‘Under no circumstances..’: J-K Police warns against sharing terror outfit JeM video featuring Saif Ali Khan
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Bipartisan commission to study Trump assassination attempt teed up for House vote
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on establishing a bipartisan commission to study the attempted assassination of former President Trump during a campaign rally earlier this month. House GOP leaders noticed a bill late Sunday that would create the investigative panel, which would be comprised of five Democrats and six Republicans. A 20-year-old gunman opened fire at Trump’s July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing one attendee and injuring two others. Trump himself was shot in the ear and rushed offstage by Secret Service agents. TRUMP SHOOTING: TIMELINE OF ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW GUNMAN EVADED SECURITY Law enforcement’s handling of the situation has since faced a mountain of scrutiny, particularly the U.S. Secret Service, whose director is under bipartisan pressure to resign from her post. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is the highest ranking elected official so far who is calling for Director Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation. He told Fox News Digital last week during the Republican National Convention that he planned to assemble an investigatory panel early this week and hoped for answers soon. “The idea of a task force is that we can have sort of a precision group or unit that goes to work on this immediately. It’ll be bipartisan and will have subpoena authority. I think that’s going to be very important to get the answers as quickly as possible,” Johnson said on Thursday. TOP REPUBLICAN WARNS OF ‘RUDE AWAKENING’ IF ‘STONEWALLING’ CONTINUES AS SECRET SERVICE FACES HEARING The legislation is led by Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., who was in attendance when the attempted assassination took place. He also represents the district where the rally was located. The bill is slated to get a vote under suspension of the rules, meaning it will bypass normal procedural hurdles in exchange for raising the threshold for passage to two-thirds of the chamber instead of a simple majority. That likely will not be an issue for passage, however. The assassination attempt and political violence in general were widely condemned by members of both parties immediately in the shooting’s wake. Fox News Digital reached out to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., to ask whether he supported the commission’s creation. TRUMP SHOOTER THOMAS MATTHEW CROOKS’ PARENTS REGISTERED PENNSYLVANIA PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS: RECORDS Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pa., became the first Congressional Democrat to call for Cheatle to resign over the weekend. “I am calling on Director Cheatle to resign immediately following last weekend’s shooting of a Presidential candidate in Western Pennsylvania,” Boyle said in a statement on Saturday. “The evidence coming to light has shown unacceptable operational failures,” he continued. “I have no confidence in the leadership of the United States Secret Service if Director Cheatle chooses to remain in her position.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The news comes as Cheatle is testifying on Capitol Hill before the House Oversight Committee on Monday morning, in what is expected to be a tense back-and-forth between herself and a panel that houses top Trump allies like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. The House Republicans’ probe is ongoing in addition to an independent review directed over the weekend by Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
JD(S) leader Suraj Revanna granted conditional bail in sexual abuse case
Suraj Revanna was detained in relation to a reported sexual assault case against a man, and he was charged under the Indian Penal Code’s Sections 377, 342, 506, and 34.
Fox News Power Rankings: Is Kamala Harris unburdened by what has been?
President Biden’s decision to stand down from re-election offers Democrats an unprecedented opportunity to reset this election. At this hour, Vice President Kamala Harris is the most likely nominee. Many party leaders have endorsed her candidacy, and no other candidate with an appreciable chance of winning the nomination is running. Harris is known for asking voters to “see what is possible, unburdened by what has been.” Her probable elevation to the top of the ticket allows her party to do that. But it is too early to tell whether she would perform better against former President Trump in the general election than Biden or any other candidate. KAMALA HARRIS CONFIRMS 2024 PRESIDENTIAL BID AFTER BIDEN DROPS OUT That means Biden’s decision to drop out may have been guided more by his own weakness than Harris’ strength. In the meantime, while Harris is unburdened by age, polls show she is burdened by the administration’s unpopularity. Expect Harris to hold on to issues Democrats are winning and reposition the party on issues they are losing. The race restarts today. FORCING PRESIDENT BIDEN OUT OF CAMPAIGN MAY HAVE BEEN MORE ABOUT CONGRESS THAN WHITE HOUSE Some recent polls have asked voters whether they would support a Democratic candidate other than Biden. So far, however, poll respondents are being asked to evaluate a hypothetical scenario. Voters are about to hear a lot more about the new candidate’s strengths and weaknesses. Other voters will just be getting to know them. These factors will all impact their standing with the electorate. Harris is likely to have the least impact on the Democratic ticket’s standing, since her position as vice president means voters are more familiar with her than any other possible candidate. DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES SHIFT SPOTLIGHT TO KAMALA HARRIS FOLLOWING BIDEN’S 2024 DROPOUT DECISION However, polls cannot yet show whether her elevation changes the race. Even after voters are aware that someone new is the nominee, it will take time to conduct polls and gather enough of them to understand how the race has changed. Think of this as a three-step process: A good rule of thumb is to wait a couple of weeks. Polls conducted after Biden’s fatal debate performance show he was running a close race in national polls. However, he was beginning to struggle in the most competitive states, narrowing his path to victory. Biden had support from 46% of registered voters in an average of five post-debate polls, including the Fox News Poll, with Trump at 47%. The margin between them is statistically insignificant. (The polls tested both Biden and Harris against Trump.) In the battleground states, a somewhat clearer picture was emerging. Biden