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President Donald Trump is intensifying his campaign push for Republican candidates as Democrats target the president and House Speaker Mike Johnson works to defend the GOP’s narrow majority.
President Donald Trump rallied Republicans in Kentucky over the weekend, tying the party’s midterm prospects to his second-term agenda and warning that Democrats could reverse his policies.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans will retain control of the chamber despite voter frustration over high prices, the war with Iran and the GOP’s narrow margin.
Democrats are intensifying attacks on Trump while focusing on competitive Senate races in Georgia, Michigan and Texas and working to regain control of Congress.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the high-level organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations seek to turn their operation into a nationwide get-out-the-vote rally Saturday, their warning to steer clear of partisan messaging that could violate their own rules is falling on deaf ears.
A Fox News Digital investigation reveals that, on the ground, the political activation is, in fact, highly partisan, led by the center-left Indivisible nonprofit that has received millions of dollars of funding from Democratic megadonor George Soros. “No Kings” organizers didn’t respond to a request for comment.
The partisan nature of the day’s events is important because political experts say the “No Kings” operation reveals a sophisticated electoral strategy: transform the crowds assembled for anti-Trump protests into a durable voter bloc that participates in elections and turns out a “Blue Tsunami” of votes in political battles. But federal election law bars nonprofits, many of which fund the “No Kings” operation, from advocating for particular candidates.
Behind today’s action, Fox News Digital has identified a sprawling network of 300 progressive advocacy organizations, labor unions, Democratic political operatives and tax-exempt nonprofits with an estimated $2.5 billion in annual revenues, transforming the “No Kings” protest movement into a nationwide voter-mobilization operation of an estimated 3,000 events for Democrats.
A review of digital advertisements for Saturday’s “No Kings: Vote Early” demonstrations and their organizing rhetoric identifies multiple instances of organizers promoting the very language the coalition’s national rulebook forbids in its attempt to create the illusion of nonpartisanship.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Asra Nomani.
Republican Michael Whatley predicted victory in North Carolina’s Senate showdown Sunday, dismissing a Democratic edge and pushing back on questions about his campaign’s ad spending.
“Well, we’re going to win this race,” Whatley told “The Sunday Briefing” when asked about Fox News Power Rankings rating the race “likely Democrat.”
The former RNC chairman faces former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper for retiring Republican Sen. Thom Tillis’ seat.
Asked about a Politico report that his campaign had no future traditional TV ad reservations booked, Whatley said spending had shifted toward digital and streaming.
“Well, we’re not dark. We are reaching voters all day, every day,” he said.
Whatley said he has visited all 100 counties and held more than 400 campaign events. He argued turnout will decide the contest in a state President Donald Trump carried three straight times.
On affordability, Whatley blamed Cooper and former President Joe Biden for rising costs.
“What we need to do is have people make more and keep more,” he said.
Whatley also cast Cooper as a vote for Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer’s agenda.
“The first vote I’m going to cast is going to be for North Carolina.”
EXCLUSIVE: The highest-ranking House lawmaker from Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home state is calling for the embattled progressive to be jailed and deported if it is found that she or her father lied on federal paperwork to get her U.S. citizenship.
Omar, D-Minn., is under federal investigation over allegations she or her father lied about her birth year on immigration paperwork to obtain her citizenship when her family fled Somalia in the late 1990s. She and other Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., have denounced the probe as political persecution of one of President Donald Trump’s detractors weeks before a critical election.
But Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., the No. 3 leader in the House of Representatives, told Fox News Digital “there have been rumors for years” about Omar and, if proven true, she should face consequences.
“I would say, first, she should probably serve time in the gray bar motel and then get the hell out of here. She should go back to where she came from” if the allegations are proven to be true, Emmer said. “If it’s determined that she lied to gain citizenship, then, absolutely, she should go back to the front of the line.”
Omar is a member of the House “Squad,” a far-left clique that includes Reps. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.
Federal agents raided Omar’s Washington, D.C., home earlier this week and took her cellphone and other possessions.
The allegations stem from her father becoming a U.S. citizen in 2000. Omar was believed to be 17 at the time, and, as a minor, automatically qualified for citizenship under U.S. law along with him.
But, recently, it’s been alleged she was actually 18 and would have needed to go through the process herself at that point.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Elizabeth Elkind.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., acknowledged on Saturday that Democrats failed working-class Americans economically, contributing to voters abandoning the party for President Donald Trump.
