Trump declares Harris campaign is ‘imploding’ in tax cut-focused Vegas rally: ‘leading by so much’
Former President Donald Trump traveled to Las Vegas on Thursday evening for a Turning Point Action rally where he declared that Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is “imploding” in a speech that focused on his tax cut plans. “[Harris is] actually imploding, if you take a look. Because, look, I’m not supposed to say it, but we are leading by so much,” Trump said Thursday evening in Las Vegas to cheers from the crowd. “Now, we’re leading by a lot in Nevada. We’re leading by a lot in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. Even states that are typically never in play for 50, 60, 70 years … But the fact is that states, other states too, big states, are all in play and they like us. But you know what? They think she is grossly incompetent. Let’s face it, she is not doing well,” Trump continued. The 45th president joined the Turning Point Action rally at an arena on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’ campus, where supporters such as Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Vivek Ramaswamy, and former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard also addressed the crowd. Trump said during the rally that 29,000 people were inside the arena, and another “29,000 outside to fill the place up twice.” HARRIS CLAIMS TRUMP WIN WOULD BE ‘CATASTROPHIC’ FOR SOCIAL SECURITY, BUT FIRST TERM TELLS DIFFERENT TALE Nevada is another key battleground state, and where Trump first announced earlier in the campaign cycle that he would eliminate taxes on tips. He again focused his Thursday speech on tax cuts, slamming the Biden-Harris for spiraling inflation while criticizing Harris for also saying she would end taxes on tips after Trump’s June announcement. “When I said no tax on tips, remember? A month later, she comes out, ‘and we will have no tax on tips.’ She never said that. And she’s never said it again. You’re not going to get it,” he said. “We’re going to have no tax on tips. And she wanted to increase, and did increase, the so-called tip allocation tax rate by 60%. She raised your tax, and then she’s supposed to say ‘no, no tax on tips.’ In other words, even after Kamala wrecked your economy with inflation, she came after you with tip income. Like sort of like a vulture would do. If she gets four more years, Kamala Harris will pick your pockets bare,” Trump said. MOST U.S. ADULTS WORRY ABOUT FUTURE OF MEDICARE, SOCIAL SECURITY, GALLUP POLL FINDS: ‘MAGNITUDE OF CONCERN’ Trump told the crowd that if he wins next month, he will eliminate taxes on tips, overtime, and on Social Security benefits, and took a poll during the rally, asking supporters to cheer for which of the three tax cut plans they like the best. Cheers and applause broke out as he rattled off the three options, with Trump declaring that seniors’ support for no tax on Social Security benefits received the most support. LIBERAL MEDIA OUTLET INADVERTENTLY EXPLAINS BENEFITS OF TRUMP’S ECONOMIC PLAN The 45th president also railed against the Biden-Harris administration’s border policies, slammed alleged Democratic efforts to turn the U.S. military “woke,” and vowed to work to end the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine as president-elect if he is victorious on Nov. 5. “Sadly, zero chance that Putin would have gone into Ukraine if I were president. Zero chance. What a shame that is. All of the death,” Trump said of the war that broke out when Russia invaded Ukraine in February of 2022. Trump said he will call both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the evening of Nov. 5 if he wins. TRUMP PROMISES TO END TAXATION OF OVERTIME PAY: ‘YOUR OVERTIME HOURS WILL BE TAX-FREE’ “On the evening of Nov. 5, I will call Putin. I will call Zelenskyy. I’ll say, ‘we got to stop it.’ And I’m going to try and get it done as president-elect, as president-elect. That’ll give me plenty of, that’ll give me plenty of credibility. I don’t have to wait until January 20th. I’m going to try and get it done sooner than that. It’s horrible,” Trump said, adding that the war in Israel also would not have happened if he were in office. Trump also hearkened back to his days on “The Apprentice,” calling on the battleground state voters to tell Harris on Nov. 5, “You’re fired.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “Nevada, you have to stand up, and you have to tell Kamala Harris that you’ve had enough. You can’t take it anymore. She’s the worst vice president. She’s grossly incompetent. Kamala, Kamala, you’re fired. Get out of here. Fired, fired! Get out. Get the hell out of here. We got to fix our country,” Trump said. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Centre asks Meta, X to share data again after over 80 flights get fresh bomb threats
Sources in the know said the government has also asked top multinational technology conglomerates to cooperate with it in helping identify those behind such hoax calls, saying this involves public good.
