Long lines but few problems as Texas wraps the first week of early voting
Officials from North Texas to Austin moved quickly this week to squash a rumor that machines were switching votes.
Harris-Trump showdown: VP continues to dominate this crucial campaign metric days before 2024 election
The latest major national poll in the 2024 race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump indicates a dead heat – the latest metric to point to a White House race well within the margin-of-error. However, in the battle for campaign cash – another important indicator in presidential politics – there is a clear frontrunner, Vice President Harris. According to the latest figures the two major party presidential campaigns filed with the Federal Election Commission, Harris is reported hauling in $97 million during the first half of October. MORE THAN 20,000 PEOPLE SHOW UP AT THIS STAR-STUDDED POLITICAL RALLY That far outpaced the $16 million the Trump campaign said it raised during the first half of this month. Both campaigns use a slew of affiliated fundraising committees to haul in cash, and when those are included, Trump narrowed the gap but was still soundly topped $176 million to $97 million during the first two weeks of this month. FROM ‘JOYFUL WARRIOR’ TO CALLING TRUMP A ‘FACIST’ – KAMALA HARRIS CHANGES HER MESSAGING IN THE FINAL STRETCH The new filings also spotlight that the Harris campaign continues to vastly outspend the Trump campaign. During the first 16 days of October, the Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign outspent Trump $166 million to $99 million – with paid media the top expenditure for both campaigns. However, Harris finished the reporting period with more cash in her coffers – reporting a cash-on-hand of $119 million as of Oct. 16, with Trump at $36 million. When joint-fundraising committees are also included, Harris holds a $240 million to $168 million cash-on-hand advantage. President Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) enjoyed a fundraising lead over Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC) earlier this year. However, Trump and the RNC topped Biden and the DNC by $331 million to $264 million during the second quarter of 2024 fundraising. Biden enjoyed a brief fundraising surge after his disastrous performance in his late June debate with Trump, as donors briefly shelled out big bucks in a sign of support for the 81-year-old president. CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE 2024 ELECTION However, Biden’s halting and shaky debate delivery also instantly fueled questions about his physical and mental ability to serve another four years in the White House and spurred a rising chorus of calls from within his own party for the president to end his bid for a second term. The brief surge in fundraising did not last and, by early July, it began to significantly slow down. Biden bowed out of the 2024 race on July 21, and the party quickly consolidated around Harris, who instantly saw her fundraising soar, spurred by small-dollar donations. Harris has vastly outpaced Trump in fundraising since taking over at the top of the Democrats’ ticket. This is not the first time Trump’s faced a fundraising deficit. He raised less than 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in his White House victory and was outraised by Biden four years ago in his re-election defeat. When asked about the fundraising deficit, RNC chair Michael Whatley told Fox News Digital last month that “the Democrats have a ton of money. The Democrats always have a ton of money.” However, he emphasized that “we absolutely have the resources that we need to get our message out to all the voters that we’re talking to and feel very comfortable that we’re going to be able to see this campaign through, and we’re going to win on Nov. 5.” Fundraising is a key measure of a candidate’s popularity and their campaign’s strength. The money raised can be used to – among other things – hire staff, expand grassroots outreach and get-out-the-vote efforts, pay to produce and run ads on TV, radio, digital and mailers, and for candidate travel. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Top Dems demand special counsel to investigate Jared Kushner less than 2 weeks from Election Day