When asked during an interview on MS NOW what exactly Democrats had done wrong to lose working-class voters to Trump, Sanders pointed to the party’s economic record, arguing that its failure to address their financial struggles had contributed to declining support.
“What I think what Trump did, again — this gets back to my view — that the Democratic Party failed working-class people on economic issues,” Sanders said.
 “I think they have a lot to be proud of in terms of fighting for civil rights, for women’s rights, for gay rights, for environmental stuff, but in terms of working-class issues, no, I don’t think they’ve done a good job,” he added.
Sanders, an independent, pointed to unfulfilled economic promises and trade agreements he blamed for the loss of American manufacturing jobs as reasons working-class voters became disillusioned with the party.
“What they did is for years, they heard the Democrats say, ‘Oh, we’re going to do this, we’re going to do that, and we’re going to help you.’ And they didn’t. And it’s true. Democrats pushed through terrible trade deals, which cost us millions of good-paying manufacturing jobs, et cetera, et cetera. They lost faith in the Democratic Party, and not unjustifiably. All right?” Sanders said.
When reached for comment by Fox News Digital, Republican National Committee national press secretary Natalie Baldassarre criticized Democrats’ economic policies and argued that the party had abandoned working families.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ CJ Womak.
Former President Barack Obama accused the Trump administration of weaponizing the federal government against its political enemies in a social media post defending Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., amid an investigation into the progressive lawmaker’s citizenship.
Obama claimed the administration is attempting to strip Omar of her U.S. citizenship and deport her over her criticism of President Donald Trump, warning that the effort could set a dangerous precedent.
“It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say,” Obama wrote Sunday on X. “But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.”
Obama’s remarks come after federal agents searched Omar’s Washington, D.C., home as part of a criminal investigation into her immigration status.
Sources previously told Fox News Digital that investigators are examining whether Omar or her father committed fraud on immigration paperwork when she became a U.S. citizen decades ago.
Obama defended the circumstances under which Omar became a U.S. citizen, saying, “To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts.”
Obama then said Omar arrived in the United States with her father at age 12 and automatically became a citizen at 17 when her father was naturalized.
The former president accused investigators of pursuing an “unsubstantiated theory” that Omar was actually 18 at the time, which he said would have required her to apply for citizenship separately.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Stephen Sorace.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, threw his weight behind Angie Nixon’s campaign in Florida on Sunday, bashing billionaires and Elon Musk at a campaign rally.
Sanders told the crowd that Republicans have the “money,” but “we have the people.”
“We are dealing with a corrupt campaign finance system. Today, and it’s important for everybody to think about this. Why is Elon Musk spending over $300 million in Florida and all over this country to make sure they’re trying to make sure that Republicans retain control over the House and the Senate? Why are other billionaires flooding the airwaves with dishonest ads? And what that is about is they are afraid,” Sanders said.
Sanders went on to call out President Donald Trump for reneging on his promise to end America’s wars abroad.
“We have got to end endless wars. Wars that are illegal, wars that are unconstitutional. All of you know what the president of the United States does not, and that the authority for going to war in the Constitution rests with Congress. And when Angie gets to Washington, she and I will work with others to make sure that we end this war in Iran and that we stop providing billions and billions of dollars to the extremist government in Israel, who have been doing terrible things to the Palestinian people,” Sanders said to a cheering crowd.
From delivering pizzas to running for an Iowa House seat, 22-year-old Dillon Fillion hopes to make history in his swing district and inspire Gen Z to embrace conservatism, which he says he’s already seeing on the ground.
Fillion, believed to be the youngest candidate ever to seek office in Scott County, spoke to Fox News Digital about his ambitions to cut property taxes, boost police funding, give parents more say in their children’s education and draw Gen Z to the polls.
“I think people are very excited that a young person is running because they see a lot of these old people running for office. No offense to them, but people wanna see some fresh new faces, and I think it’s time for my generation to step up,” Fillion said.
Before launching his bid for the Iowa House, Fillion decided to take a gap year from Scott Community College, where he is pursuing a criminal justice degree. He works as a Domino’s delivery driver while hitting the campaign trail, which he described as juggling “two full-time jobs.”
“Basically, I do a full-time job as well as campaigning,” he said.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Kiera McDonald.
Democrats have expanded their once-narrow path to reclaiming the Senate majority with just over two weeks until Election Day, but they’ll need to win several competitive races to take control of the chamber.
If Democrats ride a massive blue wave in the midterm elections, they could end up with 52 or even 53 seats in the next Senate. But if Republicans out-perform the polls, they could hold their majority, which currently stands at 53-47.
