Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 892
As thw war enters its 892nd day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, August 5, 2024. Fighting Ukraine announced the mandatory evacuation of children and their guardians from areas in the eastern region of Donetsk, where Russia has been claiming advances. Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin said 744 children and their families would leave Novohrodivka, about 20km (12 miles) from the village of Novoselivka Persha, which Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it had captured just hours before the announcement. Ukrainian pilots have started flying F-16s on operations within the country, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as he visited an airbase under tight security at an undisclosed location. Two of the jets were behind him on the ground as he spoke and two more flew overhead. Ukraine’s military said it sunk a Russian Kilo-class submarine and struck an anti-missile system established to protect the strategic Kerch bridge in the Moscow-occupied Crimean Peninsula over the weekend. Politics and diplomacy Mali said it was immediately cutting diplomatic ties with Ukraine after Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (GUR), said that Mali’s northern separatist Tuareg rebels had received the “necessary” information to conduct an attack last month on Malian soldiers and mercenaries from Russia’s Wagner Group, which killed 131 fighters. Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba is on his fourth diplomatic tour of Africa in two years, trying to rally support for Kyiv’s efforts to push Russian forces out of its territory. Kuleba will be in Africa until August 8 and will visit Malawi, Zambia and Mauritius. Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the country’s first individual gold medal at the Paris Olympics when she won the high jump, clearing 2 metres in front of an adoring crowd at the Stade de France. Ukraine also took bronze in the event with Iryna Gerashchenko sharing the medal with Australia’s Eleanor Patterson. Adblock test (Why?)
Himachal Pradesh Cloudburst: IMD issues yellow alert for next few days, relief expected on this day; check full forecast
Intermittent rains lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh with Hamirpur receiving the highest rainfall at 54 mm since Friday evening, followed by Berthin and Dharamshala 19 mm each, Neri 11 mm, Kangra 9,7 mm, Kukumseri 9.6 mm, Sundernagar 8.1 mm, Manali and Chamba 6 mm each and Bajaura 5 mm.
Mark Kelly posts cryptic message amid Kamala Harris veepstakes speculation
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who is a top contender to be Vice President Harris’ running mate in the 2024 election, posted a cryptic message on social media amid veepstakes speculation. “Whether it was from my time in the Navy and at NASA, serving in the United States Senate, or visiting our troops overseas: I’ve learned that when your country asks you to serve, you always answer the call,” Kelly posted on X on Sunday. Harris met with potential vice presidential candidate picks on Sunday as the presumptive Democrat presidential nominee is believed to be a day or two away from making a final decision on a running mate. Among those on the list are Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Tim Walz of Minnesota, as well as Kelly. Also in contention, according to sources, are Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky and JB Pritzker of Illinois, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. VP CONTENDER MARK KELLY DODGES QUESTIONS ON KAMALA HARRIS’ POLICY FLIP-FLOPS Kelly shared his post on Sunday evening, sending the internet into a frenzy about what it could mean. One user posted the question, “What is happening,” while another posted, “Holy s – – -! It’s you! Are you telling us you’ve been selected for VP, Mark Kelly?” The posts continued to drop as users let their imaginations run wild. HARRIS’ BORDER REMARKS HAUNT DOWN-BALLOT DEMS AS LAKE AD PREVIEWS GOP GENERAL ELECTION STRATEGY “It appears Mark Kelly is the VP pick,” a user wrote. Some users could not wait to see Kelly debate Republican VP pick JD Vance, calling the latter a “former tech bro” and the former an astronaut. “My head is spinning. Is Sen. Mark Kelly still in the running or is he out of it,” another user wrote while sharing an animated GIF of Gene Wilder’s version of Willy Wonka. “The palace intrigue is getting old. I hope we know who the running mate is by tomorrow at the latest.” REPUBLICANS LAMBASTE BIDEN FOR ISRAEL WEAPONS DELAYS: ‘STOP ACCOMMODATING IRAN’ Still, some users were even more confused when they shared a screen grab of a post from Kelly on Sunday afternoon that was later deleted. The post read, “My background is a bit different than most politicians. I spent my life serving in the Navy and at NASA, where the mission always comes first. No, my mission is serving Arizonans.” Those confused by the two posts wanted to know: which one is it? Fox News Digital reached out to both Harris and Kelly but did not immediately hear back.
