Coverage for this event has ended.2 hours agoPinnedDemocrat civil war erupts as El-Sayed tells Stevens to stay away from campaign events in final daysMichigan’s Democratic Senate infighting reached a boiling point Friday as nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign told former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens to stay away from his campaign events.A source familiar with the discussions confirmed the snub to Fox News after Politico first reported the development Friday.The clash comes just four days before Election Day, as El-Sayed faces Republican Mike Rogers in a closely watched Senate showdown.Stevens has sharply criticized El-Sayed’s views on Israel, while her fiancé has publicly endorsed Rogers.The latest blowup casts doubt on a proposed Sunday appearance alongside Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., intended to showcase Democratic unity ahead of Tuesday’s vote.Fox News’ Rich Edson contributed to this reporting.2 hours agoPresident Trump brings Donalds, Moody onstage for final Florida rally push: ‘Let’s go win’President Donald Trump brought Florida Republican gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds and Sen. Ashley Moody onstage at his Daytona Beach rally Friday night, giving both candidates a final opportunity to rally voters just four days before Election Day.Donalds thanked Trump for returning to Florida and urged supporters to deliver Republican victories up and down the ballot.”We have to win in four days. And it means everybody in our state has to get out and vote. Go vote,” Donalds declared.The gubernatorial hopeful also pledged to fight for a free Cuba and keep Florida free of Sharia law.”There will be no Sharia law here in Florida,” Donalds said. “God bless you, Daytona Beach, go vote. Let’s go win.”Moody followed with a forceful appeal centered on public safety, praising Trump’s crackdown on fentanyl trafficking and illegal immigration.”Vote like you have something to lose, because you do,” Moody told the crowd. “We will win this thing. We will make America safe again with your help.”3 hours agoTrump calls out AG Todd Blanche at rally, demands prosecutions in Alaska ‘Decoy Dan’ scandalPresident Donald Trump publicly pressed Attorney General Todd Blanche to pursue prosecutions in Alaska’s “Decoy Dan” election controversy Friday night, calling out the nation’s top law enforcement official from the stage of his Daytona Beach rally.”This is voter fraud at the highest level,” Trump declared, accusing Democrats of recruiting a candidate with nearly the same name as Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan to confuse voters ahead of Tuesday’s election.Trump singled out Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola, who has denied involvement in the alleged scheme, before spotting Blanche in the audience.”But she should be removed from the ballot and prosecuted. But he’s going to make his own decision,” Trump said.”Please make your own. Right. Okay. He said yes, and so should the fake Dan Sullivan. He should be prosecuted,” the president continued.3 hours agoPresident Trump rips ‘moron’ De Niro, says Hollywood haters are now ‘kissing my a–‘ for tax breaksPresident Donald Trump torched Hollywood liberal Robert De Niro during his Friday night rally in Daytona Beach, Fla., mocking the actor’s performances and claiming longtime critics are now seeking his administration’s help to rescue the struggling film industry.”By the way, is Robert De Niro a moron?” Trump asked the crowd while reminiscing about the success of his former NBC show, “The Apprentice.””There’s something wrong with him. I used to sort of like him in something, but now I can’t even watch him. He’s like, gross,” Trump said.The president also took aim at De Niro’s comedic performances before claiming Hollywood figures who have spent years attacking him are now lobbying for federal tax credits.”And now they’re all calling me kissing my a–. They want tax credits for Hollywood because Hollywood is dying and other countries are taking away,” Trump said.Trump suggested he might ultimately support the industry’s request despite its outspoken opposition to him.”And I’ll probably do it. Should I do it? Probably,” he said.3 hours agoTrump turns tables on ‘dope’ protester, draws laughs after hecklers interrupt Florida rallyPresident Donald Trump turned repeated disruptions at his Daytona Beach rally into a crowd-pleasing moment Friday night, firing back at hecklers and joking that they kept interrupting his best punchlines.”Shut up, shut up. Dope. Shut up. Loser. What a loser. Get him out of here,” Trump declared as another protester interrupted his remarks.The president then made light of the interruptions, drawing attention to their unfortunate