Trump’s ground game shrinks voter registration gap in key battlegrounds
The campaign for former President Donald Trump said it is giving “maximum attention and resources” to its ground game in battleground states, and it’s working. In key battleground states where voters register by party, and where the margins in 2020 were razor-thin, Republicans have cut into Democrats’ voter registration advantage — in some cases by hundreds of thousands of registered voters. During the 2020 election cycle in Pennsylvania, there were approximately 685,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans. But going into Election Day 2024, that gap has been cut down significantly, with approximately 343,000 more Democratic voters than Republicans, according to the Trump campaign, which said it compiled the data from secretaries of state offices in Pennsylvania, Nevada, North Carolina and Arizona. TRUMP CAMPAIGN TOUTS ‘TRUMP FORCE 47’ GRASSROOTS RECRUITMENT EFFORT 100 DAYS OUT FROM ELECTION DAY Similarly, in Nevada, there were 87,000 more Democratic voters in 2020 than Republicans. But going into Election Day 2024, there are just 19,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans. North Carolina shows a similar shrinking gap for 2024, with just 126,000 more registered Democrats than Republicans, down from the 391,000 Democratic voters last cycle. And in Arizona, by the end of July, there were 259,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats, doubling the GOP advantage since 2020. “Everyone who will vote in this election has lived through both administrations, and President Trump wins the comparison easily over Kamala Harris,” Trump campaign senior adviser Tim Murtaugh told Fox News Digital. “The election will be won by those who show up, and that’s where the ground game comes in, which has been a combined effort of the Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee, and many Republican allies.” Murtaugh told Fox News Digital that the “Democrats’ massive lead in voter registration in key states is gone.” “And in states where the winner will be decided by mere percentage points, it could make all the difference,” Murtaugh said. Neither the Harris campaign nor the Democratic National Committee (DNC) immediately responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. The Trump campaign’s joint-ground game efforts are continuing to expand, but it is focusing its “Get Out the Vote” efforts on low propensity voters and encouraging voters to vote early. Across battleground states, the Trump campaign and RNC have hundreds of paid staff, with more than 300 Trump/GOP offices. In July, the Trump campaign launched its “Trump Force 47” grassroots effort to recruit new voters. The program, which the campaign says is focused on mobilizing “highly-targeted voters in critical precincts across the battleground states and districts,” has already engaged tens of thousands of volunteers. TRUMP’S NEW BOOK ‘SAVE AMERICA’ CHRONICLES FIRST-TERM TRIUMPHS, OUTLINES BLUEPRINT FOR A WINNING SECOND Trump campaign officials told Fox News Digital they already have more than 27,000 trained Trump Force 47 captains and continue to train daily, adding thousands per week. The efforts stretch beyond the Trump Force 47 leaders, with hundreds of thousands more volunteers for phone banking, canvassing, postcard writing, community organizing and poll watching. The joint effort and the Trump Force 47 model are focused on spending “maximum attention and resources” on turning out infrequent or “sometimes voters,” the campaign said. “We put a high premium on personal contacts with voters that are less likely to participate in the election and are more disconnected from politics than high propensity or persistent voters,” a campaign official told Fox News Digital. Campaign officials also said they are focused on “meeting voters where they are” more than ever before. “From traditional voter canvassing like calls, doors, post cards, mail, to TikTok, to outside groups, our efforts to reach voters have never been more modern or efficient,” the official said. Fox News Digital has learned that the Trump campaign’s allied efforts will knock on approximately 15 million doors in the voting window across battleground states. The Trump campaign’s field efforts have been focused on volume, where its in-house program is focused on reaching voters that were previously missed or less politically engaged. “We have to get our voters to do what they always do — show up at the polls and vote,” the official said. Meanwhile, specifically in Pennsylvania, Team Trump is registering voters at doors, campaign rallies, grocery stores, sporting stores, places of worship, college tailgates and more. Officials told Fox News Digital that the team is reaching out to voters of all backgrounds through a wide variety of communities, including Hispanic voters, Jewish voters, Black voters, young voters and senior voters. “President Trump is well positioned to win in November thanks to our robust ground efforts and vast coalition of supporters and endorsers,” an official said. New polls published by The New York Times and Siena College on Monday showed Trump has gained a lead over Vice President Kamala Harris in Arizona, putting the former president at 50 and Harris at 45. Trump is also ahead in Georgia, 49 to 45, and North Carolina, 49-45. A RealClearPolitics Average shows Harris leading Trump by less than a point in Pennsylvania, and it shows Trump and Harris are tied in Nevada.
