Trump widens lead over Biden in key battleground states: Poll
Former President Donald Trump is leading President Biden across seven states that could determine the results of the heated 2024 presidential contest. A new Bloomberg News/Morning Consult survey asking voters from key states who they would vote for in the upcoming presidential election found that Trump is leading Biden 48% to 44% across the seven key swing states in play: Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The poll also found that individual state polling from states previously won by Biden in 2020 reveals Trump is now the candidate of choice. THE 2024 WILD CARD: HOW TRUMP TRIAL VERDICT COULD RESHAPE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Trump is up 5 points in Arizona, a state narrowly won by Biden in 2020, leading the Democrat president 49% to 44%. The former president is also leading in another state won by Biden in 2020 – Georgia. According to the survey, Trump is leading Biden in the Peach State by three points, 47% to 44%. BLACK VOTERS RIP BIDEN’S ‘RACE BAITING’ COMMENCEMENT SPEECH AS HIS SUPPORT DWINDLES: ‘PARTY OF HOPELESSNESS’ The poll also reported Trump holding a 2 point lead in Pennsylvania, 48% to 46% – another state won by Biden in 2020. Trump leads Wisconsin by 1 point, 47% to 46%, the fourth state Biden won in 2020 that the poll reported Trump having an edge just months before election day. The poll also found Trump is up in North Carolina by 7 percentage points, 49% to 42%, while the rivals are tied in Nevada, both securing 47% of the vote. Biden secured a lead in one state in the survey, Michigan, but only by 1-point, 46% to 45%. The new results come amid Trump’s hush money trial, where he has spent the last several weeks of his presidential campaign defending himself in a Lower Manhattan courtroom. The Bloomberg surveys were conducted online from May 7 to 13th, with a margin of error of 3 percentage points in Arizona, Georgia and Pennsylvania. The margin of error in Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin was plus or minus 4 percentage points, while Nevada had a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percentage points.
A political realignment in PA: Despite recent Dem wins, the GOP is gaining momentum, analysts say
Top political analysts in Pennsylvania say the state is in the midst of a major demographic and electoral shift, which is likely to prove beneficial for the GOP. According to the latest figures coming out of the commonwealth, Republicans gained more than 10,000 new registrants in the last two months. An analysis of data from the Pennsylvania Department of State conducted by the news outlets PoliticsPA and SpotlightPA found Pennsylvania’s running totals of Republican registrants as of mid-May had increased nearly 11,000 since March 29. Democratic rolls lost about 4,600, and nearly 20,000 Democrats have decided to switch parties or re-register as independent or third-party voters. Up until recently, Pennsylvania could be counted on for flipping its gubernatorial seat every two terms and has showcased a diverse range of U.S. senators, from the conservative Rick Santorum to the late Arlen Specter, who famously switched from Republican to Democrat. Political strategists said the latest figures show the GOP may have a lot to celebrate in November despite recent Democratic dominance. Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro upset that gubernatorial trend when he defeated retired Army Col. and state Sen. Doug Mastriano in 2022 to succeed fellow Democrat Tom Wolf. And former President Trump failed to repeat the upset win he notched in 2016 while running against President Biden in 2020. TRUMP’S VISIT TO WORKING-CLASS PA TOWN EVOKES FOND MEMORIES, BUSINESSES SAY However, the numbers tell the true tale, said Charlie Gerow, a Pennsylvania political strategist and former vice chairman of the American Conservative Union. “Republicans have been gaining on the Democrats in Pennsylvania for a number of years, and the gap right now is very narrow,” Gerow said, noting how Democrats once outnumbered Republicans by 1 million in the commonwealth. BIDEN CAMPAIGN LEANS INTO PENNSYLVANIA ROOTS When asked about recent Republican losses in light of Democrats’ declining registration advantage, Gerow said campaigns and registration figures have their