Delhi Air Pollution Update: Air quality improves to ‘moderate’ category, AQI drops to 283
Delhi gets slight relief ahead of Diwali, as the air quality improved to the ‘moderate’ category with AQI dropping to 283 against 306 a day earlier.
IMD update: Severe cyclone Dana begins landfall on Odisha coast, expected to continue till…
The storm moved north-northwest at a speed of 15 kmph over the past six hours before making landfall between Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara district and Dhamra in Bhadrak, with wind speeds of around 110 kmph, a senior IMD official said.
Political divisions deepen over Texas death row inmate Robert Roberson’s innocence claim
Four Texas House lawmakers issued a point-by-point rebuttal to what they called the attorney general’s misleading characterization of Roberson’s case.
RFK Jr urges Catholics to vote for Trump in new ad
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the black sheep of America’s most well-known Catholic family, is urging the faithful to support former President Trump in a new TV ad. Kennedy, who first challenged President Biden for the Democrat nomination and then ran as an independent, discusses his faith in the $250,000 ad spot before giving reasons why he now supports Trump for the presidency. “President Trump has promised to take bold action on our economy, on the border and on restoring children’s health. The Democratic Party has become the party of war, censorship and corruption,” RFK Jr. says. “Catholics may disagree on many issues, but we must find a way to love our children more than we hate each other. I hope you’ll join me in supporting Donald Trump.” HARRIS’ CATHOLIC DINNER SNUB IS JUST THE LATEST IN CAREER FULL OF SWIPES AT THE FAITHFUL, CRITICS CHARGE The ad, released by the conservative group CatholicVote, is set to air in Pennsylvania before a wider release in swing states, Semafor reported. It comes less than two weeks before a historically tight election in which Catholic voters could very well determine who next occupies the White House. CatholicVote President Brian Burch has criticized Harris’ position on abortion, noting the practice violates Catholic social teaching. In a recent interview with NBC News, the vice president said she does not support any concessions on the abortion issue, including religious exemptions for faith-based health care providers who have a conscientious objection to the procedure. “I think Kamala Harris is making a massive gamble. She’s calculating that she can build a winning coalition without people of faith,” Burch told Fox News Digital in an interview Wednesday. He acknowledged that Trump has also “disappointed” some pro-life voters by opposing a federal ban on abortion but said, “I think Trump’s comments are reflecting where the public is and that there is no consensus abortion.” According to Semafor, the collaboration with Kennedy came after months of conversations with CatholicVote talking through their positions on abortion. Burch told the outlet that Kennedy ultimately agreed “we need to be spending an equal amount of money on helping women choose to keep their child as we are on helping them to get abortions.” DEMOCRATS DRIVING RELIGIOUS VOTE AWAY FROM PARTY AS TRUMP COURTS CATHOLICS: ‘ANTI-CHRISTIAN’ PARTY The pro-Trump ad comes as the Trump campaign is actively courting Catholic voters. Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a Catholic convert, penned an op-ed in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Thursday that accused Harris of harboring “prejudice against Catholics.” “Last week, Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer, one of Vice President Kamala Harris’s top surrogates, mocked the sacrament of the Eucharist in a cringey skit with a podcaster. Last Thursday, Ms. Harris became the first presidential candidate since 1984 to skip the annual Al Smith dinner, a fundraising event that benefits Catholic Charities,” Vance wrote. “The first insults Catholics, while the latter displays a more subtle disregard for an important Catholic cultural event, one that raises money for social services that aid people in need, including people with disabilities and refugees and immigrants. Both show the Harris campaign’s anti-Catholic bigotry.” A handful of key battleground states this election cycle have huge Catholic populations. About 24% of the Pennsylvania population, which has been touted as the state that will likely determine the overall outcome of the election, identifies as Catholic; about 25% of the population in Nevada identifies as Catholic; 18% in Michigan; 21% in Arizona; and 25% in Wisconsin. Other notable battleground states have a smaller Catholic population, including Georgia and North Carolina, both of which have a roughly 9% population of Catholics. TRUMP APPLAUDS CATHOLIC GROUP’S MULTI-MILLION ANTI-HARRIS CAMPAIGN APPEALING TO CHURCH FAITHFUL Catholics historically voted for Democrats until the 1960s and early 1970s, when