Accusations of improper tax breaks fly in crucial Senate race: ‘Rules don’t apply’
Acknowledgment of an improper tax credit received by the Democratic Senate nominee in Maryland is giving her Republican opponent some political ammunition – in a race that’s one of a handful which may decide if the GOP wins back the chamber’s majority. Angela Alsobrooks’ campaign says the chief executive of Prince George’s County – Maryland’s second-largest county – will pay back taxes after improperly taking advantage of property tax breaks. The tax credits – which Alsobrooks did not qualify for – included one meant for low-income senior citizens and a homestead tax break, which is restricted to homes listed as an owner’s primary residence. BLUE-STATE REPUBLICAN TOUTS HIS ANTI-TRUMP CREDENTIALS Alsobrooks’ campaign says she was not aware of the tax errors, which were first reported by CNN. The campaign adds that the tax error resulted in Alsobrooks paying more in property taxes. Alsobrooks is facing off with former two-term Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland in a very competitive race to succeed Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, who is retiring this year after serving nearly two decades in the Senate and nearly six decades as a state and then federal lawmaker. Hogan is aiming to flip a long-held Democratic seat in an overwhelmingly blue state. SENATE DEMOCRATS CAMPAIGN CHAIR GOES ONE-ON-ONE WITH FOX NEWS “It’s deeply disturbing that Angela Alsobrooks thinks the rules don’t apply to her. She campaigns on raising taxes while failing to pay her own and taking advantage of tax credits reserved for the poor and elderly. She claims to be unaware of tax laws it was her job to enforce,” Hogan campaign spokesperson Blake Kernen argued. Kernen added, “Hogan has always stood up for taxpayers and in the Senate he will continue to fight for fairness and fiscal responsibility.” Alsobrooks’ campaign noted Hogan – in 2016 – also received a tax break on his Maryland home while he was living in the governor’s mansion in Annapolis. But governors are exempt from residency requirements. Democrats control the Senate by a razor-thin 51-49 margin, and Republicans are looking at a favorable election map this year with Democrats defending 23 of the 34 seats up for grabs. One of those seats is in West Virginia, a deep red state that Trump carried by nearly 40 points in 2020. With moderate Democrat-turned-Independent Sen. Joe Manchin, a former governor, not seeking re-election, flipping the seat is nearly a sure thing for the GOP. Republicans are also aiming to flip seats in Ohio and Montana, two states Trump comfortably carried four years ago. And five more Democratic-held seats up for grabs this year are in crucial presidential-election battleground states. With Democrats trying to protect their fragile Senate majority, Hogan’s late entry into the race in February gave them an unexpected headache in a state previously considered safe territory. Hogan left the governor’s office at the beginning of 2023 with very positive approval and favorable ratings. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Iowa poll flashes warning sign for Republican congresswoman in competitive district
Republican incumbent for Iowa’s 1st District, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, received a warning sign from a Monday poll, which placed her slightly behind her Democratic challenger. The new poll from the Des Moines Register shows Miller-Meeks trailing three points behind Democrat Christina Bohannan. It is the closest race in the state, with Republicans favored in all three of Iowa’s other House races. Miller-Meeks defeated a Republican primary challenger earlier this year, but now finds herself sitting at 46% support to Bohannan’s 49%. The Register poll surveyed 811 Iowa adults, including 656 likely voters, from Sept. 8-11. The poll advertises a margin of error of 3.8%. GREG GUTFELD: MILLER-MEEKS ‘MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY’ TO GRILL COVID-ERA OFFICIAL ON THE LIVES RUINED The Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll has found repeated swings in Miller-Meeks’ district throughout the year. In June, the pollsters found Miller-Meeks favored in a 53% to 41% matchup with Bohannon. Another poll in February had Bohannon leading 49% to 45%. WIFE OF HARRIS’ VP PICK SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ABLAZE WITH ‘BIZARRE’ ADMISSION ABOUT 2020 RIOTS Meanwhile, the Cook Political Report still has Miller-Meeks’ district down as “Lean Republican.” Fox News’ power rankings also had the district as “Likely Republican” in August. Miller-Meeks’ office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. NEW POLL SHOWS HARRIS SURGING IN IOWA, A STATE THOUGH TO BE SAFE FOR Some Republican voters in the Register poll expressed frustration with Miller-Meeks for not being supportive enough of former President Donald Trump. “Our own Republicans are so milquetoast wishy-washy that they’re almost worthless, And that’s the category I would put Meeks in,” Jim Schenk, a 62-year-old Republican told the paper. “She’s just sitting there not doing anything,” he added. “The only thing you can say about her is that she’s not actively harming us like a Democrat would be doing.” Schenk said he believes Miller-Meeks has been hesitant to defend Trump because she knows she represents a vulnerable district.