differences. “I have good news for the folks wringing their hands [about the Democrats’ recent successes]. [With] Donald Trump and David McCormick, Republicans are going to have a lot to celebrate.” Gerow predicts McCormick will defeat Sen. Bob Casey Jr., D-Pa., who observers said in 2012 was helped into office by the name recognition and aisle-crossing popularity of his late father, former Gov. Robert P. Casey, the pro-life Democratic namesake of the landmark “Planned Parenthood v. Casey” case. While Philadelphia and the suburbs see an influx of more moderate or liberal voters from the cities and a shift against populist conservatism, the numbers taken statewide appear to be moving in the GOP’s favor. “The difference between the two parties’ registration is what is significant,” Gerow said. “What you’re seeing here is a very big demographic shift. The Republican Party is increasingly more populist. The Democrats are increasingly more elitist.” Mastriano, who ran against Shapiro in 2022, told Fox News Digital he was heartened by the latest statistics. “The trends under multiple measures can’t be making Democrats happy,” he said. “Besides seeing statewide and even blue-centered areas like Philadelphia and Pittsburgh showing significantly more Republican registrations, even Gov. Shapiro’s big push for automatic registration when getting a driver’s license has resulted in bigger GOP gains, which I doubt Josh was expecting when he got behind this.” While its major cities — Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown — remain reliably in Democratic hands, one of several spreadsheets provided by the State Department showed about 2,200 Philadelphia voters left the Democratic Party so far this year, while the GOP lost about 400. Allegheny County, home to Pittsburgh, lost just under 1,200 Democrats and 500 Republicans. Once reliably-Democratic areas like Schuylkill County now swing Republican, and Trump notably flipped several blue-friendly areas like Luzerne, home to Wilkes-Barre, and Northampton counties in 2016. But Republicans have suffered recent losses around Philadelphia, where once-red, middle-class Delaware County now leans reliably Democratic. However, overall, there are 3,894,593 Democratic voters registered in Pennsylvania to 3,504,984 Republicans, according to state data. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP State Sen. Jarrett Coleman of Lehigh County added he believes the registration gap narrowing is indicative of public sentiment increasingly favoring the GOP. “[It] is due to the fact that the Republican Party is more focused on kitchen table issues, and that resonates with voters,” Coleman said. “The people I talk to are more concerned about being able to pay their bills and making ends meet. They’re turned off by the Democratic Party’s unrelenting focus on social issues and making every election about abortion.” Sam Chen, a top Pennsylvania political analyst and professor at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, called the recent trends “fantastic” for Republicans and “worrisome” for Democrats. Chen called attention to Pennsylvania voters’ proclivity to split their tickets “In 2016, we saw Donald Trump win the presidency, Pat Toomey win his Senate seat, and then, down the row offices, it was all Democrats,” Chen said. He added that it may “take the edge off” such shifts in voter registration, and that that may not mean all of the “new” Republican voters will automatically support Trump or McCormick. He argued that while some may try to delineate conservative and moderate Republicans, the true variable is populist via non-populist, regardless of party. At the same time, Chen said there are things on the populist side of the party that voters for former Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., a longtime respected lawmaker who was not afraid to criticize Trump at times, would not support. Chen later added that some of the gross declines in party registrations, regardless of net gains and losses, are likely attributed to voter distaste with the entire body politic. “They may not necessarily be conservative or moderate or populist,” Chen said. “They may also just be fed up and feel like they don’t have a home in their own party.” State department officials who supplied data for purposes of this story declined to comment.
