Home stretch: Harris, Trump hold dueling events, rallies in crucial battleground state
LANSING, Mich. — Vice President Kamala Harris is back in the crucial Great Lakes battleground state of Michigan. “It’s the time to make a plan to vote. Make a plan,” Harris urged supporters at a rally in Grand Rapids, the first of her three stops here Friday. “Michigan, today I ask you … are you ready to make your voices heard?” And she emphasized to the crowd that “we’ve got to energize and organize and mobilize and remind our neighbors and our friends that their vote is their voice.” However, the Democratic presidential nominee didn’t have Michigan to herself Friday, less than three weeks to go until Election Day. CRUNCH TIME: KAMALA HARRIS TO TEAM UP WITH THE OBAMAS NEXT WEEK Former President Trump, the Republican standard-bearer, is also in Michigan. Trump’s first stop was a campaign office in Hamtramck, the only Muslim-majority city in the U.S. Hamtramck Democratic Mayor Amer Ghalib, the first Arab American and first Muslim to lead the city, attended the event. Ghalib made headlines a month ago by endorsing Trump, even though three council members in the same city have endorsed Harris. WATCH DONALD TRUMP’S INTERVIEW ON ‘FOX AND FRIENDS’ “Frankly, it’s an honor,” Trump said of the mayor’s endorsement as he took questions from reporters upon arrival in Michigan. Trump and Harris are courting the state’s consequential Arab American voters, who make up over 2% of Michigan’s population, the highest percentage of any state in the nation. The Trump campaign this year has seen an opening among Arab Americans over their anger at the current administration’s support for Israel in its war with Hamas in Gaza. “I don’t think they’re going to be voting for her [Harris],” Trump argued. Pointing to the latest polls in the state, he said, “I hear we’re leading in Michigan.” CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE 2024 ELECTION Many of the latest public opinion surveys in the swing state indicate Trump has a slight edge over Harris in a margin-of-error race. Matt Grossman, a Michigan State University political science professor, spotlighted the state’s “unique dynamics” as he pointed to Harris’ perceived “weakness” with Arab American voters as well as the state’s sizable Black electorate. Michigan is one of seven crucial swing states whose razor-thin margins decided President Biden’s 2020 election victory over Trump. And all seven states are likely to determine if Harris or Trump wins November’s election to succeed Biden in the White House. Michigan, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, are the three Rust Belt states that make up the Democrats’ so-called “Blue Wall.” The party reliably won all three states for a quarter-century before Trump narrowly captured them in the 2016 election to win the White House. Four years later, in 2020, Biden carried all three states by razor-thin margins to put them back in the Democrats’ column and defeated Trump. Harris, who in July replaced Biden atop the Democrats’ 2024 ticket, and Trump and their running mates have made numerous stops in the Blue Wall states this summer and autumn. On Friday evening, both Harris and Trump were scheduled to be campaigning in and around Detroit. The vice president was holding a rally in suburban Oakland County, while the former president was also in the county for a roundtable discussion in Auburn Hills before headlining a rally in downtown Detroit. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP With Michigan a must-win state for Harris, she is spending the night and holding a get-out-the-vote event on Saturday in Detroit with Lizzo, a popular singer and rapper who was born in the Motor City. Lizzo revealed this week that she had voted early for Harris. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Harris mocks pro-life protesters ‘at the wrong rally’ hours before Catholic charity dinner snub
Vice President Kamala Harris didn’t hold back on pro-life protesters as she talked to her supporters about expanding abortion rights at her campaign stop in Wisconsin on Thursday, just hours before she skipped the Al Smith Catholic charity dinner. “We will move forward because ours is a fight for the future, and it is a fight for freedom — for freedom. Like the fundamental freedom of a woman to make decisions about her own body and not have her government tell her what to do,” Harris said to the crowd. “And again, we’re not going to be gaslighted on this. We remember Donald Trump hand-selected three members of the United States Supreme Court with the intention that they would undo the protections of Roe v. Wade, and they did as he intended,” she added. VP HARRIS RIPPED BY VICTIM OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT RELEASED UNDER HER PROGRAM OVER RESURFACED SPEECH Harris was then interrupted by anti-abortion protesters and said, “Oh, you guys are at the wrong rally,” as she flashed a grin. “I think you meant to go to the smaller one down the street,” she added — referring to former President Trump’s — as rallygoers erupted in cheers. On social media, users speculated Harris was responding to a particular attendee who shouted, “Jesus is Lord.” Fox News Digital has reached out to the Harris campaign for comment. The rally came as Harris skipped the 79th Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York City. The dinner was launched in 1946 and has raised millions of dollars for charities supporting women and children. It has since grown to become a political and cultural hallmark of election seasons, but Harris surprised many by skipping the bipartisan political event that typically adds a bit of levity to the campaign trail each presidential election cycle. Harris was the first major-party presidential contender since Walter Mondale in 1984 to skip the event. Fox News Digital’s Brian Flood and Emma Colton contributed to this report.
