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Harris picks up endorsements from New Hampshire Republicans 6 days before election

Harris picks up endorsements from New Hampshire Republicans 6 days before election

Vice President Harris on Wednesday picked up endorsements from three longtime Republican leaders in New Hampshire who supported former President Trump’s rival Nikki Haley in the Republican primary. Former U.S. Senator Gordon Humphrey, former U.S. Congressman and former New Hampshire Supreme Court Justice Chuck Douglas and former New Hampshire Attorney General Thomas Rath condemned Trump as a divisive and unstable candidate in statements declaring their support for Harris. Her campaign said the endorsements reflect growing enthusiasm for the vice president among registered Republicans both in the Granite State and the rest of the nation. “I voted Republican for fifty years, but I’m voting against Donald Trump and I plead with all Republicans to do the same,” Humphrey said in a statement.  “As a father, a grandfather, a veteran, and a former United States Senator, I cannot vote for Trump. He’s dangerous to our democracy.”  Douglas said that Trump “believes in himself over service” and views the election “as the change to jail his political opponents.” Harris would be a “steady hand at the ship of state” in contrast to Trump’s “fragile mental state and anger,” according to the former lawmaker.  BIDEN CALLS FOR TRUMP TO BE ‘POLITICALLY’ LOCKED UP AT NEW HAMPSHIRE EVENT Rath likewise condemned Trump’s “campaign of division, anger, thinly veiled prejudice, and rejection of our core values as a nation.”  The Harris-Walz campaign welcomed their support and noted that hundreds of current and former Republicans across the country have backed Harris, including former GOP Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger.  IT’S A TIGHT RACE IN THE BATTLE TO SUCCEED POPULAR SWING STATE REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR In New Hampshire specifically, the campaign said there has been a 47% increase in registered Republican volunteers compared to 2022 and a 76% increase in the number of GOP voters who have told canvassers they plan to vote for Democrats next week.   “While Vice President Harris has made clear there is a home in her campaign for all Americans – including Republicans and independents – Donald Trump continues to double down on his extreme agenda,” the campaign said in a news release. NEW HAMPSHIRE MAKES PRIMARY PICKS FOR GOVERNOR AND HOUSE RACES Reached for comment, the Trump campaign noted that Haley is supporting his candidacy, along with former Democrats Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii.  “President Trump is building a historic and diverse movement to make America great again,” Trump national press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. “He’s been endorsed by many respected leaders from Nikki Haley to RFK Jr., and Tulsi Gabbard. We welcome anyone who wants to secure our border, restore law and order, and end inflation to join our team.” New Hampshire has been an important swing state in prior presidential elections, although Harris has held a consistent lead over Trump in public opinion polls this year. Fox News’ Power Rankings rate the state as “Likely D.”  Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.