was locked in a tight battle in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, two crucial rust belt states on his pathway to 270 electoral college votes (NYT/Siena, AARP). He was also within the margin of error in Georgia, where Black voters held the key to Biden’s 2020 election victory (AJC). ‘PROUD OF OUR PRESIDENT’: DEMS HEAP PRAISE ON BIDEN FOR DECISION TO END 2024 CAMPAIGN In Michigan though, another Rust Belt state crucial to his bid, a poll released yesterday showed Trump leading Biden 49% to 42% in a head-to-head matchup; a seven point difference between the two (Detroit Free Press). Democrats would have been anxious about a recent poll in Virginia that had Biden at 46% to Trump’s 44%, a two point difference that is well within the poll’s margin of sampling error (NYT/Siena). Biden won the state by 10 points in 2020. Polls are snapshots in time. They do not account for the challenges that Biden would have faced in the final 100 days of the campaign, including another presidential debate and a rigorous campaign schedule, all while serving as leader of the free world. Polling and these factors all likely played a role in Democrats’ thinking about his re-election odds and Biden’s decision. On the surface, Harris’ odds look about the same. In the same five post-debate national polls, the vice president ties Trump at 47% apiece among registered voters. That is two points higher than Biden’s number in the same polls. OBAMA OFFERS STATEMENT OF SUPPORT AFTER BIDEN DROPS OUT OF 2024 RACE: ‘PATRIOT OF THE HIGHEST ORDER’ Her position is similar across three competitive state polls that tested both Biden and Harris. In Georgia, Trump is ahead of Harris, 51% to 46%; Harris adds a point on Biden’s number, but overall the gap between the two candidates is wider (AJC).In Pennsylvania, Trump edges Harris 48% to 46%, a two-point improvement on Biden and within the margin of error (NYT/Siena).In Virginia, Harris gets 48% versus Trump’s 44%, another two-point improvement on Biden and within the margin of error (NYT/Siena). These numbers suggest that today, a polarized electorate views Harris similarly to Biden. His values are hers; so are his accomplishments and failures. There is also no meaningful difference between Biden and Harris’ support with key voter groups in a matchup against Trump. From last week’s Fox News Poll: (Fox News Poll, July 7-10; MOE: Black ±9, Women ±4, Under 30 ±7.5, Independents ±7, Moderates ±6) That means, so far, her pathway to 270 electoral college votes looks about the same as Biden’s. TRUMP SAYS BIDEN ‘IS NOT FIT TO SERVE’: ‘WHO IS GOING TO BE RUNNING THE COUNTRY FOR THE NEXT 5 MONTHS?’ Voters view Harris more favorably than Biden. As the same Fox News Poll revealed, 44% of voters have a favorable opinion of Harris, while 54% view her unfavorably. Those numbers are similar to Trump’s (-12) and better than Biden’s (-20). Harris, 59 years old, does not have Biden’s age issue. Voters were already concerned about it before the debate; those concerns exploded after it. That is likely helping her ratings. Again, these results reflect Harris’ current standing, with voters knowing her as the vice president on Biden’s ticket. Her polling, path to 270 and favorability could all change in the weeks ahead. It is possible, for example, that Democrats will become more enthusiastic
Biden still hasn’t been seen since bombshell 2024 announcement, as COVID isolation continues
President Biden has not been seen publicly since a letter was released announcing that he would no longer seek re-election and is endorsing Vice President Harris to replace him as the Democrats’ nominee. In a letter released on X Sunday, Biden said he believes it is in the “best interest 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,” adding, “I will speak to the Nation later this week in more detail about by decision.” According to the president’s public schedule, Biden was at his house in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, at the time the letter was sent out on social media, though he had no public appearances scheduled that day. The same goes for Monday, when his public schedule shows Biden at 10 a.m. ET will receive his daily briefing, which is closed to the press, with no public events currently scheduled. The White House has yet to release additional details about Biden’s schedule for the rest of the week. HOW DOES KAMALA HARRIS POLL AGAINST DONALD TRUMP? Last week, Biden began to self-isolate after reportedly testing positive for COVID-19. He was last seen publicly deplaning in Delaware on July 17. In a letter updating the status of 81-year-old Biden’s medical condition on Friday, the physician to the president, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, wrote that Biden “completed his sixth dose of PAXLOVID this morning.” Biden “is still experiencing a loose, non-productive cough and hoarseness, but his symptoms continue to improve steadily,” O’Connor wrote in the letter released by the White House. HARRIS OUTPERFORMS BIDEN IN 2024 SHOWDOWN WITH TRUMP: POLL “His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature remain absolutely normal,” the doctor said. “His oxygen saturation continues to be excellent on room air. His lungs remain clear.” The doctor said Biden has the KP .2.3 variant, which accounts for approximately 33.3% of new infections in the United States, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The President continues to tolerate treatment well and will continue PAXLOVID as planned,” the letter says. “He continues to perform all his presidential duties.” A person familiar with Biden’s schedule confirmed to The Associated Press on Sunday that Biden will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House this week. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly, said the exact timing of the meeting has not been established because Biden is recovering from COVID-19. Netanyahu on Monday left for Washington, D.C., where he is expected to deliver a speech before Congress at a time of great uncertainty following Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race. The prime minister is scheduled to address Congress on Wednesday. He is also expected to meet with Harris. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Before stepping on the plane, Netanyahu said he would emphasize the theme of Israel’s bipartisanship in his speech and said Israel would remain America’s key ally in the Middle East “regardless who the American people choose as their next president,” the AP reported. “In this time of war and uncertainty, it’s important that Israel’s enemies know that America and Israel stand together,” he said. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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How does Kamala Harris poll against Donald Trump?