Rick Scott jumps into Senate GOP leader race to replace Mitch McConnell
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., officially announced his bid for Republican leader in the next Senate on Wednesday, setting the stage for a crowded race. “I have decided to run for Senate Republican leader because I believe now is a moment we need dramatic change,” he wrote in a letter to fellow Senate Republicans. The Florida Republican joins both Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. John Cornyn, R-TX, in the race, both of whom have already announced their own candidacy for outgoing Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell’s role. ‘WORSE THAN DOING NOTHING’: GOP RIPS INTO SCHUMER-BACKED BORDER BILL Scott stressed the need for transparency among conference members in his appeal, claiming, “There have been far too many backroom deals cut in secret.” News of his campaign for leader was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. He criticized the failure of legislation to move through the committee process and the normalization of trillion-dollar spending bills voted on without consideration for amendments. “We are routinely surprised with legislation and asked to vote on it without having had any input or even time to review it,” Scott continued. BIDEN BORDER CHIEF MAYORKAS IN HOT SEAT OVER JORDANIAN NATIONALS WHO TRIED TO BREACH QUANTICO The Florida senator additionally lamented that the upper chamber GOP rarely works “in concert with Republicans in the House.” According to Scott, the body “far too often passes legislation that is supported by 100% of the Democrats, and only a quarter of our Republican Conference.” He claimed this has served to unite Democrats, while simultaneously dividing the Republican senators. MCCONNELL-ALIGNED GROUP SHREDS SEN BROWN’S ‘HANDOUTS FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS’ IN OHIO SPOT Notably, McConnell has served as the Republican leader since 2007, only announcing in February his plan to step down. In 2022, Scott challenged the reigning leader during his re-election bid for the position. He cited frustration with the “status quo” in his reasoning, urging his colleagues to vote for change. He was able to garner 10 votes to McConnell’s 37 at the time. “We had a double-digit vote against the current leader, and that’s never happened in the time I’ve been here,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had remarked. Following McConnell’s surprise announcement, Scott said in a statement, “I have been very clear and have long believed that we need new leadership in the Senate that represents our voters and the issues we were sent here to fight for. As everyone knows, I challenged Leader McConnell in 2022. This is an opportunity to refocus our efforts on solving the significant challenges facing our country and actually reflect the aspirations of voters.” UNUSED COVID-19 FUNDS WOULD BUILD BORDER WALL UNDER NEW SENATE BILL However, he didn’t reveal his intentions at the time. The November match-up for Republican leader presents the winner with an opportunity to shape the Republican Party’s priorities in the Senate, especially if they snag the majority in the 2024 elections.
Ex-Fauci top adviser offers apologies and excuses after COVID email revelations
Hours after the release of several seemingly damning emails revealing his provocative COVID-era communications, a former top adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci offered excuses and apologies – but few real answers – during a contentious congressional showdown. Dr. David Morens, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) senior adviser, appeared before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on Wednesday afternoon with few insights about the alarming messages but a host of apologies to lawmakers. The newly released emails detail interactions between Morens and Dr. Peter Daszak, president of the EcoHealth Alliance, a non-governmental organization that funded coronavirus research in Wuhan, China. “It’s just something I’m very ashamed that I can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube,” Morens said of the emails’ language, much of which he attributed to being just “black humor.” Republican lawmakers accuse Morens of deleting emails and using his personal email account to skirt Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. FAUCI ADVISER’S ALLEGED DESTRUCTION OF COVID ORIGIN DOCS MUST BE PROBED BY AG: RAND PAUL In one of the newly released emails to Daszak, Morens said he “learned from our FOIA lady here how to make emails disappear after I am FOIA’d, but before the search starts. So I think we are all safe. Plus I deleted most of those earlier emails after sending them to Gmail.” During Wednesday’s testimony, Morens said “that was a joke” when House Rep. Richard McCormick, R-Ga., asked what he learned from the “FOIA lady.” “Are you sure about that? We can subpoena her email too,” McCormick responded. “You said she gave you advice … so you were lying then but telling us the truth now?” “I wasn’t lying, I was making a joke. I said something like, ‘I have a way to make it go away.’ But that was just a euphemism,” Morens responded. Morens also wrote from his personal email account to Daszak, saying, “We are all smart enough to know to never have smoking guns and if we did, we wouldn’t put them in emails. And if we found them, we would delete them.” Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., asked Morens if he “deleted any records” or had conversations with Fauci regarding deletions. “Not to my knowledge,” Morens said. “But again, we’re at the issue of defining what’s a federal record? I deleted a lot of emails. I do it every day.” HIGH-RANKING FAUCI ADVISER USED PERSONAL EMAIL TO AVOID FOIA REQUESTS, DISCUSS COVID ORIGIN At one point in the hearing, Morens offered: “I don’t know what to say except I’m sorry.” In other released emails, Morens appeared to express concerns about what was being sent to his work email and what was sent to his personal email, informing those on the email chain that they did not need to worry and that he would “delete anything I don’t want to see in the New York Times.” It is not clear if any deletions actually occurred. “As you know, I try to always communicate on gmail because my NIH email is FOIA’d constantly,” Morens wrote in a September 2021 email, which was sent at the time to many scientists involved in the debate about the origins of the COVID-19 virus. “Stuff sent to my gmail gets to my phone … but not my NIH computer.” FAUCI ADMITS SOCIAL DISTANCING NOT BASED ON SCIENCE, ‘SORT OF JUST APPEARED’ Fox News’ Kyle Morris contributed to this report.
