Harris says she believes Trump is a ‘fascist’ at CNN Town Hall: Election 2024 Live Updates

Fox and Friends host Brian Kilmeade is facing criticism after he appeared to defend former President Donald Trump following reports that the former president previously said he wanted loyal generals such as the ones who served Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.

Gustaf Kilander reports on the reaction.

Former Republican Rep Liz Cheney has endorsed Democratic Rep Elissa Slotkin to represent Michigan in the US Senate.

“The stakes in this election are unlike anything we've ever faced before, but the future of our democracy is on the line, and this is not about policy differences,” said Cheney.

“It’s about doing what’s right for our country. That’s why I am supporting Elissa Slotkin in her campaign for United States Senate in Michigan. I know that she is someone who is laser-focused on doing the right thing for the people she represents, and will put service to our country over service to herself every time.”

After thanking Cheney, Slotkin said in a statement: “Liz and I certainly don’t agree on every policy issue, but I’m grateful for her responsible leadership and her deep commitment to preserving our democracy above all else.

“This campaign has always been powered by a coalition of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, and we’re going to finish it the way we started — united by the country and the democracy that we love.

The Washington Post reports that Kamala Harris is planning to deliver her closing argument on Tuesday, October 29 in a speech on the National Mall.

The paper cites people familiar with the planning and a permit application obtained by reporters for the Post.

Per the report:

The Harris campaign is still finalizing her message, but the vice president plans to present a final case to the American people from a place selected to emphasize a contrast between herself and Donald Trump, a candidate she has argued poses a grave threat to the country, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss plans that were not yet public. As part of that, Harris is likely to mention Trump’s role in the Jan 6 attacks on the US Capitol, but the speech is expected to be broader than just focused on Trump’s threat to American democracy.

A spokesperson for the Harris campaign declined to comment.

There are just two weeks until Vice President Kamala Harris goes head-to-head with Donald Trump, as Americans cast their votes in the 2024 election.

Several voter registration deadlines have come and gone, but in some states, it’s not too late to sign up to vote.

Alicja Hagopian looks at the latest polling numbers.

In her remarks today at Naval Observatory, Kamala Harris responded to the warnings delivered by Donald Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly in an interview with The New York Times that he meets the criteria of a fascist and invoked Hitler.

The vice president warned of the former president and Republican Party presidential nominee:

“It is deeply troubling and incredibly dangerous that Donald Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler, the man who is responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews and hundreds of thousands of Americans.”

"Anyone who refuses to bend a knee or dares to criticize him would qualify, in his mind, as the enemy within. Like judges, like journalists, like nonpartisan election officials."

"Donald Trump is increasingly unhinged and unstable. And in a second term, people like John Kelly would not be there to be the guardrails against his propensities and his actions."

A new ad from the Harris-Walz campaign centered on reproductive freedom has been launched ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’s speech in Houston, Texas on Friday, which will focus on the state’s draconian abortion laws.

Today, The Independent has published an investigative series and released a new documentary, The A-Word, which examines the state of abortion access and reproductive care in the US after the fall of Roe v Wade.

Read more about it here and watch the full documentary:

Vice President Kamala Harris has added remarks to her schedule today at 1 pm at Naval Observatory, her official residence in Washington, DC.

Neither the White House nor her campaign has said what she plans to speak about, though it is likely to be centered on comments about Donald Trump made by John Kelly, his longest-serving chief of staff, according to two people briefed on the plans who spoke with The New York Times.

Kelly told the paper in an interview that the former president praised Hitler multiple times and warned that the Republican nominee meets the definition of a fascist.

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A MAGA youth pastor favored by the evangelist Jerry Falwell Jr has been charged with coercing minors to have sex with him and send him pornographic images.

Zachary Radcliff, 29, of Saline in Michigan, is accused of a string of offenses relating to sexually abusive activity going back as far as 2011, according to state police.

The alleged victims were aged between 12 and 17 at the time, Michigan State Police said.

Rhian Lubin reports.