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As we head into the final full week of campaigning before Election Day, the latest ABC News/Ipsos poll shows Kamala Harris with a slight 51-47% lead over Donald Trump among likely voters nationally -- but the polls in the battleground states remain essentially deadlocked within the margin of error.

Fallout continues over racist comments made at Trump's big rally on Sunday at Madison Square Garden and Harris is preparing for her "closing argument" Tuesday night on the Ellipse near the Capitol and White House in Washington.

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Oct 28, 2024, 10:22 AM

Almost 42 million voters have cast a vote

Almost 42 million Americans have cast a vote through early voting methods, as of Sunday afternoon, according to data from the University of Florida's Election Lab.

The about 41.9 million recorded mail and early in-person votes were evenly split with about 21 million mail ballots returned nationally and about the same cast at in-person early voting polling sites across the country, the data showed.

Early voting options are now open to voters in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Many early voting periods will last until the weekend before Election Day.

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3 hours ago

Nearly 25% of Michigan's active registered voters have cast their ballot

More than 250,000 voters cast ballots during the first two days of in-person statewide early voting in the swing state, and over 1.5 million Michigan voters have submitted absentee ballots, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson announced at a press conference on Monday.

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Traverse City, Mich.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Traverse City, Mich.

Benson said that 24% of the state's active registered voters have by now already cast their ballot.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer watch as a beer is poured at the Trak Houz Bar & Grill in Kalamazoo, Mich.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer watch as a beer is poured at the Trak Houz Bar & Grill in Kalamazoo, Mich.

Benson also highlighted some demographic breakdowns about who has voted early in Michigan so far. Almost two-thirds of Michigan citizens who voted by mail are older than 60, but 61% of those who early voted so far are under 60, and 13.5% of early voters are under 30. Benson added that "of all the votes cast to date in Michigan's elections, 55% are from women and 44% are from men."

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5:20 PM GMT

Biden casts 2024 election ballot near his Delaware home

President Joe Biden exits the voting booth after casting his early-voting ballot for the 2024 general elections, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in New Castle, Del.
President Joe Biden exits the voting booth after casting his early-voting ballot for the 2024 general elections, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in New Castle, Del.

President Joe Biden has cast an early ballot in the 2024 general election.

It's a bittersweet moment for Biden, who decided to end his reelection campaign in July because of growing concerns about his health and Democrats' worries about his chances of defeating former President Donald Trump. Biden voted on Monday at the state of Delaware Department of Elections, not far from his home outside Wilmington, Delaware at an early voting site, where voters were lined up down the street to cast ballots.

MORE | President Biden casts early ballot near his Delaware home after waiting in line with other voters

President Joe Biden departs a polling station after casting his early-voting ballot for the 2024 general elections, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in New Castle, Del.
President Joe Biden departs a polling station after casting his early-voting ballot for the 2024 general elections, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in New Castle, Del.
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4:45 PM GMT

Biden stands in line at polling place to cast his ballot

President Joe Biden helps a voter in a wheel chair in line before casting his early-voting ballot for the 2024 general elections, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in New Castle, Del.
President Joe Biden helps a voter in a wheel chair in line before casting his early-voting ballot for the 2024 general elections, Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in New Castle, Del.

President Joe Biden is at a polling place in New Castle, Delaware, to vote early in the 2024 election.

According to reporters traveling with the president, there was a line of more than 100 people when he arrived. Biden walked toward the back of the line and was seen greeting and speaking with voters.

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4:35 PM GMT

Harris slams Trump's MSG rally and Puerto Rico comments

Harris criticized Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden, saying the former president is "fixated on his grievances, on himself and on dividing our country."

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.

"It is absolutely something that is intended to and is fanning the fuel of trying to divide our country. And as I've said many times, I'll say tomorrow night in my speech, there's a big difference between he and I," Harris told reporters as she departed Joint Base Andrews for a day of campaigning in Michigan.

Asked to respond to the comments about Puerto Rico at the rally, which the Trump campaign has tried to distance itself from, Harris pointed to her support for Puerto Rico as a senator and her "opportunity economy" proposal.

"I'm very proud to have the support of folks like Bad Bunny and Jennifer Lopez and others who were supporting me before that nonsense last night at Madison Square Garden, and are supporting me because they understand that they want a president of the United States that's about uplifting the people and not berating, not calling America a garbage can, which is what Donald Trump, those are the words he has used."