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Edited by Jude Sheerin in Washington DC

1. Trump due to hit the stage at Hispanic roundtable in Nevadapublished at 20:56 British Summer Time20:56 BSTDonald Trump is scheduled to appear soon in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas, to attend a Hispanic roundtable event.Polls this election cycle have indicated Republicans are gaining ground among Hispanic voters, and Trump has made efforts to appeal to the historically Democratic-leaning voting bloc.Kamala Harris has a roughly 14% lead among Hispanic voters, polls suggest, a historic low not seen since 2012.Share
2. Trump to hold town hall with women in Georgiapublished at 20:19 British Summer Time20:19 BSTKayla Epstein
   US reporterAt his rally in Reading, Pennsylvania, this week, Donald Trump declared that “the women are going to like Trump”.“I think they like me anyway,” he added.Fox News announced Trump would hold an all-female town hall in Georgia next week as he continues to court this all-important voting bloc.Trump is hoping to gain ground with a part of the electorate that has always been sceptical of him. Overall, women favoured the Democrats in the last two elections.That pattern seems to be holding true this year: a New York Times/Siena College poll last week found 56% of likely women voters supported Kamala Harris, compared to 42% for Trump.The exception is Trump’s performance with white women: he won 55% of these voters compared to Biden’s 44%, NBC News’s 2020 exit poll showed. Trump also had an edge with white women in 2016.The Republican is trying to hang on to female voters this year by aiming to turn the economy and immigration into kitchen-table issues.Meanwhile, abortion access is one of the most animating issues in this election for Democrats.It will be interesting to see how Trump communicates his platform to a roomful of women voters next week.Share
3. Watch: Olympic medallist rips up photo of Trumppublished at 19:46 British Summer Time19:46 BSTAt a sports event in Trento, northern Italy, nine-time Olympic gold medallist Carl Lewis was applauded as he ripped up a photo of Trump.The former sprinter and long-jumper endorsed Harris, holding up a photo of her and repeatedly saying: “History.”01:33Media caption,Carl Lewis rips up a photo of TrumpShare
4. Tim Walz goes pheasant shootingpublished at 19:08 British Summer Time19:08 BSTIMAGE SOURCE,CBS/XHarris’s running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, has been out hunting pheasants on Saturday as the season opened in his home state.Gun in hand, he invited media to photograph him in hunting gear.In response, a Trump campaign account described the outing as “nothing more than a desperate attempt to make up ground with male voters”.”Sorry Tim, men aren’t voting for a gun grabber,” it added.The Harris-Walz campaign has made a point of saying they support gun rights, but back “sensible” firearms-control proposals, including calls for a ban on semi-automatic rifles.Harris told CBS show 60 Minutes on Monday she herself owns a gun, made by Austrian company Glock.A Pew survey this week found 51% of male registered voters support Trump, and 43% back Harris.The gender gap is reversed among female registered voters: 52% of women support Harris, and 43% back Trump.Share
5. Harris records note family history of colon cancerpublished at 18:23 British Summer Time18:23 BSTKamala Harris’s medical records released on Saturday mention an important detail: a maternal history of colon cancer.The line highlights a painful detail in Harris’s life. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, was diagnosed with the disease in 2008 and died a year later, at the age of 70.In a New York Times opinion piece, Harris said the day she learned about her mother’s diagnosis was “one of the worst days” of her life. Gopalan was a scientist who had researched breast cancer.The American Cancer Society estimates 106,590 new cases of colon cancer so far in 2024, with rates higher for men.Colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and the fourth leading cause in women, the ACS said.IMAGE SOURCE,ALAMYImage caption,Kamala Harris as a baby with her mother, Shyamala GopalanShare
6. Trump reportedly complained to mega-donors about cash gappublished at 17:51 British Summer Time17:51 BSTDonald Trump met privately with billionaire donors in September and vented about his campaign’s financial gap, according to the New York Times.During a private dinner at Trump Tower, the Republican called Harris “retarded” and expressed frustration about having to spend so much time fundraising instead of holding rallies, report Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, external.Harris and the political action committees that support her have raised $1bn (£765m) in less than three months since she became the Democratic nominee.In August alone, her campaign pulled in around $230m more than her opponent, leaving her with a $100m advantage. The Trump campaign said it raised $160m in September.The cash advantage doesn’t guarantee victory, however. Hillary Clinton far out-raised Trump in 2016, but still lost.IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESImage caption,Hedge fund manager Paul Singer attended the private dinner, according to the reportShare
7. Trump’s busy schedule ‘unlike any other’, campaign sayspublished at 17:16 British Summer Time17:16 BSTIMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESImage caption,Trump spokesman Steven CheungCheung goes on to say that Trump has “an extremely busy and active campaign schedule unlike any other in political history”.He claims that Kamala Harris is “unable to keep up with the demands of campaigning and reveals on a daily basis she is wholly unqualified to be President of the United States”.”Her schedule is much lighter because, it is said, she does not have the stamina of President Trump,” he says.But Harris campaign spokesman Ian Sams posted on X, formerly Twitter, that now the Democrat had released her health information it was “your turn, Donald Trump”.Share