Robert Roberson expected to testify in person before Texas House panel on Monday
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Tester scorched for trying to discredit GOP opponent’s veteran-founded firefighting firm: ‘Political warfare’
Montana Sen. Jon Tester’s campaign reportedly amplified attempts to disparage Republican opponent Tim Sheehy’s business ahead of the election, the Wall Street Journal reported. Sheehy, the Navy SEAL Republican Senate candidate seeking to oust vulnerable Tester from the Senate this cycle, was the CEO of veteran-founded Bridger Aerospace, a Montana-based company that builds aerial firefighting aircraft. The Navy SEAL has since stepped back from his role in the company amid his Senate campaign. The Wall Street Journal released a scathing report Friday calling out Tester’s re-election campaign for suggesting that Sheehy’s business, which consists of local Montana employees and stockholders, is “failing.” Marc Cohodes, a short seller, and several Tester donors reportedly sent a letter to the Small Business Administration calling for an investigation into Sheehy’s business over “false statements” on a federal form, the WSJ reported. Cohodes was featured in an NBC report in August suggesting that Bridger could face financial collapse. MONTANA SENATE POLL FINDS DEMOCRATIC INCUMBENT TRAILING GOP CHALLENGER, WITH CONTROL OF SENATE IN BALANCE What was reportedly left out of several reports against Sheehy’s business was that the “false statement” was the result of an employee accidentally selecting the “SDB” (socially disadvantaged business) box instead of the intended “SDVOSB” (service-disabled veteran-owned business) box. The Gallatin Commission responded to the claims and suggested they were “politically-motivated inquiries.” “We believe these concerns stem from a misunderstanding of conduit private activity bonds, which are a common tool of capitalization in the national bond market. To clarify, Gallatin County has no liability exposure related to Bridger Aerospace’s business operations,” the county said in a statement. Cohodes, however, told the Montana Free Press in August that Sheehy’s business is “going to go broke.” VULNERABLE DEM JON TESTER TURNS ON BIDEN ADMIN OVER DEI AFTER MONTANA UNIVERSITIES STRIPPED OF FEDERAL FUNDS Tester’s own campaign has since released a campaign ad claiming the company, which local residents in his state own stock in, is “failing,” the WSJ reported. Sheehy’s campaign put out a statement following the report, saying that “there is low and then there is Jon Tester.” “We know Jon Tester is losing and now the Wall Street Journal is pulling back the curtain on Tester’s brazen political warfare against a Montana business. Jon Tester is so desperate to continue his life as a career politician he is endangering the livelihoods of Montanans by trying to bankrupt the company his opponent started even though Tim Sheehy is no longer CEO,” the campaign said in a statement. Bridger Chairman Jeffrey Keltersays told the WSJ that Bridger “is a Montana company with 200 employees and a mission to protect lives and property, whose growth trajectory has been consistently great.”
Biden’s gone silent on Ukraine support, ranking member of Armed Services Committee warns
President Biden has gone silent on Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s push for permission from its Western partners to use long-range missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia, a ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee revealed. Sen. Roger Wicker, the GOP ranking member on the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, shared with FOX that he is concerned that Biden does not intend to make any decision on Zelenskyy’s top request, saying that the administration had gone quiet. Wicker noted that after Biden’s recent visit to Berlin that was supposed to advocate for further Ukraine support, the president made zero major announcements. ZELENSKYY VICTORY PLAN: REPLACE US TROOPS AT OUTPOSTS IN EUROPE WITH BATTLE-HARDENED UKRAINIANS The Mississippi senator sent Biden a letter with ten recommendations to place Ukraine in the most advantageous position for Biden’s successor. PUTIN WARNS US, NATO RISK WAR WITH RUSSIA IF LONG-RANGE STRIKE BANS LIFTED FOR UKRAINE “I am frustrated – and mystified – that your administration has accomplished so little in the last three months regarding the war in Ukraine. You seem poised to leave the next president a weak hand,” Wicker wrote in his letter to Biden. “Nonetheless, I maintain that a focused effort – directed by you – could make a substantial difference over your final 90 days as president.” READ THE LETTER– APP USERS, CLICK HERE: UKRAINE DEFENSE MINISTER CONFIDENT CAN REPLENISH TROOPS BUT IN NEED OF WEAPONS, EQUIPMENT FROM ALLIES Kyiv has been pleading with America for permission to use long-range missiles supplied by the West to hit air bases deep inside Russia from where aircraft are flying missions to target towns and cities in Ukraine with “glide bombs”. In an overnight address following Biden’s visit to Berlin, Zelenskyy thanked the U.S. for their continued support. “Last night, I spoke with President Biden. Many issues were covered. I am grateful for the new support package. 425 million dollars is the amount. This is air defense – our special priority,” he said. “We also talked about our upcoming packages. President Biden gave me his word that the package will be implemented in the near future. We spoke about long-range weapons.”
