Trump rounds out Sun Belt campaign sweep with Tucker Carlson as Harris appears with J Lo in Vegas: Live

The VP is up and at ‘em early in Madison, Wisconsin, and is not playing around.

Here’s Trump getting annoyed about her remarks in real-time on Truth Social.

A judge in Philadelphia has paused Elon Musk’s case after the billionaire filed a late-night filing to try to move a lawsuit targeting his $1 million sweepstakes into federal court.

Musk blew off his mandatory appearance in a courtroom at City Hall on Thursday morning.

“Elon Musk didn’t show,” an attorney for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner told reporters at City Hall on Thursday.

“We are going to handle this case, and continue to handle this case… We will proceed to federal court and we will address the issues there and seek to have the matter remanded back to the state court.”

It’s a matter that involves state law, he stressed, “...and I’ll leave it at that.”

The former president lost $1.3bn in his net worth in a single day after his social media stock took a massive plunge.

The Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of Truth Social, saw its share price decrease by 22.3 percent on Wednesday. That’s the company’s worst one-day loss since it went public in March, CNN noted.

The stock closed at above $51 on Tuesday, with Trump’s stake in the company valued at $5.9bn. That figure had dropped to $4.6bn by the end of Wednesday, a drop of $1.3bn.

Gustaf Kilander has more.

Don’t worry folks, it was all in good fun.

The president, a grandfather of seven, is not really a vampire but was only pretending to sink his teeth into the child, who was dressed as a turkey.

Harry Enten, CNN’s senior data analyst, this week set out the scenario for a Trump victory and outlined the key indicators for if that comes true.

Polls showing voter satisfaction with the direction of the country, President Biden’s current low approval rating and Republican voter registration numbers are three crucial factors to consider in a potential Trump victory, according to Enten.

Rhian Lubin has more.

I think it’s fair to say the Republican presidential nominee’s latest attempt to cosplay as a member of the working class has had a daily mixed reception.

Not niche enough for you?

Here’s Greg Evans with Star Trek legend George Takei’s take.

The influential podcaster has been defending his fellow stand-up on eco grounds, of all things.

James Liddell reports.

The Harris-Walz campaign has launched its new Spanish language advert, “Somos Más,” designed to appeal to Latino voters across the battleground states and capitalize on the anger stirred up by Tony Hinchcliffe’s racist slur against Puerto Rico at Madison Square Garden.

According to the campaign, the promo “spotlights the ambition and contributions of Puerto Ricans to our society, slams Trump’s insults to Puerto Ricans, and reminds them that Vice President Harris will always stand with them”.

You can watch it for yourself below.

Donald Trump is considering withholding federal police grants to local agencies that refuse to carry out his mass deportation plan, a report claims.

The former president has said that, if elected, he will implement a drastic plan to remove migrants and immigrants who have come to the United States – especially via the US–Mexico border.

In order to make the plan work, members of Trump’s team have floated the idea of holding funds hostage to motivate local police to participate, three people close to his campaign told NBC News.

Here’s more from Ariana Baio.

Top Republican strategist Frank Luntz has warned that Joe Biden’s “garbage” comment could have potentially cost Kamala Harris the election.

The GOP pollster slammed Biden for the “inappropriate” remark and predicted that it could be a “turning point” in the 2024 race.

“I can promise you, this is going to drive Trump turnout,” Luntz told CNN.

“This may be a turning point for those final three percent. That’s all it is who still need to be persuaded.”

Rhian Lubin has more.