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The campaign heads into the final stretch with 11 days to go until Election Day.

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The race for the White House is heading into the final stretch with most polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump neck-and-neck in key states with less than two weeks to go.

Oct 25, 2024, 10:30 AM

More than 31 million Americans have voted early

As of 6:15 a.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 25, more than 31 million Americans have voted early, according to the Election Lab at the University of Florida.

These votes are a combination of early in-person voting and absentee ballots.

People line up outside the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building during the first day of Wisconsin's in-person absentee voting Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Milwaukee.
People line up outside the Frank P. Zeidler Municipal Building during the first day of Wisconsin's in-person absentee voting Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Milwaukee.

This means that more than 16 million people have voted since Monday. On Monday, Oct 21, at least 14.6 million Americans voted early.

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2:10 AM GMT

Walz: Country 'owes a huge debt' to Joe Biden

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ended his swing through eastern Pennsylvania on Friday with an energetic rally in President Joe Biden's hometown of Scranton.

The governor topped off his remarks by saying that Biden has "secured his place in history" by upholding a presidential tradition of putting the country above himself.

Speaking of the city of Scranton, Walz said, "This is a place with a long tradition of people who know something about hard work and people know what it means to serve this nation. ... I want you to know that the country owes a huge debt to you and a huge debt to Joe Biden," Walz said.

Chants of "Thank You, Joe" erupted from the crowd.

With Vice President Kamala Harris in Texas on Friday night for a rally centered on abortion rights, Walz also talked directly about reproductive policies in the state.

"Would this surprise you that in the most recent data, maternal mortality rates in Texas have shot through the roof?" he said. "So let's just be very clear. Women are dying because of these decisions they made, and it's absolutely immoral."

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

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1:46 AM GMT

Willie Nelson performs at Harris' Houston rally

Country legend Willie Nelson took the stage at Harris' rally in Houston.

He played "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" and "On the Road Again."

Willie Nelson performs during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Houston.
Willie Nelson performs during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, in Houston.

Beyoncé is also expected to appear at the rally tonight in her hometown.

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2:06 AM GMT

Vance says US adversaries don't fear Harris

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, speaking during a town hall with North Carolina voters on Friday, said U.S. adversaries don't fear Vice President Kamala Harris.

"Why do you have Russia invading Ukraine during Kamala Harris' watch and why do you have Iran and Hamas attacking Israel during Kamala Harris' watch?" Vance said at the town hall in Monroe, North Carolina, moderated by Republican National Committee Co-Chair Laura Trump. "And why do you have China saber rattling during Kamala Harris' watch? It's because who could possibly fear Kamala Harris? No one, right?"

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign event in Monroe, N.C., Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign event in Monroe, N.C., Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.

Vance added, "This is a woman who is terrified of softball media interviews and we think that she's going to sit in a room with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping."

Vance said that when former President Donald Trump was in office, U.S. adversaries feared the former president.

"That fear kept a lot of aggression in check, and it kept a lot of wars that otherwise would have started from starting in the first place," Vance said.

-ABC News' Hannah Demissie

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12:35 AM GMT

Russian actors made fake video depicting mail-in ballots for Trump being destroyed, FBI says

Russian actors made a widely circulated video falsely depicting mail-in ballots for Donald Trump being destroyed in Pennsylvania.

That's according to a statement from the FBI and other U.S. officials released Friday.

A video that showed mail-in ballots for Trump apparently being destroyed in a suburban Philadelphia county took off quickly on social media Thursday afternoon.

U.S. officials said in a statement sent by the FBI that they believe the video was "manufactured and amplified" by Russian actors.

The officials say it's part of "Moscow's broader effort to raise unfounded questions about the integrity of the US election and stoke divisions among Americans."