RFK Jr. admits to dumping dead bear cub in Central Park as Roseanne Barr listens in bizarre video
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. released a bizarre video on X Sunday, in which he tells comedian Roseanne Barr about the time he dumped a dead bear cub in New York City’s Central Park a decade prior. In the video, RFK and Barr are situated around a dinner table in a home, as the independent candidate tells his story. He explains that he’s trying to get ahead of a story The New Yorker is working on. RFK says he was taking a group of people falconing in Goshen, New York, about a two hour-drive north of New York City. RFK tells Barr he was on his way there when a woman in a van in front of him hit a young bear and killed it. RFK JR. SAYS HE MAY NEED TO APOLOGIZE TO PAST WOMEN FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT: ‘HAD A VERY RAMBUNCTIOUS LIFE’ “So, I pulled over and picked up the bear and put him in the back of my van because I was going to skin the bear… and put the meat in my refrigerator,” RFK says, as a visibly shocked Barr listens. He notes that the practice is legal in New York State under certain conditions. RFK says he continued hawking with his group of acquaintances and ended up staying late. Instead of going home, RFK says he had a dinner obligation in New York City. RFK then admits, without elaborating, that he had to go the airport after dinner and couldn’t go home. “I didn’t want to leave the bear in my car because that would have been bad,” RFK says. He recounts how at the time – this being 2014 – there had been “a series of bicycle accidents,” some of which, resulted in the deaths of several people. RFK tells Barr he had had an old bike in his car and came up with the idea to put the bear in Central Park and “make it look like he got hit by a bike.” “So, everybody thought, ‘That’s a great idea.’ So, we went and did that,” RFK says, clarifying that he hadn’t been drinking, unlike his acquaintances. “And we thought it would be amusing for whoever found it.” RFK, JR. SPEAKS OUT AFTER SHOOTING AT TRUMP RALLY The prank apparently got noticed the next day. According to RFK, “it was on every television station. It was on the front page of every paper.” “I turned on the TV and there was a mile of yellow tape. And there were 20 cop cars. There were helicopters flying over it. And I was like, ‘Oh my God. What did I do?’” RFK says, noting that his prints “were all over that bike.” “Luckily the story died after awhile and it stayed dead for a decade,” RFK says. The presidential candidate tells Barr that The New Yorker had “somehow found out about” the incident and is planning to publish an article. “It’s going to be a bad story,” RFK says in the video, eliciting laughter from Barr and others in the room. “Looking forward to seeing how you spin this one,” RFK captioned on the video posted on X. Fox News Digital has reached out to RFK’s campaign and The New Yorker for comment.