Before President Biden announced he would discontinue his re-election campaign and endorsed Vice President Harris, recent polls that had been conducted after his disastrous debate performance showed little difference between how he matched up against former President Trump compared to how Harris would. The New York Times assessed that Harris falls about two percentage points behind Trump in recent polls. The 46% to 48% difference is slightly better for Harris compared to how Biden polled on average – three percentage points behind the Republican presidential nominee, 47% to 44%. A New York Times/Siena College poll conducted in the battleground state of Pennsylvania from July 9-11, before Biden dropped out and before the assassination attempt on Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, showed Harris was only behind by one percentage point in a hypothetical matchup against Trump. In Virginia, Harris had a five percentage point lead, compared to Biden only polling ahead of Trump in the same state by a razor-thin margin, according to the Times. Harris polled slightly better than Biden in both states among Black voters, younger voters and women. HARRIS OUTPERFORMS BIDEN IN 2024 SHOWDOWN WITH TRUMP: POLL According to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll conducted July 5-9, 70% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents indicated that they would be “satisfied” if Biden withdrew from the race and Harris was nominated to run as the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate. In an open-ended question, that poll showed 29% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents named Harris as their pick for the Democratic nomination if Biden bowed out. NEW POLL REVEALS WHAT DEMOCRATS THINK OF HARRIS AS PRESIDENT Seven percent of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents referenced California Gov. Gavin Newsom, while 4% said they wanted former first lady Michelle Obama as Biden’s replacement. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer each had 3% of support, though half of Democrats did not specify an alternative candidate. As pressure mounted from Democrat lawmakers and donors for Biden to step aside, a poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released last week found that about six in 10 Democrats believe that Harris would do a good job as president herself. About two in 10 Democrats do not believe she would, and another two in 10 say they do not know enough to say. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Results of a CNN poll conducted by SSRS and released on July 2 indicated that three-quarters of voters say the Democratic Party would have a better chance of keeping the White House with someone else other than Biden at the top of the party’s ticket. In a hypothetical match-up, 47% of registered voters supported Trump compared to 45% for Harris, a difference that fell within the survey’s margin of error. Fox News’ Chris Pandolfo contributed to this report.
Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign raises nearly $50 million since Biden endorsement
Vice President Harris’ presidential campaign has raised nearly $50 million in grassroots donations since President Biden suspended his re-election bid and endorsed her, Fox News Digital has learned. “Since the President endorsed Vice President Harris yesterday afternoon, everyday Americans have given $49.6 million in grassroots donations to her campaign,” the Harris campaign told Fox News Digital. BIDEN ENDS BID FOR SECOND TERM IN WHITE HOUSE AS HE DROPS OUT OF HIS 2024 REMATCH WITH TRUMP The campaign told Fox News Digital that the figure represents grassroots donations raised across “all entities, including ActBlue.” Harris announced her presidential campaign Sunday afternoon just after Biden announced he would drop out of the 2024 race, amid pressure from within the Democratic Party. The unprecedented announcement came as an increasing number of Democrat lawmakers had begun to publicly call for Biden to step aside and the party’s leadership reportedly was engaged in efforts to convince Biden, 81, he could not win in November’s general election against former President Trump, the 2024 GOP nominee who Biden defeated four years ago to win the White House. Biden quickly offered his “full support and endorsement” for Harris to take over as the party’s presidential nominee. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your president,” Biden wrote in a public letter. “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.” Biden said he will formally address the nation later this week about his decision. In a social media post, Biden backed Harris to take over as the party’s standard-bearer. “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 wrote. TRUMP SAYS BIDEN ‘IS NOT FIT TO SERVE’: ‘WHO IS GOING TO BE RUNNING THE COUNTRY FOR THE NEXT 5 MONTHS?’ The president’s endorsement could dissuade any serious completion from other Democrats who may have mulled a bid for the presidential nomination and could clear a path for the vice president to succeed Biden as the party’s nominee. Harris has already gained endorsements from more than half a dozen governors, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul; along with more than 178 Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate. Harris, in a statement about two hours after Biden’s announcement, said she is “honored to have the President’s endorsement and my intention is to earn and win this nomination.” “Over the past year, I have traveled across the country, talking with Americans about the clear choice in this momentous election. And that is what I will continue to do in the days and weeks ahead,” she added. “I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda.” The vice president praised her boss, thanking Biden “for his extraordinary leadership as President of the United States and for his decades of service to our country. His remarkable legacy of accomplishment is unmatched in modern American history, surpassing the legacy of many Presidents who have served two terms in office.” A source familiar told Fox News that Biden and Harris spoke multiple times on Sunday ahead of the president’s stunning announcement. Biden’s endorsement of Harris was quickly followed by two top party elders, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State and former Sen. Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee. “We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her.” LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, one of the Biden campaign’s biggest donors, also quickly endorsed Harris. Former President Obama, however, has not yet endorsed her, and is instead backing a process where an “outstanding” nominee can emerge. “We will be navigating uncharted waters in the days ahead. But I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges,” the former president wrote in a letter. Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama were among the scores of top Democrats praising Biden for putting the nation and the party over personal ambitions. “Joe Biden has been one of America’s most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. Today, we’ve also been reminded — again — that he’s a patriot of the highest order.” the Obamas wrote. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer have not yet endorsed Harris. Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Israel follows up evacuation order with air strikes on Gaza ‘safe zone’
Reports of at least 16 dead with casualties pouring into hospital. Israel’s military has launched artillery and air strikes on eastern Khan Younis shortly after demanding residents leave what it had previously designated a humanitarian zone. The barrage of attacks early on Monday came less than an hour after the evacuation order. At least 30 people have been killed, according to health officials in Gaza. The enclave’s population, most of which has been displaced and is in desperate need of shelter and food, has found it increasingly difficult to find security as they have been pushed into shrinking “safe zones” by Israel’s bombardment. The military on Monday had ordered people to leave areas including the eastern part of the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone in the southern Gaza Strip, saying an operation was planned following the launch of a rocket attack towards Israel. “People did not even have the opportunity to evacuate,” reported Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary from the central city of Deir el-Balah. “The Israeli forces started their air attacks and artillery shelling in eastern Khan Younis shortly after throwing their evacuation order leaflets.” She noted that casualties were pouring into Khan Younis’s only functional hospital – Nasser Medical Complex – and doctors were pleading for blood donations. Israel’s military said its renewed attacks on the area, which it has repeatedly invaded during the war, were a response to Hamas operations. In a post on X, Israel’s military accused Hamas of using civilians in eastern Khan Younis neighbourhoods as “human shields”, turning the area into a danger zone. It called on residents, many already displaced multiple times, to “immediately” flee further west in the al-Mawasi evacuation zone. Due to significant terrorist activity and rocket fire toward the State of Israel from the eastern part of the Humanitarian Area in Gaza, remaining in this area has become dangerous. Accordingly, at this time, the Humanitarian Area will be adjusted. The adjustment is being carried… pic.twitter.com/bk5GGNXn6M — Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 22, 2024 The order affects more than 400,000 people, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence. Those fleeing have little hope that they will be safe, Gaza’s Ministry of Health said noting that al-Mawasi was hit by a massive aerial attack earlier this month, killing over 90 civilians. That attack, which Israel’s military said targeted senior Hamas commanders, was described by those sheltering in the area as a “horrific massacre”, leaving women and children strewn on the tents of their floor and in pieces. “People feel like the Israelis are playing a chess game with them, moving them from one place to another, and no place is safe,” said Khoudary. Israel’s wave of attacks in eastern Khan Younis comes as Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington to address the US Congress, which has approved billions in military aid to Israel during the war. It also comes as Israeli negotiators prepare to restart stalled captive-prisoner exchange talks on Thursday, according to Netanyahu. Since the war broke out, Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed 38,983 people and injured nearly 90,000, the vast majority civilians, while reducing much of the enclave to rubble. [There’s no breakdown of civilian vs non-civilian casualties; consider removing part not in bold] The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Israel must take steps to prevent civilian casualties and ensure the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, but Israel has rejected the court’s ruling. Adblock test (Why?)