrat:
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​"In light of the increased usage of social media, there have been numerous fraudulent claims regarding Mr. Buffett’s endorsement of investment products as well as his endorsement and support of political candidates. Mr. Buffett does not currently and will not prospectively endorse investment products or endorse and support political candidates."

A new GenForward poll conducted by the University of Chicago from Sept. 26 to Oct. 6, surveying 2,359 voters aged 18 to 40, shows former President Donald Trump achieving unprecedented support among young Hispanic men and men of color.

The poll reveals that 25% of young Black men now back Trump, marking a significant shift compared to 2020, when nearly nine in ten supported President Joe Biden.

Additionally, 44% of young Hispanic voters indicated they would choose Trump over Kamala Harris, a notable six-point increase from the 38% who supported him in the previous election.

Just days before the presidential elections, former model Stacey Williams claimed that Donald Trump touched her without her consent more than 30 years ago at Trump Tower and in a sort of "complicity" with Jeffrey Epstein. The Republican campaign immediately denied the allegations and assured that it is a "false and invented story by the campaign of Kamala Harris."

Williams, now 56, shared the story on a Zoom meeting organized by the Democratic campaign, specifically for a group called Survivors for Kamala. Ashley Judd and Anita Hill were present at the meeting, among other activists. The story was originally published by The Guardian, where the former model decided to reveal the alleged episode of "groping and unwanted sexual contact," which dates back to 1993.
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​"These allegations, made by a former Barack Obama campaigner and announced on a Harris campaign call two weeks before the election, are unequivocally false. It is obvious that this false story was concocted by the Harris campaign," said Karoline Leavitt, press secretary for Donald Trump's campaign. 

Journalist Ma riel Garza, Los Angeles Times editorials editor, resigned Wednesday, after it was revealed that the paper's owner told the editorial board that the media outlet will not be endorsing vice president and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris for president.

"I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not okay with us being silent," Garza said in an interview with the Columbia Journalism Review. "In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is how I’m standing up."

Garza's resignation comes a day after media outlet Semafor reported that Patrick Soon-Shiong, the owner of the Los Angeles Times, blocked the endorsement that the editorial board was suggesting and planning, an unexpected decision considering the progressive bent of the medium, which had been backing all Democratic candidates since 2008.

Elon Musk began a daily raffle of one million dollars among those registered voters who signed his super PAC, America PAC's petition on free speech and the right to bear arms. A few days later, and with the presidential election drawing ever closer, the Department of Justice (DOJ) warned X's owner about the legality of his initiative.

As reported by NBC, the DOJ led by Merrick Garland warned the mogul that the sweepstakes could be in violation of federal election law.

What does the law say about Musk's million-dollar sweepstakes? Under existing statutes, paying someone to register in favor is effectively a crime, although Musk's initiative does not require voters to register to be eligible for the prize, but to sign a petition.

Former President Donald Trump's campaign responded to Kamala Harris' comments in which she qualified said Trump "invoked Hitler." The Republican's team said: "Kamala's dangerous rhetoric is directly to blame for the multiple assassination attempts against President Trump and she continues to stoke the flames of violence all in the name of politics."

​"She is despicable and her grotesque behavior proves she is wholly unfit for office."

Renowned pollster Nate Silver assured that his intuition is that former President Donald Trump will win the election in less than two weeks. However, he insisted that no one's gut should be trusted. In an article published in The New York Times, Silver explained that saying the race is a 50-50 tie is the only responsible forecast, as polls show that the race is very close in the seven swing states that are likely to determine the outcome.

During an event at the New Hampshire Democratic Party headquarters, Joe Biden attacked Donald Trump, assuring that he must be "locked up" by considering him a threat to the country.

"Our democracy is at stake. Think about it. Think about what would happen if Donald Trump wins this election. I know this sounds bizarre. It sounds like if I said this five years ago, you'd lock me up. We got to lock him up," Biden said in a calm tone, qualifying that he needs to be locked up "politically."

The parity with which Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have reached the final stretch of the election campaign is evident in the start of early voting, which is already hitting record numbers at this stage. A traditionally Democratic fiefdom, previously criticized by conservatives, has seen an unexpected turnaround this year after the GOP candidate encouraged its use.
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​So far, according to data from the Election Lab at the University of Florida, more than 20 million citizens have already exercised their right to vote in the dozens of states that have already opened this window. This means that in the first days already one-fifth of the total vote cast this way in 2020, an election marked by the restrictions caused by the covid pandemic, has already been collected.

