Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have clashed over abortion, gun rights and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in their final televised debate.
The debate began at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas with Clinton vowing to uphold women’s and LGBT rights, while Trump pledged to protect gun rights, reports the BBC.
Trump also said he expects a key ruling that made abortion legal in the US to be overturned if elected president.
Polls show Trump is losing in key battleground states after facing a slew of sexual assault allegations.
Most Americans will cast their votes on 8 November.
Other highlights from the debate, moderated by Fox News presenter Chris Wallace, include where Clinton says Putin wants Trump elected because he wants a puppet as US president.
“I don’t know Putin. He said nice things about me,” Trump responded.
He also said he will build a wall on the southern border. “We have some bad hombres and we are going to get them out.”
When asked about her paid speech to a Brazilian bank in which she spoke of her dream of open trade and open borders, Clinton said she was talking about energy policy.
Trump has faced damaging fallout after a video emerged of him making obscene comments about groping women, with senior Republicans deserting him.
In recent days he has railed against the election process itself, warning the vote is “absolutely rigged” with “large-scale voter fraud” taking place.
His remarks prompted a scathing response from President Barack Obama, who said the Republican challenger should “stop whining”.
Trump has invited President Obama’s estranged half-brother, Malik Obama - one of his supporters - as a guest.
He also invited Patricia Smith, whose son was killed in an attack on the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012, while Clinton was US secretary of state.
Polls suggest Clinton is ahead nationally and in key battleground states.
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