NYC Mayor Eric Adams endorses Kamala Harris for president despite criticizing Biden admin border policies
New York Mayor Eric Adams endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president Monday, despite previous statements blasting the Biden administration’s handling of the southern border. “I’m looking forward to moving toward a convention, seeing Vice President Harris becoming the nominee,” Adams said during an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “Everyone knows who I am about public safety, and she was very clear on the campaign trail,” adding, “I think that she is the voice that the party needs right now.” Adams’ remarks contrast what he told CNN the night prior about the Biden administration‘s border policies, which Republicans have blamed for record numbers of illegal immigrants entering the United States. WES MOORE, CONSIDERED A RISING STAR AMONG DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS, ENDORSES KAMALA HARRIS Harris was named by Biden as his administration’s “border czar” in an effort to address the root causes of illegal immigration to the U.S., and to help curb the flow of Central American migrants at the southern border. The number of asylum seekers sent to New York has stretched resources thin, with Adams at one point saying during a town hall meeting that the migrant crisis “will destroy New York City.” KAMALA HARRIS SPENT MONTHS SHOOTING DOWN CONCERNS OVER BIDEN’S MENTAL COMPETENCY “I’ve been frustrated with the national leadership,” Adams told CNN’s Erin Burnett. “Dealing with immigration reform is something that we have failed at for years, even prior to this administration. That was very clear. We needed one person, a czar, [to] deal with the influx of migrants that were coming to our country who were paroled in.” Sources told Fox News that Harris has not spoken to Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens, who became chief last year amid a raging crisis at the border that is now into its third year. Polls have shown that the crisis has been a top priority for voters. Republicans have hammered the administration on the crisis, saying its rollback of Trump-era policies set off the crisis in the first place. In a Monday thread on X, Adams praised Harris’ leadership and said the Democratic Party needs to unite and provide a “platform that delivers a safer, more affordable future that brings the nation together against a dangerous Republican agenda.” Fox News Digital’s Adam Shaw contributed to this report.
JD Vance rallies voters in his hometown hours after Biden exits presidential race
Donald Trump’s pick for vice president, JD Vance, hit the campaign trail on Monday, less than 24 hours after President Biden announced he was dropping out of the race for a second term in office. Vance began his day hosting a campaign rally in his hometown of Middletown, Ohio, where he linked Vice President Kamala Harris to the “worst president in history,” and said that he was just as shocked as most people were to hear the news that he was dropping out of the presidential race. “You know, I was hanging out with my kids yesterday. We were actually at the swimming pool, and somebody brought over their phone and showed me the news that Joe Biden had announced he was dropping out of this race. And look, I don’t like Joe Biden and I don’t like his policies. And I’m not a Democrat primary voter. I never have been, and I never will be unless this goes really wrong, ladies and gentlemen,” Vance recalled. VANCE HITS CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS HARRIS TEAM SCRAMBLES TO CONSOLIDATE DEM SUPPORT “I imagine most of you did not vote for Joe Biden. If you did, welcome aboard. We’re glad to have you,” Vance said. Vance went on stating that what is happening now is a threat to democracy. “The idea of selecting the Democrat Party’s nominee because George Soros and Barack Obama and a couple of elite Democrats got in a smoke-filled room and decided to throw Joe Biden overboard. That is not how it works. That is a threat to democracy, not the Republican Party, which is fighting for democracy every single day,” Vance said. GEN Z INFLUENCERS RAVE ABOUT TRUMP VP PICK JD VANCE: ‘HE HAS WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN OVER MY GENERATION’ Vance continued saying that he really believes that most Americans are fundamentally good, whether they’re Democrat, Republican or independent. “So my message to Democrats who are disgusted by this process because of how anti-democratic it is. You are welcome in the Republican Party, where we think we should persuade voters and not lie to voters. Come on in. The water’s warm,” Vance said. While speaking to the crowd, Vance acknowledged Michigan being a battleground state and said that he could not give the state of Michigan any reason to vote against the Trump-Vance ticket and would work hard for every single vote. JD VANCE MOCKS WASHINGTON POST SCOOP ON HIS ‘ANTI-WOKE IDEOLOGY’: ‘THEY GOT ME’ ‘While my life wasn’t all that different from a lot of people who grew up in Middletown, Ohio, it was tough, but it was surrounded by loving people, and it was surrounded by something that, if we don’t fight, is not going to be around for the next generation of kids. And that’s opportunity. Middletown had an opportunity, and we got to make sure it’s there for the next generation,” Vance said. Vance also shared the moment Trump called to ask him to be his running mate and shared why it was the right opportunity for him and his family to take. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “So I had no idea what was coming. And when the president called me and asked me. He said, ‘Would you like to run as my vice presidential running mate?’ I said, ‘Well, yeah, of course’,” Vance shared. “But he did something that was really amazing. Afterwards, he said, ‘What do you think about the statement I’m about to put out?’ Of course, he put it out on social media. It’s one of the things I love about President Trump is that he speaks directly to people. He doesn’t allow a bunch of consultants to filter him. He is who he is. And that’s why a lot of us love him.” Vance is set to hold another rally in Radford, Virginia, on Monday evening.