Texas A&M System wants a network of power plants on its land across the state
A new state energy fund will offer low-interest loans to companies that build new power plants.
Senators grill Biden judicial nominee over transgender inmate transfer request despite sex crimes convictions
A President Biden judicial nominee was grilled Wednesday over a 2022 recommendation that a biological male, who has apparently transitioned and identifies as a female, be transferred to a female prison despite previous convictions for raping children and possession of child pornography. During a Senate Judiciary hearing, Republican Sens. John Kennedy of Louisiana, and Ted Cruz of Texas, questioned U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn, who was nominated to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, over why she recommended William McClain, who goes by July Justine Shelby, be housed with female inmates in a federal prison. “Miss Shelby said I don’t want to go to a male prison. I want to go to a female prison,” Kennedy told Netburn. “And the Board of Prisons said ‘What planet did you parachute in from? You’re going to a male prison with this kind of record.’ And you sent him to a female prison, did you? You said that the Board of Prisons was trying to violate Ms Shelby, former Mr. McClain’s, constitutional right, didn’t you?” TED CRUZ’S MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FUNDRAISING HAUL SO FAR THIS YEAR He noted that Shelby, who was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Otisville, New York, had been convicted for raping a teenage boy and young girl, as well as sending child porn to other sex offenders. “I issued a report and recommendation to the district judge recommending that the district judge transfer the petitioner to a women’s facility,” Netburn replied. “My recommendation was that the petitioner’s serious medical needs were being denied by keeping her in a men’s facility,” she added. Upon Netburn’s Aug. 3, 2022, recommendation, U.S. District Judge Broderick issued an order to the Bureau of Prisons requesting the agency “transfer Ms. Shelby to a female facility as soon as possible.” In a handwritten petition filed in April 2020, Shelby said she feared for her health, safety and life and suffered from gender dysphoria. Cruz questioned Netburn about Shelby’s male appendage. SIX KEY SENATE SEATS THAT COULD FLIP IN NOVEMBER “And this individual. Six-foot-two, biologically a man. A minute ago you said that when this man decided that he was a she, that you said this individual was quote, I wrote it down, ‘sober and entirely a female,’” he said. “That phrase struck me as as remarkable. Did this individual have male genitalia?” “Sorry, what I meant to say was hormonally a female,” Netburn replied before admitting Shelby has male body parts. “So you took a six-foot-two serial rapist. Serial child rapist with male genitalia,” Cruz said. “And he said, you know, I’d like to be in a women’s prison. And your answer was, ‘That sounds great to me.’ Let me ask you something. The other women in that prison, do they have any rights? “Do they have the right not to have a six-foot-two man who is a repeat serial rapist put in as their cellmate?” Cruz added. “Senator Cruz, I consider the facts presented to me, and I reached a decision,” the judge said before noting that everyone incarcerated has a right “to be safe in their space.” Cruz then referred to Kennedy’s earlier remarks when he called Netburn a “political activist.” “This is not a judge’s order,” Cruz said. “This is a political activist, by the way. The beginning of your order, says. At birth. People are typically assigned a gender. I gotta say, that would astonish a lot of Americans. A lot of Americans think you go to the hospital, a baby is born, and you congratulations.” “You have a little boy, a little girl the assigned a gender. I know you went to Brown (University), but it sounds like it’s in a college faculty lounge with no bearing on reality, the Bureau of Prison argued,” he continued. “What I’m saying right now, that if you put this person in a female prison, there will be a risk of sexual assault to the women. And you know what you did? You said you didn’t care about the women. I’m going to quote what you wrote. You wrote, quote, the Bureau of Prisons claimed penal logical interest in protecting female prisoners from sexual violence and trauma. This interest is legitimate.” Netburn maintained that she “looked at the facts that were before me in this case.” Cruz and Kennedy then got into an argument with Sen. Laphonza Butler, D-Calif., who was chairing the meeting after Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., stepped out, to allow Netburn more time to explain herself and potentially change her testimony. “Senators, I gave both of you more time to finish your line of the questioning,” said Butler. “She has an obligation to explain why she directly contradicted what she wrote in her report,” said Cruz. “She says in her report, the Bureau of Prisons claim technological interest is in protecting female prisoners from sexual violence and trauma. She just told you the Bureau of Prisons didn’t say there was a concern about sexual violence and trauma. Those are directly contradictory. And why are you contradicting what you wrote in your report.” “This is absurd!,” yelled Kennedy.