timing.”And it’s always at my punchline. I’ve had three unbelievable punchlines, and I’ve been hit three times at the punchline,” Trump joked.”You’re going to go away saying Trump’s a lousy speaker. No, these guys are losers, man,” he added.Trump appeared unfazed as the disruption subsided, telling supporters, “Sort of feel sorry for him. Sort of feel sorry for him.”The lively exchange came as Trump rallied Florida Republicans ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections.4 hours agoPresident Trump vows ‘political oblivion’ for Democrats, unloads on Nixon and Jolly at Florida rallyPresident Donald Trump called on Florida voters Friday night to send Democrats into “political oblivion,” unleashing a barrage of attacks on the party’s Senate and gubernatorial nominees ahead of Tuesday’s midterms.”We want them to go into political oblivion once and for all. Get them the h— out of here,” Trump told supporters in Daytona Beach.Trump urged Republicans to vote as though he were personally on the ballot before taking aim at Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon.”Angie Nixon. I want to make it clear. No relationship. We’re checking it out very closely. No relationship to Richard Nixon, right?” Trump joked.The president also blasted former Republican Rep. David Jolly, now the Democratic nominee for governor, as a political opportunist.”David Jolly, a real loser. But a terrible person,” Trump declared, accusing Jolly of abandoning his former positions on gun rights.Trump rallied voters behind Republican Sen. Ashley Moody and gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds, warning supporters against becoming complacent despite favorable polling.4 hours agoDOJ demands Alaska segregate ‘Decoy Dan’ ballots, probes alleged Democrat conspiracyThe Justice Department is demanding Alaska preserve and segregate ballots cast for a candidate sharing the Republican incumbent senator’s name, warning that an alleged Democratic scheme could undermine Tuesday’s election.In an emergency court filing Friday first reported by NBC News, federal prosecutors requested a ruling by Monday requiring officials to separate ballots ranking Daniel J. Sullivan, whose name closely resembles Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.”These modest precautionary measures will be impossible after Election Day, so there is good cause for expedited consideration,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward wrote.The filing also alleges that Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee orchestrated a conspiracy to recruit the similarly named candidate to benefit Peltola.Prosecutors are seeking expedited access to both organizations’ communications concerning Sullivan’s recruitment.”Alaskans deserve to understand the details of this conspiracy,” the filing states.The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.5 hours agoPresident Trump touches down in Daytona Beach for Florida rally as midterm campaign heats upPresident Donald Trump touched down in Daytona Beach, Fla., Friday evening, kicking off a packed final stretch of campaign appearances as Republicans fight to maintain control of Congress.The White House’s Rapid Response 47 account shared video of Trump emerging from Air Force One before heading to the Ocean Center Arena for a rally.The Florida stop comes ahead of back-to-back rallies in Iowa and Kansas on Sunday, which Trump confirmed earlier Friday from the Oval Office.The president also plans to hold additional telephone rallies Monday to boost Republican candidates in the final hours before Election Day.6 hours agoEl-Sayed rebukes Hasan Piker for ‘flat-out wrong’ comment on Jewish Michigan neighborhoodMichigan Democrat Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed condemned controversial far-left streamer Hasan Piker on Friday after Piker compared campaigning in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood to canvassing in a Ku Klux Klan neighborhood.”I grew up in the town over from West Bloomfield. Comparing Jewish Michiganders to the Ku Klux Klan is utterly inappropriate and flat out wrong,” El-Sayed told Fox News through a campaign spokesperson.Piker made the comparison while discussing El-Sayed’s campaign knocking on doors in West Bloomfield, according to Jewish Insider, which first reported the remarks.”From day one, my campaign has been focused on rallying Michiganders of all stripes together into a movement that will bridge divides, not separate us more,” El-Sayed added.The controversy comes as El-Sayed faces mounting Democrat criticism over his positions on Israel.Responding separately to criticism from former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens, El-Sayed accused her of “relitigating a primary that ended three