With Election Day a little more than two weeks out, early voting is officially underway in several states throughout the country. Georgia on Tuesday set a new early voting record, with more than 300,000 people voting on the first day polls were open.
On the trail, Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing a new attack against former President Donald Trump: that the 78-year-old candidate is "exhausted." It comes after Trump has canceled multiple recent appearances, including an interview with CNBC and a speech to the NRA in South Carolina. Trump's behavior at events over the past week has also raised questions about his mental acuity. After a town hall event in Pennsylvania on Monday was paused for medical emergencies in the crowd, the former president turned it into an impromptu listening party, standing on stage, dancing occasionally, for nearly 40 minutes. Trump's Friday night rally in Detroit also went off the rails because of audio problems.
In a combative interview with Fox News host Brett Baier on Wednesday, Harris insisted her presidency would not be a continuation of President Joe Biden's administration. Popular Democrats and celebrities continue to show up for Harris. Former President Barack Obama addressed a crowd in Arizona Friday night, and former President Bill Clinton rallied with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in North Carolina on Thursday. And on Saturday musicians Usher and Lizzo appeared with Harris at rallies in Atlanta and Michigan, respectively.
Earlier in the week, Obama, Biden, Clinton and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi spoke at the memorial service for Ethel Kennedy in Washington, D.C.. Kennedy, who died this month at the age of 96, was the wife of former Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and sister-in-law of former President John F. Kennedy.
And abroad, the Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Thursday it had killed Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader widely believed responsible for the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks on Israel. The IDF said its soldiers killed Sinwar in an operation in southern Gaza the previous day.
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