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Rupert Murdoch's New York Post has endorsed a second Trump presidency.

The newspaper's editorial board says that the election is “one of the most consequential in the history of this great nation”, and adds the decision “will have reverberations for decades”.

Citing concerns over the US border, safe cities, the US’s standing on the world stage, and gender, the Post says Trump is the “only” option.

The paper’s endorsement of the former president is notable, given that it renounced Trump’s presidency in the wake of the 6 January Capitol riots. Its editorial board wrote at the time that “Trump has proven himself unworthy to be this country’s chief executive again”.

The Post’s editorial is one of several that has been released recently: The New York Times endorsed Harris as “the only choice” for president – as did The Boston Globe.

The Los Angeles Times, meanwhile, has seen controversy over its lack of any endorsement.

Patrick Soon-Shiong, the LA Times's owner, refused to allow an endorsement of Harris to be published – leading to editorial board leader Mariel Garza’s resignation. Two other board members have also now resigned, US outlet Semafor reports.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared on CNN on Thursday night and was highly critical of her former political rival, Donald Trump.

Clinton said Trump was "more unhinged, more unstable" than when she faced him in the 2016 presidential election race, which Trump went on to win.

"He seems to be totally obsessed by his grievances, his resentments, his getting even with people," she said.

It's a rhetoric the Harris campaign has been using frequently in the final sprint of their campaign.

On Thursday, Harris claimed Trump would "sit in the Oval Office stewing, plotting revenge, retribution, writing out his enemies list".

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are tied for the national popular vote, the latest polling from the New York Times and Sienna College indicates.

It puts them both at 48% of the vote.

As a reminder, the popular vote is the count of every individual vote cast around the country. But what determines the winner of the US election is the electoral college, which is a state-by-state race where each state's result is given varying weight.

It's also important to note that the above poll is one of many that are trying to get a sense of how voters intend to cast their vote on election day, and is created by a different company than polls the BBC has cited in other reporting.

You can read more about all the election polls we are tracking here.

The Kremlin is denying a Wall Street Journal report that tech billionaire Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have been in contact regularly.

According to the Journal's sources, Musk and Putin spoke this year.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters "no, this is not true", adding that Putin had one contact with him before 2022.

Musk has had a high-profile in the US election, supporting Donald Trump in person at various events and also giving millions of dollars to his own pro-Trump fundraising group.

There are 11 days until the presidential election and we have another busy day ahead of us in the US. Here's the latest headlines to get you caught up:

• Authorities in Mesa County, Colorado are investigating at least 12 mail ballots - which appear to have been intercepted before reaching the intended voter, filled out and sent back for count
• The apparent scheme was discovered after several people were told there was a discrepancy with their signature
• Meanwhile, Beyoncé is expected to appear with Harris at a campaign rally in Houston, Texas
• Trump will also be in Texas, over in Austin, to record an interview on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. He will then appear at a rally in Traverse City, Michigan
• On the campaign trail in Georgia on Thursday, Harris decried abortion bans without exceptions for rape or incest as “immoral" and told young people they are “impatient for change” after dealing with climate change and school shootings
• While over in Nevada on Thursday, Trump said he would “end inflation” and bring back the American Dream, also repeating his “no tax on tips” proposal

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An update from the Harris-Walz campaign confirms that the vice-president will not be appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.

Amid rumours that Kamala Harris would be interviewed on what is one of the biggest podcasts in the world, her rival - Donald Trump - confirmed earlier this week that he'd locked in his own appearance.

His episode will be recorded in Austin on Friday, but its release has not yet been detailed.

Speaking to MSNBC, spokesperson Ian Sams said the Harris campaign had been in touch with Rogan's programme, but ultimately the "scheduling" did not line up.

Harris previously recorded a podcast episode with Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast - which is the second most-listened-to podcast on the planet and is geared mostly towards young women.

• Joe Rogan's path to a once-improbable Trump interview

Today's episode of Americast is examining if Trump supporters will accept the election result if he loses, or if it is possible that we see the same type of violence and unrest that followed the 2020 election.

Our correspondent Sarah Smith is in Georgia speaking to Trump supporters who already have doubts about the reliability of the result. ​​

The team discuss the events that led to the Jan 6 Capitol riots and look at what social media companies are doing - or not - to try to prevent disinformation this time around.

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Elon Musk has given around $44 million (£34 million) to his pro-Donald Trump fundraising group during the first half of October, federal disclosures showed on Thursday., external

America PAC is targeting votes in closely-contested states, thought to be key to winning the election. Musk previously gave the group $75 million between July and September.

Musk's methods of shoring up support for the Republicans have been called into question by authorities.

A letter sent to America PAC earlier this week from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) warned that a lottery-style giveaway of $1 million per day to a registered voter may be illegal.

The billionaire CEO of Tesla had promised to give away a the prize every day to American voters who signed a petition “to support the constitution” ahead of the election on 5 November. Musk previously said that the contest was opened to any registered voter, regardless of party affiliation.

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Beyoncé is expected to appear with Harris tonight at a rally in Houston.

It’s the second time the star has been rumoured to appear at a Democratic event – but the first time, at the Democratic National Convention in August, she ultimately did not appear.

Last night, rock star Bruce Springsteen headlined a star-studded rally in Georgia - while Eminem and Obama shared a stage earlier this week.

Trump has also received backing from famous faces, including Elon Musk, Amber Rose and Kid Rock.

However, polls have cast doubt on whether celebrity endorsements are effective.

Following Taylor Swift's endorsement of Harris, a Quinnipiac University poll from late September indicated that Swift’s endorsement of Harris made 9% of respondents “more enthusiastic” about her candidacy, while it made 13% “less enthusiastic”.

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There’s been plenty of action on social media over the last 24 hours, with Harris and Trump trading blows through clips posted to their accounts that showcase barbs from their respective rallies in Georgia and Nevada.

Talking up her economic plans, Harris writes on X that “unlike” Trump, she “grew up in a middle class neighborhood" and will “always put the middle class first”.

Over on Truth Social, Team Trump posts a clip of the Republican nominee telling his Nevada rally they are “witnessing the economic oppression of Americans”. Another clip accuses Harris of “wrecking the economy with inflation”.

After the rallies, further posts from Harris on X label Trump “unhinged and unstable”.

And after coming off stage in Nevada, Trump says on Truth Social that Republicans will “FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT” to defeat Harris on 5 November.

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Election day is fast approaching - and the candidates are virtually neck and neck.

As of this morning, polling suggests Harris is leading Trump by just 2% nationally, with 48% of people in favour of the Democratic candidate compared to 46% in favour of the Republican nominee.

That gap has stayed fairly consistent since mid September. It's a similar story in the nation's key swing states. In Wisconsin and Michigan, Harris leads by less than 1%, polling indicates.

In Pennsylvania Trump leads by around the same margin, and in North Carolina by 1% - but he has a two-point lead in both Georgia and Arizona.

The polls in Nevada suggest the pair are currently tied.

With races this close, it can be hard to predict the winner - and pollsters need to guess about factors that could influence voting patterns, including who will actually show up on election day.

Let's zoom in on key swing states that could decide the election.

Polls suggest Trump is leading in four swing states and Harris in two. The candidates are tied in Nevada.

Here's an overview of where things stand today, according to the polling averages:

• Nevada: Harris: 47.3%, Trump: 47.3%
• Wisconsin: Harris 47.8%, Trump 47.6%
• Pennsylvania: Harris: 47.6%, Trump 47.9%
• Michigan: Harris 47.7%, Trump 47.0%
• North Carolina: Harris 47.1%, Trump 48.3%
• Georgia: Harris 47.0%, Trump 48.5%
• Arizona: Harris 46.8%, Trump 48.6%

Read more: US election polls: Who is ahead?

Both candidates will be heading to Texas today, taking a break from their campaigns in key swing states.

Harris will be joined there by Beyoncé's mother - and by Beyoncé herself, our US partner CBS reported yesterday. Trump, meanwhile, will be headed for Austin to record a podcast with Joe Rogan before going on to Michigan.

Crucially, Texas is not one of the seven swing states which will likely determine the overall outcome of the 2024 presidential election. So why are the two White House hopefuls heading there in the election's final days?

CBS Austin quotes Rice University Political Scientist Dr Mark Jones, who believes Harris chose Texas "specifically as an example of what she believes a Trump America would turn into, in regard to abortion rights." , external

Travis County Democratic Chair Pooja Sethi, meanwhile, says the choice of state demonstrates that "Texas is in play".

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Former Trump staffer and political commentator Sam Nunberg says a second Trump presidency would look different from the first, since the former president is now "more interested in policy and thinks more about staffing."

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, he says he believes Trump is standing for election to get his criminal charges thrown out: "If he loses, he probably will be prosecuted".

Whether Trump or Harris wins in 11 days time, the election will be a close one, Nunberg says, predicting litigation and recounts. "I don't believe he will accept a loss," he adds, but he doesn't foresee another event like January 6.

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In an interview with BBC Radio 4's Today Programme this morning, US journalist Bob Woodward says Donald Trump "doesn't understand the presidency or its responsibilities".

Woodward, who has just released a new book on Joe Biden's presidency and Donald Trump's fitness for office, believes "the United States is in trouble".

The Watergate journalist says Trump is unable to "separate national interest from self interest".

He adds: "Trump has captured the Republican Party, so people are marching to him. He’s marching the country and the Republicans off a cliff."

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is taping an interview on the 'Club Shay Shay' podcast with three-time Super Bowl champion Shannon Sharpe.

The interview is expected to air on Monday, the BBC's US partner CBS reports.

Sharpe was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2011.

Guests who have appeared on the podcast include John Legend, Katt Williams, Amanda Seales, Mo'nique, Usher, Chris Brown, Ice Cube and John Cena.

Sam Cabral
Reporting from Washington

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is about to do one of the biggest interviews of his presidential campaign - with America’s number one podcaster, Joe Rogan.

With 14.5 million Spotify followers and 17.5 million YouTube subscribers, The Joe Rogan Experience (JRE for short) has built a massive, mostly male, audience since it first launched 15 years ago.

Confirming media reports of the upcoming interview, set to be taped today, Trump described his counterpart as "a nice guy" with whom he expected a "very interesting" conversation.

"I do a lot of shows,” he told Fox News Radio on Wednesday. “Good, bad or indifferent. I do a lot of shows and they come out good."

That response makes light of the Trump campaign’s calculated media strategy, which has focused on podcasts popular with younger men over traditional media outlets like 60 Minutes.

And it underplays just how big a deal this could be for the former president, long-time listeners say.

• Read more on this story here

Texas has emerged as the key state for candidate visits today, with both Trump and Harris expected to appear there. Donald Trump will be in Austin for a podcast recording with Joe Rogan, and Kamala Harris will attend a rally in Houston.

Here’s what else is on the agenda today:

• President Joe Biden will visit Indian Country in Arizona and deliver remarks at the Gila River Indian Community, in Phoenix
• Former President Barack Obama will campaign in North Carolina, headlining an event in Charlotte
• Trump will appear at a rally in Traverse City, Michigan
• Mitch McConnell will speak at a Federalist Society Kentucky event
• Harris will appear at a rally in Houston

• And, today is the deadline for Trump’s legal team to file a brief with the US Court of Appeals in a case which alleges the former president mishandled classified documents

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Sarah Smith
North America editor, reporting from Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona

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Two months ago, Kamala Harris was crowned as the Democratic presidential nominee at a jubilant national convention in Chicago.

For thousands of party faithful, she was the electoral saviour, replacing an 81-year-old incumbent who seemed incapable of defeating Donald Trump and winning another term.

But even then, senior party strategists told me they worried Democrats were over confident about her path to victory.

Now, as election day looms and anxieties grow, it seems their concerns were well-founded.

There is no doubt that Harris enjoyed a surge of momentum, and an instant and significant boost in the polls compared to President Joe Biden, who was lagging far behind Trump. Yet it appears she was winning back those who normally vote Democratic anyway, but who had worried about Biden and his age.

For victory, Harris needs to attract voters from beyond the Democrats’ base, while holding together the fragile coalition that helped Biden win in 2020.

• Read more of Sarah Smith's analysis here

On Thursday, the presidential candidates once again targeted key battleground states, with Harris fronting a star-studded rally in Georgia and Trump courting voters in Arizona and Nevada.

Here are the key takeaways from those appearances.

• With the family of Amber Thurman - whose death has become a flashpoint in the US abortion debate - in the audience, abortion rights were again a key plank of Harris's pitch to voters in Atlanta
• She also promised to improve the economy and help Americans with the cost of living, by reducing the costs of medication, housing and groceries, and also giving small businesses more support
• Warming up the crowd before Harris came out, Barack Obama hit out at Trump, calling him "crazy" and "dangerous"
• In Arizona, which shares a border with Mexico, Trump took aim at Harris over immigration, blaming her for making the US "a garbage can for the world" and reiterating his plans for mass deportations, something experts say poses significant legal and practical challenges
• Stopping global conflict was a big theme during his second rally of the night, where he claimed he would be able to immediately end both the war in Ukraine and the war in Gaza by making economic threats, if elected on 5 November
• Actress Gina Carano - who was sacked from Disney's the Mandalorian after a series of controversies over her social media use - and former race car driver Danica Patrick endorsed Trump to voters