Hundreds of millions of US research dollars may have aided Chinese military technology, GOP-led report says
House Republicans argue in a new congressional report that hundreds of millions of dollars in federal research funding over the last decade has contributed to China’s military technological advancements. Collaborations between U.S. and Chinese academics have led to research publications related to advanced research on topics like hypersonics, directed energy, nuclear and high energy physics, and artificial intelligence and autonomy. That information, Republicans argue, could be weaponized against the U.S. in the event of war with China. Some of the collaborative research they identified related to military applications like high-performance explosives, tracking of targets and drone operation networks. The House Select Committee on China Competition, together with the Education and Workforce Committee, found some 9,000 joint research publications that were funded either through the Department of Defense (DOD) or the Intelligence Community (IC) published by co-authors with ties to China’s “defense and security apparatus,” including entities that are on a Commerce Department blacklist. “The purpose of that research funding is to generate advancements that will eventually become applied warfighting and intelligence capabilities to protect America against adversarial nations,” a summary of the report states. “Yet the research that the DOD and the IC are funding is providing back-door access to the very foreign adversary nation whose aggression these capabilities are necessary to protect against.” 10-YEAR-OLD JAPANESE BOY DIES AFTER STABBING NEAR HIS SCHOOL IN CHINA More than 2,000 DOD-funded papers included Chinese co-authors who were directly affiliated with China’s defense research and industrial base, according to the report. The report recommends stricter guidelines around federally funded research, including cutting back on the ability of researchers who receive U.S. grants to work with Chinese universities and companies that have military ties. Under the guise of academic cooperation, the committees say China has orchestrated a campaign to pair with prestigious U.S. universities to transfer U.S. technologies and expertise back to China and circumvent government blackists. In six case studies, covering research institutions including Carnegie Institution’s Earth & Planets Laboratory, UCLA and U.C. Berkeley, lawmakers found Chinese researchers who collaborated with U.S. academia and took knowledge they learned back home to help China “achieve advancements in fourth-generation nuclear weapons technology, artificial intelligence, advanced lasers, graphene semiconductors, and robotics.” Three such collaborations are the Tsinghua-Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Georgia Tech Shenzhen Institute and Sichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute. Under the joint institutes, American academics, many of whom conduct federally funded research, travel to China to collaborate on research, advise Chinese scholars, teach Chinese students and advise companies on their expertise. NAVY PREPARES FOR CHINA CONFLICT WITH NEW STRATEGY After engaging with the committees on the investigation, Georgia Tech decided to dissolve its joint institute and cut back its collaboration with Tianjin University. Georgia Tech announced earlier this month that partnering with Tianjin had become “untenable” due to the university’s spot on the Commerce Department blacklist. A committee aide revealed that after the report came out, Berkeley announced it would terminate its ownership of the Chinese institute, in part due to a lack of transparency around research being conducted by affiliates of other institutions. The committees uncovered “significant failures” in the reporting of foreign funding by Georgia Tech and Berkeley and claimed enforcement of the foreign gift reporting under the Biden administration had been an “abject failure.” “The Biden-Harris Department of Education has failed to open a single enforcement action under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act in the last four years, despite widespread evidence of lack of reporting,” the report said. “These undisclosed foreign gifts — likely hundreds of millions, if not billions in total — gives PRC entities troubling influence without transparency and contribute to building the research relationships that pose risks to U.S. national security.” The report also recommended passage of the Deterrent Act, a bill that passed the House last year but has yet to be taken up by the Senate. It would expand government oversight and reporting requirements related to foreign institutes in education. “We also must ban research collaboration with blacklisted entities, enact stricter guardrails on emerging technology research, and hold American universities accountable through passing the Deterrent Act,” Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich.., chairman of the China subcommittee said in a statement. Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., chair of the committee on Education and Workforce, said her committee for years had “pushed for greater transparency regarding foreign investment in American universities.” “This investigation just further proved why it’s necessary,” Foxx said. “Our research universities have a responsibility to avoid any complicity in the CCP’s atrocious human rights abuses or attempts to undermine our national security.”