Jim Jordan says YouTube ‘censored’ Joe Rogan interview with Trump

Jim Jordan says YouTube ‘censored’ Joe Rogan interview with Trump

House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is accusing YouTube of potentially repressing former President Trump’s interview with podcast host Joe Rogan. In a letter to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pitchai sent late Wednesday, Jordan said the tech giant’s subsidiary “appears to have censored the video of Joe Rogan’s recent interview with President Donald Trump.” “We write to seek an immediate briefing on (1) YouTube’s decision to censor Joe Rogan’s interview with President Trump; and (2) Google Search’s elevation of material critical of the interview,” Jordan wrote. TOP PUERTO RICAN OFFICIAL ENDORSES FORMER PRESIDENT AFTER COMIC’S RALLY SET RUFFLES FEATHERS The Ohio Republican cited a New York Post report that said people were having difficulty finding the three-hour interview on YouTube. “Recent news coverage reports that ‘search[es] on YouTube using the terms ‘Joe Rogan Trump’ or ‘Joe Rogan Donald Trump’ did not bring up Friday’s three-hour sit-down at the top of the list,’” the letter said The report claimed the full interview was also “absent” from YouTube’s trending videos page the following day. Jordan also said YouTube acknowledged “censorship” of the interview, referring to a statement posted to X earlier this week that read, “For some searches on Monday the original 3-hour interview didn’t appear prominently. Short excerpts uploaded by the Joe Rogan channel appeared, but we know it was frustrating for users looking to find the full video.” BIDEN CALLS TRUMP SUPPORTERS ‘GARBAGE’ DURING HARRIS CAMPAIGN EVENT AS VP PROMISES UNITY AT ELLIPSE RALLY “We’ve worked to resolve this and viewers will begin seeing the full podcast in more YouTube search results soon,” the statement said. Jordan wrote in his letter to Alphabet, “Americans deserve access to political speech, especially in the closing weeks before an election.” “Given the company’s recent history of censorship, including at the behest of the Biden-Harris Administration, YouTube’s censorship of former President Trump is particularly troubling,” he wrote. “Please arrange for this briefing as soon as possible, but no later than 10:00 am on November 14, 2024.” SLOTKIN SLAMS FELLOW DEM BIDEN FOR ‘GARBAGE’ GAFFE AMID HEATED SENATE BATTLE Republicans have accused Google of censoring speech in the past. Most recently, the attorney general of Missouri said he would investigate the company, though Google called the accusations “totally false” in a statement to Reuters. As of late Wednesday evening, Rogan’s interview with Trump has over 41 million views on YouTube. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.

Early in-person voting launches in Kentucky, last day of early voting in Maryland

Early in-person voting launches in Kentucky, last day of early voting in Maryland

Kentucky kicks off early in-person voting on Thursday as the nation sits just five days away from Election Day. Meanwhile, Maryland concludes its early-voting today at 8 p.m. Here is everything you need know about early-voting in Kentucky and Maryland. Voters will decide on several closely watched down-ballot races in addition to the presidential race. For a full list of competitive elections, see the latest Senate and House rankings. The last time the state voted for a Republican senator was 1980, but former Gov. Larry Hogan tied Democrat challenger Angela Alsobrooks in a recent poll and has put forth a set of moderate policy proposals without raising the ire of former President Trump. Hogan, a Republican, has been a vocal critic of Trump. Alsobrooks is leaning on her experience as a county executive and prosecutor, and the state’s heavily blue tilt gives her an edge.  The race is ranked Lean D in the Fox News Power Rankings. Democrat April McClain Delaney faces Republican Neil Parrott in what should be safe territory for Democrats. The race is ranked Likely D in the Power Rankings. This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for Kentucky. Absentee voting began earlier this month in Kentucky. Residents do not need to provide an excuse to receive a ballot. Applicants must have sent a request for a ballot by Oct. 21, and those ballots must be delivered to state officials by Nov. 5. TRUMP ADVISER UNPACKS WHY FORMER PRESIDENT IS HOLDING RALLY IN DEEP-BLUE STATE WEEKS FROM ELECTION Kentucky began early in-person voting on Thursday, and it will continue through Nov. 2. The deadline for registering to vote in Kentucky was Oct. 7. This is a guide to registration and early voting. For comprehensive and up-to-date information on voter eligibility, processes, and deadlines, please go to Vote.gov and the election website for Maryland.  Early in-person voting Absentee ballots can be returned in person through Election Day. Early voting runs through Oct. 31. Maryland began absentee voting in late September. Applicants do not need to provide an excuse to receive a ballot. Voters had until Oct. 29 to receive a ballot application, and that ballot must be delivered to county officials by Nov. 5.

