Election 2024: Trump rallies in Pennsylvania; Walz targets the lone swing district in Nebraska (2024)

If they could vote for her, they would.

The people of Thulasendrapuram, a village in southern India that callsKamala Harrisits own, knew little about her until she became the U.S. vice president. Now they display banners of Harris, whose maternal grandparents were born in the village, and are planning celebrations for if and when theDemocratic nomineewins the presidential election.

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Biden is scheduled to speak at the Democratic National Convention Monday night after dropping out of the presidential race back in July. His speech is expected to be a passing of the torch to the next generation. NBC’s Allie Raffa reports for TODAY.

Former GOP Rep. George Santos is expected to plead guilty on Monday to multiple charges related to campaign finance fraud, less than a month from when his trial was set to begin, two sources familiar with the matter tell NBC News.

The disgraced former lawmaker facesa 23-count superseding indictmentin the Eastern District of New York, including charges of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft and making materially false statements to the Federal Election Commission.

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After only his second visit back to Pennsylvania following the attempt on his life in Butler, Trump did not directly mention the assassination attempt.

Trump acknowledged the audience's chants of "Fight! Fight! Fight!" — his supporters' new rallying cry after the nominee survived the shooting — but did not directly discuss the cheers or the attempt.

He also made brief mention of a "miracle" occurring four weeks ago, likely a reference to the attempt on his life.

Following a new playbook for Trump that involves personal attacks on Harris, Trump took issue with a claim that Harris' biggest strength is that she is a "beautiful woman."

“I’m much better looking than her,” Trump said after.

Trump criticized Jewish Democrats during his Pennsylvania rally, repeating a refrain he has previously emphasized.

"Any Jewish person that votes for her or a Democrat has to go out and have their head examined," Trump said. "Because if you see what's happening with Israel and Jewish people right now, there has never been, there has never been a more dangerous time since the Holocaust if you happen to be Jewish in America."

The former president has previously attacked Jewish Democrats, saying they "should be spoken to" and that they voted to "destroy America & Israel," among other comments.

Most Jewish voters historically lean Democrat.

While speaking at his rally in Wilkes-Barre, Trump did an impression of himself, recalling his response to an offer to debate Biden earlier this election cycle.

"I'll take it. I'll take it," he said, lowering his voice a few octaves in his impersonation.

Trump has taken the stage in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, marking his second visit back to the state since the attempt on his life in Butler in July.

As he closed out his speech, Walz urged the crowd to stay enthusiastic through Election Day. "Look, over the next 80 days, Vice President Harris and I will be across this country," he told the attendees, adding that they need to "work hard. We can sleep when we’re dead."

"We need each and every one of you. We do nothing alone. We need you on the team on Nov. 5," Walz continued. "At the end of that day, when the ballots close across this country. I want to know, and you want to know, we left it all on the field."

In his remarks, Walz brings up the notion of freedom, blasting modern Republicans, saying: "When they talk about freedom, they mean the government should be free to invade your exam room, or that corporations should be free to pollute the air and water; banks should be free to take advantage of the least fortunate."

He continued, "Look, in Minnesota, we respect our neighbors and their personal choices," before adding what has become one of Walz's signature lines on the campaign trail: "We live by the golden rule, and that golden rule is, mind your own damn business."

The vice presidential nominee appealed directly to "old school libertarian, Republican Nebraskan[s]," telling them, "this is the ticket for you."

He added, "The traditional Republican party before Donald Trump, contributed much to this state and this great nation,but he’s not that today."

In his remarks in Omaha, Walz mentioned Harris' experience working at McDonald's in college.

"She's worked at McDonald's, like so many of us growing up, who took jobs to get by," Walztold the crowd.

"The funny thing to me was, can you picture Donald Trump working the McFlurry machine?" Walz continued, adding: "He couldn't work the McFlurry machine. Many of you in here did."

A protester holding a Palestinian flag interrupted Walz's rally. The protester was escorted out of the venue.

Walz continued speaking over the protester, who was calling for a cease-fire. Biden has put forward a cease-fire and hostage release proposal, which the White House is continuing to push for.

Aubrianna Faustman, a former high school geography student of Walz's, introduced him at the Nebraska rally.

Faustman was taught by Walz and his wife, Gwen, who taught her English.

As he took the stage, Walz thanked Aubrey, telling the crowd: “There’s nothing as a teacher that makes you prouder than to see the success of one of your former students and to have Aubrey here. So thank you, Aubrey.”

More than 20,000 protesters are expected to cram into a 1.4 mile-long court-approved protest route near Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week, creating apotential standoff between demonstrators and a police department with a history of excessive force.

The 264 protest groups that have said they will participate are primarily focused on Palestinian rights, ending the war in Gaza and reducing U.S. aid to Israel. Others represent a patchwork of left-leaning causes: climate activists, socialists, anti-racist organizations, queer and trans rights groups.