U.S. District Judge Jane Beckering dismissed a complaint by the Republican National Committee (RNC) and two voters against Michigan election authorities for failing to keep "clean and accurate voter registration records." In its lawsuit, the RNC claimed that at least 53 counties in the state had more registered voters than adults over the age of 18: "That number of voters is impossibly high."

Beckering argued that the plaintiffs lacked standing to bring the lawsuit and that they had failed to show that the state was violating federal law.

Georgia will not count ballots by hand. The Supreme Court in the swing state upheld a temporary stay of a Republican measure to have poll workers hand-count ballots.

In September, Georgia's election board voted to change the counting method. First, as before, the machine would count. Then, the table director and two election officials would have to open the ballot boxes, count the ballots and compare them with the automatic tally. The new rule lasted a month: a Georgia judge blocked it in October, in a decision now upheld by the Supreme Court.

The ruling does not mean the regulation will be definitively thrown out, but it does mean that it will not be included in this election. "it is supremely disappointing to observe yet another failure of our judicial system to expeditiously resolve critical questions about our elections process," Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon said in a statement. The only solution, he argued, was to vote for Donald Trump and he vowed to "press our appeal next year and hope for sanity to prevail."

The Democratic Party is facing a significant challenge in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state, where tens of thousands of registered voters have switched their party affiliation.

As of this election year, Pennsylvania has 9,088,583 registered voters statewide. While Democrats still hold a lead over Republicans—3,971,607 to 3,673,783—the shift in voter registration suggests a troubling trend for Democrats.

According to Fox News, the figures reveal a sharp contrast to 2020. Democrats have seen a net loss of 257,281 voters, while Republicans have gained 428,537 registered voters, a significant boost for the GOP ahead of the election.

With the presidential election fast approaching, President Joe Biden sparked controversy by calling for the imprisonment of Republican candidate Donald Trump: “We need to lock him up.”

“If I had said this five years ago, I’d have been jailed: we have to lock him up,” Biden remarked during a campaign stop at a Democratic office in Concord, New Hampshire.

After receiving applause from the audience, Biden appeared to walk back his statement, clarifying, “Politically, lock him up—lock him out, that’s what we need to do.”

Top officials within the Harris campaign are increasingly alarmed about their standing in North Carolina and the critical "blue wall" states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, according to a report by NBC News.

Just weeks ago, Democratic strategists viewed victories in these states as the most viable route for Kamala Harris to secure the presidency. Now, with less than two weeks until the election, growing concerns are emerging over her declining poll numbers, particularly in North Carolina and Michigan.

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who already endorsed President Trump in this election campaign, announced that she will officially join the Republican Party.

"And it is because of my love for our country, and specifically because of the leadership that President Trump has provided to transform the Republican Party and return it to the party of the people and the party of peace, that I am proud to stand here today with you, President Trump, and announce that I am joining the Republican Party. I join the party of the people, the party of equality, the party that was founded to fight slavery and end it in this country," Gabbard said.

Vice President Harris and some top representatives of her campaign will make stops in Republican states to defend abortion.

The decision comes as a surprise, especially after former President Donald Trump took the lead in major electoral patterns and regained ground in several swing states, putting himself as the slight favorite two weeks before the election.

According to a recent poll by Fox News, ex-President Trump is leading Vice President Harris by double digits in the Hispanic vote, a fact that, if true, would put the Democratic candidate in serious trouble.

The network's new poll showed that Hispanic voters are backing Trump by 49% to 38%.

In 2020, according to a Pew Research analysis, 59% of Hispanic voters supported Biden in the 2020 race. Harris would be taking a massive loss, according to the Fox News poll.

Semafor reported that the progressive-leaning Los Angeles Times will not endorse any candidate for the upcoming November 5 election.

According to the report, Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the paper's owner, will not allow the editorial board to endorse Vice President Harris or former President Trump in the upcoming election.

The news means a blow to Harris, as the Los Angeles Times has endorsed every Democratic presidential candidate since 2008.

Former President Donald Trump will appear for the first time on famed host Joe Rogan's podcast on Friday.

According to various reports the show will be in-person in Austin, Texas.

The interview with the country's most popular podcaster underscores Trump's strategy of sitting down with nontraditional media figures with a predominantly young audience.