months ago” and urged Democrats to focus on defeating Republican Mike Rogers.Fox News’ Rich Edson contributed to this reporting.6 hours agoBloomberg pours another $36M into Democrats in last-minute midterm spending blitzBillionaire Michael Bloomberg is unleashing another nearly $36 million to boost Democrats just four days before Election Day, bringing his latest eleventh-hour spending blitz to roughly $116 million.A senior adviser to the former New York City mayor confirmed the latest investment to Fox News Digital on Friday, following an $80 million infusion last week to bolster Democratic candidates.The massive cash injection comes as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of Congress in Tuesday’s midterm elections.Bloomberg, a former Republican who later became an independent before joining the Democratic Party, is once again flexing his financial muscle in the closing days of a high-stakes election.Politico first reported the additional spending Friday afternoon.6 hours agoPresident Trump hits campaign trail in Iowa and Kansas for final midterm blitz, touts massive crowdsPresident Donald Trump is gearing up for a final campaign blitz ahead of Tuesday’s midterms, confirming Friday that he will headline back-to-back rallies in Iowa and Kansas on Sunday.Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said Republican allies in both states personally urged him to visit as the party fights to secure critical congressional victories.”We have a couple of races that are very important,” Trump said. “But they asked me, so I’m going to do two on Sunday.”The president plans to visit Iowa first, followed by Kansas, before launching another round of telephone rallies Monday to boost Republican candidates nationwide.Trump touted the success of his tele-rallies and the enthusiasm surrounding his campaign appearances.”The crowds have been unbelievable. The biggest crowds anyone’s ever seen, the biggest crowds for midterms by thousands of people,” Trump declared.7 hours ago’Biscuit’ the dog is latest dead felon to get their Virginia voting rights back, confused owner saysA Southside Virginia lawmaker is demanding an investigation after a constituent received an official rights-restoration certificate for his dog, Biscuit, a beagle-hound mix from Goochland County that died about five years ago.The discovery follows the “Betty No Last Name” controversy in Chesapeake — where a purported convict lacking a surname had “her” rights restored — and raises fresh questions about the governor’s vetting process just days before voters decide whether to make felons’ voting-rights restoration automatic via an Election Day ballot measure supported by Richmond Democrats.Del. Tom Garrett, R-Buckingham — who received the letter from the constituent who owned the pet — is now calling for an investigation into how Gov. Abigail Spanberger could have restored voting and jury-service rights to a deceased animal.”This is not a question of whether people who have served their sentences deserve a second chance. This is a question of whether the Commonwealth is exercising one of the Governor’s constitutional powers with even the most basic level of review,” Garrett said.”Biscuit was a dog. Biscuit has been dead for five years. Yet an official document bearing the governor’s signature says the executive reviewed the particulars of Biscuit’s criminal case and determined her rights should be restored. Virginians deserve an explanation for how that is possible.”Biscuit’s owner, who declined to be identified to avoid political backlash, confirmed the letter’s authenticity to Fox News Digital and told Garrett in a statement that the pup was a “good dog and is greatly missed.””To my knowledge, she was never convicted of a felony, nor did she ever show any interest in voting,” the owner said.This is an excerpt of an article by Fox News Digital’s Charles Creitz.7 hours agoFox News’ Matt Finn grills US attorney over timeline of Alaska probe: ‘What took you guys so long?’Fox News correspondent Matt Finn directly confronted U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman on Friday, pointing out that Alaskans had long considered the third-party candidate, Daniel J. Sullivan, a sham, and pressed as to why federal investigators seemed to react only after national media coverage.The New York Times published a report earlier this week claiming a Democratic effort to stack the ballot with a second Dan Sullivan, the same name as former Rep. Mary Peltola’s Republican rival, Sen. Dan Sullivan.”You said this investigation has been going on for months, and a lot of us in this room have talked to people here in Alaska and consider this the most open secret,” Finn asked Heyman following a news conference. “Many people didn’t even