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Who is Amer Ghalib, the Trump-endorsing mayor of the US’ only Muslim-majority town?
Hamtramck, Michigan, Mayor Amer Ghalib made headlines over the weekend by endorsing former President Donald Trump’s latest bid for president, putting the U.S.’ only Muslim-majority town in the national spotlight. Ghalib, who became Hamtramck’s first Muslim mayor after being elected in 2021, was born in Yemen and immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager in 1997, according to a profile of the mayor posted by Henry Ford College. He attended Hamtramck High School and worked at a factory, eventually going on to attend then-Henry Ford Community College and Wayne State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in biology and pre-med. He later attended the Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, where he completed four years but did not complete his residency. Ghalib spent most of his career as a medical professional in Hamtramck, an enclave of Detroit with about 28,000 residents. The town was known as a mostly Polish settlement until recent decades, with a large influx of Middle Eastern immigrants eventually making it the nation’s first Muslim-majority city. MAYOR OF MUSLIM-MAJORITY MICHIGAN CITY ENDORSES TRUMP: ‘RIGHT CHOICE FOR THIS CRITICAL TIME’ He made history when he defeated former Hamtramck Mayor Karen Majewski, breaking an over 100-year streak of the city being represented by a Polish-American mayor. The city also became the first in the nation with an all-Muslim elected leadership that same year, with Hamtramck’s six city council seats being won by Muslim candidates. However, Ghalib has also attracted controversy during his time as mayor, including his support of a 2023 resolution that banned the display of LGBTQ+ flags on city property. “You do not know our city more than we do, and you will not know the consequences of opening the door for every group to fly their flag on city properties,” Ghalib said in a statement to critics of the move in a Detroit Free Press report. “Our residents are all equally important to us, and we will continue to serve them equally without discrimination, favoritism or preferential treatment to any group. The city government will stay NEUTRAL and IMPARTIAL toward its residents.” Later the same year, he attracted more controversy when he failed to condemn one of his political appointees who was accused of making antisemitic comments. According to a report on the controversy from the Hamtramck Review, Hamtramck Plan Commission member Nasr Hussain came under fire for questioning whether Jewish people were being punished by God during the Holocaust for actions Israel is now taking in Gaza. TRUMP VOWS TOUGH APPROACH TO SANCTUARY POLICIES “Was the Holocaust God’s advance punishment of the ‘Chosen People’ for the savagery they’re committing today against the innocent Palestinians children and civilians,” Hussain posted on the popular local Facebook page, “Hamtramck Square.” “A heinous act proving that they’re as savage and cruel as the Nazis themselves, or even worse.(Take into consideration that God isn’t confined by space or time and that they believe in reincarnation.),” he added. “You can ask Nasr about that. What do I have to do with his posts! I don’t have to comment on every resident’s opinion, otherwise I would have commented on some posts that insult Islam and other religions, which are posted frequently by some residents on that same Facebook group,” Ghalib responded when asked by the Hamtramck Review to respond to the post. Ghalib and the Hamtramck City Council entered the spotlight again earlier this year, when the city voted unanimously to approve a resolution that required the city to avoid investing in Israeli companies or those supporting “Israeli apartheid,” according to a report from the Detroit Free Press, a sweeping show of support for the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement that has targeted Israeli companies. “For now, the city will do its best to refrain from buying, investing or contracting with companies that support the Israeli genocide,” Ghalib said after the vote. KAMALA HARRIS HIT FOR BEING VAGUE, DODGING QUESTIONS IN RECENT INTERVIEWS: ‘SHE OWES US THESE ANSWERS’ Nevertheless, Trump lobbied hard for Ghalib’s endorsement, according to a report in the Detroit News, holding a private 20-minute meeting with the Hamtramck mayor prior to his event in Flint, Michigan, last Tuesday. “He asked me if I can endorse him and ask people to vote for him? I told him: ‘I’m here to talk about that and how we can make it happen,’” Ghalib told the Detroit News. “I then handed him an official letter with some details about our concerns and to invite him to come to Hamtramck if possible.” Ghalib would eventually come through with that endorsement, taking to Facebook to praise Trump as “a man of principles.