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A new NPR/PBS News/Marist Poll finds Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally among likely voters, 50% to 48%. A 34-point gender gap exists among likely voters nationally. 57% of men support Trump to 41% for Harris. However, Harris (58%) easily outpaces Trump (40%) among women.

A new American University poll found that a majority of women trust Kamala Harris over Donald Trump to address inflation and bring down the cost of living. Another 46% prefer Harris over Trump to handle the economy, while 38% prefer Trump on it. Nearly two-thirds of the women surveyed said inflation and the economy were the most important issue for them as they decided on their vote.

“Former President Barack Obama, the popular elder statesman of the Democratic Party, will stump for Vice President Kamala Harris in battleground states in the month before Election Day, beginning with a campaign stop next Thursday in Pittsburgh,” the New York Times reports. “He is set to crisscross the country for events in battleground states in the final 27 days before the election.” CNN: Obama to rally support for Harris across key battleground states.

Axios: “Biden hasn’t scheduled public events in 43 of the 75 days since he dropped his re-election bid, a reflection of the 81-year-old president’s unpopularity and age limitations as he approaches his last three months in office.” “Vice President Kamala Harris — who has praised Biden but doesn’t routinely talk about him in her speeches — has had just one campaign event with him along with a few official events in Washington.” “First Lady Jill Biden also has largely withdrawn from campaign events, and Harris’ team hasn’t pushed for her to do them.”

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) “hit the campaign trail with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday in Ripon, Wisconsin, part of a coordinated effort by the Harris campaign to deploy her Republican allies to key battleground states in the final month of the presidential campaign,” CNBC reports. “The Harris campaign is looking for ways to take advantage of opposition to Trump within the Republican party.”

Elon Musk plans to attend Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, the billionaire announced, Axios reports. Trump’s return to the scene of the first assassination attempt against his life had already raised concerns among local officials.