Less than two weeks before Election Day, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee is calling on the U.S. attorney general to appoint a special counsel to investigate former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., who is likely to take over as chair of the Oversight Committee if Democrats win the House in November, accused Kushner of possibly violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) through his finance work after leaving the White House. Kushner, who is married to Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, served as senior White House adviser in former President Trump’s first administration. His hedge fund, Affinity Partners, has been a consistent target for Democrats since its inception in 2021 — attacks that have continued even as the former president runs for a second term. SPEAKER JOHNSON RIPS ‘LACK OF LEADERSHIP’ IN BIDEN ADMIN’S HELENE RESPONSE: ‘ALARMED AND DISAPPOINTED’ Kushner and his allies have vehemently denied accusations of impropriety. Additionally, while Democrats have been investigating Kushner since 2021, his circle is arguing that those and the more recent calls for a special counsel are fueled by political motivations, given the close election less than two weeks away. “Recent public reports and a Senate investigation have uncovered significant evidence that Mr. Kushner acted as an unregistered foreign agent of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” read a letter by Raskin and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden, D-Ore. “By his own admission, Mr. Kushner is actively advising former President Trump’s campaign while being paid at least $80 million by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and other foreign governments since June 2021.” They also accused Kushner of undermining the U.S. by “secretly advising the Saudi government.” The lawmakers pointed to a report by Reuters earlier this month that accused Kushner of discussing U.S.-Saudi relations involving Israel with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman multiple times since leaving the White House. FORMER REPUBLICAN US SENATOR ENDORSES KAMALA HARRIS, SAYS ELECTION OFFERS ‘STARK CHOICE’ Democrats have also seized on a $2 billion investment in Affinity Partners made by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund after the Trump administration ended. “The scale of these undisclosed foreign payments to Mr. Kushner coupled with the national security implications of his apparent ongoing efforts to sell political influence to the highest foreign bidder are unprecedented and demand action from DOJ,” Raskin and Wyden wrote. Kushner and his allies denied any conflict of interest to Fox News Digital. CLUB FOR GROWTH POURS $5M INTO TIGHT HOUSE RACES AS GOP BRACES FOR TOUGH ELECTION “There is no conflict of interest. During Trump’s four years in office, every decision he made was through the lens of what’s in the best interest of America. When re-elected, he’ll do the same,” Kushner said. “Senator Wyden and Rep. Raskin are fortunate to be serving this country, and they should focus on the opportunity they have to positively impact peoples’ lives and not on silly political stunts. This letter is beneath the level of seriousness that both of their chambers deserves.” A spokesperson for the former White House adviser said, “This is a desperate attempt by partisan democrats to manufacture an issue where none exist 12 days before an election. Jared runs an SEC registered fund that abides by all laws and regulations.” Meanwhile, Affinity Partners Chief Legal Officer Chad Mizelle pointed out that the request was being lodged less than two weeks before Election Day. “Requesting DOJ appoint a special counsel to investigate the president’s family with no evidence 12 days before an election should be seen for what it is — a disgraceful attempt by Wyden and Raskin to turn DOJ into a fully political operation days before an election,” he said. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Senate GOP Conference chairman, responded to Wyden and Raskin’s accusations on X, “Going after a family member of a presidential candidate less than two weeks from a national election is exactly the weaponization of government that President Trump has warned…about.” It could signal political turmoil in Washington in the months ahead if Trump wins the White House while his party fails to keep the House. Multiple Democrats previously signaled to Fox News Digital, however, that they are eyeing investigations into Kushner if they win the House majority – regardless of whether Trump is president. The DOJ did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Arizona election ballots damaged after USPS mailbox lit on fire, suspect arrested
Around 20 mail-in ballots have been damaged in Phoenix after an arson suspect set fire to a U.S. Postal Service mailbox, officials say. Dieter Klofkorn, 35, has been arrested on one felony count of Arson to Property following the incident that unfolded early Thursday morning in Arizona’s capital. “Klofkorn stated that he committed the arson because he wanted to be arrested and that his actions were not politically motivated and not related to anything involving the upcoming election,” the Phoenix Police Department said in a statement. Images taken from the scene showed a charred mailbox outside a U.S. Post Office near 3900 North 7th Avenue. MILLIONS OF VOTERS HAVE ALREADY CAST BALLOTS FOR NOV. 5 ELECTION The Phoenix Fire Department says the suspect “arrived early Thursday… and lit a fire inside the blue drive-up collection mailbox” before crews responded, forced the box open and extinguished the flames. “Approximately 20 electoral ballots were damaged, along with additional miscellaneous mail,” the fire department added, according to Fox10 Phoenix. “The Postal Inspector took possession of the damaged ballots and mail.” ARIZONA BEGINS IN-PERSON AND ABSENTEE VOTING The station also cited Phoenix Police Sgt. Robert Scherer, who said, “Klofkorn has a decent history with Phoenix police, and the valley surrounding.” Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer is now encouraging local voters who used that mailbox to check the status of their ballots online. “Threats are not OK,” Mayor Kate Gallego also told Fox10 Phoenix. “Attempts to intimidate are deeply illegal, and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
Sen Tammy Baldwin hits back at GOP opponent’s Clinton comparison: ‘Actually called you deplorable’
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., is responding to her opponent, Republican businessman Eric Hovde, after he compared her comments on former President Trump voters to those of former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. “Do you know who actually called you deplorable? This guy, Eric Hovde,” a new digital ad from Baldwin’s campaign said. The ad featured Hovde’s own remarks from an interview on “The Jerry Bader Show” in 2016. ‘ILL-FATED EFFORT’: MCCONNELL WAS ‘FURIOUS’ AT RICK SCOTT’S 2022 LEADER BID, BOOK SAYS The now-Republican candidate used the word “deplorable” to describe the level of civic knowledge among average Americans, with many not knowing the year of the country’s founding or who the vice president is. “Most of the country, sadly, doesn’t know what the heck is going on,” he said at the time. “They can’t even tell you when our country was founded, who the vice president [sic], how many senators there are. It’s just deplorable how low people are keeping themselves informed.” Hovde added, “I like to say, sadly, with females, they spend too much time with what’s going on in Hollywood. And with males, they engross themselves too much with sports. And now it’s not just sports, it’s fantasy sports.” The new Baldwin ad criticized the past remarks, asking, “Too much sports?” SCHUMER, DEMS PRE-ELECTION REPORT URGES VOTERS TO BE WARY OF ‘MISINFORMATION’ ABOUT RESULTS “Eric Hovde really doesn’t know Wisconsin. Too much time in California,” it continued. Baldwin’s latest ad is part of a multi-million dollar advertising campaign. Hovde’s campaign did not provide comment to Fox News Digital in time for publication. The ad comes after Hovde’s campaign unveiled its own spot on television this week, putting Baldwin’s past comments on Trump voters side by side with Clinton’s infamous “basket of deplorables” remark, which was credited by many for securing her election loss to Trump in 2016. SAM BROWN BEGINS TO CLOSE GAP WITH INCUMBENT SEN. JACKY ROSEN IN BATTLEGROUND NEVADA “Donald Trump might be one of the most offensive, hateful and unacceptable presidential candidates we’ve ever had. So what does that say about the people who support him?” Baldwin said in the ad, which was from a 2016 speech she made. Baldwin has tried to appeal to Republicans and Trump supporters during her current campaign, featuring the former president in her ads throughout some of the cycle. MCCONNELL, GOP DESCEND ON NEBRASKA TO SAVE DEB FISCHER’S ENDANGERED SENATE SEAT Wisconsin is a presidential battleground state and considered a toss up in the election. As split-ticket voting becomes increasingly rare, it’s likely that the party that wins the presidency also wins the Senate races in several key states, including Wisconsin. Baldwin beat Hovde by just one point in a new Quinnipiac University poll, 49% to 48%. The poll was conducted between Oct. 18 and 21 and interviewed 1,108 likely voters in Wisconsin. The margin of error was +/- 2.9 percentage points. The race is considered a “Toss Up” by top political handicapper the Cook Political Report. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Saudia Arabia and Iran squash decades of hostility with unprecedented joint military drills