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “Though it’s looking good, he may or may not win the election and be the 47th president of the United States, but I believe he is the right choice for this critical time,” Ghalib wrote in Arabic on his Facebook page. “I’ll not regret my decision no matter what the outcome would be, and I’m ready to face the consequences. For this, and for many other reasons, I announce my support and endorsement for the former, and hopefully, the next president of the United States, Donald Trump.” Neither Ghalib’s office nor the Trump campaign immediately responded to Fox News Digital requests for comment.
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Newsom vetoes bill that would let DACA students work at state’s public universities
In another push to distance himself from his state’s more progressive initiatives, California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrant public university students such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients to have on-campus jobs. This is the second time this month Newsom has nixed a bill that would have greatly expanded aid to illegal immigrants. Earlier this month, the blue-state governor vetoed a controversial bill that would have given noncitizens housing loans for first-time buyers. “California has a proud history of being at the forefront of expanding opportunities for undocumented students who seek to realize their higher education dreams,” Newsom’s veto letter of AB 2586 read. “While I am proud of these efforts, I am unfortunately unable to sign this legislation at this time. Given the gravity of the potential consequences of this bill, which include potential criminal and civil liability for state employees, it is critical that the courts address the legality of such a policy and the novel legal theory behind this legislation before proceeding.” NEWSOM’S DEEPFAKE ELECTION LAWS ARE ALREADY BEING CHALLENGED IN FEDERAL COURT College students in the UC system can receive financial aid, but a federal judge closed applications for the DACA program in 2021. The program allowed certain noncitizens who were brought to the country as children and meet specific criteria to receive temporary protection from deportation. As such, many are unable to be employed on campus. Newsom, who campaigned for President Biden before he dropped his re-election campaign, has previously supported other forms of aid to noncitizens, including health care coverage for all Californians regardless of proof of citizenship. University leaders and lobbyists also warned Democratic lawmakers about AB 2486 due to its tricky legal outlines that could land workers in a criminal prosecution. NEWSOM VETOES CONTROVERSIAL BILL THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN HOUSING LOANS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS “Unfortunately, AB 2586 does not protect our undocumented students or employees from prosecution, nor does it protect the University from the risk of potentially losing billions in federal dollars,” UC Legislative Director Mario Guerrero wrote in a letter to the state’s Senate appropriations committee. “We would welcome working with the author and Legislature on other legal options to support these students,” the letter, sent in July, read. UC leadership considered seeking declaratory relief to clarify if they could hire students before proceeding. Activists reportedly opposed this, fearing it would hinder student hiring. Still, Newsom suggested in his veto message that the UC system has that legal option. CALIFORNIA CLOSE TO APPROVING $150K LOANS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO HELP PURCHASE HOMES “Seeking declaratory relief in court – an option available to the University of California – would provide such clarity,” the veto read. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Illegal immigration is one of the top issues in the 2024 race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. The Biden-Harris administration has been blamed for the crisis at the southern border over their weaker border policies and pro-illegal immigrant rhetoric.