Mike Wendling
US digital reporter

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Aside from the usual round of rallies and interviews, both candidates have been cropping up on alternative media outlets.

Earlier this week Kamala Harris appeared on the sex-and-relationships podcast Call Her Daddy – a production that reaches millions of young women - where she fielded quite light questions.

For months, Donald Trump has been pursuing the same strategy, sitting down for interviews with influencers like internet pranksters the Nelk Boys, Logan Paul and comedian Theo Von.

The questions posed on these outlets range from softball to oddball. There’s plenty of political chat, but the hosts rarely push Trump on his core agenda.

And they’ve thrown up some more personal moments as well. On Theo Von’s podcast, Trump opined about his love of mixed martial arts and boxing, and the pair talked at length about addiction and the death of Trump’s older brother, Fred Trump Jr.

Read more: 'He's just a bro': Trump's attempts to woo the 'manosphere'

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The latest New York Times/Inquirer/Siena opinion poll indicates that Harris is leading Trump by a three-point margin in Pennsylvania, a swing state that may hold the keys to the White House.

She leads 47 to 50 in the Keystone State, within the margin of error, meaning the race is still incredibly close.

Trump has a five-point lead over Harris in Arizona, another swing state that she will need if she loses Pennsylvania.

Trump's lead over Harris in Arizona is 51 to 46.

The two states are among the seven that could go either way this election. The others include Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.

Our North America correspondent Anthony Zucher broke down here why Pennsylvania is so important.

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With 23 days until the election, the rival campaigns are criss-crossing the country with a flurry of political events on Saturday.

Donald Trump will be appearing at a roundtable event in Nevada, where early voting is beginning, and hosting a rally in Coachella, California.

The Republican looks almost certain to lose the Golden State, which is solidly Democratic terrain, but his campaign say such rallies illustrate how deeply his support runs across the nation.

Meanwhile, Kamala Harris will be making stops in another crucial battleground state - North Carolina.

Trump's running mate, JD Vance, will be attending two events in Pennsylvania, a highly coveted swing state.

Harris's running mate, Tim Walz, will be in Minnesota.

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In August, Donald Trump told the BBC's media partner CBS News that in his most recent medical exam the doctor had given him a "perfect score".

Trump has never released any comprehensive medical records, however.

As presidential candidate in 2015, instead of disclosing such records, he published a letter from his doctor who said Trump would be "the healthiest person ever elected to the presidency".

The most detailed review of Trump's health was in January 2018. White House physician Dr Ronny Jackson told reporters Trump, external was in "excellent health".

Dr Jackson said at the time that Trump's heart exam, cardiac exam, and head, ears, nose and throat exam were all normal.

The former president did, at the time, take a range of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, Dr Jackson said.

These included Crestor to lower his cholesterol; aspirin for cardiac health; Propecia for prevention of male-pattern hair loss; Soolantra ointment, as needed, for Rosacea, an inflammatory skin condition; and he took a multivitamin each day.

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With less than a month to go until election day, Harris hopes her medical disclosure will put pressure on her opponent, Trump.

Trump, 78, and Republicans often attacked President Joe Biden, 81, as too old when he was the presumptive nominee, calling on him to take a cognitive test.

However, now that Harris is the nominee, Democrats are hoping to turn the tables, seeking to sow doubt over Trump's age and fitness for the job.

Dr Simmons categorised Harris's routine bloodwork, too, as "unremarkable", including her blood counts, glucose, electrolytes, cholesterol panel and thyroid panel.

He noted that her Vitamin D was in the "insufficient range", but said that the vice-president takes a vitamin D3 supplement.

Harris, 59, also "maintains a healthy, active lifestyle despite her busy schedule", Dr Simmons said, including aerobic exercise and core strength training.

"She does not use tobacco products and drinks only occasionally and in moderation," he said.

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Harris's most recent physical exam was in April.

Dr Simmons, a US Army colonel and physician to the vice-president, categorised the visit as "unremarkable", noting that her blood pressure and heart rate were within normal range.

Her cardiac exam, abdominal exam and skin exam were all "normal", Dr Simmons said.

Dr Simmons notes that Harris has no personal history of diabetes, blood pressure, high cholesterol or cardiac disease.

She does have a family history "notable" for colon cancer on her mother's side of the family, he said, adding that Harris was up to date on all preventative care recommendations, including a colonoscopy.

In the letter, written by Harris's doctor Joshua Simmons, he says the vice-president has a history of seasonal allergies and urticaria (a common skin condition).

Simmons says her allergies have been "well managed" with over-the-counter drugs including nasal spray, eye drops and Allegra (an allergy pill), but that she no longer needs them as often after three years of allergen immunotherapy.

She never experienced "severe symptoms", he says.

Kamala Harris has just released her medical records.

The Democratic presidential nominee is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency” necessary to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter, external.

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Sam Hancock
Live page editor, in Washington DC

At a rally in Aurora, Colorado, Donald Trump made claims about Venezuelan gang members in the city which we've heard from him before. Among other things he claimed that, under President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, Venezuela's crime rate had decreased because the country was sending criminals to the US.

But the independent Venezuelan Observatory of Violence told our colleagues at BBC Verify it's seen no evidence to suggest this is true. I recommend reading the Verify team's further fact-checking of this row, too.

There's a reason the Republican presidential nominee has chosen to target smaller cities and towns, which the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue says we can expect to see more of in the final push of this election campaign.

Elsewhere, Harris continued to target swing states - yesterday she was in Nevada and today, Arizona. At one event, she said as president that she would create a bipartisan council of advisers to give feedback on policies. Her campaigning will continue in the south-western state into this evening.

If you want to be reminded of what the term swing state means, just scroll down to our previous post. I also recommend reading this handy explainer about the seven states set to decide the 2024 US election.

That's it for today but we'll be back tomorrow to bring you all the latest news lines and analysis - join us then.

We've mentioned the terms swing state and battleground state multiple times today - here's a reminder of what they actually mean.

About 240 million people are eligible to vote in this year’s US election, but only a relatively small number of them are likely to settle the question of who becomes the next president.

Experts believe there are a handful of states that could plausibly be won by either the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, or Republican Donald Trump: North Carolina, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

So both parties are campaigning intensively to win over undecided voters in these so-called swing or battleground states.

The graph below shows their latest polling data - plus you can catch up on the issues voters care about in them.

We can now bring you some of what Kamala Harris said today during one of her campaign stops in Arizona.

While speaking at an event for Republicans supporting her bid for the White House, Harris reiterated plans she's outlined before to have a Republican in her cabinet - if she's elected in November.

She also teased a plan to create a bipartisan council to give feedback on policy, telling attendees: "I don't want any "Yes' people. I want people to come in... and kick the tires on ideas."

• For context: Neither President Joe Biden nor former president Donald Trump appointed cabinet members from the opposite party when they took office. Before that, Democrat Barack Obama, Republican George W Bush and Democrat Bill Clinton did.

Over in Arizona, hundreds of miles from Colorado, Kamala Harris is continuing her bid to convince undecided voters why she's the right pick for the presidency.

The south-western state, which holds 11 of the 538 electoral college up for grabs, borders Mexico for hundreds of miles and has become a focal point of the US's immigrationdebate.

Harris has been at events in Scottsdale and Phoenix, with supporters turning out at both - including some younger fans who looked as though they fell slightly short of the US's legal voting age (18).

Here are some of the latest images we're seeing:

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Former US president Donald Trump spoke at length today in Aurora, Colorado, focusing predominantly on an issue that's long been considered vital in this race for the White House - immigration.

If you missed it, or need a recap, here's what he told his crowd:

• The Republican presidential nominee announced his so-called "Operation Aurora", setting out his plans to deal with undocumented migrants - including, he said, giving the "death penalty" to migrants who kill American citizens and law enforcement officers
• Trump repeated claims he's made before about alleged Venezuelan criminal migrants living in parts of Aurora, saying parts of the city have been overtaken by such people; a local mayor has previously described his allegations as "grossly exaggerated"

• He claimed Venezuela's crime rate had decreased because "they took the criminals from Caracas and they put them along your border" - though BBC Verify has heard from the independent Venezuelan Observatory of Violence that there's no evidence to suggest this is true
• The former president also called for CBS to lose its licence over a row about the final edit of Kamala Harris's appearance on the broadcaster's 60 Minutes programme - the Harris campaign has denied influencing the network and the BBC has reached out to CBS for comment

We're going to turn to the Democratic campaign trail now, so stick around for the latest updates.

There's some logic behind Trump's decision to target small townspublished at 22:24 British Summer Time 11 October

22:24 BST 11 October

Gary O'Donoghue
Senior North America correspondent

There's no doubt about the main focus for the Trump campaign in these final weeks.

In Aurora today, a large banner on one side of the stage read "End migrant crime" - another said "Deport illegals now".