Trump stop in blue-leaning state could boost Republican bid to flip Democrat-held Senate seat

Trump stop in blue-leaning state could boost Republican bid to flip Democrat-held Senate seat

The Republican Senate nominee in New Mexico says former President Trump’s stop in the blue-leaning southwestern state on Thursday “will infuse our state with a lot of momentum.” Nella Domenici, the 2024 GOP Senate nominee and the daughter of New Mexico’s last Republican senator, is trying to defeat Democratic Sen. Martin Heinrich, who is running in November for a third six-year term, as her party works to win back the chamber’s majority. “Trump is definitely going to help us with the independents,” Domenici predicted in a Fox News Digital interview on the eve of the former president’s visit to the state.  With five days until Election Day next Tuesday, the former president is making a rare detour from campaigning in the seven crucial battleground states in the White House race that will likely determine if Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris wins the 2024 election. WHY TRUMP IS MAKING LAST MINUTE STOPS AHEAD OF ELECTION DAY IN BLUE-LEANING STATES It’s been two decades since a Republican carried New Mexico in a presidential election. You’ve got to go back to President George W. Bush’s 2004 re-election. There hasn’t been an abundance of polling in New Mexico, but most recent surveys indicate Harris with an upper single digit lead over Trump, although one survey suggests a tighter contest for the state’s five electoral votes. With time such a precious commodity for presidential campaigns and the clock quickly ticking toward Election Day, New Mexico Democrats say Trump’s trip to the state – his first in five years – is a fool’s errand. WHAT THE MOST RECENT FOX NEWS POLLS SHOW IN THE HARRIS-TRUMP SHOWDOWN “Trump is wasting his time coming to our state as polling shows New Mexicans are set to reject his MAGA extremism and divisive rhetoric yet again,” Democratic Party of New Mexico spokesperson Daniel Garcia claimed in a statement. And referring to the Oct. 31st stop in Albuquerque by the former president, Garcia took a verbal shot at Trump, saying “a rotund orange mass will be in Albuquerque on Halloween, and we’re not talking about a pumpkin.” But Domenici, who’s trying to narrow the gap with Heinrich, sees down-ballot benefits to Trump’s stop at the airport in Albuquerque, the state’s largest city. “People are really excited to have Trump come here,” she told Fox News. “It definitely excites the base hugely and the base is kind of a growing term.” CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE 2024 ELECTION Domenici argued that “we have so many problems in our state that finally people are saying ‘I give up on the Democrats and I want to be a Republican’ and it’s happening every day, every week, of this race. “A lot of Hispanic Democrats are coming over to our side. They’re mad that the cost of living is so high. They’re mad that crime is everywhere. You can’t even go get gas in your car at night,” Domenici claimed. “There’s a lot of momentum for people to want to vote Republican.” Domenici has decades of experience in the finance industry at Bridgewater Associates (where she served as chief financial officer), Credit Suisse and Citadel Investment group. She’s also the daughter of the late longtime Republican Sen. Pete Domenici, who served for 36 years in the Senate before retiring at the beginning of 2009 at the end of his sixth term. The legacy of her father, who died in 2017, gives the younger Domenici a powerful political brand and plenty of name recognition in New Mexico. “My family’s name has absolutely helped me a huge amount. It’s because my father’s legacy is so deeply appreciated here by multiple generations,” she emphasized. “A lot of people still have very warm hearts for him.” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.

Biden finalizes crackdown on US military tech investments in China with one week to lame duck session

Biden finalizes crackdown on US military tech investments in China with one week to lame duck session