‘Blue Wall’ Democrat aligns with Trump in new pitch to voters before election
Vulnerable incumbent Democratic Senator Bob Casey turned heads Friday with a new campaign ad in Pennsylvania that highlights how he “bucked Biden” and “sided” with former President Trump. In a TV spot released Friday morning, a married couple with different political views each praise Casey as an “independent,” highlighting his support for Trump’s trade policies and efforts to “protect fracking” from the Biden administration. The ad, called “Bliss,” features a Republican woman named Marygrace and her Democrat husband, Joe. “Our marriage – pure bliss! But on politics, we just don’t agree. Except for Bob Casey. He’s independent,” Marygrace says, with her husband chiming in, “That’s right!” FIREWORKS EXPECTED IN FINAL PENNSYLVANIA SENATE DEBATE IN RACE THAT MAY DECIDE CHAMBER’S MAJORITY “Casey’s leading the effort to stop corporate greedflation and price-gouging,” Marygrace continues. “Casey bucked Biden to protect fracking and he sided with Trump to end NAFTA and put tariffs on China to stop them from cheating. So in this house, we agree, it’s Bob Casey who’s doing right by Pennsylvania.” Casey himself appears at the end of the 30-second video and says, “I’m Bob Casey and definitely approve this message.” KEY PENNSYLVANIA REGION SEES ‘WAITLIST’ FOR TRUMP SIGNS; LAWMAKER SAYS VOTERS READY TO REVERSE DEM POLICIES Fox News’ Power Rankings rate the Pennsylvania Senate election as “Leans Dem.” Casey, the son of a popular former governor, is running for a fourth six-year term. His Republican challenger is Dave McCormick, a combat veteran and businessman. Public opinion polls have shown Casey with a consistent, but narrow, lead over McCormick. However, Republicans were quick to suggest that Casey, by highlighting his work with Trump, is telegraphing unease as Election Day draws closer. Elizabeth Gregory, a McCormick spokesperson, said the ad was “another sign of desperation from flailing career politician Bob Casey.” Republican critics also called attention to how the ad curiously neglects to mention Casey’s support for Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. The senator did not appear with Harris at her most recent rallies in Erie and Washington Crossing. GOP state Rep. Russ Diamond said Casey is now “running ads cozying up to Trump.” “He knows Kamala is going to lose,” Diamond posted on Facebook. HAITIAN MIGRATION ROILS TOWN IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE WITH SIGNS OF PRO-TRUMP SUPPORT ON THE RISE The Trump campaign’s rapid response account on X accused Casey of “desperately trying to embrace President Trump” after voting to impeach the former president twice. The Trump War Room account also resurfaced a March ad from Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin’s campaign, in which the incumbent Democrat featured Trump in the ad signing her “Made in America” bill. Baldwin is in a tight race against Republican challenger Eric Hovde. “These are liberal Democrats who have opposed Donald Trump every step of the way going back years, voting with Chuck Schumer all the time, but faced with their own defeats, they have suddenly publicly embraced Trump in their own TV ads,” Trump campaign senior adviser Tim Murtaugh told Fox News Digital. “Not only does this mean that Trump is winning the battle of ideas, it also means they know he is winning in their states.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “This is undeniable, irrefutable proof that Trump is winning in these key battlegrounds, and those bumps you hear are Kamala Harris being thrown under the bus by incumbent Democrats, who used to be her colleagues in the Senate. The Harris camp must be beside themselves with fury over being rejected and abandoned like this, but that’s what happens when you get stuck with the worst candidate in modern political history.” Kate Smart, a Casey campaign spokesperson, said the senator “does what’s right for Pennsylvania, regardless of party.” “Whether it’s standing up to China or fighting corporate greed, he stands with Pennsylvanians and doesn’t care what any politician has to say about it.” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Fox News Politics: Crunch time for Harris
Welcome to the Fox News’ Politics newsletter, with the latest political news from Washington, D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. Here’s what’s happening… -Israeli tank fires at building where Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was barricaded before being killed -‘Deadliest’ storms ‘since Katrina’: Georgia Republican demands emergency session of Congress -Trump campaign slams ‘witch hunt’ after Jack Smith court docs released less than 3 weeks before election As the 2024 election showdown between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump reaches the home stretch, Harris will team up next week with arguably the two most popular Democrats in the country. The Harris campaign announced on Friday that the vice president will join former President Barack Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, for get-out-the-vote events in two of the seven crucial battleground states – Georgia and Michigan. According to the campaign, Harris will team up with the Obamas in Georgia on Thursday, Oct. 24. Early voting kicked off in the key southeastern battleground earlier this week and instantly set a new record…Read more ‘UTTER DESTRUCTION’: Harris declined to intervene on behalf of native tribe push to protect sacred site from wind farm…Read more ‘DESPERATE STUNT’: House Dems sue FEC accusing GOP of exploiting campaign loophole…Read more ‘WILL NOT WAVER’: Sen. John Fetterman proclaims unflinching support for Israel…Read more ‘ROT AND DECAY’: Rep Hank Johnson says SCOTUS term limits are path forward for removing ‘corrupt’ justices…Read more SILVER STATE SENATE: Nevada Senate hopefuls tackle trans athletes, immigration and UFOs in only debate…Read more THE BRITISH ARE COMING: Labor Party to descend on US to help Harris…Read more ‘HELPING US ALREADY’: Trump takes jab at former GOP rival before praising her involvement with his campaign…Read more ‘LITIGATION MINEFIELD’: Georgia Republicans readying post-election legal strategy…Read more ORDER IS IN: Judge orders more Jack Smith Trump investigation docs to be made public ahead of election…Read more ‘FED UP’: Voter frustration with crime, liberal DAs mounting in California while Harris mum on controversial Prop 47…Read more ‘SEEMED NORMAL TO ME‘: Actor says timing of documentary on former president’s assassination attempt ‘might seem interesting’…Read more PARANOIA: MSNBC’s Al Sharpton, Donny Deutsch ‘convinced’ they’ll be put on enemy’s ‘list’ if Trump elected…Read more WHO’S MORE ACCESSIBLE?: Trump-Vance ticket has done combined 83 interviews since August compared to 45 for Harris-Walz…Read more GET OFF MY CASE: Would-be Trump assassin wants Judge Cannon to recuse herself for dismissing document case…Read more ‘RADICAL GENDER ACTIVIST’: Texas sues doctor accused of violating ban on transgender medical procedures…Read more ‘ASTRONOMICAL’ DAMAGE’: Helene ‘like a bomb went off’: Florida Rep. Kat Cammack details severe hurricane damage…Read more BLOOD BROTHERS: Sinwar’s ruthless brother Mohammed slated to take over as leader of Hamas…Read more Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.
‘Kamala Era’: DNC launches Taylor Swift-themed campaign in pitch to young voters
The Democratic National Committee on Friday rolled out a Taylor Swift-themed “I Will Vote” campaign to target young voters across battleground states with just over two weeks until Election Day. The DNC’s “I Will Vote” campaign includes a new Snapchat filter urging young voters to be “fearless” on issues that Democrats say “will decide this election,” including reproductive rights and the economy, while urging them to “learn how to cast their ballot for Vice President Harris this November.” TAYLOR SWIFT ENDORSES KAMALA HARRIS FOR PRESIDENT AFTER DEBATE: ‘I’VE MADE MY CHOICE’ The ads are set to kick off in Miami, Fla., with a mobile billboard on a boat near Swift’s concert venue in Miami and billboards across the city. The DNC said the ads are set to “welcome voters to their ‘Kamala Era.’” The Snapchat filter says, “In My Voting Era,” at the top of the screen and the words “Be fearless for,” where users can select from the following: “democracy; reproductive rights; climate action; student loan debt relief; health care; racial justice; LGBTQ+ rights; economic opportunity; and equality.” “This election will determine the future for young voters, from student loan debt relief and economic opportunity to whether they have fewer rights than their grandmothers did,” DNC Communications Director Rosemary Boeglin said. “Democrats are reaching out to young voters where they are, from concert venues to social media platforms, to make sure they have the resources they need to cast their ballot.” Boeglin said Democrats are “not taking any vote for granted, and we’ll continue to make sure young voters across the country know everything that’s at stake and the stark contrast between Vice President Harris’ New Way Forward and Donald Trump’s Project 2025 agenda.” TAYLOR SWIFT TAKES ON NEW CAREER CHALLENGE AS RECORD-SETTING ERAS TOUR WRAPS UP “Our country’s youth are mobilized to speak now for the future they deserve, and they’ll elect Vice President Harris, Governor Tim Walz, and Democrats down the ballot in November,” Boeglin said. The Trump campaign has repeatedly said that it is not involved in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025. Taylor Swift endorsed Harris shortly after the presidential debate between the vice president and former President Donald Trump concluded last month. Writing on Instagram, the pop star said she will be voting for Harris, because “she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.” “I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice. Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make. I also want to say, especially to first time voters: Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered!” Swift wrote to her 283 million followers. “I also find it’s much easier to vote early. I’ll link where to register and find early voting dates and info in my story.” Swift signed the post: “Taylor Swift, Childless Cat Lady,” in an apparent dig at Trump’s running-mate, Sen. JD Vance, who said in an interview in 2021 that “we are effectively run in this country, via the Democrats, via our corporate oligarchs, by a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable at their own lives and the choices that they’ve made, and so they wanna make the rest of the country miserable, too.”
Trump takes jab at former GOP rival before praising her involvement with campaign: ‘Helping us already’
Former President Donald Trump highlighted during a “Fox and Friends” interview that he soundly defeated 2024 Republican presidential primary rival Nikki Haley, but that the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador in Trump’s administration is “helping” him on the campaign trail. Trump, during an extended interview Friday morning on the popular Fox News Channel morning program, was asked by co-host Brian Kilmeade whether he has asked Haley to help him win over Republicans reluctant to support the former president. “I’ll do what I have to do,” Trump responded. Donald Trump stressed that he “beat Nikki [Haley] badly” during the Republican presidential primaries during a “Fox & Friends” interview Friday morning, while also adding that his former rival is “helping” his presidential campaign. WATCH DONALD TRUMP’S INTERVIEW ON ‘FOX AND FRIENDS’ “I’ll do what I have to do,” Trump said when asked if he would call on Haley to join the campaign trail, going on to emphasize, “Nikki Haley and I fought, and I beat her by 50, 60, 90 points. I beat her in her own state by numbers that nobody’s ever been beaten by. I beat Nikki badly.” CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE 2024 ELECTION Haley launched her presidential campaign in February of last year, becoming the first major candidate to challenge Trump, who had announced his candidacy three months earlier. And she ended up being his final rival, battling the former president in a contentious two-candidate showdown from the New Hampshire primary in late January through Super Tuesday in early March. Haley announced that she was suspending her White House campaign on March 6, the day after Trump swept 14 of 15 GOP nominating contests on Super Tuesday. As she departed the race, Haley made it clear that she intended to keep speaking out. And she continued to grab up to 20% of the vote in Republican presidential primaries in the months after she dropped out. HARRIS TEAMS UP WITH A TOP ANTI-TRUMP REPUBLICAN In late May, in her first public comments since announcing the end of her 2024 campaign, Haley said she would vote for Trump. Haley won a total of 97 delegates during the Republican presidential primaries. And she released all of her delegates and urged them to support Trump. In August, in a high-profile address, Haley spoke in support of Trump at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On Friday, Trump appeared to express some frustration regarding whether he will ask Haley to campaign on his behalf in the final stretch leading up to Election Day. “Everybody keeps saying that. They don’t say ‘get [Florida Gov.] Ron [DeSantis] and Ron did very well,” Trump said. “But again, I beat everybody by numbers that have never happened before. And they keep talking about Nikki. Nikki, I like Nikki. Nikki, I don’t think she should have done what she did. And that’s fine that she did it.” Trump added, “They say, ‘Oh, when is Nikki coming back?’” He emphasized that “Nikki is in. Nikki is helping us already….Nikki is already in, you know, she’s out campaigning.” Sources familiar confirm to Fox News that Haley is in talks to join Trump on the campaign trail. Up until now, Haley’s efforts to help Trump court disgruntled Republicans and others not backing the GOP presidential nominee have been limited to some fundraising emails. While Trump retains vast sway over the GOP, even a small sliver of Republicans supporting Vice President Kamala Harris could make an important impact in what will likely be a tight race in the battleground states. The vice president has stepped up efforts in recent weeks to court Republicans who backed Haley during the GOP primaries. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
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