IRS whistleblower Shapley said he ‘could no longer pursue’ Hunter Biden sugar brother Kevin Morris due to CIA
IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley said he was told he “could no longer pursue” Hunter Biden “sugar brother” Kevin Morris as a witness due to information provided by the CIA, according to an affidavit released Wednesday. Fox News Digital first reported earlier this year that a whistleblower claimedthe CIA “stonewalled” an IRS interview with Morris, who provided millions of dollars to pay the first son’s tax debts. Those whistleblowers said the CIA “intervened to stop the interview” with Morris in August 2021. The CIA told Fox News Digital those allegations were false. Shapley’s affidavit, released Wednesday, shed further light the CIA’s alleged interference in the attempted interview with Morris. WHISTLEBLOWER CLAIMS CIA ‘STONEWALLED’ IRS INTERVIEW WITH HUNTER BIDEN ‘SUGAR BROTHER’ KEVIN MORRIS: HOUSE GOP “In and around August 2021, discussions were ongoing within the prosecution team on the Hunter Biden investigation concerning witnesses who needed to be interviewed in furtherance of the investigation,” Shapley said in his affidavit. Shapley said that Assistant U.S. Attorney Lesley Wolf told the team that she and DOJ Tax Attorney Jack Morgan “had recently returned from the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia, where they had been summoned to discuss Kevin Morris.” Shapley said “Wolf stated that they were provided a classified briefing in relation to Mr. Morris and as a result we could no longer pursue him as a witness.” “Investigators probed AUSA Wolf, but since her briefing was classified and she was apparently sanitizing it to an unclassified form to share over an open phone line, she did not elaborate with more information,” Shapley said, adding that Wolf “reiterated more than once that they were summoned to the CIA in Langley concerning Mr. Morris, and that because of the information provided there, he could not be a witness for the investigation.” Shapley recalled that Wolf “proudly referenced a CIA mug and stated that she purchased some CIA ‘swag’ at the gift shop while she was there.” “It is unclear how the CIA became aware that Mr. Morris was a potential witness in the Hunter Biden investigation and why agents were not told about the meeting in advance or invited to participate,” Shapley said. “It is a deviation of normal investigative processes for prosecutors to exclude investigators from substantive meetings such as this.” The CIA told Fox News Digital last month that allegations it stonewalled the interview with Morris were “false.” “Without confirming or denying the existence of any associations or communications, CIA did not prevent or seek to prevent IRS or DOJ from conducting any such interview,” James Catella, the CIA’s director of the Office of Congressional Affairs, wrote in a letter to Jordan and Comer. “The allegation is false.” The CIA said that, as a general matter and “without specific reference to the issue about which you have inquired, CIA facilitates the Department of Justice’s access to national security information in the context of investigations and prosecutions in a variety of circumstances.” CIA DENIES WHISTLEBLOWER ALLEGATION THAT AGENCY ‘STONEWALLED’ IRS INTERVIEW WITH HUNTER BIDEN ‘SUGAR BROTHER’ “For example, CIA engages with DOJ to enable prosecutors to understand national security information that may arise in the course of an investigation and to assess their discovery obligations,” Catella wrote. “CIA cooperates with law enforcement partners and does not obstruct U.S. law enforcement investigations or prosecutions,” he continued. “To the extent your letter seeks information about any ongoing federal law enforcement investigation or prosecution, the Department of Justice is the responsible agency.” Morris loaned Hunter Biden approximately $6.5 million — over $1 million more than initially estimated. Morris, who was subpoenaed to testify as part of the impeachment inquiry, said that he loaned Hunter Biden at least $5 million and began paying his tax liability. Morris and his attorney were estimating during the interview, a source told Fox News, and promised to follow-up with exact figures loaned to the first son. The attorney followed up to note an additional $1.6 million Morris had given Hunter Biden. Morris, on Oct. 13, 2021, gave Hunter Biden a loan for approximately $1.4 million. According to the letter, Hunter Biden was to repay the loan, with $500,000 paid by Oct. 1, 2026 and the remaining $417,634 by Oct. 1, 2027, plus interest. A few days later, Morris loaned Hunter Biden $2.6 million, with directions to repay the loan by Oct. 1, 2029. That loan, according to Morris’ lawyer, “was used to pay, among other debts, Mr. Biden’s tax debt to the IRS.” On Oct. 17, 2022, Morris loaned Hunter Biden $640,355 to be repaid by Oct. 15, 2027. In December 2022, Morris loaned Hunter $685,813.99, to be repaid by Oct. 15, 2027. A year later, Dec. 29, 2023, Morris loaned Hunter approximately $1.2 million to be repaid by Oct. 15, 2028, with all interest paid by October 2029. Special Counsel David Weiss charged Hunter Biden with nine federal tax charges, which break down to three felonies and six misdemeanors for $1.4 million in owed taxes that have since been paid. Weiss charged Hunter in December, alleging a “four-year scheme” in which the president’s son did not pay his federal income taxes from January 2017 to October 2020 while also filing false tax reports. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to all charges. The tax trial for the first son is set for Sept. 5.