Here’s a look at the current battlefield and both parties’ routes to securing a Senate majority in the midterms.
The latest Power Rankings point to Democrats and Republicans each taking 47 seats in the midterms, leaving six races rated as true toss-ups. Additionally, three races are rated as leaners — one step shy of a toss-up. These nine showdowns will likely determine whether the Democrats make a net gain of four seats to win control of the Senate or if the GOP holds the majority.
“Nine races will determine control of the Senate, and on the polling alone, you could call any of them toss-ups,” said Remy Numa, a Fox News contributor who steers the network’s Power Rankings.
The GOP is fighting political history, as the party in power in Washington has traditionally lost seats during midterm election years. Republicans also face a challenging political climate fueled by persistent inflation Americans see at the grocery store, high gas prices tied to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran and President Donald Trump’s increasingly negative approval ratings.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Paul Steinhauser
A dark chapter in the family history of Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan has made its way into the race, but it is unclear whether voters will hold the alleged sins of her long-dead grandfather against her. 
Earlier this week, Alpha News revealed the troubled mental health history of Flanagan’s grandfather, John Jacob Hartmann, supported by old newspaper accounts and court records. He spent decades in psychiatric custody, escaped twice and was suspected in multiple killings, though never charged.
The reporting comes just weeks before the midterm elections, in which Flanagan, the state’s lieutenant governor, faces former television sports reporter Michelle Tafoya in a race to fill the seat of Democrat Tina Smith, who is retiring.
Neither Flanagan nor Tafoya has commented publicly on the matter since the decades-old allegations resurfaced. But the bizarre development has generated a buzz on social media.
Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet highlighted the “violent mental illness in Minnesota Democrat Peggy Flanagan’s family,” in an X post, followed by a photo of Flanagan wearing a shirt that says “Protect trans kids.” and Dustin Grage, a columnist with Town Hall, wrote the report “adds up.”
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Elaine Mallon.
Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged Saturday night that his sister-in-law was involved in a federal terrorist watchlist lawsuit during the Obama administration, just days before former President Barack Obama is scheduled to campaign alongside him.
El-Sayed was confronted by Fox News senior correspondent Mike Tobin about court documents identifying his sister-in-law, Mariam Jukaku, as a plaintiff in a 2016 lawsuit challenging her alleged placement on the federal Terrorism Screening Database, commonly known as the terrorist watchlist.
“There’s reporting in a lawsuit that now backs it up. And documentation with the lawsuit that Mariam Jukaku, who’s your sister-in-law, that she was on the terrorist watch list?” Tobin asked.
“Yeah,” El-Sayed responded.
El-Sayed then defended his sister-in-law, insisting she had committed no wrongdoing and turning his criticism toward Republican Senate rival Mike Rogers.
“She did nothing wrong and was captured on that and then sued and got off,” El-Sayed said. “You’ve got this system where folks are guilty until proven innocent because they’ve got different kinds of names, because of the infrastructure that people like Mike Rogers set up.”
The exchange comes as Obama prepares to campaign alongside El-Sayed in Michigan on Oct. 24, ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News Jasmine Baehr.
Vice President JD Vance faced questions from Michigan voters during a town hall in Flat Rock as the state emerges as a key battleground in the fight for Senate control in November’s midterms.
The town hall hosted by CBS News came just weeks before the midterm elections as Republicans are fighting to keep their majorities in the House and Senate. Vying for the open Senate seat in Michigan is Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Republican candidate Mike Rogers, a former member of the House of Representatives.
Here are the top moments from the town hall:
Vance places blame on Biden administration for high gas prices
The first question Vance fielded Saturday came from a 43-year-old Detroit barber, who asked him why gas prices remain significantly higher than during Trump’s first term.
Vance first pointed to Iran’s attacks on commercial shipping and the resulting disruption to global energy markets, but he also placed blame on the Biden administration.
“That’s actually the biggest reason why gas prices are so high, because when Joe Biden was president, we had about 20% of American refining capacity that went offline,” Vance said.
Vance said the Trump administration was using the Defense Production Act to help restore domestic refining capacity, but cautioned that rebuilding that infrastructure would take time.
CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil pushed back on Vance’s attempts to blame Biden, noting that Trump and Vance have been in office for nearly two years while Americans continued to face high gas prices.
