Catch up on the 2024 campaign

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Harris and Trump’s final sprint to Election Day
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A polling station worker prepares to hand out 'I Voted' stickers on March 05, 2024 in Burbank, California. 15 States and one U.S. Territory hold their primary elections on Super Tuesday, awarding more delegates than any other day in the presidential nominating calendar.
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Follow the sprint to Election Day
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Tracking early voting trends by party, age and race
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Election news

Former President Barack Obama gestures after introducing Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Clarkston, Georgia, on October 24, 2024.
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Harris and Obama use first joint campaign event to rally voters in battleground Georgia
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally in Tempe, Arizona on October 24.
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Trump says US is ‘like a garbage can for the world’ as he rails against illegal immigration
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Former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model says Trump groped her to show off for Jeffrey Epstein
Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. takes questions from reporters during a campaign event in Aurora, Colorado, U.S., May 19, 2024.
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Federal agency closes investigation into RFK Jr. over dead whale carcass, saying allegation unfounded
Rep. Emilia Sykes, D-Ohio in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
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Democratic lawmaker faces GOP challenge over voter registration
Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable with faith leaders at Christ Chapel on October 23, 2024 in Zebulon, Georgia. Trump is campaigning across Georgia today as he and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attempt to win over swing state voters.
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Trump says he’d fire Jack Smith quickly if he wins another term in office

CNN analysis

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a Turning Point PAC campaign rally at the Gas South Arena on October 23, 2024 in Duluth, Georgia. Trump is campaigning across Georgia today as he and Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attempt to win over swing state voters.
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People are calling Trump a fascist. What does that mean?
Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a CNN Presidential Town Hall moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
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Key lines to understand the Kamala Harris town hall on CNN
Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a CNN Presidential Town Hall moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on October 23.
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Fascism and food prices: the issues driving the last 12 days of the election
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, on October 22, 2024,.
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Democrats seize on new suggestions of Trump’s extremism in the campaign’s final stretch
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The House and Senate could make history this election
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Behind CNN’s investigation on deceptive political fundraising that costs elderly donors their retirement savings

Election video

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Video Bruce Springsteen slams Trump while urging Americans to vote for Harris 1:35
Special Counsel Jack Smith, left, and Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump
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Video Trump says he’d fire Jack Smith quickly if elected 1:46
<p>Larry Hogan joins The Lead</p>
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Video Hogan: Trump’s Hitler comments shocking but not surprising 3:34
<p>Gov. Wes Moore joins The Lead</p>
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Video Gov. Wes Moore to worried Democrats: Get to work 6:49
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Video Former Sports Illustrated model says she was groped by Trump in 1990s while Epstein watched 3:52
Michigan voter Joseph Knowles talks to John King in Macomb County, MI.
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Video ‘I’m desperate’: Autoworker bucks history to vote for Trump 4:50

Election calendar: Next up

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CNN polls and averages

Election 2024: Harris vs. Trump

CNN Poll of Polls

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Trump
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Date Range: 10/01-10/21

*The CNN Poll of Polls aggregates and averages a number of recent polls. If the margin between the candidates is 3 points or less, there is NO CLEAR LEADER in the race. The latest Poll of Polls includes results from YouGov/Times of London/SAY24 (10/18-10/21), Fox (10/11-10/14), Marquette Law (10/01-10/10), Marist (10/08-10/10), CBS/YouGov (10/08-10/11).

Polling headlines and analysis

Friends help Sam Soughail, third from left, clear out his cigar bar at the Biltmore Village in Asheville, North Carolina, on October 1, 2024, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
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How hurricane season is affecting the way Americans follow the Trump-Harris race
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump
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CNN Poll: Harris and Trump locked in exceedingly close presidential race
Vice President Kamala Harris talks to Stephen Colbert on CBS' "The Late Show" on October 8, 2024.
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Harris media blitz and Trump campaign rallies capture Americans’ attention
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Harris’ border visit and economy speech capture attention as warning signs emerge for campaign
Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz participate in a debate in the spin room at the CBS Broadcast Center on October 1 in New York City.
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CNN Instant Poll: No clear winner in VP debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance
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What’s the latest news about the Trump-Harris race? It depends on who you ask

2024 race ratings: Senate

CNN’s Election Center uses pre-election race ratings by Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales. This year, 34 of the 100 seats are on the ballot. Democrats are defending a razor-thin majority, a task made all the more difficult by a playing field that leans in Republicans’ direction. See all of the 2024 Senate race ratings.

2024 race ratings: House

House Republicans are defending a narrow majority in the 435-seat chamber, which they won in 2022 largely on the back of gains in blue states such as New York and California. See all of the 2024 House race ratings.