Dems hype Harris as Trump ‘prosecutor’ in election, but critics slam her legal career
Vice President Kamala Harris’ extensive 27-year career in criminal prosecution in California may pose challenges in appealing to moderate voters, reminiscent of obstacles she faced during her unsuccessful 2020 presidential bid. Now, both Republicans and Democrats are preparing to scrutinize her political history, which has drawn criticism from both sides of the aisle. As the spotlight has shifted to Harris after President Biden unexpectedly forfeited his Democratic nomination bid for a second presidential term on Sunday, Republican strategists are now gearing up to intensify their offensive against her. Despite calls from many Republicans for Biden to immediately resign, a House Republican strategist told Fox News Digital that “what is more important over the next week or so is defining Kamala as this far-left San Francisco liberal.” HOW DOES KAMALA HARRIS POLL AGAINST DONALD TRUMP? “During the Kenosha riots, she defended the rioters, and that’s in the swing state of Wisconsin, where that was very unpopular, we have to make sure voters remember all of these crazy things that she’s said, and she’s wanted to do,” the strategist said. Likewise, Harris’ tenure as the attorney general of California has been the subject of criticism from left-wing critics as well, primarily related to her approach to tough-on-crime prosecution and other criminal justice policies she championed. During her 2020 presidential campaign, which she launched in January 2019, Harris faced significant criticism over her prosecution record. Opponents of tough-on-crime prosecution argue it disproportionately affects low-income families and minorities, further entrenching them in the prison system. One of the most criticized aspects of Harris’ record was her handling of truancy cases. Harris supported a truancy law, passed in 2011, allowing district attorneys to charge parents with a misdemeanor if their children were chronically absent during the school year without a valid reason. HARRIS OUTPERFORMS BIDEN IN 2024 SHOWDOWN WITH TRUMP: POLL In 2019, Molly Redden of HuffPost reported how the truancy program affected some families in her article, “The Human Costs Of Kamala Harris’ War On Truancy.” Among those impacted was Cheree Peoples, an African American mother arrested in April 2013 after her child had missed 20 days of school. Harris later walked back her crackdown on truancies in a 2019 podcast, saying it “never was the intention” to criminalize parents and describing the California law as one with “unintended consequences,” Politico reported at the time. The new Democratic presidential candidate also faced scrutiny for mixed positions on the death penalty. She defended the death penalty in California, which was controversial among some progressive groups that opposed capital punishment. Later in her career, she shifted her position and publicly opposed the death penalty. In the 2020 Democratic presidential debates, Harris fired back at primary opponent Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, when she accused Harris of omitting key evidence that would have “freed an innocent man from death row” during her time as attorney general. During the debate, Gabbard said she was “deeply concerned” about Harris’ record. WEST VIRGINIA SEN. JOE MANCHIN LEAVES DEMOCRATIC PARTY, REGISTERS AS INDEPENDENT “Sen. Harris says she’s proud of her record as a prosecutor and that she’ll be a prosecutor president, but I’m deeply concerned about this record,” Gabbard, now an independent, said at the time. “There are too many examples to cite, but she put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana.” “My entire career I have been opposed, personally opposed, to the death penalty,” Harris responded. “And that has never changed.” She also faced accusations of being too harsh on low-level drug offenders during her time as San Francisco’s district attorney and later as the state’s top cop. Liberal critics argued that her policies contributed to mass incarceration of Black men rather than focusing on rehabilitation and criminal justice reform. Meanwhile, some Democrats are framing a potential Harris-Trump matchup as the “Prosecutor vs. the Felon,” in light of Trump’s recent court cases. Democratic Congressman Dan Goldman of New York wrote on X Sunday, “November 5: the Prosecutor vs. the Felon.” The anti-Trump group known as the Lincoln Project also chimed in with a new ad endorsing Harris. “As a tough prosecutor, Kamala Harris dealt with men like Trump all the time: Rapists, con men, frauds, criminals – she’s used to guys like Trump, used to putting them in their place,” the narrator says in the ad. Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., also threw his support to Harris on X. “The contrast in this race could not be clearer – a prosecutor versus a convicted felon. A champion for American’s fundamental freedoms versus a man who has tried to rip them away at every turn. Let’s get to work,” he wrote. Democrats will officially nominate candidates for president and vice president at next month’s Democratic National Convention, which is slated to take place in Chicago from Aug. 19-22. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub. Fox News Digital’s Kyle Morris contributed to this report.
