Vice President Kamala Harris sought to capitalize on the star power of Oprah Winfrey and a host of Hollywood celebrities to help her win over persuadable voters during an online rally Thursday night that ranged from participants’ searing accounts of personal loss and trauma to the Democrat’s unguarded remark about her own gun ownership.

Held in front of a studio audience in the battleground state of Michigan, Vice President Kamala Harris and Oprah Winfrey fielded questions from voters on gun violence, abortion rights, and more.

Oprah Winfrey, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller and other celebrities boosted Kamala Harris at a livestreamed town hall in the battleground state of Michigan.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke off the cuff, as guests included a teenager shot at her school and the family of a woman in Georgia who died as a result of the state’s abortion ban.

Oprah is campaigning for Kamala Harris in crucial swing states as the countdown to the Vice Presidential debate begins. MSNBC’s Ari Melber reports. (Check out The Beat's playlist: Connect with Ari Me

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are set to make appearances that are meant to fire up core supporters as the election draws near.

James P. Hoffa, who led the Teamsters for 23 years, said it was a mistake for the union not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris, the “correct choice for labor.”

In a livestream event recorded in Farmington Hills, Winfrey hosted a 90-minute sit-down session with the vice president on Thursday, Sept. 19.

Trump will be in Washington to address a “Fighting Anti-Semitism in America” evening event with Miriam Adelson, a co-owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks and widow of billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, who founded the Las Vegas Sands casino and was one of the Republican Party’s largest donors.