The backdrop was dark, there were supposed mugshots of criminals, everything swathed in dark colours. Now fear can be as powerful a motivation to vote as hope - and often more so.

Donald Trump's strategy, focusing on ramping up dubious claims about migrant crime in small communities, expressed in superlative-laden rhetoric, has some logic to it.

In essence, it's a way of saying 'Look what they're doing - your small town could be next.'

The veracity of the individual claims - be it pet-eating Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, or Venezuelan gangs taking over Aurora, Colorado, is not the point in campaign terms.

It's about creating impact on an issue where Trump believes he can motivate his core support to get out and vote, and sow doubt in the minds of enough independents and swing voters who have genuine concerns about immigration levels.

One fact is not in dispute - immigration is and will be a significant factor in the presidential election. The polls have consistently told us that, and the issue has been up there in the top three concerns among voters for a long time.

So expect more of this, much more of this, in the next three and a half weeks.

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Wrapping up his remarks, Trump makes what's become his customary pitch to America: that he - as president - would solve America's problems.

He says his administration would, to borrow his campaign phrase, "Make America Great Again".

He thanks the crowds and there are cheers as YMCA plays - another customary feature of Trump rallies.

Stay tuned for some handy Trump analysis from the BBC's Gary O'Donoghue, as well as a round-up of the key points we just heard.

We're continuing to listen in to Donald Trump's rally in Aurora, Colorado, where he's just announced so-called Operation Aurora.

He says, if elected, he plans to send immigration officials to find and deport undocumented migrants until there is "no one left".

Undocumented individuals who return to the US illegally, he goes on, will be sentenced to 10 years in prison without the possibility of parole.

Trump also says that, under him, any undocumented person who murders an American citizen or an American law enforcement officer will get the death penalty - he's made similar proposals in the past.

• For context: Immigration is a key election issue for both Trump and Kamala Harris, and has been a constant feature of their campaigns. You can get up to speed with all the policies each presidential candidate has set out, including border control, in recent weeks and months.

Is crime down in Venezuela because it's sending criminals to US?published at 21:42 British Summer Time 11 October

21:42 BST 11 October

By Lucy Gilder

A few moments ago, Donald Trump said: "In Venezuela their crime rate went down 72%? You Know why? Because they took the criminals from Caracas and they put them along your border".

The independent Venezuelan Observatory of Violence has told BBC Verify that it's seen no evidence to suggest the Venezuelan government is systematically sending its criminals to the US.

Crime levels are down in Venezuela, but the Observatory says this is because of the state of the economy.

Its 2023 annual report, external said that violent deaths that year - such as homicides - were down by a quarter compared to 2022.

"Crime is reduced in Venezuela by a reduction in crime opportunities - bank robberies disappear because there is no money to steal; kidnappings are reduced because there is no cash to pay ransoms", the Observatory said.

Briefly stepping away from immigration, Donald Trump switches to focus on US broadcaster CBS, accusing it of attempting to tip the scales in favour of Kamala Harris.

Here's a look at what he's referring to:

• Earlier this week, in a preview of an interview for CBS's 60 Minutes programme, Harris was shown giving a long answer to a question about US influence over Israel - but the final broadcast version included an edited, much shorter answer
• During the preview, Harris was shown answering: “Well, Bill, the work that we have done has resulted in a number of movements in that region by Israel that were very much prompted by, or a result of, many things, including our advocacy for what needs to happen in the region"
• On the broadcast, her answer was: "We are not going to stop pursuing what is necessary for the United States to be clear about where we stand on the need for this war to end"
• Speaking in Michigan yesterday, Trump alleged that the edits were a "fraud committed by 60 Minutes and CBS, together with the Democrat Party". Today in Colorado, he suggested the broadcaster should "lose its license"
• The Harris campaign has denied influencing the network; the BBC has contacted CBS, which is the BBC’s US broadcast partner, for comment

A few minutes into Trump's remarks, he repeats claims he's made repeatedly during this election campaign about alleged Venezuelan criminal migrants living in parts of the Colorado city Aurora.

He says apartment blocks have been overtaken by such people.

While speaking, Trump asks for a graph to be shown on the screens behind him, which he says shows border-crossing figures were down when he was president.

He adds that he "loves" the graph, and that he takes it home with him at night and "kisses" it.

• For context: Trump's claims about Aurora come from a news story earlier in the year which suggested Venezuelan gang members were living in several apartment buildings in Aurora. Our colleagues at BBC Verify have looked into the row - with a local mayor describing Trump's allegations as "grossly exaggerated".