Cruz warns against underestimating Harris: Dems pitching her as ‘Mother Teresa, Oprah and Gandhi’ combo
Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warned Republicans against underestimating Vice President Kamala Harris as she emerges as the top contender for the Democratic Party’s nomination for president. “Republicans, I worry, vastly underestimate Kamala Harris. They don’t think very highly of her. They don’t think she’s terribly bright. When you or I bring up Kamala Harris’ name in Republican circles, people laugh. It’s immediately a punchline,” Cruz said Monday on his podcast “Verdict with Ted Cruz.” Cruz warned against Republicans preemptively celebrating a Trump-Vance win months out from the election, arguing Democrats and the media will promote Harris as an “historic” candidate. “I think people are underestimating what billions of dollars of free media, of the entire corrupt corporate media complex, pitching her as a combination of Mother Teresa, Oprah and Gandhi,” Cruz said. WHITE HOUSE, FAMILY OFFER CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS IF BIDEN’S HEALTH INFLUENCED DECISION TO DROP OUT “I still think Trump wins in November, but this is not a layup. It is not given.… If you’re a Democrat, what makes you nervous is chaos, and this much chaos 100 days out is scary. But you know what? Even more scary is going to an election where you’re almost certain to lose, which is where Biden was,” he continued. President Biden announced Sunday afternoon on X that he was bowing out of the presidential race, which was quickly followed by him endorsing his vice president to run in his place. TRUMP CALLS FOR NEXT PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TO BE HELD ON FOX NEWS “My very first decision as the party nominee in 2020 was to pick Kamala Harris as my Vice President. And it’s been the best decision I’ve made. Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee of our party this year. Democrats — it’s time to come together and beat Trump. Let’s do this,” Biden said in a follow-up social media post endorsing Harris. The vice president held her first public address Monday since Biden’s announcement, praising Biden for his decades in government. WHAT COMES NEXT FOR DEMOCRATS AFTER BIDEN’S CAMPAIGN SUSPENSION? “I am a firsthand witness that every day our President Joe Biden fights for the American people and we are deeply, deeply grateful for his service to our nation,” she said Monday from the South Lawn of the White House during an event celebrating NCAA athletes. Harris is not yet the official nominee of her party, as the DNC must first certify her – or another potential candidate – next month. Former President Trump officially became the nominee of the Republican Party last week after announcing Ohio. Sen. JD Vance as his running mate. Cruz said the RNC, which was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was the “best” he’s attended in all his years in politics. However, he remarked it was concerning to see some in the GOP were “overconfident” that Trump has an election win locked. READ IT: BIDEN DROPS OUT OF 2024 RACE WITH LETTER ‘PROUD OF OUR PRESIDENT’: DEMS HEAP PRAISE ON BIDEN FOR DECISION TO END 2024 CAMPAIGN “I was very worried at the convention,” Cruz said. “… I am afraid people were overconfident at the convention. There was an air of celebration. It was, ‘We’ve won. We’re on to victory. This is a landslide. Trump’s coming back in. We’ve got a huge Republican majority.’” “In my view, and I was trying to say this, ‘Look, there’s a time for celebration. Celebrate after Election Day. Celebrate after we’ve won. Now is not the time for celebration. Now is the time for hard work.’” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Kamala Harris praises Biden’s legacy in first remarks since announcing 2024 bid
Vice President Kamala Harris praised President Biden on Monday for his accomplishments in the first few years of his term, claiming he has done more than other presidents and with less time than they had. “In one term, he has already surpassed the legacy of most presidents who have served two terms in office,” she said in opening remarks at the White House’s event for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship teams. Biden announced his decision to step aside and suspend his 2024 presidential campaign after significant pressure mounted for him to do so. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your president,” he wrote in a letter posted to X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday. “While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interests of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term.” WES MOORE, CONSIDERED A RISING STAR AMONG DEMOCRATIC GOVERNORS, ENDORSES KAMALA HARRIS The president endorsed Harris as his successor after announcing his decision. “I am honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination,” she responded in a statement. Harris’ remarks on Monday were the first after she accepted Biden’s endorsement, making her intention to be the 2024 Democratic nominee known. She complimented the president, specifically for “his honesty, his integrity, his commitment to his faith and his