8. Trump’s campaign says he has ‘excellent health’published at 16:59 British Summer Time16:59 BSTDonald Trump’s campaign just said he has “voluntarily released” updates from his personal physician and the doctor who treated him after the assassination attempt against him this summer in Butler, Pennsylvania.”All have concluded he is in perfect and excellent health to be Commander in Chief,” says the campaign’s communications director Steven Cheung.Cheung cited a November 2023 medical letter that said Trump’s “physical exams were well within the normal range and his cognitive exams were exceptional”.Since the would-be assassin’s bullet grazed Trump on 13 July, reporters say his campaign has not granted them access to his hospital records or the emergency physicians who treated him.IMAGE SOURCE,GETTY IMAGESImage caption,Trump after being grazed by a bullet on 13 JulyShare
9. Trump reaches ‘bro vote’ through podcastspublished at 16:35 British Summer Time16:35 BSTMike Wendling
   US digital reporterIMAGE SOURCE,THEO VONImage caption,Donald Trump sat down for a mostly friendly chat with comedian Theo Von, part of a strategy to reach younger male votersAside from the usual round of rallies and interviews, both candidates have been cropping up on alternative media outlets.Earlier this week Kamala Harris appeared on the sex-and-relationships podcast Call Her Daddy – a production that reaches millions of young women – where she fielded quite light questions.For months, Donald Trump has been pursuing the same strategy, sitting down for interviews with influencers like internet pranksters the Nelk Boys, Logan Paul and comedian Theo Von.The questions posed on these outlets range from softball to oddball. There’s plenty of political chat, but the hosts rarely push Trump on his core agenda.And they’ve thrown up some more personal moments as well. On Theo Von’s podcast, Trump opined about his love of mixed martial arts and boxing, and the pair talked at length about addiction and the death of Trump’s older brother, Fred Trump Jr.Read more: ‘He’s just a bro’: Trump’s attempts to woo the ‘manosphere’Share
10. Arizona and Pennsylvania still up for grabspublished at 16:12 British Summer Time16:12 BSTIMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSThe latest New York Times/Inquirer/Siena opinion poll indicates that Harris is leading Trump by a three-point margin in Pennsylvania, a swing state that may hold the keys to the White House.She leads 47 to 50 in the Keystone State, within the margin of error, meaning the race is still incredibly close.Trump has a five-point lead over Harris in Arizona, another swing state that she will need if she loses Pennsylvania.Trump’s lead over Harris in Arizona is 51 to 46.The two states are among the seven that could go either way this election. The others include Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.Our North America correspondent Anthony Zucher broke down here why Pennsylvania is so important.
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11. Today’s campaign diarypublished at 15:59 British Summer Time15:59 BSTWith 23 days until the election, the rival campaigns are criss-crossing the country with a flurry of political events on Saturday.Donald Trump will be appearing at a roundtable event in Nevada, where early voting is beginning, and hosting a rally in Coachella, California.The Republican looks almost certain to lose the Golden State, which is solidly Democratic terrain, but his campaign say such rallies illustrate how deeply his support runs across the nation.Meanwhile, Kamala Harris will be making stops in another crucial battleground state – North Carolina.Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, will be attending two events in Pennsylvania, a highly coveted swing state.Harris’s running mate, Tim Walz, will be in Minnesota.Share
12. What we know about Trump’s medical recordspublished at 15:25 British Summer Time15:25 BSTIMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSIn August, Donald Trump told the BBC’s media partner CBS News that in his most recent medical exam the doctor had given him a “perfect score”.Trump has never released any comprehensive medical records, however.As presidential candidate in 2015, instead of disclosing such records, he published a letter from his doctor who said Trump would be “the healthiest person ever elected to the presidency”.The most detailed review of Trump’s health was in January 2018. White House physician Dr Ronny Jackson told reporters Trump, external was in “excellent health”.Dr Jackson said at the time that Trump’s heart exam, cardiac exam, and head, ears, nose and throat exam were all normal.The former president did, at the time, take a range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, Dr Jackson said.These included Crestor to lower his cholesterol; aspirin for cardiac health; Propecia for prevention of male-pattern hair loss; Soolantra ointment, as needed, for Rosacea, an inflammatory skin condition; and he took a multivitamin each day.Share
13. Why did Harris release her medical records?published at 14:53 British Summer Time14:53 BSTIMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSWith less than a month to go until election day, Harris hopes her medical disclosure will put pressure on her opponent, Trump.Trump, 78, and Republicans often attacked President Joe Biden, 81, as too old when he was the presumptive nominee, calling on him to take a cognitive test.However, now that Harris is the nominee, Democrats are hoping to turn the tables, seeking to sow doubt over Trump’s age and fitness for the job.Share