On the issues

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Promises Donald Trump has made so far in his campaign for a second term
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Promises Kamala Harris has made so far in her campaign

In the news

23 Nobel Prize-winning economists call Harris’ economic plan ‘vastly superior’ to Trump’s
Trump’s mass deportation plans would be costly. Here’s why
US election looms over NATO discussions to Trump-proof Ukraine aid

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What to expect in the sprint to Election Day – and beyond

All Over the Map with John King

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C02 Auto Renewal owner Bill Govier shows John King a car in his workshop in Wixom, MI.
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Michigan autoworkers see more enthusiasm for Harris — but also more sexism and racism
BLOC organizer, Devonta Johnson, shares a laugh with fellow canvassers as they set out to knock on doors in Milwaukee's Sixth Ward.
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Milwaukee’s Black voters expose cracks in Democratic foundation for Harris
John King talks with Michigan voters Anushka Jalitsagi and Jade Grey in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Michigan young voters enthused for Harris, but their level of support is still a big question
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Economic worries boost Trump’s Hispanic support in battleground Nevada

Facts First

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a Univision town hall, Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Fact check: Debunking Trump’s October lying spree about immigration
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Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks during a campaign Town Hall on Saturday, Oct 12, 2024, in Reading, Pa. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
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Fact check: Vance falsely claims Trump did not ‘go after his political opponents’ as president
Oct 15, 2024
A view shows an empty voting booth at a polling location as the Democratic and Republican parties hold primary elections in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Megan Jelinger
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Fact check: What Trump keeps getting wrong about ‘paper ballots’
Oct 15, 2024

Focus on Congress

Mike Rogers, a former representative and Republican candidate for Michigan Senate, speaks at a campaign event for Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Ryder Center at Saginaw Valley State University on October 3 in Michigan.
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How a one-time GOP critic found alliance with Trump in pivotal Michigan Senate race
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Supporters hold signs during a campaign event in Pittsburgh, on October 10.
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Huge fundraising powers Democrats’ hopes to flip the House
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Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, Rep. Mike Lawler and Rep. Marc Molinaro.
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Competitive New York House races become a fight to define the middle in final weeks
Oct 16, 2024

Voter rights

Voters walk towards a polling station to cast their ballots in early voting for the presidential election in Scottsdale, Arizona, on October 10.
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Election officials are hustling to fight misinformation in real time as early voting begins
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A voter picks up an "I Voted" sticker after casting an early ballot in Arlington, Virginia, on September 20, 2024.
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Virginia city’s preelection fight over certification shows how local procedures have become a flashpoint
Oct 22, 2024
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Nebraska’s high court says people with felony records can register to vote
Oct 16, 2024

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23 Nobel Prize-winning economists call Harris’ economic plan ‘vastly superior’ to Trump’s
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Biden’s clean energy law revived this red corner of Georgia. Voters there are backing Trump anyway
The Shine Bright Saginaw Mural Project can be seen across the Saginaw River in Saginaw, Michigan on June 10, 2024.
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The Rust Belt manufacturing collapse devastated their communities. Two men explain who they’re supporting for president
A view of the Ultium Cell factory in Warren, Ohio, July 7, 2023.
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An EV plant bolstered by Biden’s climate law sparks hope in Northeast Ohio – but not a revival of its Democratic roots
President Joe Biden appears during a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on October 4, 2024 in Washington, DC.
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Biden makes clear AI can’t launch nukes as he looks to harness new technology’s power
Vice President Kamala Harris participates in a CNN Presidential Town Hall moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday.
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Takeaways from Kamala Harris’ CNN town hall
ROYAL OAK, MICHIGAN - OCTOBER 21: Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks at a town hall with former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) at the Royal Oak Music Theatre on October 21, 2024 in Royal Oak, Michigan. Cheney joined Vice President Harris for stops Monday in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin. (Photo by Sarah Rice/Getty Images)
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Harris to deliver closing argument speech at Ellipse, site of Trump’s January 6 rally
Former President Barack Obama attends a rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on October 22, 2024.
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Obama says White nationalists ‘explicitly rally around Trump’

The money race

Fundraising news

More: Details on campaign and outside committee fundraising

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CNN Investigates Elderly Americans with dementia have become some of the GOP’s top grassroots donors without even realizing it
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Huge fundraising powers Democrats’ hopes to flip the House
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks as former President Donald Trump looks on during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on October 5, 2024.
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Elon Musk and other billionaires invest staggering sums into electing Trump, plus other takeaways from third-quarter filings
Vice President Kamala Harris greets Democratic volunteers as she boards Air Force Two at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on October 9, 2024.
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Kamala Harris has raised $1 billion since launching presidential campaign

Presidential primary and caucus winners

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Exit poll results for 2024 presidential primaries and caucuses.
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