crime and cultural issues came to the fore alongside economic concerns, most notably in 1972 when President Richard Nixon’s campaign slammed Democrat opponent Sen. George McGovern as a candidate who supported “amnesty, abortion and acid.” Today, Catholic voters are evenly split between the two parties, and whichever side captures the majority is usually the side that wins the White House. President Biden, the second Catholic president in the nation’s history (after John F. Kennedy), won the Catholic vote over Trump in 2020 by about five percentage points. In 2016, Trump won the voting bloc at 52% support compared to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 44% Catholic support. Former President Obama won the Catholic vote in both 2008 and 2012, as did former President George W. Bush in his 2004 election against John Kerry, Pew Research data shows. The exception to the rule came in 2000, when former Vice President Al Gore won the Catholic vote by two points over Bush despite losing the presidential election overall. The Harris campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Fox News Digital’s Emma Colton contributed to this report.
Iranian armed forces plan to triple Revolutionary Guard budget thanks to oil exports
Iran’s military forces will get a large influx of cash thanks to a booming energy economy, despite Western sanctions. The regime’s upcoming 2025 budget will triple the amount of oil revenue allocated to its armed forces. As tensions with Israel and by proxy the U.S. reach a fever pitch, the government expects next year to take in $26 billion from oil exports, 37.5% of its total revenue. Half of that amount, around $13 billion, will be directed toward military spending, according to a report on the budget by Iran International. Officially known as the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, they consist of the Army, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the Law Enforcement Forces (LEF). The other 42.5% will go toward the government’s operating budget, with 6.5% earmarked for “special projects.” This year’s Iranian armed forces have a total budget of $17 billion, including $4.5 billion from oil revenues. The budget does not say how much money the military will get from other sources next year. Around 95% of the nation’s oil exports go to China, which buys it at a discounted rate due to the liability of skirting sanctions. In total, the government projects the nation in total, including non-governmental entities, will bring in $69 billion from oil and gas exports, around $5 billion of that from domestic energy sales. IRAN REVOLUTIONARY GUARD OFFICIAL CHARGED IN PLOT TO KILL IRANIAN AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST IN NYC The budget reveals that Iran expects to increase daily exports by 350,000 barrels, bringing the total to some 3.75 million barrels per day next year. Iran has no plans to build new oil refineries, so the entire increase is intended for export. Republicans have long criticized the Biden administration for “turning a blind eye” to illicit oil and gas sales and refusing to enforce sanctions, which they say enriched Iran to fund its proxies Hamas and Hezbollah to attack Israel and the Houthis to attack Western trade routes. Despite U.S. sanctions, Iran has been able to export near-record amounts of oil, around 1.7 million barrels per day. After the Trump administration pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal in 2018, it imposed harsh sanctions on the regime to stop its funding of proxies abroad, banning U.S. citizens from trading with Iran or handling Iranian money. It also punished entities in other countries that did business with Iran by cutting them off from the dollar. INTELLIGENCE REPORT SAYS IRAN WILL KEEP TRYING TO KILL TRUMP REGARDLESS OF ELECTION OUTCOME President Biden often waived enforcement of such sanctions, keen to bring Tehran back to the negotiating table to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons and fearful of driving up global oil prices. Iran gained access to more than $10 billion through a State Department sanctions waiver that allowed Iraq to continue buying energy from Iran, which the Biden administration argues is necessary to keep lights on in Baghdad. White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby has insisted none of the funds go to the IRGC or Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but are “for humanitarian goods.” Earlier this month, the Energy Information Agency published a report finding Iran sold $144 billion in oil abroad between 2021 and 2023. Under a maximum pressure period in 2020, Iranian oil sales had decreased to $16 billion. In the first half of 2024, Iran had already brought in $24 billion from oil exports. On Friday, the U.S. hit Iran with fresh sanctions on its so-called shadow fleet of ships circumventing sanctions to sell Iranian oil in response to the missile attack on Israel at the start of the month.
