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After an unprecedented four years in politics, voters are evenly divided on who should next lead the free world.Former President Donald Trump is one state closer to a stunning comeback in this week’s Fox News Power Rankings; the final forecast before the election.But Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris both have pathways to victory, and among many scenarios, it is plausible that Democrats win by a single electoral vote.Americans feel overwhelmed at the end of this presidential cycle. They have grappled with rising prices, illegal immigration, abortion laws, two global conflicts and the sudden departure of an incumbent from the presidential race.Meanwhile, Trump faced indictments over Jan. 6 and storing classified documents, crushed more than a dozen rivals after reentering the presidential race, and survived two assassination attempts.Through it all, the former president has kept an unbreakable bond with his voters. For more than a year, Trump has received support from between 48% to 50% of voters in the Fox News Poll, while support for the Democratic candidate has been more elastic.Now, as the final week of the campaign begins, this electorate is locked in. Polls show a tight national race and curiously, the battleground states are just as close.This weekend, Harris spoke at a rally with Michelle Obama in Michigan with a sharply negative message about Trump and women’s health.The tone stood in contrast to previous appearances by the first lady and is a sign that the campaign feels the race is close, or even that they are behind.On Sunday, the vice president went to Philadelphia. There are more voters here than any other city in battleground Pennsylvania and combined, Black and Hispanic people make up the majority of its population.Those voters remain a weakness of Harris’ new coalition.FOX NEWS POWER RANKINGS: VOTER OUTREACH, BALLOT EFFICIENCY AND A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPINGHarris’ visit to a Puerto Rican restaurant the same day, however, proved to be more helpful than the campaign could have expected.Later that night, Trump made his closing arguments at Madison Square Garden.The event was visually powerful. Some Republicans on the fence about “MAGA” who saw throngs of supporters in red hats in Manhattan could have been persuaded that the movement is more popular and inclusive than before.But the program gave Democrats new attack lines about Trump and his allies’ dark rhetoric, and included jokes from an insult comedian about Puerto Rican, Latino, and Jewish people. The Trump campaign distanced itself from the remarks Monday, telling Fox News the joke “does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”These moments are not quite the strategic mistakes that some observers believe them to be. Trump has a long record of comments like these, and they help drive his supporters to the polls. But there is a large Puerto Rican community in Pennsylvania, where the margins will matter.5 NUMBERS THAT WILL DECIDE THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONThe rally was a bow to the campaign’s full-throated effort to turn out young males, including low-propensity voters. This could be the bloc that gets Trump over the line on November 5.But last week, there were rumblings that this could be a reunion with Nikki Haley to play for the 20% of higher-propensity, non-MAGA Republicans who say they will vote for Harris in November. This event was not that.The former president remains very well-positioned on two of the top three issues.The economy is by far and consistently the most important issue in deciding voters’ ballots. Voters say Trump will better handle the issue by 7 points. He is even more heavily favored on immigration at 15 points. The strength reverses for abortion, where voters favor Harris by 13 points.The issues polling looks less lopsided further down the list, though still with a Trump advantage. Harris leads on health care, climate change and election integrity, while Trump is ahead on Israel, crime, and guns.Fox’s latest survey also asked voters which issue was motivating them to vote. 12% said the economy, but 11% chose candidate character and values, and 10% said protecting democracy, rights, and freedoms would get them to the polls.The presidential race is a toss-up. Neither Harris nor Trump have the 270 electoral votes required to win the race. They need to win the right combination of six toss-up states worth a total 82 electoral votes to bring it home.Surveys show races within the margin-of-error in all the battleground states, but when looked at together, the polling in Arizona tells a different story.In eight high-quality polls conducted in this state since August, Trump has been ahead in seven. His edge has been between 1-6 points.That advantage does not exist for Harris or Trump in any other battleground state. Immigration continues to be a highly important issue in Arizona, which shares a border with Mexico. In the latest Wall Street Journal survey, 25% of voters said immigration was the most important issue to their vote, higher than any other battleground. It was a “deal-breaker” issue for 24% of voters. And Arizona voters preferred Trump on the issue by 10 points.Trump allies do not appear to be a drag. Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake is less popular with voters despite their shared policies and traits (her Senate race remains Lean D). But the level of ticket-splitting is high and has endured throughout the campaign.This is still a highly competitive race. If Trump loses, it will be because of suburban growth and non-MAGA Republican voters, who are a strong faction. There is also an abortion measure on the ballot.But the statewide polling has been directionally consistent and immigration reigns supreme. Arizona moves from Toss Up to Lean R.