Election 2024 live updates Harris criticizes Trump calling Jan. 6 ‘a day of love’

Listen1 min Vice President Kamala Harris put a spotlight on former president Donald Trump's comment Wednesday at a Univision town hall in which he said Jan. 6, 2021 — when a mob of Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol — was "a day of love." "The American people are exhausted with his gaslighting... . Enough. We are ready to turn the page," she said Thursday at a campaign rally in La Crosse, Wis. The event was the second of three stops she is making in the battleground state. Former president Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner on Thursday in New York. Harris declined an invitation to speak in person at the event, which raises money for Catholic charities.

Just now Harris, Democrats seize on Trump comments insulting Detroit Return to menu Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign and Democrats are seizing on recent comments made by Donald Trump in which he insulted Detroit, compared the largest city in the battleground state of Michigan to a "developing nation" and downplayed the skills required for autoworkers to do their jobs.

Trump first bashed the Motor City during a meandering speech before the Detroit Economic Club last week, warning that the United States would "end up" like Detroit if Harris wins election in November.

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Harris slams Trump for calling Jan. 6 'a day of love' Return to menu Vice President Kamala Harris went after Donald Trump for recently referring to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol as "a day of love," telling her supporters at a rally in La Crosse, Wis., that Americans are "exhausted with his gaslighting."

"Last night, you may have seen, I went on Fox News. And while I was doing that, Donald Trump was at a Univision town hall where a voter asked him about Jan. 6," Harris said Thursday.

Harris says 'justice has been served' with death of Hamas leader Return to menu While campaigning in Wisconsin, Vice President Kamala Harris spoke to reporters about the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar .

"Justice has been served, and the United States, Israel and the entire world are better off as a result," she said. "Sinwar was responsible for the killing of thousands of innocent people, including the victims of October 7 and hostages killed in Gaza."

Fewer than half of all votes in 2022 were cast in person on Election Day Return to menu Election Day in many states now stretches over multiple days or weeks.

Across America, jurisdictions have adopted an array of policies that allows for ballots to be cast by mail and in person at early voting sites, or that maintain a preference for voting in person on Election Day. The result: a voting experience that is dictated by geography.

Here is a breakdown of how voting is commonly conducted in each state, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

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Trump asks for delayed release of appendix in Jan. 6 prosecution Return to menu Attorneys for Donald Trump asked a judge Thursday to postpone until after the Nov. 5 election the release of source documents for special counsel Jack Smith's massive legal brief arguing why the former president can be criminally prosecuted for trying to subvert the results of the 2020 election.

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Analysis: How Fox News loads the dice so Trump always wins Return to menu Vice President Kamala Harris understood that by agreeing to an interview on Fox News she was venturing into hostile territory. And from the outset of that discussion Wednesday, anchor Bret Baier pressed Harris on the record of the Biden administration and on policy issues that were of concern to Fox viewers, such as immigration.

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McConnell called Trump 'stupid,' a 'despicable human being,' new book says Return to menu Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in 2020 said then-president Donald Trump was a "despicable human being," a "narcissist," "stupid" and "ill-tempered," according to excerpts from a new biography of the Republican leader by the Associated Press's deputy Washington bureau chief.

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Trump says Ukraine's Zelensky should 'never have let that war start' Return to menu Former president Donald Trump blamed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for allowing the war in Ukraine to start, even though Russia was the aggressor, during an interview with a podcaster that was published Thursday.

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Trump's business has expanded since 2016 — and so have his potential conflicts Return to menu Former president Donald Trump told cryptocurrency fans at a national bitcoin conference this summer that if elected to a second term, he would turn the United States into the "crypto capital of the planet" and adopt policies "written by people who love your industry."

Less than one month later, he began plugging his newest business venture: a cryptocurrency enterprise.

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Analysis: Trump drops the pretense, labels Jan. 6 insurrectionists 'we' Return to menu Shortly after the dust settled on Jan. 6 , 2021, Donald Trump's allies went to great and strained lengths to distance the then-president from the insurrectionists who had stormed the U.S. Capitol. They falsely linked the attack to antifa and supposed government "provocateurs" — claims that had no basis then and still don't.