Trump’s campaign rival decides between voting for him or Biden
Former U.N. Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, in her first public comments since ending her 2024 Republican White House campaign, said she will vote for former President Trump in his 2024 rematch with President Biden. Haley, who was Trump’s last rival in the GOP primaries before suspending her campaign more than two months ago, and who has not endorsed the former president, was asked during a question-and-answer session following her address Tuesday at a conservative think tank in the nation’s capital whether Biden or Trump was stronger on national security issues. “Trump has not been perfect on these policies. I have made that clear many, many times. But Biden has been a catastrophe. So, I will be voting for Trump,” Haley said. But Haley, who continues to grab up to 20% of the vote in Republican presidential primaries two months after ending her bid, said “Trump would be smart to reach out to the millions of people who voted for me and continue to support me.” WARNING SIGNS FLASH FOR BOTH TRUMP, BIDEN AHEAD OF FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE Haley launched her presidential campaign in February last year, becoming the first major candidate to challenge Trump, who had announced his candidacy three months earlier. She was the final rival to Trump, battling the former president in a contentious two-candidate showdown from the New Hampshire primary in late January through Super Tuesday in early March. Haley announced that she was suspending her White House campaign on March 6, the day after Trump swept 14 of 15 GOP nominating contests on Super Tuesday. WHAT KIND OF FUTURE DOES HALEY HAVE IN TRUMP-DOMINATED GOP? However, Haley made it clear when she left the Republican presidential nomination race that she intended to keep speaking out. And to date, Haley has declined to endorse Trump. “It is now up to Donald Trump to earn the votes of those in our party and beyond it who did not support him. And I hope he does that,” Haley said as she got out of the race two months ago. The Biden campaign, reacting to Haley’s comments regarding Trump, continued to make a pitch forHaley supporters. “Nothing has changed for the millions of Republican voters who continue to cast their ballots against Donald Trump in the primaries and care deeply about the future of our democracy, standing strong with our allies against foreign adversaries, and working across the aisle to get things done for the American people – while also rejecting the chaos, division and violence that Donald Trump embodies,” Biden campaign communications director Michael Tyler said in a statement. “Only one candidate shares those values, and only one campaign is working hard every day to earn their support – and that’s President Biden’s.” During her speech on Wednesday, Haley targeted Biden and Republicans in Congress, but she didn’t mention Trump by name. Instead, Haley said that “a growing number of Democrats and Republicans have forgotten what makes America safe.” Haley made her comments as she gave her first address at the Washington, D.C.-based Hudson Institute, a conservative think tank known for focusing on international affairs and national security. Haley – who during her White House run advocated a muscular U.S. foreign policy to deal with global hot spots such as the war between Russia and Ukraine and the fighting between Israel and Hamas, which was often in stark contrast with Trump’s America First agenda of keeping the nation out of international entanglements – joined the institute a month ago as a senior adviser. “A loud part of each party wants us to abandon our allies, appease our enemies and focus only on the problems we have at home. They believe that if we leave the world alone, the world will leave us alone. They even say ignoring global chaos will somehow make our country more secure,” Haley said. And she warned that “this worldview has already put America in great danger, and the threat is mounting by the day. I have always spoken hard truths. If we don’t remember the path to peace, war will come to America, and it will claim countless lives. We have to prevent war. We have to keep Americans safe.” Haley trained most of her verbal firepower on the Democrat incumbent in the White House. Pointing to the Biden administration’s recent