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.
More than 24 million Americans have voted early
With less than two weeks before Election Day, over 24.5 million Americans have cast their vote through early voting methods, according to data from the Election Lab at the University of Florida.
The majority of those early votes come from mail ballots as 15.3 million absentee ballots have been returned nationally as of Wednesday afternoon, according to the data.
More than 9.7 million have voted in-person at early voting polling places in several states, the data showed.
Several states are slated to begin early voting options in the coming days.
-ABC News' Ivan Pereira
Biden agrees with Kelly's characterization of Trump as a fascist, press secretary says
The White House said that President Joe Biden agrees with former Trump chief of staff John Kelly's characterization of Trump as a "fascist" when pressed by reporters during Wednesday's daily briefing.
"You've heard from the former president himself saying that he is going to be a dictator on day one. This is him, not us. This is him," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
She added, "This is not just us, the White House saying this, you heard it from officials, former officials that worked for the former president, say this as well. So, you know, do we agree -- I know that the vice president just spoke about this. Do we agree about that determination? Yes, we do. We do."
When asked whether Jean-Pierre was saying that Biden himself believes that Trump is a fascist, she also responded "Yes."
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart
Harris campaign confirms 'closing argument' on the National Mall
The Harris campaign confirmed reports Wednesday that the vice president will deliver a major "closing argument" address at the Ellipse on the National Mall on Tuesday, a week before Election Day.
The location is the same location where Trump held his rally on Jan. 6 before his supporters stormed the Capitol.
Harris will provide a contrast between a first Harris term and a second Trump term by pointing to the future as a way to move past Trump and pursue a new way forward, according to a senior Harris campaign official.
The campaign believes that this symbolic location will help crystallize the choice for the American people in the election -- providing an opportunity for Harris to stress that the U.S. does not have to be defined as a nation by Trump’s chaos and division.
Campaign advisers say Harris will approach this moment like the former prosecutor she is: she has given her opening argument, laid out all the evidence, and now plans to take her closing argument directly to the “jury” -- the American people who will decide the outcome of this election, the official said.
-ABC News' Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, Fritz Farrow and Will McDuffie
Biden to campaign in Pittsburgh on Saturday
President Joe Biden will campaign in Pittsburgh on Saturday, however the White House did not detail any of the events in the announcement.
The president also addressed Pennsylvania local and statewide leadership of the Pennsylvania North American Building Trades Union/AFL-CIO to thank them for their continued efforts to mobilize workers in support of the Harris-Walz campaign and Democratic candidates, according to the Harris-Walz campaign.
-ABC News' Justin Gomez
RFK Jr. asks Supreme Court to order his name covered on Wisconsin ballot
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday that seeks to order the Wisconsin Election Commission to cover his name on the swing state's presidential ballot by with stickers.
Previous attempts to remove Kennedy's name from the ballot were rejected by state and federal courts.
Kennedy argues that his 1st and 14th Amendment rights are being violated by keeping his name on the ballot.
It's likely the court will seek a response from the Wisconsin Elections Commission before rendering a decision on whether to intervene in the next 13 days.
Kennedy was running for president as.a Democrat before abandoning that effort to run as an independent instead. He later suspended that campaign and endorsed Trump.-ABC News' Devin Dwyer
Trump holds town hall in battleground Georgia
At his first stop of the day in the swing state of Georgia, Trump took questions from supporters at a faith-focused town hall.
Stepping on stage, Trump asked who in the audience had voted. Attendees responded with a loud cheer. A record 2 million people have already cast their ballot ahead of Election Day in Georgia.
"I think it's the most important election in the history of our country. I really believe that," Trump said.
Asked about immigration and other hot-button issues, Trump said he believed the border was the "single biggest problem we have" -- even more so than the economy or inflation.
He praised Elon Musk using Starlink to help restore internet and cell service in areas effected by Hurricane Helene. He also touted Hungary's Viktor Orban, saying the authoritarian leader supported his administration.
Near the end of the event, Trump said he leaned on his faith and family amid prosecutions and recent assassination attempts before going on to claim he was investigated more than Al Capone.
Biden agrees with Kelly's characterization of Trump as a fascist, press secretary says
The White House said that President Joe Biden agrees with former Trump chief of staff John Kelly's characterization of Trump as a "fascist" when pressed by reporters during Wednesday's daily briefing.
"You've heard from the former president himself saying that he is going to be a dictator on day one. This is him, not us. This is him," press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
She added, "This is not just us, the White House saying this, you heard it from officials, former officials that worked for the former president, say this as well. So, you know, do we agree -- I know that the vice president just spoke about this. Do we agree about that determination? Yes, we do. We do."
When asked whether Jean-Pierre was saying that Biden himself believes that Trump is a fascist, she also responded "Yes."
-ABC News' Michelle Stoddart