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Five key moments from Kamala Harris's heated Fox News interview Return to menu Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for her first formal appearance on the Fox News Network on Wednesday night, hoping to reach voters across the aisle weeks before Election Day.

The 30-minute interview with Fox chief political anchor Bret Baier often became combative, with the pair speaking over each other at times, as they tangled over topics ranging from including immigration, to what Harris would do differently from President Joe Biden , to former president Donald Trump .

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Trump can be charged with obstruction after high court ruling, filing says Return to menu A Supreme Court ruling in June dealt a blow to the Jan. 6 prosecutions: More than 100 of the people at the Capitol riot, the high court said, had been improperly charged with obstructing an official proceeding.

But Donald Trump was not among them, because he did far more than interrupt the proceedings at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, special counsel Jack Smith asserted in a new filing Wednesday.

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Analysis: TikTok fails a test of its ban on political ads Return to menu Less than three weeks before the presidential election, TikTok is still struggling to consistently enforce its long-standing ban on political advertising, a new report finds.

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Israel complicates election's final stretch, an issue Democrats hoped would fade Return to menu President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris hoped the ongoing violence in the Middle East might simmer below the surface in the final weeks of the presidential race, but fresh Israeli military offensives are making that virtually impossible, U.S. officials and campaign aides say.

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Biden seeks to shore up Ukraine aid, cement his legacy in Germany trip Return to menu BERLIN — President Joe Biden leaves Thursday for what is likely to be his final trip as president to Europe, where Germany will bestow its highest honor on him for spearheading global efforts to protect Ukraine as European leaders strategize for a potential future in which the United States could be less engaged in the transatlantic alliance.

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Panel formed after Trump rally shooting calls for Secret Service shake-up Return to menu An independent panel called Thursday for new leadership at the Secret Service, hired mostly from outside the protective agency, saying it needs a major shake-up or security failures such as the July 13 shooting at Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania "can and will happen again."

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In Nevada Senate race, Republican Sam Brown struggles to gain traction Return to menu SPARKS, Nev. — Ed Lawson, the longtime mayor of this desert city of about 110,000 just outside Reno, said he has never voted for a Democrat. That will change next month, when he plans to vote for Sen. Jacky Rosen over her Republican challenger, Sam Brown.

"Sam Brown doesn't get it," Lawson said in an interview. "He certainly hasn't ever come talk to us and ask us what we need in Sparks."

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Massive influx of shadowy get-out-the-vote spending floods swing states Return to menu The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has offered Americans $47 for each swing state voter they recruit to his effort to elect Donald Trump. Democratic groups have started paying at least $160 to more than 75,000 voters who agree to contact dozens of their friends and relatives with requests to support Kamala Harris.

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Democrats maintain massive money edge in key congressional races Return to menu Powered by small-dollar donors, Democrats have seized control of the fundraising game in the battle for the House and the Senate, leaving Republicans at a disadvantage — and increasingly reliant on a small clutch of mega-rich donors.

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Harris clashes with host in contentious interview on Fox News Return to menu a. — Vice President Kamala Harris , under pressure to broaden her appeal to Republicans and conservatives with Election Day fast approaching, sat for a contentious interview with Fox News in which she said more bluntly than before that her presidency would not be a continuation of Joe Biden's.

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JD Vance says Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election Return to menu Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance asserted Wednesday for the first time since joining the Republican ticket that Donald Trump did not lose the 2020 election after previously sidestepping questions from reporters and his opponent on the debate stage over two weeks ago.

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Felons with finished sentences can register to vote, Nebraska Supreme Court rules Return to menu Nebraska residents who were convicted of felonies and have finished their sentences can vote in the November election, the state's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday, potentially opening the door for thousands of Nebraskans to cast their ballots.

The ruling could have implications for the presidential race as Nebraska, which is solidly red, is one of two states that award some of their electoral votes by congressional district.

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Election 2024

Policy positions: We've collected Harris's and Trump's stances on the most important issues — abortion, economic policy, immigration and more.

Presidential polls: Check out how Harris and Trump stack up, according to The Washington Post's presidential polling averages of seven battleground states. We've identified eight possible paths to victory based on the candidates' current standing in the polls.

Senate control: Senate Democrats are at risk of losing their slim 51-49 majority this fall. The Post breaks down the nine races and three long shots that could determine Senate control .