Arab American groups in the Chicago area, home to the country’slargest Palestinian American community, said local police and federal agents have targeted their community for years —racially profiling residents, raiding homes and surveilling them. The tactics have resulted in few convictions.

Muhammad Sankari, a lead organizer with the Arab American Action Network, a Chicago nonprofit advocacygroup that is part of the protest coalition, said the limited protest area adds to an atmosphere which has grown increasingly fraught amid pro-Palestinian demonstrationsacross the U.S.

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The former president heads to Howell, Michigan, to deliver remarks about "crime and safety," a press release from his campaign announced Saturday.

"Since Kamala Harris took office, Americans have watchedcrime, chaos, and tragedy erupt across the country," the Trump campaign said in a press release. "Michigan is feeling effects of Kamala’s border crisis first-hand as unnecessary illegal immigrantcrimerampages across the state."

Trump and his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani were each identified as uncharged co-conspirators in a “false electors” scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in the Michigan, according to a state investigator's testimony during a hearing related to the case last April.

Second gentleman Doug Emhoff posted a picture of himself in front of Harris’ 2019 campaign bus from her primary run — teasing tomorrow’s bus tour through western Pennsylvania.

"Throwback to Kamala’s 2019 campaign bus. I don’t want to spoil any surprises — but if you liked this, you’re in for a real treat on Sunday," Emhoff said in the tweet.

Thebustourwill begin in Pittsburgh and make multiple stops in the state over the course of the day. Thetour will focus on meeting voters where they are in community settings, and stops will range from canvass kickoffs to local retail stops and more.

Harris and Walz will be joined by their spouses: Emhoff and Gwen Walz.

Ahead of Walz's rally in Omaha, Nebraska, state Democratic Party Chair Jane Kleeb told NBC News that that she's started referring to the city as "Kamaha."

"We’re going to make sure we bring that electoral vote home for Gov. Walz and Kamala Harris," Kleeb said.

Nebraska is one of only two states in the U.S. that splits their Electoral College votes, meaning Harris and Trump can gain electoral votes from the state.

Kleeb added that the visit from Walz, a Nebraska native, will boost enthusiasm among Democrats there.

"Look, Nebraska has only had four big Democrats come to our state since 2008 right? We’re not one of those big states that gets everybody. So when we have, especially someone who’s from our state, come here, you can't be more excited," she added.

At Walz's rally in Omaha Saturday, several attendees compared the environment to that of former President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign.

“Inclusion is important," Chantella Wallach told NBC News, adding: "So I’m just excited and I’m grateful that Kamala picked the right running mate, because Tim is from Nebraska for one, baby, and he’s gonna bring it home for the rural areas.”

Wallach, who last attended a presidential campaign rally in 2008, when Obama ran, said, "I am so happy. It’s electrifying."

The Harris campaign said it will reserve $370 million in digital and TV campaign advertising between Labor Day and Election Day, according to a new memo released this morning.

The memo said that the campaign had already committed $200 million to digital ads, mainly focused on platforms like Hulu, Roku, YouTube, Paramount, Spotify and Pandora. Now "our campaign is placing $170 million in TV reservations," deputy campaign managers Quentin Fulks and Rob Flaherty wrote.

"The Harris-Walz campaign’s advertising strategy is designed to break through a fragmented media environment and reach the voters who will decide this election," the two deputy campaign managers added.

Every year, Jessie Cai would shadow her mom on “take your kid to work day.” At the Maryland Social Security office, where her mom was a systems analyst, she was struck by the lack of Asian American faces in the room. “I walked around and got the distinct impression that not many people in public service looked like me or my mom,” said Cai, a 17-year-old rising senior.

That experience set her on a mission to understand Asian American civic engagement. In 2023, she joinedNew Voters, an organization that helps high schoolers host voter registration drives. A consequential Maryland primary election was on the horizon, and she wanted to make sure young people —including the Asian Americans in her community — made their voices heard. “In Maryland, you can pre-register to vote at age 16, so I knew we could cast a wider net to register younger students,” she said.

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President Joe Biden’s role at the Democratic National Convention next week may have been dramatically reshaped by his decision to end his bid for a second term, but his message about the stakes of this election will sound familiar, according to multiple Biden officials.

The outgoing president will make the case for Vice President Kamala Harris to succeed him when he delivers Monday’s keynote address, in part by touting their accomplishments during the last four years.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris' running mate, will be in Omaha today.

A West Point, Nebraska, native, Walz is capitalizing on his roots in an effort to swing some electoral votes the Democrats' way.

Nebraska is one of two states that divide up electoral votes — meaning that despite being a red state, the area surrounding Omaha is in play for both campaigns. Biden won the district in 2020, but Trump won it in 2016.

The rally — one of the final campaign events ahead of the Democratic National Convention — was listed as being "at capacity."

Trump is returning to Pennsylvania today, marking his second visit since the attempt on his life in Butler.

Trump will be speaking to supporters in Wilkes-Barre at the Mohegan Sun Arena this afternoon, his campaign announced.