2024 election updates: With 1 week to go, Harris speaks in Washington, Trump stumps in Pennsylvania

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As the race reaches one week until Election Day, Kamala Harris delivered her "closing argument" on The Ellipse -- in the same spot where Donald Trump allied his supporters on Jan. 6, 2021, to march on the U.S. Capitol nearby.

Trump tried to preempt Harris's remarks, speaking to reporters Tuesday morning at Mar-a-Lago after declaring he's "the opposite of a Nazi" on Monday night in Georgia. He holds a rally later in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where there is a large population of Puerto Rican Americans.

Kamala Harris will promise to "put country above party and above self" in the closing argument of her presidential campaign. Trump is trying to recast his NYC rally marked by raci
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Oct 29, 2024, 9:56 PM

More than 51 million Americans have voted early

As of 4:40 p.m. ET on Tuesday, more than 51 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

Of the total number of early votes, 26,855,025 were cast in person and 24,573,128 were returned by mail

There is now just one week until Election Day.

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Oct 29, 2024, 10:58 PM GMT

Trump holds roundtable in Drexel Hill, Pa. ahead of Allentown rally

Former President Donald Trump was back in Pennsylvania on Tuesday, where he held a roundtable in Drexel Hill with Mike Huckabee.

He spoke about what he believes are the most important issues in the upcoming election.

"Every poll has inflation and economy as the number one thing, and the third is the border. I think inflation is horrible. I think it's wrong. I think the number one is the border," he said.

1 week until Election Day: Trump holds roundtable in Drexel Hill, set to rally in Allentown

Trump is also expected to hold a rally in Allentown Tuesday night, which has a majority Latino population.

That remains an important factor as the former president and his campaign try to distance themselves from disparaging comments made about Puerto Rico by a speaker at his rally in New York City over the weekend.

On Tuesday morning at Mar-A-Lago, Trump called the rally at Madison Square Garden a "love fest."

He also held a rally on Monday on the campus of Georgia Tech, in Atlanta, after attending the National Faith Summit. There, Trump blasted the Democrats for using what he says is disgusting rhetoric, and told the crowd that his administration would stop inflation and bring back the American dream.

Read more about the rally in Allentown here.

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Oct 29, 2024, 10:08 PM GMT

A preview of what Harris will say in her Ellipse speech

According to excerpts of Harris' speech, as prepared for delivery, she will go after Trump for the dark language he has used to describe his political opponents and pitch herself in contrast as someone who will govern for all Americans.

"Donald Trump intends to use the United States military against American citizens who simply disagree with him. People he calls 'the enemy from within.' This is not a candidate for president who is thinking about how to make your life better," she will say.

Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris wave they American flags as they attend a campaign rally in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
Supporters of Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris wave they American flags as they attend a campaign rally in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

Harris will describe Trump as "unstable" and "obsessed with revenge."

"But America, I am here tonight to say: that's not who we are," Harris will say.

She will then pivot to her optimistic plan for improving people's lives.

"I offer a different path. And I ask for your vote. And here is my pledge to you: I pledge to seek common ground and common sense solutions to make your lives better. I am not looking to score political points. I am looking to make progress," she will say.

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Oct 29, 2024, 9:41 PM GMT

Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr. appeals to be removed from 2 state ballots

The U.S. Supreme Court denied Tuesday evening Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s request for an injunction ordering the Wisconsin Election Commission to use stickers to cover his name on the state's presidential ballot.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, in New York.

The court did not elaborate on its decision in a single-sentence order and there were no noted dissents.

The court also denied Kennedy's appeal that sought to make Michigan reprint election ballots without his name.

The court did not elaborate on the decision, however, Justice Neil Gorsuch, in the sole noted dissent, indicated that he would have granted the injunction.

Gorsuch cited as his rationale the reasons given by several dissenting conservative members of a federal appeals court panel which had earlier weighed the case.

That minority in the appeals court had concluded that denying a federal candidate the ability to withdraw from the ballot may have infringed on his First Amendment rights.

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Oct 29, 2024, 9:34 PM GMT

Harris to spend election night at Howard University: Sources

Vice President Kamala Harris will spend election night at Howard University, her alma mater, two sources familiar with the planning told ABC News.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris reads over a copy of the script while recording a campaign video, "direct to camera," Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris reads over a copy of the script while recording a campaign video, "direct to camera," Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington.

Harris graduated from the Washington, D.C., HBCU in 1986.

She used the campus to practice for ABC News's debate in August and occasionally worked from an office on campus while campaigning during her 2019 bid for the presidency.

-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim