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Fox News Poll: Capitalism remains more popular than socialism, yet majorities support taxing the wealthy

Fox News Poll: Capitalism remains more popular than socialism, yet majorities support taxing the wealthy

As New York City’s Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mandani lays out progressive plans on the campaign trail, a new Fox News national survey reveals capitalism remains more popular than socialism. Still, voters support raising taxes on the wealthy. Among other things, Mamdani, a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, has promised to make New York City more affordable by taxing its elite residents. Voters nationwide favor the government increasing taxes on the wealthy if it means it will strengthen the country’s social programs (73% support raising taxes to achieve this goal) and spread the wealth to those less fortunate (64%).  They are less inclined to increase taxes on the wealthy “so that nobody gets to be too rich” (47% support vs. 52% oppose). FOX NEWS POLL: VOTERS WANT GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN UKRAINE, SUPPORT CURRENT APPROACH IN ISRAEL To varying degrees, most Democrats (89%), Republicans (56%) and independents (78%) support increasing taxes on the wealthy to strengthen social programs. Over half of Republicans oppose raising taxes on the rich to spread the wealth and to prevent any one individual from becoming too well-off, both goals most Democrats and independents support. Mamdani’s favorable ratings nationally are underwater by 19 percentage points (18% favorable vs. 37% unfavorable), with the largest share of voters, 44%, having never heard of him.  FOX NEWS POLL: TRUMP’S RATING ARE STRONG ON BORDER SECURITY, WEAK ON THE ECONOMY Those most likely to view Mamdani positively are very liberal (44%) and Democratic men (34%). Negative views are largely driven by Republicans (they are the most likely to be familiar with him), with over half saying they’re not keen on him (54% unfavorable). Many Democrats (47%) and over half of independents (55%) have never heard of him. Despite the appetite for soaking the rich, two-thirds (65%) have an unfavorable view of socialism. That’s the highest recorded in a handful of Fox News surveys going back to 2019. Socialism’s strongest supporters, like Mamdani’s, are very liberal (53% favorable, and the only subgroup where support is over 50%) and Democratic men (41%). While capitalism remains popular (twice as many view it positively compared to socialism), the 53% rating it favorably is down from a high of 57% in 2019. The biggest proponents of capitalism are Republican men (80% favorable), voters ages 65 and over (74%), those who are very conservative (71%) and those with graduate degrees (70%). Skepticism about capitalism is highest among independents, women and Hispanic voters. However, each group is more likely to favor capitalism than socialism by double-digits. Majorities of voters under age 30 view both socialism (56% unfavorable) and capitalism (61%) unfavorably. CLICK HERE FOR CROSSTABS AND TOPLINE Conducted Sept. 6-9, 2025, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,004 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (119) and cellphones (638) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (247). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics of respondents are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis and voter file data.

Charlie Kirk’s strong stance on death penalty resurfaces after Utah assassination

Charlie Kirk’s strong stance on death penalty resurfaces after Utah assassination

Late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk advocated the death penalty on several occasions, arguing it should apply broadly in murder cases rather than only in the most extreme circumstances. Officials on Friday identified Tyler Robinson, 22, as the suspect in Kirk’s assassination on a Utah college campus.  Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said the state intends to pursue the death penalty if the case goes to trial. President Donald Trump also voiced support, saying he hopes Robinson receives the death penalty if found guilty. WHO IS TYLER ROBINSON? WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT CHARLIE KIRK’S SUSPECTED ASSASSIN Earlier this year, Kirk discussed his stance on capital punishment during an exchange with a student captured in a video posted to Turning Point USA’s YouTube channel. Kirk was asked about how he could support a “limited government” while also believing it should have the power to execute people. “I believe in a small but strong government and, for the record, I believe that someone who took a life should have their life taken,” Kirk told the student. “Under every circumstance?” the student asks Kirk. CHARLIE KIRK ANSWERED ‘HOW DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED’ LESS THAN 3 MONTHS BEFORE KILLING “Under most, yeah,” Kirk responds. The student countered that the death penalty should be reserved for extreme instances, such as school shootings, mass murders and crimes against humanity, but not for what she described as “eye-for-an-eye nonsense.” “Why is it that if you kill 10 people, such a morally different thing than killing one person?” Kirk asked the student, arguing that even people who claim to oppose the death penalty occasionally make exceptions. FOX NEWS PERSONALITIES OFFER EMOTIONAL TRIBUTES TO CHARLIE KIRK: ‘HE LOVED AMERICA SO MUCH’ “We as conservatives try to strive for blind justice,” Kirk said. “Those on the left will argue for social justice. … We, as conservatives, believe in the ideal that you shall not favor administrative justice just because of your skin color, background, wealth, so on and so forth.” Similarly in 2024, during an episode of the Charlie Kirk Show, the conservative activist and his co-hosts debated capital punishment, including what age children should be before witnessing an execution and whether such exposure would reduce crime, Newsweek reported at the time. “Death penalties should be public, should be quick. It should be televised,” Kirk said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Kirk, a 31-year-old husband and father, was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University as part of his American Comeback Tour. He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.   

Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden health talking points were tightly controlled at senior level

Karine Jean-Pierre says Biden health talking points were tightly controlled at senior level

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told House investigators she did not see a change in former President Joe Biden’s competency over several years, but she acknowledged he was “not the same speaker he was when she met him.” Jean-Pierre was the latest in a string of former Biden White House officials to be interviewed by House Oversight Committee investigators over an alleged cover-up of the ex-president’s mental acuity. She did not speak to reporters on her way into the interview just off Capitol Hill, nor did she speak after the nearly five-hour, closed-door transcribed interview. KARINE JEAN-PIERRE ARRIVES FOR HOUSE OVERSIGHT GRILLING IN BIDEN AUTOPEN PROBE But a source familiar with the interview shared with Fox News Digital that Jean-Pierre told investigators that while working for Biden in various capacities from 2009 to 2025, “she did not see a change in President Biden’s competency.” “She did acknowledge President Biden is not the same speaker he was when she met him,” the source noted. “She does not know why his speaking changed and never asked him.” Jean-Pierre, one of the most high-profile figures from the Biden administration to appear before the committee, was among those who publicly defended Biden after his June 2024 debate against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. During the debate, Jean-Pierre said she was told by “senior staff that President Biden had a cold,” the source said. Shortly after the debate, she told reporters at a press briefing in early July that Biden was “as sharp as ever.” OVERSIGHT CHAIR DEMANDS JEAN-PIERRE, OTHER FORMER WH STAFF TESTIFY ON ALLEGED BIDEN MENTAL DECLINE COVER-UP Jean-Pierre told investigators that talking points were entered into her binder for press briefings by “various advisors,” but talking points related specifically to Biden’s health and mental acuity “were handled exclusively at the senior level.” She cited the “cheap fakes” talking point, which, at the time, Jean-Pierre charged were people online manipulating videos of Biden to mislead the public about his health and cognitive ability. She told investigators that point in particular “appeared as a talking point in her binder, but she does not know specifically who added it.” She also said she never spoke with anyone in the White House “personally concerned about President Biden’s health.” Jean-Pierre began her role as White House press secretary in 2022, shortly after former White House press secretary Jen Psaki left the position, and she stayed on until the end of Biden’s presidency in January. But her relationship with Biden-world became estranged after her departure from the Democratic Party earlier this year, which was announced in a press release for her forthcoming book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.” KARINE JEAN-PIERRE ABANDONS DEMS AFTER YEARS FIERCELY DEFENDING BIDEN POLICIES Jean-Pierre’s appearance before investigators came as House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., said earlier this week that his panel’s ongoing probe into Biden’s use of an autopen was coming to its conclusion. The focus in particular was whether top officials engaged in a cover-up of Biden’s mental and physical state in the White House and whether any executive actions or a litany of pardons were approved via autopen without Biden’s full awareness. Comer said heading into the hearing that one of the questions at the top of his mind was whether “these pardons and executive orders [are] legal?” “I don’t think anyone’s going to argue that the process that was used for these autopens is the ideal process,” Comer said. “And what we’ve seen with the emails that have surfaced in the last week — even the Merrick Garland Department of Justice was very concerned about how this administration was using the autopen. “When people in the Department of Justice email people who they believe were the ones making the decisions on the autopen and asked the question via email from the Department of Justice, ‘Does the president even know who they just pardoned?’ I mean, that’s very concerning.”  Fox News Digital reached out to Jean-Pierre’s lawyers and Biden’s office but did not immediately receive a response.

