These attempts have escalated dramatically since 2022,

The issue has become even more polarising since 2022 when the US Supreme Court overturned a landmark ruling that gave women a constitutional right to abortion.Our list of key swing states closely matches the list of places where Trump-backed Republican officials tried to thwart President Biden’s win in the 2020 election.

In Georgia's Fulton County, allegedhas landed Trump in one of his four criminal prosecutions (Trump has been convicted in one case, while the remaining are ongoing).He and 18 others are accused of conspiring to overturn his narrow defeat to Biden in the state. Trump denies any wrongdoing, and the case will not be heard in court before the election.

A third of Georgia's population is African-American - one of the largest proportions of black residents in the US - and it is believed that this demographic was instrumental in Biden flipping the state for the Democrats in 2020.Some disillusionment with Biden had been reported among America’s

, but the Harris campaign hopes to gain their support.

The Great Lakes state has picked the winning presidential candidate in the last two elections. Despite backing Biden in 2020, it has become symbolic of a nationwide backlash over the president’s support for Israel during that country’s war inIn September, thirteen volunteers and two staff from Butterfly Conservation carried out surveys at 20 sites, with recorded numbers more than doubling.

A short spell of dry, clement weather in June is thought to have played a part in the butterfly’s surge, along with site management.The charity’s Northern Ireland Conservation Manager Rose Cremin said the results were “a good sign” that work to protect habitats was delivering.

“Now we need the government to continue to reward farmers for farming with nature," she said.“We urge the government to put more money into agri-environment schemes aimed at not just maintaining but increasing the grassland habitat which can provide a home for marsh fritillary and a host of other species."