temporary pause of a shipment of heavy bombs to Israel over concerns that the weapons would be used in attacks on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, where the death toll has reportedly topped 35,000, per the Hamas-run Health Ministry, Haley said, “I can hardly imagine a more foolish move than Joe Biden withholding weapons from one of our closest allies. And it comes after more and more Democrats have turned on Israel.” And she said “Joe Biden’s legacy is already clear. He will go down in history as the commander in chief who refused to stop our enemies.” But Haley also fired away at her own party, saying that “just a few weeks before Biden threw Israel to the wolves, many Republicans in Congress tried to push Ukraine off a cliff. All told, 112 House Republicans voted against military aid to Ukraine.” She said “some Republicans lack … clarity when it comes to Ukraine. Russia’s dictator has made it perfectly clear that he won’t stop at Kyiv. He wants to recreate the Soviet Union, and he’s threatened to attack our NATO allies. We are obligated to defend them, and if Russia attacks, American troops will go to war. We must do everything possible to ensure that doesn’t happen.” During a question-and-answer session after her speech, Haley said she will travel to Israel in the coming weeks. Haley also said that after ending her campaign, “the first thing I did was catch up on my sleep. I quickly got back to running, which I missed during the campaign.” And she added that she’s spent more time with her parents, her children and her husband, who recently returned from a long
Fox News Politics: Hunter in the Crosshairs
Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. What’s happening? – Obama admin blocked FBI from arresting suspected Iranian agents – Capitol Police respond to vials of blood sent to RNC headquarters – Biden lead in New York shrinks to single digits after Trump speech House Republicans have obtained information they say proves “indisputably” that Hunter Biden lied under oath multiple times during his congressional deposition earlier this year. The House Ways & Means Committee on Wednesday held a mark-up session to discuss documents protected under IRS code 6103 — a portion of the tax code that keeps certain information confidential. Discussing that material without it being properly released by the House Ways & Means Committee is considered a felony. House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith said the documents the committee obtained reveal that Hunter Biden lied at least three times during his deposition. Smith noted that “lying during sworn testimony is a felony offense that the Department of Justice has prosecuted numerous individuals for in recent years, and the American people expect the same accountability for the son of the President of the United States.” Hunter Biden’s attorney Abbe Lowell denied that any of the three instances were actually falsehoods. Hunter Biden faces trial on June 3 in Delaware on firearm-related charges. His trial in California on tax-related charges has been postponed to September. ‘HAPPY TO FIGHT YOU’: Oklahoma has message for Biden admin after lawsuit threat …Read more ‘ACTIVELY INTERFERED’: Emails show Obama admin blocked FBI from arresting suspects accused of helping Iran’s nuclear program …Read more DOJ VS. PRO-LIFERS: Feds target activists, alleging interference with abortion clinic access …Read more ‘SIGNIFICANT FELONY’: DOJ urged to ‘take immediate action’ to prosecute Michael Cohen over string of alleged lies, theft …Read more FULL DISCLOSURE: Bipartisan duo pushes to broaden presidents’ financial disclosures …Read more ‘CONSPIRACY’: Sen Rand Paul demands probe into destroyed COVID-19 lab leak emails …Read more RNC EVACUATED: Capitol Police respond due to suspicious package containing vials of blood …Read more ‘SHAMEFUL’: House Dem blasts Ireland, Spain and Norway for recognizing a Palestinian state as ‘gift to Hamas’ …Read more EXODUS: 4 senior aides in Mike Johnson’s office announce departure plans …Read more ‘BLOOD ON DEMOCRATS’ HANDS’: GOP tears apart Schumer-backed ‘sham’ border bill: ‘Worse than doing nothing’ …Read more ‘ALL SMILES’: Nathan Wade spotted ‘all smiles’ at Fani Willis’ victory party …Read more BACKING THE BLUE: Blue state Dems look to buck party’s crime policies, get major backing from police groups in swing races …Read more RUNNING RIGHT: Trump GOP clout remains supreme while progressives lost several Democratic primaries …Read more CLOSING THE GAP: Biden’s lead in New York drops to single digits after Trump vows to win state …Read more ‘DISCRIMINATION’: Missouri AG torches Kansas City’s ‘retaliation’ against Chiefs kicker for expressing Christian beliefs …Read more ‘HEADS SHOULD ROLL’: Lawmakers fume after officials from foreign adversary tour secure parts of top airport …Read more Subscribe now to get Fox News Politics newsletter in your inbox. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more on FoxNews.com.
