The former president will speak a day after Harris accused him of ‘playing political games’ on immigration

Good morning, US politics blog readers. Donald Trump is slated to speak at an event in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, a town of about 5,000 people, on Saturday. The former president is expected to focus on immigration and crime a day after Kamala Harris accused her rival of “playing political games” on immigration.

Meanwhile, the Democratic vice-presidential candidate, Tim Walz, is heading to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to attend a football game between the University of Michigan and the University of Minnesota. Walz will meet with young voters before the game this afternoon. Walz’s appearance in Michigan comes days before he is scheduled to debate Donald Trump’s running mate, Republican senator JD Vance of Ohio.

North Carolina’s lieutenant governor, Republican Mark Robinson, received burns on Friday night while attending a truck show as he was campaigning for governor, his campaign said.

Kamala Harris has stretched her lead over Donald Trump in the US presidential election race, the latest polling averages from the Guardian show, even while the two candidates appear to be running neck-and-neck in most battleground states.

Pennsylvania steelworkers are wooed by Harris and Trump, but they still remain skeptical of both candidates, Tom Perkins reports.