The Fox News Politics newsletter provides updates on the political news from Washington D.C. and the 2024 campaign trail. Some highlights include changes to early voting in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, a split among Atlanta voters on who will win Georgia, and fading prospects of a deal with Israel as Saudi Arabia invites the Iranian foreign minister for a visit. Vice President Kamala Harris recently appeared on “60 Minutes” where she evaded specific questions about her economic proposals, immigration policies, and foreign policy differences from President Biden and former President Donald Trump. Overall, Harris did not differentiate much from Biden during the interview.
In White House news, Kamala Harris’ tough words on Iran have confounded critics, President Biden has canceled an overseas trip due to Hurricane Milton bearing down on Florida, and the Biden White House has a strained relationship with the Netanyahu regime in Israel. On Capitol Hill, a top outside group backing House Republicans has set a fundraising record, the Supreme Court rejected a GOP bid to overturn election law ‘usurpations’ in Pennsylvania, a GOP lawmaker is pushing to ban illegal immigrants from using IDs to buy guns, and Mike Lee has outlined a roadmap for a successor to Mitch McConnell.
On the campaign trail, the Wisconsin Senate race has shifted to a ‘toss up’ status as Tammy Baldwin fights for re-election, Harris has taken a slim lead over Trump in a new poll, and Trump and Republicans are venturing to blue areas in Wisconsin to boost GOP turnout. Trump has announced a rally in a ‘war zone’ Colorado city, new polls show Harris taking a slim lead over Trump thanks to support from Republicans, and Hispanic voters in key swing states are criticizing the Biden-Harris border record as Trump gains in key states. The Trump-Vance ticket has done more interviews since August compared to the Harris-Walz ticket.
Across America, overseas meth sent to a US election building shut down an office for hours, the Texas AG is demanding help from the Biden-Harris administration to verify the citizenship of nearly 500K registered voters, a Wisconsin dairy farmer says the Trump administration was better for them than the Biden-Harris administration, and there are concerns about FEMA disaster response amid GOP criticism. In New York City, First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright resigned, and there are serious concerns in Oregon after hundreds more voters were mistakenly registered without proving citizenship. Vulnerable Democrat Jon Tester has turned on the Biden administration over diversity, equity, and inclusion policies after Montana universities were stripped of federal funds.
