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Harris pressed on immigration, Biden in tense Fox News interview

Vice President Kamala Harris made her<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/16/kamala-harris-fox-news-interview-biden-immigration-trump/75700764007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> first formal appearance on Fox News Wednesday</a>, while former President Donald Trump <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/16/donald-trump-univision-town-hall-takeaways/75704188007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fielded town hall questions at an Univision event in Florida</a>.USA TODAY Democracy Reporter Erin Mansfield discusses <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/16/swing-state-counties-to-watch-2024-election/75563380007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">three swing state counties</a> (and their controversial election officials) to watch in November.The man arrested with guns near a Trump rally <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/16/vem-miller-lawsuit-arrrested-colorado/75704922007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">files a lawsuit</a>, saying he was falsely called a threat.USA TODAY Network Delaware Public Safety and Investigations Reporter Isabel Hughes talks about <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/15/hurricane-helene-aftermath-children-missing-dead/75674632007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">those lost in North Carolina floodwater</a>s during Hurricane Helene. Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/17/harris-pressed-on-immigration-in-fox-news-interview-the-excerpt/75714217007/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a>Also available at<a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> art19.com/shows/5-Things</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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