Vance pressed on White House corruption allegations
Dokoupil shifted the conversation to government corruption, citing a Fox News poll showing that 60% of voters were extremely concerned about the issue. He asked Vance whether anything he had witnessed inside the Trump White House made him feel “squeamish.”
“You certainly see evidence of corruption in Washington, D.C. Do I see evidence of corruption from the president of the United States, from the administration? No, Tony, I just don’t,” Vance said.
The exchange came days after Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as U.S. ambassador to Greece amid allegations that she sought $100,000 from a donor seeking access to Trump administration officials. Guilfoyle has denied wrongdoing.
Dokoupil pressed Vance on the allegations involving Guilfoyle, along with concerns about restrictions on IRS scrutiny of Trump’s tax returns and the president’s cryptocurrency earnings.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Elaine Mallon.
President Donald Trump’s decision to waive new sanctions on Russia is drawing sharp criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike, with several prominent GOP figures warning that the move could embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin as Moscow continues its war against Ukraine.
Trump signed an executive order Friday waiving key Russia-related sanctions and tariffs under the Graham Act, legislation he signed into law last month aimed at increasing economic pressure on Moscow.
The law, backed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., authorized tariffs of up to 100% on certain goods imported into the United States from major buyers of Russian oil and gas.
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley reposted FOX Business’ reporting on Trump’s executive order, calling the president’s decision a potentially defining moment.
“There are certain decisions that will go down as history-defining moments. This is one of them. It’s a terrible misjudgment of Putin, who has made it clear he wants to destroy the West. We shouldn’t help him do it,” Haley posted on X.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, also criticized the decision during an appearance Saturday on Fox News.
“Look, I wish the president hadn’t done it. I think it was a mistake,” Cruz said.
This is an excerpt from an article by Fox News’ Michael Sinkewicz.
Michigan Democrat Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed acknowledged Saturday that his sister-in-law was involved in federal terrorist watchlist litigation during the Obama administration, days before former President Barack Obama is scheduled to campaign alongside him.
Fox News senior correspondent Mike Tobin asked El-Sayed pointedly about a 2016 lawsuit identifying Mariam Jukaku as a plaintiff challenging her reported placement on the Terrorism Screening Database.
“Yeah,” El-Sayed responded.
“Basically, it’s exactly the point. She did nothing wrong and was captured on that and then sued and got off,” El-Sayed said, blaming Republican rival Mike Rogers.
Court filings allege Jukaku underwent extensive airport screening in 2012 and was believed to have been removed from the watchlist by 2016. The FBI declined to confirm or deny her status to Fox News in a statement.
The exchange followed Rogers’ accusations about El-Sayed’s alleged family ties to the Muslim Brotherhood, which the Democrat denies.
Fox News’ Mike Tobin and Patrick McGovern contributed to this reporting.
Democrats are making President Donald Trump a central issue in the final stretch of the midterm campaign, with candidates arguing that Republican control of Congress has contributed to higher costs and instability overseas.
The strategy was on display in Georgia, where Sen. Jon Ossoff mocked Trump’s recent rally and criticized the president’s handling of the economy and Iran conflict.
Trump has responded by targeting Ossoff and other Democratic candidates personally while campaigning for Republicans in competitive races.
The clash reflects the broader national battle over whether the midterms will serve as a referendum on Trump’s presidency or on the Democratic opposition’s agenda.
House Speaker Mike Johnson believes Republicans will retain their narrow majority after the Nov. 3 elections, even as Democrats seek to capitalize on voter frustration and growing concerns about the GOP’s control of Congress.
Johnson said he sees large crowds and strong candidates on the campaign trail, comparing the current political mood to the 2024 election that gave Republicans control of Washington.
“It’s not going to be a giant majority,” Johnson said. “But I genuinely believe that we will have a working majority.”
Johnson is campaigning across the country to defend Republican seats, while House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is preparing a first-100-days agenda if Democrats take back the chamber.
President Donald Trump used a Saturday rally in Kentucky to urge voters to preserve Republican control of Congress, telling supporters to view the midterm elections as a referendum on his second-term agenda.
Trump warned that Democrats would seek to undo his policies if they win control of the House or Senate, while promoting Republican candidates including Senate hopeful Andy Barr and House candidate Ed Gallrein.
The president also announced plans for a proposed $100 million federal investment in a Kentucky pharmaceutical manufacturing facility, tying the project to a Republican victory in November.
Trump’s Kentucky appearance came as Republicans face voter concerns about inflation, gas prices and the war with Iran less than three weeks before Election Day.
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