As it happened: Biden seeks to poach votes in Republican South

1. Joe Biden campaigned in the key state of Georgia, which Democrats hope to wrest from Republicans
2. Meanwhile President Trump was holding rallies in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska on Tuesday
3. Biden leads Trump in most national polls, but the race in key states is close ahead of the 3 November election
4. First Lady Melania Trump made her first campaign appearance since recovering from Covid

The Supreme Court and today's other key stories

With just seven sleeps left until election day, here are today's top US headlines:

• On Monday night, the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court - despite the unified opposition of Democrats
• President Donald Trump described her appointment as “a momentous day for America”, but his Democratic rival Joe Biden said the move was “rushed and unprecedented” in the middle of an election campaign
• Biden will travel to the key state of Georgia on Tuesday, while Trump will campaign in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska
• Biden is still leading in national polls, but the situation is much closer in battleground states
• More than 60 million Americans have now cast early and postal ballots so far in this election – more than the total number of such votes in the whole of the 2016 election

Welcome to our US election live coverage

Good morning from the UK, and thank you for joining our live coverage of the 2020 US election. Both campaigns have entered their final vote-winning push before election day, with just a week to go until 3 November.

We'll be bringing you the latest updates, views and analysis throughout the day from our reporters in the US and around the world.