Political rock stars, entertainment celebrities team up with Harris on campaign trail
CLARKSTON, GA. — Vice President Harris teams up on the campaign trail for the first time Friday evening with arguably the most popular Democratic Party politician: former President Obama. While Obama has been stumping in the key swing states the past couple weeks on behalf of the vice president, he’ll join her on the stage as they aim to energize supporters in the crucial southeastern battleground of Georgia to cast their ballots in early voting. The event comes with just 11 days to go until Election Day in Harris’ margin-of-error battle with former President Trump in the race to succeed President Biden in the White House. “I’m honored to have the support of former President Obama,” the Democrat presidential nominee told reporters as she headed to Atlanta. “He’s been on the campaign trail and has been really wonderful and extraordinary in terms of the time and effort that he’s putting into our campaign.” FROM ‘JOYFUL WARRIOR’ TO CALLING TRUMP A ‘FACIST’ – KAMALA HARRIS CHANGES HER MESSAGING IN THE FINAL STRETCH But it’s not just political rock stars that are teaming up with Harris. Rock legend Bruce Springsteen, who has been supporting Democrat presidential candidates for two decades, will perform at Friday evening’s rally. Harris called Springsteen “an American icon.” CHECK OUT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS IN THE 2024 ELECTION Also making appearances at the vice president’s rally in suburban Atlanta are actor, filmmaker and playwright Tyler Perry, film director, producer, screenwriter and actor Spike Lee, and actor Samuel L. Jackson. While Harris is in Georgia, legendary musician James Taylor was scheduled to perform at a rally in neighboring North Carolina – another key battleground – headlined by Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Taylor was scheduled to perform at the DNC but was bumped due to timing issues. Last weekend, Harris rallied supporters at a get-out-the-vote event in Atlanta with pop singer and star Usher. Hours earlier at a campaign event in Detroit on the city’s first day of early voting, the vice president teamed up with Motor City native rapper Lizzo. WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLLS INDICATE IN THE HARRIS-TRUMP SHOWDOWN Another Detroit-born star, rapper, songwriter and music producer Eminem, joined Obama at a Tuesday rally in the battleground state’s largest city to get-out-the-vote for Harris. And the vice president will reportedly be joined at a rally in Houston on Friday by Beyoncé, who is considered a cultural icon. Beyoncé’s hit song “Freedom” has been adopted by the vice president as her campaign trail anthem. While she hasn’t joined Harris at a campaign event, singer and songwriting superstar Taylor Swift endorsed the vice president last month on the evening of the only debate between Harris and Trump. Asked about the star power at her events, Harris said on Thursday, “I think it just shows the breadth and depth of the support that we have and also the enthusiasm that a lot of people are bringing to the campaign and feel about our campaign.” While he can’t match the surrogate star power that Harris enjoys, Trump has also attracted some well-known celebrities at his events. The latest, country singer Jason Aldean, took the stage at Trump’s rally on Wednesday evening in Duluth, Georgia. The former president also enjoys the backing of other celebrities, including Telsa founder and multibillionaire Elon Musk, hip-hop star, rapper and fashion designer Kanye West, singer Kid Rock, actors Jon Voight and Kelsey Grammar, former NFL star quarterback Brett Favre, former Indy racer Danica Patrick, and celebrity chef Paula Deen. While celebrity endorsements can grab plenty of media attention and add excitement to campaign rallies, it’s questionable how much they move the needle in terms of bringing a new wave of support to a candidate. Veteran Republican strategist David Kochel noted that using celebrities has “been a big part of the playbook for a long time,” especially with Democrat presidential candidates. But he argued that they rarely “move people” or “move the message.” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Fox News Politics: Nearly 1 million migrants staying ‘indefinitely’