entertain that the Sullivan campaign was real. But now you guys are citing a New York Times report as kind of propelling this press conference today and the urgency now. Did New York Times reporters have more information than federal investigators? And what took you guys so long to get to where we are today?”Heyman noted that a “tremendous amount of activity” has been underway. “Of course, when the New York Times article hit, that’s additional information that accelerated what we’ve been doing.”8 hours agoSimultaneous civil and criminal investigation over Alaska Dem ballot-stacking allegationsU.S. Attorney Michael J. Heyman for the District of Alaska held a news conference in Anchorage on Friday in which he said both a civil and criminal investigation are underway into allegations of Democratic efforts to recruit a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot to cause confusion.“Every Alaskan deserves a fair election and they’re going to get one,” Heyman told reporters, adding that recent reporting from The New York Times revealed “troubling new revelations.”He said within the next hour a preliminary injunction will be filed on the civil side for expeditated discovery by Monday to freeze ballots and assess voter deception, just one day before the election.“There is both a civil investigation and criminal investigation ongoing,” he said. “They are occurring simultaneously and within their own lanes. The civil lawsuit is publicly faced and is focused on preserving the ballots versus the criminal investigation on the other side.”He told Alaskans to vote for who they intend to support and officials are “working to make sure it counts how you intended.”Heyman said when credible information comes out they will act on it, and they’ve already received a number of new pieces of information in the last few hours.“We will not let anyone or any group undermine this election,” he stressed.Former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, who is running for Senate, has denied allegations that he tried to recruit an Alaskan citizen named Dan Sullivan to run against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, her main rival.The civil investigation is focused on protecting ballots under the National Voter Registration Act. 9 hours agoPelosi reverses course on El-Sayed, urges support after calling Israel views ‘more than concerning’Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged voters Friday to support Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, just one day after calling his views on Israel “more than concerning.””This new person in Michigan, we’ll see if he gets elected,” Pelosi said Thursday on “On Brand” with Donny Deutsch.But Pelosi changed her tune Friday, explicitly endorsing El-Sayed in a push for Democrat unity ahead of Tuesday’s election.”Make no mistake: Democrats are united in a big blue wave For The People,” Pelosi wrote on X.”I urge everyone across America to support our Democratic Senate nominees, including @AbdulElSayed. Every seat matters. Every vote counts. Let’s win together!” she added.9 hours agoAppeals court again rejects DOJ bid to block counting of 20,000 disputed California ballotsA federal appeals court ruled 2-1 Friday against the Trump administration’s emergency request to prevent California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots tied to voters federal officials suspect are noncitizens.The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department’s request to segregate the disputed mail-in ballots until officials could verify the voters’ citizenship, handing the administration another setback just four days before Election Day.The majority acknowledged the public interest in election integrity but said the risk of noncitizen voting was uncertain.Judge Patrick Bumatay sharply dissented, warning that allowing potentially illegal ballots to be mixed with legitimate votes could cause irreversible harm.”Today, the federal government merely seeks to safeguard that decision. We should have let them try,” Bumatay wrote, referring to California’s prohibition on noncitizen voting.The ruling follows U.S. District Judge David O. Carter’s rejection of the administration’s initial request. Carter has appointed a special master to independently evaluate the federal government’s claims, with a hearing scheduled for Nov. 13.Fox News’ Bill Mears contributed to this reporting.9 hours agoPaxton calls on Texans to pray, warns ‘if we lose Texas, we lose America’Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton urged supporters at a Houston rally Friday to pray, volunteer and get Republicans to the polls, warning that the stakes of Tuesday’s election extend far beyond Texas.”First, pray. Pray for Texas. Pray for our leaders. Pray for