Biden approves Florida emergency declaration over Tropical Storm Debby
President Biden approved an emergency declaration for Florida as Tropical Storm Debby barrels toward the Sunshine State, the White House confirmed Sunday. The president’s move helps free up federal resources and authorizes the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts, the White House said. Debby was expected to become a hurricane as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, bringing with it the threat of devastating floods later in the week. The storm was likely to become a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall Monday in the Big Bend region of Florida, per the National Hurricane Center in Miami. DEATH TOLL FROM LANDSLIDE IN SOUTHERN INDIA REACHES 151 AS SEARCH OPTIONS CONTINUE The flooding impacts, which could last through Friday, are expected to be especially severe in low-lying areas near the coast, including Savannah, Georgia, Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Charleston, South Carolina. The hurricane center said in an update posted at 11 a.m. Sunday that Debby was located about 130 miles west-southwest of Tampa, Florida, and about 160 miles south-southwest of Cedar Key, Florida. The storm was moving north-northwest at 13 mph with maximum sustained winds of 65 mph, up from 50 mph just a few hours ago. WYOMING WILDFIRE DESTROYS GOP REP’S CHILDHOOD HOME: ‘DEVASTATING’ “I’d urge all Floridians to be cognizant of the fact that we are going to have a hurricane hit the state, probably a Category 1, but it could be a little bit more powerful than that,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a Sunday morning briefing. “But we are absolutely going to see a lot of rainfall. We are going to see a lot of saturation. We are going to see flooding events,” he said. “There is also going to be power outages.” DeSantis said that, for the first time, constructed flood control devices are being placed at utility stations to try to minimize the risk of power interruptions because of flooding. The National Hurricane Center predicted the system will strengthen as it curves off the southwest Florida coast, where the water has been extremely warm. DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 61 of Florida’s 67 counties, with the National Guard activating 3,000 members. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
John Kirby dodges grilling over plea agreement for 9/11 terrorists: ‘Didn’t hear an answer’
White House National Security Council communications adviser John Kirby on Sunday dodged answering questions regarding the abrupt plea deal reversal provided to a trio of 9/11 terrorists last week. “Is the president willing to let these terrorists escape the harshest penalty in the system of justice and let that be part of his legacy?” Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich asked Kirby during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.” “Again, this was a decision made by a convening authority in the military chain of command, an independent convening authority,” Kirby responded. “He didn’t weigh in at all?” Heinrich pressed. BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION BACKTRACKS, REVOKES PLEA DEAL FOR 9/11 TERRORISTS “The secretary of defense has the authority to change the delegation of that – of that authority to the convening authority,” Kirby continued. “I know that sounds kind of complicated, but he has the authority to do that. He did this on his own.” “But did the president weigh in?” Heinrich asked again. “This was a decision made by the secretary of defense,” Kirby said, sparking Heinrich to say that she “didn’t hear an answer.” The Department of Defense announced last week the Convening Authority for Military Commissions entered into pretrial agreements with Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi. The agreement included taking the death penalty off of the table for the three 9/11 plotters. 9/11 MASTERMIND, 2 OTHERS STRIKE PLEA DEALS WHILE AWAITING TRIAL; FAMILIES OF VICTIMS ‘VERY DISAPPOINTED’ As outrage mounted over the agreement, the White House said Biden did not play a role in the deal. “The White House learned yesterday that the Convening Authority for Military Commissions entered into pretrial agreements, negotiated by military prosecutors, with KSM and other 9/11 defendants,” a White House National Security Council spokesperson told Fox News Digital. “The President and the White House played no role in this process. The President has directed his team to consult as appropriate with officials and lawyers at the Department of Defense on this matter.” PLEA DEAL REVERSAL FOR 9/11 TERRORISTS WINS PRAISE AND DEMANDS FOR JUSTICE FROM VICTIMS GROUPS, REPUBLICANS Biden has also rejected a proposal last year that would have spared the three suspects from the death penalty. After the news broke, the Defense Department abruptly backtracked on the agreement on Friday. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has now taken the lead on the case. “Effective immediately, in the exercise of my authority, I hereby withdraw from the three pretrial agreements that you signed on July 31, 2024,” the letter from the secretary reads. No explanation was offered as to why the matter was not settled before the deals were concluded and publicly announced. Heinrich pressed Kirby whether Biden asked Austin to rescind the deals to the trio of terrorists, to which the White House spokesman responded that Austin made an “independent decision.” HARRIS SAYS ISRAEL HAS RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF AS IRAN, RUSSIA AND LEBANON CONDEMN IDF STRIKE ON HEZBOLLAH “This was a decision made by the secretary of defense. It was an independent decision by him, certainly within his authorities, as in the chain of command at the Defense Department,” Kirby responded. On Sunday, Kirby also addressed ongoing efforts to broker a cease-fire in Israel as war continues raging since Oct. 7, when Hamas launched an attack that killed more than 1,200 and led to the kidnapping of hundreds more. “Number one, we still believe a cease-fire deal is the best way to bring this war to an end. It’s also, we believe, very possible. We still believe the gaps are narrow enough to close,” Kirby said. VANCE SLAMS 9/11 PLEA DEAL DURING RALLY: ‘NEED A PRESIDENT WHO KILLS TERRORISTS, NOT NEGOTIATES WITH THEM’ “The other thing that we’ve been doing since the 7th of October is making sure that not only Israel has what it needs to defend itself, but that this war doesn’t escalate to become something broader, a regional war, a regional conflict. And that’s what you’re seeing us do.” Concern has grown, however, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not want a cease-fire. On CNN’s “State of the Union,” deputy national security adviser Jonathan Finer said he could not weigh in on Biden’s private discussions with Netanyahu about a cease-fire deal, while noting that the two world leaders have a candid and long-established relationship. “I won’t speak to the private conversations that take place between the president and the prime minister. What I will say is these are two people who have a four-decade-plus relationship. One of the extraordinary assets in the US-Israel relationship is this personal relationship between these two leaders in which they can speak to each other directly and candidly. That’s been the case since President Biden came to office, it’s certainly been the case since Oct. 7,” Finer said when asked about Netanyahu potentially avoiding a cease-fire deal. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “The United States has been extremely clear, both publicly and privately, about how urgent we think it is that the cease-fire and hostage deal be established. Nothing that’s taken place over the last week or two has changed that sense of urgency, and if anything, part of why we believe this needs to happen as quickly as possible is because in the Middle East, at a time in which there are hostilities taking place, outside factors can infect and disrupt these talks. And so we don’t want to allow that to happen.” Fox News Digital’s Stepheny Price contributed to this article.
Kamala Harris faces crucial week ahead in 2024 presidential showdown with Donald Trump
It’s been mostly smooth sailing for Vice President Kamala Harris in the two weeks since she replaced President Biden at the top of the Democrats’ national ticket. A party eager to keep former President Trump from returning to the White House quickly unified behind Harris. The vice president experienced a surge in contributions and more than doubled Trump in July fundraising, and volunteers flocked to Biden-turned-Harris campaign offices. And the small lead that Trump has built over Biden in the weeks following the president’s disastrous late June debate performance instantly vanished, as the latest national and key battleground state polls indicated a margin-of-error race between Harris and the former president. But Harris faces a consequential week ahead, starting with a decision in the coming hours on whom she’ll choose as her running mate on the Democratic Party ticket. HARRIS LAPS TRUMP IN CASH DASH THANKS TO FUNDRAISING SURGE Harris stayed in the nation’s capital this weekend, meeting with some of the roughly half-dozen running mate contenders, Democratic sources confirmed to Fox News. Among those on the list are Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona. Also in contention, according to sources, are Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky and JB Pritzker of Illinois, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. The vetting, screening and interview of running mates normally takes months. But these are far from normal times for the Democrats, and Harris is facing an extremely compressed process. 