US elections live updates: Trump and Harris hit battleground states

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 U.S.–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.

In an appearance on State of the Union, the Ohio senator sought to brush off comments from former Trump administration officials who have warned about the risks of a second Trump term.

James Liddell has the story.

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At her campaign rally in Wisconsin tonight, Kamala Harris quickly noted her history with Madison, telling the audience that “when I was five years old my parents taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison” and she lived in the college town.

The venue, filled with young attendees, has reached its 10,000-person capacity, according to the sheriff’s department.

Harris has confronted pro-Palestinian protesters at all three of her events on Wednesday, using each interruption to fire up her supporters.

At her rallies in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, a group of people protested on behalf of Palestinians, criticizing Harris for the Biden administration’s handling of the war between Israel and Hamas.

“We all want the war in Gaza to end and to get the hostages out and I will do everything in my power to make it heard and known,” Harris said in Wisconsin. “And everyone has a right to be heard, but right now I am speaking.”

Harris’ supporters erupted at her comment, a reference to what she told then-Vice President Mike Pence during their debate in 2020. The reaction largely drowned out the protesters.

The vice president struck a conciliatory tone in Wisconsin on Wednesday, telling voters she is looking for “common ground” with people who disagree with her and “progress” on problems they face.

“Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe that people who disagree with me are the enemy,” she said in Wisconsin.

One of the loudest cheers of the night came when Harris specifically called out first-time voters and complimented the fact that young people are impatient with change.

“I see your power,” Harris told the audience, earning a roar from the young people. “I’ve lived the promise of America and today I see the promise of America in all of you,” Harris added.

Elon Musk has been ordered to appear in a Philadelphia courtroom after the city’s top prosecutor accused the world’s wealthiest person of illegally awarding $1 million to registered voters in the state.

That post “immediately triggered an avalanche of posts from Musk’s followers,” including “antisemitic attacks” against the district attorney and threats of violence, attorneys for Krasner’s office told a judge on Wednesday in a push for additional security at an upcoming court hearing.

Alex Woodward has the story.

The “Hasta el Amanecer” singer, 43, who in September campaigned alongside Trump at his Nevada rally, took to Instagram to retract his endorsement.

Schwarzenegger, a Republican who served as California’s governor from 2003 to 2011, criticized both parties in a lengthy post on X Wednesday morning before revealing he will be casting his ballot for the vice president.

Katie Hawkinson has the details.