family, his big heart and his love, deep love of our country.” KAMALA HARRIS SPENT MONTHS SHOOTING DOWN CONCERNS OVER BIDEN’S MENTAL COMPETENCY “I am first-hand witness that every day our president, Joe Biden, fights for the American people. And we are deeply, deeply grateful for his service to our nation,” she added. The vice president also told attendees that Biden wanted to attend the event, adding, “He is feeling much better and recovering fast, and he looks forward to getting back on the road.” KAMALA HARRIS CONFIRMS 2024 PRESIDENTIAL BID AFTER BIDEN DROPS OUT Biden tested positive for COVID-19 last week, according to the White House. Harris also announced on X that she would be heading to the campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, to say hello to the staff during her first full day of campaigning for president. “One day down. 105 to go. Together, we’re going to win this,” she wrote. While some Democrats stopped short of endorsing Harris as Biden had on Sunday, a plethora of high-profile endorsements for her poured in on Monday morning, many of which were from those being speculated to challenge her. Without a prominent challenger thus far, Harris could be poised to have the party coalesce around her as the nominee. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub
Union Budget 2024: Govt to make big announcement on income tax? Will it hike standard deduction or 80C limit?
The limit of standard deduction was increased to Rs 50,000 per annum in 2019. Since then, there has been no change in it.
Harris has not spoken to Border Patrol chief despite ongoing migrant crisis, ‘root causes’ push
Vice President Kamala Harris, who became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee on Sunday, is yet to speak to the current head of Border Patrol — despite a continued crisis at the southern border, and her role in tackling “root causes” of the crisis. Sources familiar confirmed to Fox News that Harris has not spoken to Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens, who became chief last year amid a raging crisis at the border which is now into its third year. Earlier this year, former Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said he had not heard from either Biden or Harris during his tenure as head of the agency. HOW WOULD A PRESIDENT HARRIS HANDLE IMMIGRATION, BORDER CRISIS? “I’ve never had one conversation with the president or the vice president for that matter. I was chief of the Border Patrol. I commanded 21,000 people. That’s a problem,” Ortiz said on “60 Minutes.” NewsNation first reported that Harris had not spoken to either chief. Customs and Border Protection and the White House did not respond to requests for comment. Harris was tasked by President Biden in 2021 with leading the diplomatic outreach to tackle the “root causes” of migration in the Northern Triangle countries. It led to her being dubbed the “border czar” by Republicans, although the White House has rejected that description. It turned out to be a politically challenging assignment for Harris, given that it came amid the historic surge in encounters that ultimately saw records broken in three subsequent fiscal years. Harris would visit Mexico and Guatemala in 2021 as part of that beat — during which she would tell migrants “do not come” — as well as visiting the border in El Paso, Texas. A project to rally private-sector investment in the region via a call to action has seen more than $5.2 billion committed since May 2021 from over 50 companies and organizations. Additionally, while it is unclear the extent to which investment has played a role, the number of encounters from those three countries has fallen from over 700,000 in FY 21 to over 330,000 so far as of May, with four months left to go. However, those Northern Triangle countries, along with Mexico, are still the top countries from which migrants arrive at the border. CREATOR OF IMMIGRATION CHART THAT ‘SAVED’ TRUMP’S LIFE FROM WOULD BE ASSASSIN CREDITS ‘PROVIDENCE’ Harris’ record on immigration will likely be highly scrutinized in the months ahead after President Biden dropped out of the presidential race and backed Harris to be his successor. Polls have shown that the crisis has been a top priority for voters. Republicans have hammered the administration on the crisis, saying its rolling back of Trump-era policies set off the crisis in the first place. The Biden administration has said it needs funding and reforms from Congress, and introduced a day one comprehensive immigration reform bill. It was rejected by Republicans due to the inclusion of a pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants. It has since called for the passage of a bipartisan Senate package introduced earlier this year. Harris backed that package in a statement. “This agreement on border security and immigration does not include everything we have fought for over the past three years — and we will continue to fight for these priorities — but it shows we can make the border more secure while preserving legal immigration, consistent with our values as a nation,” she said. Get the latest updates on the ongoing border crisis from the Fox News Digital immigration hub.