me. We will be out working, but we need your prayers. They are essential,” Paxton told the crowd.Paxton also encouraged supporters to contact Republican friends and make sure they vote in the final four days of the campaign.The Texas attorney general invoked a familiar election-year refrain, asking the crowd whether they had ever heard that an election was the most important of their lives.”Well, I’ve heard it my entire life. And I started wondering, why do people keep saying that?” Paxton said, arguing that the political divide has grown increasingly consequential.”This isn’t just red versus blue. It’s the America our founders gave us versus something they would never recognize,” he declared.Paxton cast his Senate showdown with Democrat James Talarico as a defining choice over law enforcement and the direction of the country.”So I’m not exaggerating when I say, if we lose Texas, we lose America,” he warned.10 hours agoRogers touts Democrat defections, claims early-vote edge in Michigan Senate showdownRepublican Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers said Friday that Democrats are abandoning opponent Abdul El-Sayed as his campaign gains ground among traditionally Democrat voters ahead of Tuesday’s election.”We have made huge progress in the African-American community in Detroit and Pontiac and Flint. We have a massive number of Jewish Democrats who are openly and organizing to vote for us,” Rogers told Bill Hemmer on Fox News’ “America’s Newsroom.”Rogers pointed to Democrat divisions over El-Sayed’s positions and associations, including former primary rival Rep. Haley Stevens’ fiancé publicly declaring his support for the Republican.The former congressman also touted his campaign’s ground operation, claiming it has knocked on more than 7 million doors statewide.With more than 1.7 million Michigan ballots already cast, Rogers said his campaign’s voter models suggest Republicans are outperforming expectations in early voting.”We’re actually about 7 percent ahead on voters that we believe are voting for us returning their ballots,” Rogers said.Rogers expressed confidence that his coalition could deliver Michigan its first Republican U.S. senator in more than two decades.10 hours agoVolusia County sheriff says woman, 21, jailed over threatening to shoot TrumpA Florida woman who authorities say made a post threatening to shoot President Donald Trump has been arrested, according to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.Allison Albro, 21, posted a selfie on Thursday with the accompanying caption: “Going to the trump rally in my city tmr so I can shoot him with my glock! wish me luck guys!!”Chitwood said Albro lives in Daytona Beach, where Trump is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m on Friday.”She said she was joking with this post, she doesn’t have access to a Glock or any other weapon, and she would never hurt anyone,” Chitwood wrote in a social media post. “Today she’s sitting in jail on charges of written threats to kill and unlawful use of a communications device.”Chitwood added that his department is working with the Secret Service, FBI and other law enforcement partners and that he will not “tolerate threats to assassinate the president.”One of the major attempts on Trump’s life unfolded in Florida, specifically at his golf club on in West Palm Beach. On Sept. 15, 2024, gunman Ryan Wesley Routh was spotted hiding in bushes by Secret Service agents and was later apprehended after fleeing. In February, Routh was sentenced to life in prison.11 hours agoGovernor probing ‘Decoy Dan’ Sullivan election scandal warns system flaw hiding in plain sightAlaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy warned that an alleged Democratic scheme to recruit a second “Dan Sullivan” into the state’s pivotal Senate race exposed a deeper vulnerability in its election system, telling Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview that his administration is investigating newly surfaced evidence just days before the midterms.Dunleavy said The New York Times uncovered details that state officials did not have when they initially challenged the second Sullivan’s candidacy this past summer — including alleged involvement by operatives connected to Democratic nominee Mary Peltola.The Republican argued Alaska’s relatively new election system helped make the controversy possible, as state and federal authorities pursue separate investigations into potential wrongdoing.”This would have never happened if we didn’t have ranked-choice voting,” Dunleavy told Fox News Digital. “If this was a historical primary, a primary that our fathers and grandfathers had, this individual [retired schoolteacher Dan Sullivan of Petersburg] would not have gotten out of the primary.”