Welcome to the Fox News’ Politics newsletter, with the latest political news from Washington, D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. Here’s what’s happening… -Intelligence report says Iran will keep trying to kill Trump regardless of election outcome -Key swing state’s 6 electoral votes hinge on candidate performances in this county – Trump blasts Harris over Hitler comparison, rips his former chief of staff: ‘LOWLIFE’ Nearly 1 million illegal immigrants are staying in the U.S. “indefinitely” after their cases were dismissed or closed, or the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) failed to file the necessary documentation, according to a new House Judiciary Committee report released Thursday taking aim at a “sort of quiet amnesty has become a staple of the Biden-Harris Administration’s immigration courts.” “Through administrative maneuvering at both the Justice Department and DHS, the Biden-Harris Administration has already ensured that nearly 1 million illegal aliens can remain in the United States without the possibility of deportation—and that trend shows no sign of stopping,” the report by the House majority on the committee, first obtained by Fox News Digital, says. When illegal immigrants are encountered, they can be put into removal proceedings by which they will eventually face an immigration judge to have their case decided. There are around 700 immigration judges across the U.S., and they currently face a backlog of millions of cases after the historic crisis at the border. …Read more ‘DIRECT MILITARY ACTION’: US must weigh ‘military action against’ North Korean forces if they invade Ukraine: House intel chair Turner…Read more STUMBLING ON STAGE: Harris stumbles on the border when pressed on illegal immigration: ‘Is a border wall stupid?’…Read more DOUBLING DOWN: Harris doubles down on ‘fascist’ comments at start of CNN town hall: ‘unstable’…Read more FAITH AND FREEDOM: Pro-life groups slam Harris for uncompromising abortion position: ‘Christians are not welcome’…Read more MANAGING RISKS: Federal agencies ordered to use ‘most powerful’ AI systems in first-ever National Security Memo on AI…Read more ‘BIG WIN’: House GOP celebrates ‘big win’ after preventing creation of new global advertising coalition…Read more CHOPPING BLOCK: Jordan subpoenas Biden-Harris admin for cost of housing illegal migrants at taxpayers’ expense…Read more CELEBRITIES FOR KAMALA: 10 celebrities campaigning for Harris in election’s final weeks…Read more ‘ADMIRES DICTATORS’: ‘Admires dictators’: Harris continues comparing Trump to Hitler during battleground state town hall…Read more POLL POSITION: Harris-Trump showdown: New national poll shows former president with the edge…Read more ‘HAS TO STOP’: Trump camp says Dem rhetoric ‘directly to blame’ for past assassination attempts…Read more ‘GOING WITH TRUMP’: ‘I’m going with Trump’: 3 former Dems from Pennsylvania explain how former president won them over…Read more RUNNING ON FUMES: Harris’ ‘mixed messages’ on natural gas production could cost her pivotal Pennsylvania…Read more ‘FREEDOM’: Beyonce to join Kamala Harris at red state campaign rally…Read more GOING NEGATIVE: Harris adopts Biden playbook of targeting Trump as a ‘fascist’ after discarding strategy for months…Read more BATTLEGROUND SERIES: Key swing state’s 6 electoral votes hinge on candidate performances in this county…Read more MEAN GREEN: JD Vance calls out the Left’s hypocrisy for opposing Jill Stein but backing RFK on the ballot…Read more HISTORIC REALIGNMENT: Trump support among young Black and Latino men spikes in new poll…Read more VIRTUAL TIE: Competitive Virginia House race tied as Republican incumbent battles challenger…Read more SWING STATE SUSPENSE: Trump, Harris neck and neck in battleground states Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina…Read more EARLY VOTING NUMBERS: More than 25M voters have cast ballots so far in 2024 election…Read more MARYLAND KICKS OFF VOTING: Early in-person voting kicks off in Maryland…Read more GOOD SIGN: Early voting data may be sign of improved GOP ground game in pivotal swing state…Read more ‘CRITICAL STEP’: North Carolina voters will decide on amendment to explicitly bar non-citizens from voting in elections…Read more DEPORTED: Guatemalan migrant wanted for child abuse, violence against women, abuse of power ousted from US: ICE…Read more CHALLENGE DENIED: Battleground state’s high court rejects GOP challenge to provisional ballot rules…Read more ILLEGALLY VOTING: Ohio grand juries indict six non-citizens for allegedly illegally voting in past elections…Read more ‘ONE OF THE DUMBEST POLITICAL DECISIONS’: Texas politicos launch full court press against Harris ahead of her border state campaign rally: ‘apologize’…Read more Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.