One year ago, Saudi Arabia and Israel were on the precipice of a normalization deal that would have realigned the Middle East and further isolated Iran. This week, Saudi Arabia and Iran held their first-ever joint naval drills in the Gulf of Oman, their ministries revealed, in what would seem to be a sign of rapprochement between the longtime regional foes. “The Royal Saudi Naval Forces had recently concluded a joint naval exercise with the Iranian Naval Forces alongside other countries in the Sea of Oman,” Saudi armed forces spokesperson Turki al-Malki confirmed to the French news outlet AFP. He added “no other exercises are being addressed during this period of time.” Shiite Muslim-dominated Iran and Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia severed ties in 2016 and have long backed opposing sides in regional conflicts. They resumed relations last year in a China-brokered deal, even as the U.S. hoped to bring them into an Abraham Accords-style deal that would normalize their relationship with Tehran’s enemy number-one, Israel. IRANIAN ARMED FORCES PLAN TO TRIPLE REVOLUTIONARY GUARD BUDGET THANKS TO OIL EXPORTS Iran claimed that it was Saudi Arabia that organized the drills. “Saudi Arabia has asked that we organize joint exercises in the Red Sea,” the commander of Iran’s navy, Admiral Shahram Irani, was quoted as saying by ISNA. The U.S. has military facilities and troops stationed in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. conducted a large-scale logistics exercise with the Royal Saudi Armed Forces and United Arab Emirates Armed Forces in May. “Hard not to exaggerate the significance of this. It’s as if the U.S. and Russia were to hold a joint military exercise,” Iranian-born commentator Hooman Majd wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Other experts said the exercises proved only that the kingdom is fearful of Tehran. “The Saudis are concerned about being caught between [Iran and Israel],” Meir Javedanfar, an Iran lecturer at Reichman University in Tel Aviv, told Fox News Digital, adding that they took part in the naval drills to “not be seen as taking Israel’s side.” “Behind closed doors, the Saudis remain deeply suspicious of Iran’s policies, especially in Yemen.” “I would see this more as a ‘hedge your bets’ situation,” said Victoria Coates, deputy national security advisor during the Trump administration. “They are concerned about whether or not the U.S. would be robust in its defense of the kingdom in the event that the Iranians, in retaliation for whatever Israel will or will not do targets them.” “Built into the original Iranian charter is the assertion that the House of Saud is the illegitimate keeper of the two mosques, and that they should be in Shiite hands. So fundamentally, those two can’t play in the same sandbox,” she added, referring to the two holiest sites in Islam, Mecca and Medina, both under Saudi Arabia’s control. INTELLIGENCE REPORT SAYS IRAN WILL KEEP TRYING TO KILL TRUMP REGARDLESS OF ELECTION OUTCOME This week’s drills came after Iran conducted naval drills with Russia and Oman in the Indian Ocean last week, with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand participating as observers to the drills. In Yemen, a Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Iran-backed Houthis since 2015. The U.S. has stepped up its strikes on Houthi postures in Yemen in recent weeks, after Houthis have terrorized shipping lanes in the Red Sea over the past year. The original outline of a Saudi normalization deal with Israel paid little heed to the Palestinian cause. Now, as Saudi Arabia has demanded a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, the kingdom insists that it will not normalize relations with Israel without a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital. President Joe Biden’s team had been working on a Saudi-Israeli normalization deal when Hamas launched its attack on Oct. 7. Many believe the attack was intended primarily to thwart efforts to secure such a deal. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to insist that he can nail down negotiations with Riyadh – but not until after the presidential election. His U.S. allies who helped broker the Abraham Accords deals with the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco have long held out hope too, despite Israel’s bloody offensives to eradicate Hamas in Gaza and push back Hezbollah in Lebanon. “I’m cautiously optimistic we can pull this off,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Saudi Arabia, Graham argued, might be the only hope for a post-war Gaza. “Israel can’t occupy Gaza,” he said. “The only viable solution here for permanent security, for Israel and stability and peace is have Saudi Arabia and the UAE rebuild Gaza and reform the [Palestinian Authority] in a way that will give better governance to the Palestinian people, eliminate the corruption, de-radicalize the school system and give security buffers to Israel.” The military drills came after Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, traveled to Riyadh earlier this month – where he reportedly threatened their oil facilities if Israel were to attack Iran’s oil. Ali Shihabi, a Saudi analyst close to the Saudi royal court, said: “The Iranians have stated: ‘If the Gulf states open up their airspace to Israel, that would be an act of war.’” The Saudis, in turn, urged the U.S. to implore Israel to avoid striking Iran’s oil facilities in response to the 200 missiles it rained down on Tel Aviv on Oct. 1, a U.S. source confirmed to Reuters.