2024 AD WARS: TRUMP, HARRIS RACE TO DEFINE VICE PRESIDENT While Harris and her team have remained mostly quiet about the naming of a vice presidential nominee, allies of the contenders have been advocating and interest groups within the party have been making their wishes known. The announcement by Harris in the coming hours will likely disappoint some of those supporting candidates who weren’t named as the running mate, and could exacerbate policy divisions within the party that have been papered over the past two weeks. Harris and her to-be-named running mate will team up on Tuesday at a rally in Philadelphia to kick off an ambitious and jam-packed swing state tour through Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada, the seven battlegrounds that will likely determine the outcome of the presidential election. The vice president drew over 10,000 at her first major rally since taking over for Biden at the top of the Democrats’ ticket, last week at the Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta. It was the first time this cycle that the Democratic ticket drew a crowd comparable to the large audiences Trump has been regularly drawing for much of his more than year-and-a-half long campaign to return to the White House. And the size and energy of Harris’ crowds during this week’s swing state tour will be closely monitored. Trump and his running mate – Sen. JD Vance of Ohio – held a rally at the same venue in Atlanta on Saturday, where the former president continued his relentless attacks and insults of Harris. In social media posts earlier on Saturday and at the rally, Trump charged Harris had a “low IQ” and was “dumb,” and accused her of lacking “mental capacity.” The Harris campaign, firing back on Sunday morning, claimed that Trump was “weak… struggling… panicking… and Donald Trump is running scared.” Harris has yet to sit for a major interview since taking over for Biden, and the Trump campaign is turing up the criticism. “It’s been 13 days since Kamala Harris became the presumptive nominee of the Democrat Party and she still hasn’t sat for a single interview with the media,” Vance highlighted in a social media post on Saturday. Harris will start the week by formally landing the party’s presidential nomination, as a virtual roll call run by the Democratic National Committee concludes at 6 p.m. ET. But there’s no drama, as the vice president was the only candidate to qualify for the roll call. The roll call kicked off on Thursday and DNC Chair Jaimie Harrison announced on Friday that Harris had clinched the nomination by winning the votes of a majority of delegates to the party’s nominating convention, which gets underway in two weeks in Chicago. While the past two weeks have been smoother than many expected, the Harris campaign is well aware there are still three months to go until the November election. Battleground states director Dan Kanninen emphasized that “it is the task of the Harris campaign to turn the unprecedented energy behind the Vice President into action.” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Harris’ top VP options all have drawbacks that could take them out of contention
Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to announce her running mate for the 2024 election cycle by Tuesday, as four frontrunners vie to land on the ticket. Govs. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Andy Beshear of Kentucky and Tim Walz of Minnesota, and Sen. Mark Kelley, D-Ariz., have emerged as top contenders for the vice presidency under a potential Harris administration. Each candidate could bring political benefits to Harris’ election run, though each also must walk a political tightrope over potential pitfalls that could prevent him from joining the campaign. Harris officially clinched her party’s 2024 presidential nomination on Friday, earning more than a majority of votes from convention delegates, the DNC reported. Harris rose to the top of the election cycle following President Biden dropping out of the race last month amid mounting concerns over his mental fitness and health. 14 DAYS: KAMALA HARRIS HAS NOT HELD A PRESS CONFERENCE SINCE EMERGING AS PRESUMPTIVE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE Pennsylvania is again a key battleground state this election cycle, after previously voting for Donald Trump in 2016, when he won against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and voting blue for President Biden in the 2020 election. Shapiro, who has led the state since last year, could bolster Harris’ chances of locking up its key 19 electoral votes. PENNSYLVANIA GOV. SHAPIRO, POTENTIAL HARRIS RUNNING MATE, CANCELS WEEKEND FUNDRAISERS AHEAD OF VP ANNOUNCEMENT Shapiro, who previously served as the state’s attorney general and in local political roles in Montgomery County, is largely supportive of Democratic policies and proposals while also working to portray himself as a moderate in the Rust Belt state that includes massive cities such as the Democratic stronghold of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Shapiro, who is the state’s third Jewish governor, is facing resistance from protesters and voters over his views on the Israel-Hamas war that