Haitian migrants overwhelming small Indiana town: ‘It’s just overrun’
Residents in the town of Logansport, Indiana, say that an influx of migrants from Haiti and other countries into their little town is overwhelming services, a trend of small towns and cities across the U.S. being overwhelmed. “It’s just overrun. We don’t have space for everybody, so the housing has been taken over and our schools have been taken over; pretty much the whole town has been taken over,” resident Candice Espinoza told “America’s Newsroom.” Logansport’s mayor estimates the population has grown by 20%-30% since 2021, most of that being Haitians moving in. More than 3,000 Haitians have arrived. SWING STATE OFFICIAL WARNS VILLAGE STRUGGLING WITH FINANCIAL LOSSES AFTER INFLUX OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS Meanwhile, in numbers first reported by the New York Post, the number of Haitian students in the schools has gone from 14 to 207. The school district has pushed back on claims that it is affecting the students. “We have a total of 207 Haitian students within our student population, which makes up about 5% of our student population,” the school district superintendent said in a statement. “I have not had any complaints of student needs not being met due to services to our English learners population. We are a comprehensive school corporation. English learner students who need extra support are given those supports through specific programs that we offer.” Espinoza disagreed with the statement and said she believes parents have been complaining. “I have a child that I help take care of that she’s dyslexic, and she does not get the help she needs. She needs a little extra hands-on, and she needs help to learn to read, and they don’t help her. They are holding her back because they’re trying to specialize with these kids that need more English, and they don’t know English, so it’s harder,” she said. HAITIAN MIGRATION ROILS TOWN IN KEY BATTLEGROUND STATE WITH SIGNS OF PRO-TRUMP SUPPORT ON THE RISE Others have pointed to other effects of Haitian migration, with one mother telling the Post her daughter was accosted by Haitian migrants as she walked to a nearby coffee shop. Multiple residents also told Fox News the new arrivals make them feel uncomfortable and unsafe, with one woman saying some of the male Haitian migrants in town would “stop in front of our porch and just stop and stare. They don’t say a word. They just stare. It’s unnerving.” The Health Department has seen an uptick in cases of diseases like tuberculosis and HIV. TRUMP SOUNDS ALARM ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT MURDERERS: ‘A LOT OF BAD GENES IN OUR COUNTRY’ “We’re all for compassion,” one resident told Fox. “But you can’t do that at the expense of everyone else either. You got to have compassion for those who are here.” The city’s mayor is now trying to get the state and federal governments to step up and help his town pay for the increase in city services. “How do you think us as leaders in this small community feel knowing that not once were we alerted this was going to happen?” Mayor Chris Martin told Fox. The situation in Logansport echoes those in other U.S. towns like Springfield, Ohio, Charleroi, Pa., and Lockland, Ohio, that have faced challenges with an influx of migrants, whether in the U.S. legally or illegally. Meanwhile, cities like New York City and Chicago have been overwhelmed by the numbers they have see. Immigration is now a top issue ahead of the 2024 election, with multiple polls showing former President Trump with an advantage over Vice President Harris on the issue.