India vs Pakistan at Asia Cup: Three classic matches to relive

India vs Pakistan at Asia Cup: Three classic matches to relive

In sport, sometimes there is no better way to prepare for a fierce rivalry than watching reruns or reading summaries of previous heart-stopping encounters. And in cricket, there is no bigger rivalry than India vs Pakistan. Recommended Stories list of 2 itemsend of list The sport’s history is embellished with historic India-Pakistan clashes at every tournament and in every decade. With the teams set to meet again in the T20 Asia Cup 2025, Al Jazeera Sport picks the three India-Pakistan Asia Cup classics you must revisit before Sunday’s encounter: 2010: Harbhajan is a last-over hero with the bat The 2010 edition of the Asia Cup was a four-team tournament played entirely in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, where all teams played a round-robin group stage, with the top two progressing to the final. India beat Bangladesh while Pakistan lost to Sri Lanka, making their June 19 encounter a must-win for the Shahid Afridi-led side. Pakistan opened with a 71-run partnership between Salman Butt and Imran Farhat. A par total of 267 followed the regular fall of wickets thereafter. India’s fast-medium seamer Praveen Kumar picked up three wickets, but it was Ravindra Jadeja’s left-arm spin that kept Pakistan in check. Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag opened the batting for India’s chase, and while Sehwag fell after an uncharacteristically slow innings, Gambhir kept going as captain MS Dhoni chipped in with a half-century. India seemed well set before Pakistan’s spinners struck in the last third of their innings. Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Dhoni and Jadeja fell in quick succession, leaving India reeling at 219-6 with 49 runs required off 29 balls. Advertisement Lower-order batter Suresh Raina had the responsibility to take India home alongside off-spinner Harbhajan Singh. Raina hit Ajmal for 12 off 4 before three economical overs from Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Amir. With eight runs to defend in the final over, Amir made a near-perfect start as Raina ran a single. In a desperate attempt to get back on strike, Raina had a mix-up with Harbhajan and was run out, giving Pakistan the upper hand. India needed seven off four, with Kumar facing Amir. A double and a single brought Harbhajan back on strike for the final two balls. Harbhajan, who had an altercation with Akhtar a few balls earlier, swung at a length delivery, clearing midwicket for a huge six. The Turbanator then turned towards Akhtar and let out a loud roar as the Indian dressing room celebrated wildly. India were in the final and Pakistan were nearly out. Brief scorecard Pakistan: 267 in 49.3 overs – Salman Butt 74 (85), Kamran Akmal 51 (41); Praveen Kumar 3-53 in 10 overs.India: 271 in 49.5 overs – Gautam Gambhir 83 (97), MS Dhoni 56 (71); Saeed Ajmal 3-56 in 10 overs. Harbhajan Singh celebrates the win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup in Dambulla [File: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Reuters] 2014: Afridi seals it with two sixes and a kiss The round-robin format continued for the 2010 tournament in Bangladesh. By the time India faced Pakistan, both teams had one win and one loss and needed a win to bolster their chances for a spot in the final. Runs flowed off Rohit Sharma’s bat on a quick Mirpur outfield, and India seemed on their way to a big total despite losing Shikhar Dhawan early. Virat Kohli joined Rohit in smashing the Pakistani pacers. While Rohit went his merry way, India were dealt a blow when Umar Gul dismissed Kohli for five. Regular wickets slowed India’s scoring rate, but they still posted 245, thanks to a late flourish by Ambati Rayudu and Jadeja. Pakistan’s top-order, particularly Mohammad Hafeez, gave them a good start to the chase. However, it wasn’t long before India’s spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra forced a collapse worthy of Pakistani renown. Four batters were dismissed in the space of 42 runs. Hafeez began the rebuild with Sohaib Maqsood in an 87-run partnership, but both were dismissed in consecutive overs, leaving Pakistan reeling at 203-6 off 45. Maqsood’s run out, in particular, was a gift for India after a huge mid-pitch mix-up with Shahid Afridi, just after Pakistan took the upper hand. Afridi, the last recognised batter, was joined by Gul as Pakistan required 43 off 30 with four wickets standing. Every Afridi swing of his bat was met with trepidation as the all-rounder was known for attempting big shots irrespective of the match situation. Advertisement At first, he targeted Jadeja, hitting him for a four and a six in the 46th. The following over, from Bhuvneshwar Kumar, also brought two boundaries before Mohammad Shami kept Pakistan quiet in the 48th. Kumar’s next over, with two wickets and just three runs, all but ended Pakistan’s hopes as Afridi watched on from the non-striker’s end. The final over was handed to Ashwin, who had taken 2-31 in his nine overs thus far. The wily spinner gave India the perfect start by bowling Ajmal first up. Pakistani fans held their heads in disbelief while India’s celebrated wildly. Junaid Khan was last in, and he played a perfect dab to pinch a single, bringing Afridi back on strike. With nine needed off four, the stadium held its breath knowing Afridi could sway the match either way. As Ashwin began his delivery stride, Afridi stepped back and swung hard at a short ball. The connection between was by no means ideal, but Afridi’s power cleared the ropes. Afridi again gave himself room with the ball pitched closer to his body, but when has that ever stopped Afridi from playing a risky shot? Another wild swing skied the ball, but it again cleared the boundary. Ashwin was all hands-on-head as the Indian team stood in disbelief. Afridi was all arms lifted wide in his trademark star-man celebration as Junaid embraced him. A delighted Afridi gave Junaid a quick kiss on the cheek before the star all-rounder was mobbed by his teammates. Brief scorecard India: 245-8 in 50 overs – Rohit Sharma 56 (58), Ravindra Jadeja 52 (49);