14. Harris consumes alcohol ‘in moderation’, doctor sayspublished at 14:33 British Summer Time14:33 BSTDr Simmons categorised Harris’s routine bloodwork, too, as “unremarkable”, including her blood counts, glucose, electrolytes, cholesterol panel and thyroid panel.He noted that her Vitamin D was in the “insufficient range”, but said that the vice-president takes a vitamin D3 supplement.Harris, 59, also “maintains a healthy, active lifestyle despite her busy schedule”, Dr Simmons said, including aerobic exercise and core strength training.”She does not use tobacco products and drinks only occasionally and in moderation,” he said.Share
15. Harris medical exams ‘unremarkable’, doctor sayspublished at 14:22 British Summer Time14:22 BSTIMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSHarris’s most recent physical exam was in April.Dr Simmons, a US Army colonel and physician to the vice-president, categorised the visit as “unremarkable”, noting that her blood pressure and heart rate were within normal range.Her cardiac exam, abdominal exam and skin exam were all “normal”, Dr Simmons said.Dr Simmons notes that Harris has no personal history of diabetes, blood pressure, high cholesterol or cardiac disease.She does have a family history “notable” for colon cancer on her mother’s side of the family, he said, adding that Harris was up to date on all preventative care recommendations, including a colonoscopy.Share
16. Harris has allergiespublished at 14:16 British Summer Time14:16 BSTIn the letter, written by Harris’s doctor Joshua Simmons, he says the vice-president has a history of seasonal allergies and urticaria (a common skin condition).Simmons says her allergies have been “well managed” with over-the-counter drugs including nasal spray, eye drops and Allegra (an allergy pill), but that she no longer needs them as often after three years of allergen immunotherapy.She never experienced “severe symptoms”, he says.Share
17. Harris releases medical recordspublished at 14:06 British Summer Time14:06 BSTBREAKINGKamala Harris has just released her medical records.The Democratic presidential nominee is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” necessary to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter, external.We are reviewing the content and will bring you more detail shortly.IMAGE SOURCE,WHITE HOUSE MILITARY OFFICEImage caption,A letter from Kamala Harris’s doctor unveiling some of her medical recordsShare
18. Trump rails against US border control while Harris targets undecided AZ voterspublished at 01:52 British Summer Time01:52 BSTSam Hancock
    Live page editor, in Washington DCAt a rally in Aurora, Colorado, Donald Trump made claims about Venezuelan gang members in the city which we’ve heard from him before. Among other things he claimed that, under President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, Venezuela’s crime rate had decreased because the country was sending criminals to the US.But the independent Venezuelan Observatory of Violence told our colleagues at BBC Verify it’s seen no evidence to suggest this is true. I recommend reading the Verify team’s further fact-checking of this row, too.There’s a reason the Republican presidential nominee has chosen to target smaller cities and towns, which the BBC’s Gary O’Donoghue says we can expect to see more of in the final push of this election campaign.Elsewhere, Harris continued to target swing states – yesterday she was in Nevada and today, Arizona. At one event, she said as president that she would create a bipartisan council of advisers to give feedback on policies. Her campaigning will continue in the south-western state into this evening.If you want to be reminded of what the term swing state means, just scroll down to our previous post. I also recommend reading this handy explainer about the seven states set to decide the 2024 US election.That’s it for today but we’ll be back tomorrow to bring you all the latest news lines and analysis – join us then.Share
19. The key states that could decide who wins this electionpublished at 01:05 British Summer Time01:05 BSTWe’ve mentioned the terms swing state and battleground state multiple times today – here’s a reminder of what they actually mean.About 240 million people are eligible to vote in this year’s US election, but only a relatively small number of them are likely to settle the question of who becomes the next president.Experts believe there are a handful of states that could plausibly be won by either the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, or Republican Donald Trump: North Carolina, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.So both parties are campaigning intensively to win over undecided voters in these so-called swing or battleground states.The graph below shows their latest polling data – plus you can catch up on the issues voters care about in them.Share
20. Harris teases plan to have bipartisan council of policy adviserspublished at 00:38 British Summer Time 12 October00:38 BST 12 OctoberWe can now bring you some of what Kamala Harris said today during one of her campaign stops in Arizona.While speaking at an event for Republicans supporting her bid for the White House, Harris reiterated plans she’s outlined before to have a Republican in her cabinet – if she’s elected in November.She also teased a plan to create a bipartisan council to give feedback on policy, telling attendees: “I don’t want any “Yes’ people. I want people to come in… and kick the tires on ideas.”
    • For context: Neither President Joe Biden nor former president Donald Trump appointed cabinet members from the opposite party when they took office. Before that, Democrat Barack Obama, Republican George W Bush and Democrat Bill Clinton did.