Harris praises pro-Farrakhan pastor who said gay people should feel ‘uncomfortable’ in their ‘sin’
FIRST ON FOX: Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris visited the mega church of a controversial pastor this past Sunday in a key swing state, where she thanked him for his “leadership” and said she was honored to be in attendance to “celebrate” what he has “accomplished.” Harris attended a church service at the Georgia-based New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, which is under the pastoral leadership of senior pastor Jamal H. Bryant. The longtime pastor has repeatedly praised the antisemitic Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and said gay people should feel “uncomfortable” in their “sin.” Bryant, who introduced Harris as an “American hero” and “voice of the future,” told the congregation that their unborn grandchildren are going to one day ask where they were on the day of the church service and called on them to “make some noise” for their “fearless leader.” “Pastor Bryant, I thank you for your leadership,” Harris said while delivering remarks for about 20 minutes in front of the New Birth congregation. “You and I have discussed that we first met almost 20 years ago when there was a convening of rising stars in the country, and we had conversations back then about how we thought of our role and responsibility to our country and our responsibility and duty as leaders.” BIDEN CABINET OFFICIAL POSES FOR PHOTO WITH ONE OF FARRAKHAN’S ‘TOP SOLDIERS’ AT DNC “It is so good to be with you this morning to celebrate what you have accomplished with this extraordinary congregation,” she added. Bryant, who donated $500 to the Harris campaign a week after President Biden announced that he wasn’t running for re-election, has been a vocal Harris supporter and said earlier this summer that he and other Black leaders were “mobilizing an army” in support of her campaign. “It was a sister that raised you, it was a sister that taught you how to read. It takes a real man to support a woman,” Bryant said during his sermon. He added, “You were born for such a time as this,” referring to Harris. Despite Bryant’s praise for Harris and boosting her candidacy, his past controversial comments could come back to haunt the Harris campaign. He has a long history of praising Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has espoused antisemitic rhetoric dating back decades, including calling Jews “wicked” and comparing them to termites by saying he was “anti-termite.” Bryant interviewed the Nation of Islam leader in 2015 and said he is “one of the greatest leaders of our people.” “We welcome to the Word Network and the entire world, the honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan! We’re honored to have you, sir,” Bryant said while introducing him. “I’m so appreciative to be able to mark in history that I lived in the same chasm of time as one of the greatest leaders of our people.” In a tweet from 2019, Bryant said that he was “humbled” to be in Farrakhan’s presence. His Twitter page has dozens of other tweets related to Farrakhan. TOP BIDEN ADVISER HAS BEEN EMPLOYED FOR DECADES AT CHURCH THAT GAVE PLATFORM TO ANTISEMITES: ‘DEVIL BY NATURE’ Bryant has also been critical of the gay community, telling a congregation at the Baltimore Empowerment Temple in 2012 that “homosexuality is not the only sin, but it is a sin,” while adding that it is their “responsibility” to make gay people and other sinners “uncomfortable in [their] sin.” He went on to attack former President Obama for supporting gay marriage and not giving Black pastors a warning, causing them to feel blindsided and betrayed. He told the congregation that Obama was “Black and wrong” and “Black and out of order.” Harris has been a longtime supporter of gay rights and her campaign website says she will “always defend the freedom to love who you love openly and with pride.” “In 2004, she officiated some of the nation’s first same-sex marriages and as Attorney General, she refused to defend California’s anti-marriage equality statewide referendum,” her campaign website continued. “As President, she’ll fight to pass the Equality Act to enshrine anti-discrimination protections for LGBTQI+ Americans in health care, housing, education and more into law.” During Harris’ remarks at Bryant’s church, she also gave a shout-out to her controversial hometown pastor and longtime mentor, Rev. Amos Brown, who was in attendance at the church service, calling him a “source of comfort and solace for me for so many years” and praising his “wisdom.” Brown, who has faced backlash for past comments, including blaming the United States for the September 11th attacks and repeatedly defending Obama’s controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright, also delivered remarks during the church service. At one point during his prayer, Brown called for God to “speak to every Black male and have him to know he spits on their graves when he refuses to vote. Speak to every Black male that he will know that we must not trample on the graves of those who gave up their lives for the right to vote.” “Thank you, oh God, for this day that we pray for our member and thy servant, Kamala Harris. Oh God, may she know that she moves around this nation. You will guide her. You will protect her, and she will be able to say, ‘I will make the darkness light before thee, and what is wrong I know you will make it right before me and all my battles I will fight before thee.’” Fox News Digital reached out to New Birth Missionary Baptist Church and the Harris campaign for comment but did not receive a response.
