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Former president Donald Trump, campaigning Saturday in Pennsylvania, used profane language to attack Vice President Kamala Harris. For her part, Harris tapped a pair of celebrity singers to help with get-out-the-vote events in two battleground states: Lizzo joined her in Michigan, and Usher joined her in Georgia. All three states, where polls are tight, are among those likely to determine the outcome of the Nov. 5 election.

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Reporting from Atlanta

Grammy-winning artist Usher went onstage ahead of Kamala Harris.

“Let me make certain that I’m talking to all my ATLiens out there,” he said, energizing thousands of rallygoers while using a demonym. “We need everyone to get out there and support this campaign.”

“We love you, Usher!” one attendee yelled out.

“I love you more, but I love Kamala Harris even more,” Usher said. “I want her to be our next president of the United States.”

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5:56 p.m. EDT

Analysis: Trump’s talk of tariffs, like the wall, puts punishment over policy

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Donald Trump has long argued that he avoids policy specifics because it limits his ability to negotiate. If he states publicly that he wants to do Specific Thing X, this suggests, his ability to pressure trade partners is hamstrung by their understanding his bottom line.

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5:23 p.m. EDT

Analysis: Trump blames Zelensky for the war in Ukraine. He rarely blames Putin.

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Donald Trump makes curious comments about the war in Ukraine; he has done so since the moment Russia invaded in early 2022. His suspiciously friendly public posture toward Russia dates back years.

But he and his allies have long suggested that this is effectively a diplomatic posture. You’ve got to be able to deal with Vladimir Putin, after all, so why would you jeopardize that?

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3:51 p.m. EDT

Mike Davis trolls the left online. He could also help Trump pick MAGA judges.

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In the disheveled basement of a Capitol Hill rowhouse, amid piles of old newspapers and conservative tomes and computer equipment, Mike Davis leaned into a live microphone.

In front of the eagle-emblazoned backdrop familiar to fans of the far-right “War Room” podcast, the lawyer-turned-right-wing provocateur delivered his trademark tirade against Donald Trump’s legal and political opponents, whom he mocks as wild-eyed gluttons brandishing multiple indictments against the former president.

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12:14 p.m. EDT

Trump criticized for comparing Jan. 6 defendants to WWII Japanese internment

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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump compared the detention of his supporters who have been charged or convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol to the mass imprisonment of people of Japanese descent without charges during World War II.

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11:43 a.m. EDT

Seeking a historic win, Harris faces a familiar foe: sexism

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LAS VEGAS — Standing in the searing Nevada heat at her job as a construction flagger shortly after Vice President Kamala Harris entered the presidential race in July, 38-year-old Sarah White was skeptical: “I don’t think I would ever vote for a woman to be president,” she said bluntly. “Women are kinda all over the place.”

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10:40 a.m. EDT

How the election winner becomes president and where it could go awry

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Every presidential election revolves around the casting of votes. But this is just one step in a chain of events that ends months later with the winner’s inauguration and ascent into the White House. Between Election Day and Jan. 20, the results from roughly 10,000 election jurisdictions are checked and rechecked, certified by local and state officials, then sent to Washington for final affirmation.

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9:53 a.m. EDT

Obama uses withering mockery in Arizona as he questions Trump’s competence

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TUCSON — Former president Barack Obama further sharpened his criticism of Donald Trump at a rally Friday, casting the Republican nominee as a huckster who lacks the mental fitness to lead the nation, leaning into a strategy of withering mockery as he hits the campaign trail in support of Vice President Kamala Harris.

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9:07 a.m. EDT

Harris and Trump fight for an edge with working-class voters in Michigan

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WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump converged on the battleground state of Michigan on Friday, pushing hard for an edge with blue-collar voters as they sparred over their records on creating jobs for union workers, their plans to boost manufacturing jobs and their respective energy levels on the campaign trail.

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Election 2024

Follow live updates on the 2024 election and Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump from our reporters on the campaign trail and in Washington.

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.