The Treasury Department finalized a crackdown that will prevent the U.S. from investing in the development of military technologies in China this week. Hawks say the rule is “long overdue” and not broad enough, while some are skeptical of taking U.S. investment power out of China. The rule prohibits U.S. financing of some China-based ventures and requires Americans to notify the government of their involvement in others.  It restricts and monitors American investments in artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing, all of which have a dual use in the defense and commercial sectors.  ELON MUSK WANTS PEOPLE TO SUBMIT THEIR MEDICAL SCANS TO GROK, HIS AI CHATBOT The rule seeks to limit the access “countries of concern” like China, including Hong Kong and Macao, have to U.S. dollars to fund the development of high-level technologies like next-generation missile systems and fighter jets they could then utilize for their own military. It’s set to take effect Jan. 2.   “Artificial intelligence, semiconductors and quantum technologies are fundamental to the development of the next-generation of military, surveillance, intelligence and certain cybersecurity applications like cutting-edge code-breaking computer systems or next-generation fighter jets,” said Paul Rosen, assistant secretary of the Treasury.  “This final rule takes targeted and concrete measures to ensure that U.S. investment is not exploited to advance the development of key technologies by those who may use them to threaten our national security.”  Existing U.S. regulations restrict the export of such products to China and other “countries of concern,” and the new regulation cracks down on U.S. dollars pouring into such countries.  The rule, finalized after a public comment period, builds on President Biden’s 2023 executive order. In one category, it will allow the Treasury to investigate and ban transactions that pose “a particularly acute national security threat because of [their] potential to significantly advance the military, intelligence, surveillance, or cyber-enabled capabilities of a country of concern.” CHINA WILL DOUBLE ITS NUCLEAR ARSENAL TO OVER 1,000 WARHEADS BY 2030, ACCORDING TO US INTELLIGENCE It would also create a category of “notifiable transactions” that the government would monitor, those that “may contribute to the threat to the national security of the United States identified in the Order.” Blocking China’s ambitions for tech supremacy is one of few bipartisan priorities in Washington. But not everyone is on board with the new rule. “The most well-known proponent of restricting American investment in China is, of course, Xi Jinping,” said Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., chair of the House Financial Services Committee. “I remain skeptical of a sectoral approach to regulating outbound investment. U.S. outbound investment to acquire Chinese companies enjoys overwhelming bipartisan support, as proven most recently by congressional action to wrest control of TikTok away from ByteDance.” The chairman, who is retiring, added, “To have a strong, immediate and global impact on the CCP’s ability to wage war, policymakers in Congress and the administration must embrace our time-tested sanctions regime. I will continue to oppose efforts that unwittingly advance Chairman Xi’s crackdown on Western influence in China, and I look forward to examining this rulemaking in more detail.” But others argue the rule is not nearly strong enough. It allows Americans to invest in publicly traded Chinese companies or participate in venture capital or private equity funds with stakes worth up to $2 million. “I think that this was a step forward, but, at the same time, it was a missed opportunity to signal deterrence towards China that we will not continue to fund their economy when they’re going to use their economic and military strength to go after Taiwan, to go after the Philippines, to go after Japan, to go after all of our friends and even military allies,” Michael Lucci, founder of global security firm State Armor, told Fox News Digital.  The rule “should be broader than just these three categories” of AI, quantum computing and semiconductors, said Lucci.  CHINA GOING AFTER DOWN-BALLOT RACES: REPORT REVEALS WHICH LAWMAKERS ARE IN THEIR CROSSHAIRS He criticized McHenry’s stance on the rule and said it rang similar to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s calls for American investment in China. “Chairman McHenry’s limp-wristed approach to China’s economic warfare upon America is pathetic. He remains in thrall to the long-discredited idea that we will somehow turn China into a liberal democracy if we keep dumping our money into their economy and propping up their hard-core Marxist regime,” he said.  “Now, China is once again courting investment because Xi Jinping desperately needs U.S. capital to bail out China’s stagnating economy. America needs to stop playing this game and instead broadly divest from the CCP.” But a House Republican aide familiar with outbound investments argued the U.S. should want Americans at the forefront of technology development in other countries.  “You want Americans controlling a company. You want Americans on the board. You want Americans having insights into the technologies that are being developed. And these are the very same arguments behind wanting American investors to own shares and to acquire control over a company like Tiktok, which is also a Chinese technology company,” the aide said.  “China is the world’s largest exporter of capital. It certainly does not need dollars, and if we are concerned about these technologies being developed, the proper response is to kill any company that poses a threat to America’s national security, and the way you do that is either through sanctions or through export controls.”  U.S. investment in China has been on the decline for years amid a cooling of relations between the two world powers. U.S. venture capital in China reached a 10-year low of $1.3 billion in 2022, down from $14.4 billion in 2018, according to the Rhodium Group.  Others criticized the Biden administration for waiting until the week before the election to finalize such a rule.  Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., the China select committee chair, called the new rule a “long overdue step.”  “More must be done to ensure American money no longer fuels the Chinese Communist Party’s military build-up, its