began on Oct. 7. Shapiro denounced universities during the 2023-2024 school year for failing to protect students as campus protests raged against Israel and the ongoing war in the Middle East. 2024 SHOWDOWN: TRUMP CAMPAIGN REJOICES AFTER HARRIS LEANS IN ON KEY ISSUE HAUNTING HER VICE PRESIDENCY “What we’re seeing at Columbia and what we’re seeing in some campuses across America, where universities can’t guarantee the safety and security of their students, it’s absolutely unacceptable,” Shapiro told Politico in April. “If the universities in accordance with their policies can’t guarantee the safety and security and well-being of the students, then I think it is incumbent upon a local mayor or local governor or local town councilor, whoever is the local leadership there, to step in and enforce the law,” he added. Anti-Israel protests have been a powder keg situation in the U.S. since shortly after the Oct. 7 terror attack by Hamas. During the 2023-24 college school year, agitators and student protesters flooded college campuses nationwide to protest the war in Israel, which also included spiking instances of antisemitism and Jewish students publicly speaking out that they did not feel safe on some campuses. Agitators on Columbia University’s campus, for example, took over the school’s Hamilton Hall building, while schools such as UCLA, Harvard and Yale worked to clear spiraling student encampments where protesters demanded their elite schools completely divest from Israel. The University of Pennsylvania also faced widespread protests and a tent encampment against Israel, with Shaprio condemning the school’s then-president, Liz Magill, for failing to denounce genocide against Jews during congressional testimony. Magill resigned from the elite school in December amid widespread outrage over her handling of campus antisemitism. The Philadelphia Inquirer also unearthed an opinion piece Shapiro wrote for his college newspaper in 1993 that claimed peace “will never come” to the Middle East, arguing Palestinians are “too battle-minded” to coexist with Israel. “Using history as a precedent, peace between Arabs and Israelis is virtually impossible and will never come,” the then-University of Rochester student wrote. Anti-Israel critics have since labeled Shapiro “Genocide Josh,” arguing he’s too supportive of Israel, which anti-Israel protesters say is leveling genocide against residents of Gaza amid the war. Democrats have said that left-wing voters holding anti-Israel views are singling Shapiro out, as he’s the only Jewish potential veep reportedly at the top of Harris’ contender list. “There are several incredible options for vice president. The superb Governor of Pennsylvania, @JoshShapiroPA, is one of them. Singling him out, or applying a double standard to him over the war in Gaza, is antisemitic and wrong. Don’t go there,” Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., posted on X. Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, who has notably been a staunch defender of Israel amid the war, has meanwhile remained mum on his support of Shapiro. FETTERMAN SKEPTICAL OF HARRIS PICKING GOV. SHAPIRO AS RUNNING MATE, SOURCES SAY: REPORT Politico reported Saturday evening that Fetterman’s advisers met with the Harris team to allegedly convey concerns the senator has with Shapiro potentially running on the ticket, most notably reportedly citing the pair’s time together on Pennsylvania’s Board of Pardons, which reviews criminal cases to determine potential clemency for an offender. Fetterman allegedly worked to revitalize the board and offer second chances to convicts, while Shapiro reportedly took a more heavy-handed approach, Politico reported. PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS SOUND OFF ON POTENTIAL KAMALA HARRIS VP PICK OF GOV. JOSH SHAPIRO Shapiro has earned endorsements from key Pennsylvania Democrats to run alongside Harris, including from longtime Sen. Bob Casey and Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, and is received favorably by voters in his home state, polls show, which could give him an edge over his other reported VP challengers. Kentucky’s governor, Andy Beshear, has served as the Bluegrass State’s leader since 2019, and is seen as a centrist Democrat who could appeal to moderate voters at the federal level. KENTUCKY GOV BESHEAR RESPONDS TO RUMORS THAT HE’LL RUN FOR PRESIDENT: ‘IT’S FLATTERING’ Republicans, however, have been quick to call out the Kentucky governor as a poor potenital choice as Harris’ running mate, including Kentucky Rep. James Comer, who slammed Beshear for reportedly trying to “reinvent his image from a
Gorsuch has stern message when asked about Biden Supreme Court proposals: ‘Be careful’