UN Security Council members condemn Israel over deadly strike on Qatar

UN Security Council members condemn Israel over deadly strike on Qatar

The United Nations Security Council has condemned the Israeli attack on the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday and called for de-escalation in a statement agreed by all 15 members, including Israel’s chief ally, the United States. Council members issued the statement ahead of the emergency meeting on Thursday, which was convened to discuss Israel’s attacks targeting Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, as it ramped up its offensive in Gaza City, forcing more than 200,000 to flee. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list Five Hamas members were killed, but the Palestinian group said its leadership survived the assassination bid. A Qatari security force member was also killed in the unprecedented attack, which has sent tensions in the region skyrocketing. Hamas leaders were meeting to discuss a new deal proposed by US President Donald Trump when the attack happened. “Council members underscored the importance of de-escalation and expressed their solidarity with Qatar,” said the statement, drafted by France and the United Kingdom, which nonetheless stopped short of explicitly mentioning Israel. It also emphasised that “releasing the hostages, including those killed by Hamas, and ending the war and suffering in Gaza” were “top priority”. More than 40 captives are still held in Gaza, but only 20 of them are believed to be alive. The US, which traditionally shields its ally Israel at the United Nations, appeared to deliver a strong rebuke to Israel, reflecting President Donald Trump’s purported unhappiness with the attack. Acting US Ambassador Dorothy Shea said: “Unilateral bombing inside Qatar, a sovereign nation working very hard and bravely taking risks alongside the United States to broker peace, does not advance Israel’s or America’s goals.” Advertisement “That said, it is inappropriate for any member to use this to question Israel’s commitment to bringing their hostages home,” she continued. Reporting from New York, Al Jazeera’s Gabriel Elizondo said that diplomatic sources had told him the US “pushed back” against stronger language against Israel in the statement, which was nonetheless “highly significant”. However, Shea had made it clear that “the US cannot and will not defend Israel’s attack on Qatar”. “Clearly, the US still backs Israel. Clearly, the US will still … protect Israel in the Security Council, but this was a bridge too far for the United States,” said Elizondo. “It will be interesting to see in the coming hours and days if we even get more clarification from the White House on this,” he added. After Tuesday’s attack, the White House had said President Trump was not notified in advance. Upon learning of the attack, the president had allegedly asked his envoy, Steve Witkoff, to warn Qatar immediately, but the attack had already started. ‘A new and perilous chapter’ The Security Council statement highlighted “support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar”, underlining the country’s crucial role as “a key mediator” in peace talks between Israel and Hamas. Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani flew in from Doha for the marathon three-hour session, telling the UNSC that Doha would continue its humanitarian and diplomatic efforts, but would not tolerate further breaches of its security and sovereignty. Blasting Israel’s leaders as “arrogant”, he said that the timing of the attacks during mediation efforts showed that the country intended to derail them. “Israel is undermining the stability of the region impetuously,” he said. UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Rosemary DiCarlo described Qatar as a “valued partner in advancing peacemaking” and expressed concern over Israel’s recklessness, saying that the strikes represented an “alarming escalation”. She pointed out that Israel’s war on Gaza had killed tens of thousands of people and almost completely destroyed Gaza, noting that the situation in the occupied West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, had “continued to spiral downward”. She also noted Israel’s other “dangerous escalations” across the region, involving Iran, Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. “The Israeli attack on Doha potentially opens a new and perilous chapter in this devastating conflict, seriously threatening regional peace and stability,” she said. Advertisement ‘A sign of madness’ In other interventions, Algeria’s ambassador to the UN, Amar Bendjama, said: “Israel behaves as if law does not exist, as if borders are illusions, as if sovereignty itself is a dispensable motion, as if the UN charter is an ephemeral text.” Noting Israel’s attacks on Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and “renowned peace broker” Qatar, he added: “This is not strength, it is recklessness. It is a sign of madness. It is the conduct of an extremist government, emboldened by immunity [and] impunity. A government driving the region and the whole world toward the abyss.” Israel’s UN envoy, Danny Danon, said Israel carried out its strike on Hamas leaders, who had directed attacks planned in the “luxury confines of Doha”. Danon said these were the “sole targets” of the attack, adding that they were “terrorists” rather than “legitimate politicians, diplomats, or representatives”. Al Jazeera’s Elizondo said the prevailing sentiment at the session was that “the world clearly stands behind Qatar”. “It was widespread support for Qatar and widespread condemnation of Israel,” he said. “You also saw countries wanting accountability for Israel’s continued crimes.” Adblock test (Why?)