New poll dives into Trump-Biden rematch with one month until first debate
With just over one month to go until they face off on the debate stage for the first time, a new national poll indicates President Biden and former President Trump are nearly deadlocked. The Democratic president stands 48% among registered voters, with his Republican predecessor in the White House at 47%, according to a Quinnipiac University survey released on Wednesday. Biden’s one-point edge over Trump is well within the poll’s margin of error. In a likely five-candidate showdown, Biden stands at 41%, Trump at 38%, Democrat turned independent Robert F. Kennedy grabs 14% support, with Green Party candidate Jill Stein and independent progressive candidate Cornel West each at 2%. Nineteen percent of those surveyed said it’s possible they’ll change their mind regarding their choice for president. While 15% of Biden supporters said it’s very or somewhat likely they’ll change their minds, only 8% of Trump backers said the same thing. HEAD HERE FOR THE LATEST FOX NEWS POLLING IN THE 2024 ELECTION But over half of those supporting Kennedy (52%) said they could potentially change their minds and vote for another candidate. “Call them fair weather, call them unsure. A sizable block of registered voters is still juggling candidates, with Kennedy voters particularly swayable and Trump voters less inclined to bail on their candidate,” Quinnipiac University polling analyst Tim Mally highlighted. WARNING SIGNS FOR TRUMP AND BIDEN AS THEY CAREEN TOWARDS NEXT MONTH’S FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE Most of the latest national polls in the Biden-Trump rematch indicate that the showdown remains within the margin of error. But the race for the White House is a battle for the states and their electoral votes rather than a national popular vote. And Trump currently enjoys a slight edge in many of the most recent surveys in the key battleground states. Biden and Trump are likely to face off on the debate stage in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, for the first of two showdowns. According to the Quinnipiac poll, 72% said they think it’s likely they will watch the debate. More than a month after Trump made history as the first current or former president to stand trial in a criminal case, seven in 10 said they are following news regarding the trial either very or somewhat closely. Trump is charged with falsifying business records in relation to payments during the 2016 election that he made to Stormy Daniels to keep quiet about his alleged affair with the adult film actress. Trump’s former attorney, Michael Cohen, paid Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, $130,000 in return for her silence about allegations of an affair with Trump in 2006. THE BLUE STATES TRUMP AIMS TO FLIP RED IN HIS 2024 REMATCH WITH BIDEN Both Cohen and Daniels testified for the prosecution and were grilled by Trump’s attorneys during cross-examination in a case that’s grabbed tons of attention on the cable news networks, online and on social media. The former president has repeatedly denied falsifying business records as well as the alleged sexual encounter with Daniels, and has repeatedly claimed, without providing evidence, that the case is a “SHAM TRIAL instigated and prosecuted directly from the inner halls of the White House and DOJ.” Trump has also been fined a couple of times by the judge in the case – and threatened with jail – for violating a gag order aimed at protecting witnesses and jurors from the former president’s verbal attacks. Six in 10 surveyed think the charges against Trump in the trial are either very or somewhat serious, while 36% think the charges are either not too serious or not serious at all. The Quinnipiac University poll was conducted May 16-20, with 1,374 self-identified registered voters nationwide surveyed. The overall margin of error is plus or minus 2.6 percentage points. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.