10 Democrats Vice President Kamala Harris could name as her 2024 running mate
Twenty-four hours after President Biden’s blockbuster announcement that he was dropping his re-election bid, speculation is soaring over whom Vice President Kamala Harris will choose as her running mate. The president endorsed Harris immediately after suspending his own campaign, which ignited a surge of endorsements by Democratic governors, senators, House members and other party leaders in backing the vice president to succeed Biden as the party’s 2024 standard-bearer. As Harris moves toward securing the presidential nomination, the running mate race is igniting. And populating the list of possible contenders are plenty of politicians who were thought to have national ambitions in 2028. HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS REPORTING THE PUSH BY DEMOCRATS TO NOMINATE HARRIS TO REPLACE BIDEN Here are 10 top Democrats – in alphabetical order – whose names have been floated in the past 24 hours as potential Harris running mates. The 46-year-old Beshear was elected attorney general in 2015 and four years later won election as governor in deep red Kentucky. Last November, he was re-elected by five points in a state Biden lost by 26 points in 2020. Beshear is following in his father’s footsteps. Steve Beshear won election and re-election as Kentucky governor in 2007 and 2011. The younger Beshear has been effective in keeping his distance from the national party by focusing on state issues and highlighting economic progress and his handling of natural disasters. But he’s also spotlighted his support for abortion rights and his progress on health care and education. He didn’t rule out serving as running mate in an interview Monday on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” saying “the only way I would consider something other than this current job is if I believed I could further help my people and to help this country.” The former South Bend, Indiana, mayor went from long shot to a top contender for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. As transportation secretary, the 42-year-old Buttigieg has been one of Biden’s most visible Cabinet members, often speaking out on behalf of the administration in TV interviews. Buttigieg, a Rhodes scholar who also served in the war in Afghanistan, made history as the first openly gay person confirmed to a presidential Cabinet position. Cooper, 67, served 16 years as North Carolina attorney general before winning election in 2016 and re-election in 2020 as governor, during the same years that former President Trump carried the Tar Heel State for the GOP in the presidential contests. The governor is term-limited and was prevented from running for re-election this year. Cooper has been a champion of abortion rights in a state where the Republicans dominate the legislature. He’s also focused on expanding Medicaid. The 60-year-old Kelly, a former Navy pilot and NASA astronaut, has represented swing state Arizona in the Senate since 2020. He won a special election to succeed the late GOP Sen. John McCain, becoming the first Democrat in four decades to hold the seat. Kelly easily won re-election in 2022. As a border state Democrat, Kelly has highlighted his differences with the Biden-Harris administration when it comes to combating the influx of migrants over the southern border with Mexico. That could come in handy as the Trump campaign and Republicans repeatedly blast Biden and Harris over the issue of border security. Kelly is the husband of former Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona, who was severely injured in a 2011 shooting and has become a prominent gun safety advocate. Moore is a 45-year-old Army combat veteran and Rhodes scholar who, as a first-time candidate in 2022, won a landslide election as governor in the heavily blue state of Maryland. Moore, who made history as the third Black candidate ever elected governor in the U.S., is seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party. Newwom, 56, is one of the most high-profile Democratic governors in the nation. The former San Francisco mayor and California lieutenant governor won election as governor in 2018, easily beat back a recall attempt in 2021 and cruised to a landslide re-election two years ago. While there’s been plenty of speculation that Newsom has national ambitions in 2028, he’s been a top Biden surrogate this election cycle. Newsom would face a major hurdle if named as Harris’ running mate because they both hail from California, and the 12th Amendment to the Constitution states that presidential and vice presidential candidates running on the same national ticket “shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves.” The 