Trump, Harris enter final week of tense US election

Atlanta: Kamala Harris crisscrosses Michigan on Monday while Donald Trump heads to Georgia another of the decisive swing states in one of the close...

Atlanta: Kamala Harris crisscrosses Michigan on Monday while Donald Trump heads to Georgia -- another of the decisive swing states in one of the closest US elections in history -- after presiding over a dark mega-rally aimed at whipping up his right-wing base.

With only a week until November 5 Election Day, more than 41 million Americans have cast ballots in early voting -- including outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden, who voted on Monday after waiting in a long line in his hometown Wilmington, Delaware.

Tensions are soaring in a race that polls suggest is too close to call, fueled by fears that Trump could again refuse to recognize a defeat, as he did in 2020. The Republican continues to claim he was cheated, and his rhetoric has become increasingly infused with violence and threats.

Concerns increased after ABC News reported that a fire consumed hundreds of early ballots cast in a supposedly secure drop-off box in Vancouver, Washington, part of a highly competitive district. Arson was reportedly suspected in another ballot box fire hours earlier in Portland, Oregon.