Former President Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made a rare joint appearance Friday to discuss Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. It was the first time the two have appeared together since 2020, as Trump has repeatedly attacked Kemp over the Georgia results of the 2020 election. Nikole Killion and Caitlin Huey-Burns report.

One of the tightest races this presidential election is the battle for Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes. In 2016, former President Donald Trump won Pennsylvania by just over 44,200 votes. In 2020, President Biden won by a margin of about 80,500 votes. Any issue could make or break either candidate, and the fight over fracking is divisive. Scott MacFarlane explains why.

Melania Trump revealed her support for abortion rights Thursday ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir, exposing a stark contrast with her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on the crucial election issue.

Donald Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp appeared together Friday outside Augusta, Georgia, to tout recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. The appearance was the latest turn in their contentious relationship that traces back to the 2020 presidential election.

President Joe Biden says he has faith that the 2024 presidential election will be fair but isn’t sure they will be peaceful because of Donald Trump’s rhetoric.

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig explains his critique of special prosecutor Jack Smith’s filing in the case against former President Donald Trump for his effort to overturn the 2020 election.

During a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room Friday, President Joe Biden said he's confident the 2024 election will be "free and fair," but he expressed concerns it may not "be peaceful."

Speaking for the first time at the White House press briefing, President Biden said he is "confident" the Nov. 5 election will be "free and fair," but he said he doesn't know if it will be peaceful because of former President Donald Trump's "dangerous" rhetoric and his efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results.

STORY: :: Liz Cheney calls Trump’s actions on Jan 6 ‘depravity’ while campaigning with Harris :: October 3, 2024 :: Ripon, Wisconsin “Donald Trump was willing to sacrifice our Capitol, to allow law enforcement officers to be beaten and brutalized in his name and to violate the law and the Constitution in order to seize power for himself. I don't care if you are a Democrat or a Republican or an independent, that is depravity and we must never become numb to it.” “I know that the most conservative of conservative values is fidelity to our Constitution. I tell you, I have never voted for a Democrat. But this year, I am proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.” Cheney and her father Dick Cheney, who was vice president under George W. Bush, are staunch conservatives and two of the most prominent Republicans to have endorsed Harris against Trump. Both have sharply criticized Trump, the Republican nominee, calling his refusal to accept his 2020 election loss and his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol disqualifying. "I was a Republican even before Donald Trump started spray tanning," Cheney joked, describing herself as a Ronald Reagan conservative. "I am proudly casting my vote for Vice President Kamala Harris," she said, her first vote ever for a Democrat. The former House of Representatives member said she and Harris may disagree on some things but they are bound together by their duty to the Constitution. Harris will be a president "who will defend the rule of law," Cheney said. Cheney's comments could help Harris as she tries to court Republican and centrist voters ahead of the Nov. 5 election.

STORY: :: Analyst says Trump’s actions to overturn the 2020 election were 'more extreme' :: October 3, 2024 :: Washington, D.C. :: Paul Schiff Berman, Law Professor, George Washington University "What we learned today is that Trump's actions were even more extreme and more outrageous than we knew beforehand. We knew the general outlines, but the fact that so many people told him that he had no argument whatsoever that the election was actually fraudulent and that he continued pursuing this, that he had no interest at all in Mike Pence's safety and instead was willing to allow the mob to go after him violently and didn't seem to care. These are things that are beyond the bounds of what a president in his official capacity should ever be contemplating doing. So if we can't prosecute someone like that for acts like this, then we really don't have a constitutional democracy at all." "Trump was told by those closest to him that his claims of election fraud were completely without merit. And the reason that's important is that then when he continues to claim 'election fraud,' he's not doing it as the chief law enforcement officer of the country, trying to take care that laws are faithfully executed. He's doing it as a candidate who's trying to sow confusion in the electorate so that he can engage in what is effectively a coup against democracy." "Donald Trump faces pretty high stakes in this election. He really needs to win so that he can at least delay the prosecutions until after he's out of office or possibly scuttle them altogether." U.S. prosecutors said Donald Trump was acting outside the scope of his duties as president when he pressured state officials and then-Vice President Mike Pence to try to overturn his 2020 election defeat, the filing shows. The 165-page filing is likely the last opportunity for prosecutors to detail their case against Trump before the Nov. 5 election given there will not be a trial before Trump faces Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. And according to Paul Schiff Berman of George Washington University Law School, Trump's legal peril has increased. "There is a real chance of prosecution," he said in an interview. "Donald Trump faces pretty high stakes in this election. He really needs to win so that he can at least delay the prosecutions until after he's out of office or possibly scuttle them altogether." The filing is meant to keep the federal criminal election subversion case against the Republican presidential candidate moving forward following a July U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution for their official actions in office. Prosecutors working with Special Counsel Jack Smith laid out a sweeping account of Trump's conduct following the 2020 election, much of which has already been made public through news reports, findings from the House committee that investigated the Capitol riot or the indictment obtained by Smith in the case. It includes an allegation that a White House staffer heard Trump tell family members that "it doesn't matter if you won or lost the election. You still have to fight like hell." "The most important set of revelations has to do with the number of times Trump was told by those closest to him that his claims of election fraud were completely without merit. And the reason that's important is that then when he continues to claim 'election fraud,' he's not doing it as the chief law enforcement officer of the country," Berman said. Trump has pleaded not guilty to four criminal charges accusing him of a conspiracy to obstruct the congressional certification of the election, defraud the U.S. out of accurate results and interfere with Americans’ voting rights. Much of the filing focuses on Trump's dealings with then-vice president and running mate Mike Pence, who Trump tried to pressure into using his official role overseeing Congress's Jan. 6, 2021, certification of the election results to overturn his defeat. Trump gave a fiery speech that day before his supporters stormed the Capitol, battling police, sending lawmakers running for their lives and chanting "hang Mike Pence." Pence was identified by name throughout the filing. The names of many other members of Trump's administration, allies and state officials he targeted are blacked out, though details of their locations and actions make their likely identities clear. The filing shows instances of Trump privately mocking the claims his allies were publicly making on his behalf. For instance, during a phone call with an unidentified lawyer who appears to be Sidney Powell, Trump put her on mute and called her claims "crazy," the filing said. Trump has rejected this case and multiple other criminal prosecutions he faced this year as politically motivated attempts to prevent him from returning to power. "These are things that are beyond the bounds of what a president in his official capacity should ever be contemplating doing. So if we can't prosecute someone like that for acts like this, then we really don't have a constitutional democracy at all," Berman said.

A new coalition, Arab Americans for Harris-Walz, launched Thursday to work to unite a key demographic behind Vice President Harris before Election Day.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) says he’s worried Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may be trying to influence the U.S. presidential election by showing little interest in striking a peace deal with Hamas and instead escalating the threat of a broader war in the Middle East by aggressively confronting Hezbollah in Lebanon.

In a court filing unsealed Wednesday, special counsel Jack Smith argues Donald Trump "resorted to crimes" as he sought to remain in power after losing the 2020 election. Federal trial attorney Robin Nunn joined CBS News to discuss the case.

Newly unsealed filings by special counsel Jack Smith includes extensive evidence of former President Donald Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election. Trump denies the charges.