59-year-old Pritzker, who’s in his second term as Illinois governor, has been a vocal Biden surrogate in criticizing Trump. Pritzker, a billionaire whose family started the Hyatt hotel empire, has the ability to self-fund his campaigns. The governor has been outspoken in fighting for women’s reproductive rights, and has signed into law a slew of prgressive measures, including an assault weapons ban and a minimum wage increase. Shapiro, 51, served six years as Pennsylvania’s attorney general before winning election as governor in 2022. If named to the ticket, it’s likely the governor would give the Democrats a boost in Pennsylvania, a crucial northeastern battleground state. Shapiro could also make history as the first Jewish vice president in the nation’s history. The 60-year-old Walz is in his second term as governor of Minnesota, a state that Democrats have reliably won in presidential elections but which is now considered to be competitive. Walz can also showcase a slew of progressive policy victories, including protecting abortion rights, legalizing recreational marijuana and restricting gun access. Whitmer is another high-profile swing state governor and top Biden surrogate who’s taken the fight to Trump. The 52-year-old Whitmer was considered to be on Biden’s 2020 short-list for running mate. But when asked Monday if she would would serve as the Democrats’ vice presidential nominee if asked, Whitmer told reporters“I am not leaving Michigan.” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
House GOP demands Secret Service director face accountability in new resolution: ‘Must be fired now’
FIRST ON FOX: House Republicans are pushing a new resolution demanding that U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle be fired over the failed assassination attempt against former President Trump. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., unveiled the legislation Monday during a tense hearing on Capitol Hill where both Republicans and Democrats expressed frustration with Cheatle’s lack of candor in her answers. It’s already gotten support from a number of House Oversight Committee Republicans. Langworthy told Fox News Digital that Cheatle “must be held accountable for the unacceptable failure to keep President Trump and rallygoers safe on July 13th.” TRUMP SHOOTING: TIMELINE OF ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW GUNMAN EVADED SECURITY “In our Oversight hearing today, she did nothing but dodge questions and deflect blame. Corey Comperatore is dead because of this failure of the Secret Service. The American people deserve transparency and competence from their leaders, especially those tasked with the critical responsibility of protecting our nation’s highest office. She must be fired now,” Langworthy said. It comes amid mounting calls for the Secret Service director to leave her role after a 20-year-old gunman was able to open fire on Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania from a rooftop just outside the event perimeter. One attendee died and two others were injured. Trump himself was shot in the ear and was evacuated offstage by Secret Service agents. TOP REPUBLICAN WARNS OF ‘RUDE AWAKENING’ IF ‘STONEWALLING’ CONTINUES AS SECRET SERVICE FACES HEARING Demands for Cheatle to be relieved of her duties have come primarily from the right, though on Sunday, Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, also urged her to step down. “I’m very sorry to reach this conclusion: I have no confidence in the leadership of the United States Secret Service. I hereby call on Kimberly Cheatle to resign,” Boyle said. Democrats have also stepped out of Cheatle’s ongoing hearing on Monday to vent about answers they found insufficient during the all-day hearing. TRUMP SHOOTER THOMAS MATTHEW CROOKS’ PARENTS REGISTERED PENNSYLVANIA PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS: RECORDS CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “If she continues to evade fairly simple and direct questions…I think she makes the case for her continuation much more problematic,” Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., told reporters. Progressive Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., on Monday called for Cheatle to resign during the Secret Service director’s hearing, saying, “If you have an assassination attempt on a president or a former president or a candidate, you need to resign.” Fox News Digital reached out to the Secret Service for comment.
San Antonio church leaders train to serve as mental health counselors
Under a Harvard Medical School pilot program, church members and leaders will work as interns before counseling on their own, referring more serious cases to medical providers.