Ohio judge strikes down state’s 6-week abortion ban as unconstitutional
An Ohio judge issued a permanent injunction on Thursday, striking down the state’s six-week abortion law as a whole while citing the state’s constitutional amendment. “Ohio voters have spoken,” Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Christian Jenkins wrote in the filing. “The Ohio Constitution now unequivocally protects the right to abortion.” “This is a momentous ruling, showing the power of Ohio’s new Reproductive Freedom Amendment in practice,” Jessie Hill, cooperating attorney for the ACLU of Ohio, said in a statement. “The six-week ban is blatantly unconstitutional and has no place in our law.” PRO-LIFE GROUPS SLAM HARRIS FOR UNCOMPROMISING ABORTION POSITION: ‘CHRISTIANS ARE NOT WELCOME’ The suit was initially filed against Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost by the ACLU and Planned Parenthood on behalf of abortion providers as a result of Ohio’s 2019 law banning abortions as early as six weeks. The law was allowed to briefly go into effect in 2022 after the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision. The court then issued a temporary restraining order on the law and later extended the order for two more weeks. Following a hearing in October 2022, the court issued a preliminary injunction order that remained in effect up until the permanent injunction order was issued on Thursday. HARRIS REFUSES TO MAKE CONCESSIONS TO REPUBLICANS ON ANY ABORTION LEGISLATION, INCLUDING RELIGIOUS EXEMPTIONS In 2023, Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution. In light of the amendment, Yost conceded that parts of the law were unconstitutional — particularly the six-week provision — while arguing to uphold others. “For even after a large majority of Ohio voters — presumably both women and men — approved an amendment to the Ohio Constitution protecting the right to pre-viability abortion on November 7, 2023, the Attorney General urges this Court to leave ‘untouched’ all but one provision of the so called ‘Heartbeat Act’ clearly rejected by Ohio voters,” Jenkins wrote. SUPREME COURT RACES IN KEY STATES COULD TIP SCALES ON POLICY QUESTIONS Jenkins disagreed with Yost, writing that if the court were to adopt Yost’s argument, “Ohio doctors who provide abortion care would continue to be at risk of felony criminal charges.” Jenkins also stated that upholding certain provisions of the law would still require patients seeking abortions to “make two in-person visits to their provider, wait twenty-four hours to receive abortion care, review state-mandated information designed to discourage abortion and have the reason for their abortion recorded and reported.” “This dispels the myth that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org. merely returns the issue of abortion to the states,” the filing read. “This is a very long, complicated decision covering many issues, many of which are issues of first impression,” Yost’s office said in a statement to Fox News Digital. Yost’s office said the state has 30 days “to determine next steps” and would “review the Court’s order in accordance with that timeframe.” The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Former Republican Rep. Fred Upton says he’s ‘proud’ he voted for Kamala Harris
Former Rep. Fred Upton, one of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, has announced that he voted for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential contest. Upton noted that he was “proud” to declare that he had already cast his vote for Harris. He said that he had never previously voted for a Democratic presidential candidate and had never thought he would. MORE THAN 100 FORMER GOP OFFICIALS FROM PAST ADMINISTRATIONS PUBLICLY ENDORSE HARRIS OVER TRUMP Upton asserted that Trump has repeatedly demonstrated that he is “unfit to serve as commander-in-chief.” While the former lawmaker said that he does not agree with Harris on all policies, he said that Harris is committed to Americans’ best interests. “I invite every single person across the country, Republican or Democrat, to stand up against the hate and chaos of Donald Trump, and vote for Harris as the next President of the United States,” he declared. HARRIS ACCUSES TRUMP OF EMBRACING ‘DIVISION AND EXTREMISM’ FOR PAST DECADE Former Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, the two Republicans who served on the House Select Committee established to investigate the Jan. 6 episode, have both been supporting Harris in the 2024 contest. And like Upton, they also voted to impeach Trump in 2021. Trump has blasted Cheney on social media as “Crazed Warhawk Liz Cheney” and “a low IQ War Hawk.” HARRIS AND TOP ANTI-TRUMP REPUBLICAN CHENEY TEAM UP IN BATTLEGROUND BLITZ CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Upton served in Congress for more than three decades, spanning from early 1987 to early 2023. He did not run in 2022.
‘BJP orchestrated this…’: Arvind Kejriwal attacked during ‘Pad yatra’ in Delhi, alleges AAP
Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Supremo Arvind Kejriwal was attacked during a ‘Pad Yatra’ in the national capital, the party has alleged.