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch had little to say when asked about President Biden’s proposals to overhaul the Supreme Court, but he did deliver a brief message. When asked by “Fox News Sunday” host Shannon Bream about Biden’s suggestions for changes to the Supreme Court, Gorsuch said he did not want to get into “what is now a political issue during a presidential election year.” He then continued, however, stressing the importance of an “independent judiciary,” particularly for those who are unpopular. “It’s there for the moments when the spotlight’s on you, when the government’s coming after you. And don’t you want a ferociously independent judge and a jury of your peers to make those decisions? Isn’t that your right as an American?” Gorsuch said. “And so I just say, be careful.” Biden and Vice President Harris are calling on Congress to impose term limits and a code of conduct on the Supreme Court while also drafting limits on presidential immunity, a White House official said in late July. SEN. TIM SCOTT MARRIES MINDY NOCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA CEREMONY During the interview, Gorsuch also discussed how he believes there are too many laws in the U.S., to the point where it can be difficult for people – and the government – to keep track of them all. The justice, who co-authored a book titled “Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law,” said that while “we need laws to keep us free and safe,” having too many has resulted in people committing violations without even meaning to do something wrong. “As a judge now for 18 years, I just came to see case after case in which ordinary Americans just trying to live their lives, not hurt anybody, raise their families, were just getting whacked by laws unexpectedly,” Gorsuch said. GORSUCH BLASTS SOTOMAYOR’S DISSENT IN CHRISTIAN WEB DESIGNER RULING: ‘REIMAGINES’ FACTS FROM ‘TOP TO BOTTOM’ Gorsuch further illustrated his point by citing problems Americans have had when seeking information from the IRS hotline. “It turns out for a period of time they were giving wrong answers about a third of the time,” Gorsuch told host Shannon Bream. He said when asked how this happened, they said the tax code had gotten so complex. Gorsuch also addressed how he approached conflicts with other branches of government. “The answer, is the Constitution,” he said. The Trump appointee also noted the need for Americans to be able to trust each other, and that not everything needs to be solved by a distant government. “My good friend [retired Justice] Stephen Breyer says, ‘If I listen to almost anyone talk for long enough, I’m gonna find something they say that we can agree on,’” Gorsuch said. “Maybe we should start there.” Fox News’ Anders Hagstrom contributed to this report.
Axelrod: Harris momentum leaning heavily on ‘irrational exuberance’
Top Democratic strategist David Axelrod says Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is riding on the “irrational exuberance” of the Democratic Party following President Biden’s withdrawal. Axelrod made the statement in an interview with CNN Newsroom this weekend. Harris’ campaign has surged out of the gate with record fundraising and cutting away at Trump’s lead in polls. “She has a lot of momentum, but if you do look at the polling, this is still a really tight race,” he said. “This is going to be a hard fight for either side. It’s based on the numbers we’re seeing right now.” “Look, I mean, there’s a lot of irrational exuberance on the Democratic side of the aisle right now, because there was despair for some period of time about what November was gonna look like,” he continued. “Now people feel like there’s a chance.” JD VANCE CALLS TRUMP’S OFFER TO DEBATE HARRIS ON FOX NEWS ‘MASTERSTROKE’ Axelrod nevertheless argued that Trump still holds an advantage over Harris despite close polling. “It’s absolutely Trump’s race to lose right now. He is ahead,” he said. “And he is ahead in most of the battleground states. They’re close, they can be won by either candidate.” WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLLING IN THE KEY BATTLEGROUNDS SHOWS He went on to say that everyone should remain “sober” about their chances on the Democratic side. 2024 SHOWDOWN: TRUMP QUICKLY MOVES TO TRY AND DEFINE HARRIS Fox News polls conducted after Biden’s blockbuster announcement in three of the seven crucial states – Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin – indicated Trump and Harris are neck-and-neck. Additionally, in Minnesota and New Hampshire the latest surveys suggest that Democrats are reestablishing single-digit leads with Harris at the top of the ticket. Republicans have not won a presidential election in decades in either state, but recent polls showed Trump to be very competitive with Biden. Some pollsters argue that Harris may drop in the polls in the coming months as the shock of Biden’s withdrawal wanes. “Before long, Harris’ ‘honeymoon’ will end and voters will refocus on her role as Biden’s partner and co-pilot. As importantly, voters will also learn about Harris’ dangerously liberal record before becoming Biden’s partner,” veteran GOP pollster Tony Fabrizio, who polls for the Trump campaign, predicted last month. Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.