We are committed to obtaining these records so that the American people can see for themselves exactly what senior DHS leadership was prioritizing.’

The Economist’s forecast model suggests that the state—with its 19 electoral-college votes, the most of any swing state—is the tipping-point in 27% of the model’s updated simulations, meaning it decides the election more often than any other state.

According to the latest CBS News Poll, if the presidential election were held today, 59% of likely voters would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris compared to 41% for former President Donald Trump. "We are the future," said DaJaun Wortham, a student at Community College of Philadelphia. "Young people are the future."

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a former Democratic vice presidential short-lister, will campaign in Wisconsin with U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin.

Voters in Pennsylvania are not yet able to cast ballots, despite confusion over a state law concerning applications for mail ballots

U.S. law bans noncitizens from voting in federal elections, such as races for president, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives. Like many states, Pennsylvania also prohibits noncitizens from voting in elections for state offices.

Results of a Philadelphia Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll of 1,082 registered voters in Pennsylvania, including a poll of 408 voters in Philadelphia, conducted from Sept. 11 to 16, 2024.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) said he thinks former President Trump has a “special” place among Pennsylvania voters and it only deepened after a gunman opened fire at a Trump rally in the state in July.

A poll released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University, meanwhile, is closer to the Inquirer/Times/Siena findings, suggesting Harris is leading in Pennsylvania by 6 points, 51% to 45%. The same poll found Harris leading in Michigan 50% to 45% and in Wisconsin by 48% to 47%.

Polls show Vice President Kamala Harris tied or with a slight lead over former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on Thursday.