(Fox News Power Rankings are nonpartisan pre-election predictions. Each ranking is informed by data, reporting, and analysis.)Battleground states have been won and lost together in recent elections. Trump won the bulk of them in 2016; Biden flipped them back four years later.There are signs that the Democratic campaign is pursuing a path-of-least-resistance where they eke out a victory with half of those states.Harris and Walz’s schedules this week focus on Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. These states account for about 60% of their time, the campaign’s most precious resource. Both nominees are visiting all three.(In deep blue DC, Harris will highlight Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the last election in a speech on the Ellipsis.)FOX NEWS POLL: MORE HARRIS THAN TRUMP SUPPORTERS THINK VOTES WILL BE COUNTED ACCURATELY & WILL ACCEPT OUTCOMEDemocrats have also spent about 60% of their battleground advertising budgets in the same states; over $460 million.This suggests that the campaign is targeting wins in these states and Nebraska’s 2nd district, plus all the less competitive races Biden won last time.That would land them on 270 electoral votes, the minimum number required to win.This is one of many scenarios. But as the Harris campaign struggles to pull ahead, it is a very plausible one.There are 10 states that will likely remain in party hands but remain competitive in the final stretch. For Republicans, the first opportunity on a great night would be Virginia, where a Washington Post poll shows Harris up by six points, 49%-43%.Republicans are poised to flip the Senate with at least 51 seats, beginning with an all-but-certain win in West Virginia, followed by Montana, where they have an edge. The next best opportunity is in Ohio, which is still a toss-up.Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin all move from Lean D and join the toss-up category this week.Republicans have been chipping away at their opponents’ leads in these states since the campaigns heated up, and polling now shows races within the margin-of-error.All three Democratic candidates are still over-performing the top of the ticket by a point or two, and the campaigns are clearly aware: they have all promoted their work with Trump on bipartisan bills in new television ads.The GOP is unlikely to pick off all three of these seats, but any would be gravy on top of a likely majority flip.Meanwhile, Republicans have been slow to respond to independent candidate Dan Osborn’s campaign in Nebraska. Incumbent GOP Sen. Deb Fischer has won twice before, but Osborn, a Navy veteran and local union leader, is now a serious threat.A new poll from the New York Times/Siena finds 46% of voters backing Osborn and 48% with Fischer; shockingly close for a conservative state. That is after GOP groups began telling voters that Osborn is a “Bernie Democrat.”This Nebraska Senate race moves from Likely R to Lean R.The Senate could have other surprises in store, including Florida, where incumbent GOP Sen. Rick Scott continues to pour money into the race, and Texas, where Republican Sen. Ted Cruz is fighting for another term against Democratic Rep. Colin Allred. Both these races are still Likely R.The House is still a toss-up.Beneath the surface, the battle for the gavel is getting more expensive. House candidates have spent more than $3 billion on their races so far, concentrated in roughly 40 battleground districts.Democrats have raised and spent nearly twice as much as Republicans, and that is an important factor in Pennsylvania’s 7th district. Biden won this eastern district by less than a point in 2020 and it includes Northampton County, which had the narrowest margin of any in the state that year.Incumbent Democratic Rep. Susan Wild is financially dominant, with $7.5 million in campaign spending this cycle to GOP rival and state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie’s $1.2 million. The district moves from Toss Up to Lean D.Money is also a big part of the story in Illinois’ 17th district and Indiana’s 1st district. Democratic incumbents in these races have spent at least three times as much as their Republican opponents. These seats move from Lean D to Likely D.The cash is flowing in Arizona’s 2nd district too. Incumbent GOP Rep. Eli Crane faces a challenge from Democrat and former President of the Navajo Nation Jonathan Nez in this disproportionately Native American district. Nez has dropped $3.7 million on the race and is focusing on his work with Trump on water access. Crane, meanwhile, is highlighting the border. The 2nd district moves from Solid R to Likely R.Virginia’s 7th district is more competitive than ever. Democrats have fielded Eugene Vindman, a Navy veteran, while Republicans are looking for a flip with attorney Derrick Anderson. The campaign has been marked by mini-scandals on both sides, but Vindman does not have the strong centrist brand that retiring Democrat Abigail Spanberger built. This district moves from Lean D to Toss Up.So far, there have only been three competitive governor’s races on the map and New Hampshire is the one to watch.In Indiana, Republican gubernatorial candidate Sen. Mike Braun should have been able to cruise to victory against any Democratic opponent.But Braun’s hardline position on abortion has given Democrat Jennifer McCormick an opening. The state enacted a near total ban on abortion two years ago, which McCormick argues is too extreme. Braun maintains that Indiana should be a “right-to-life state.”There are also unusual partisan dynamics at play. The GOP’s candidate for lieutenant governor could impact support for the Republican ticket among moderates, and there is a Libertarian on the ballot.Indiana’s governor race moves from Solid R to Likely R.No matter who reaches 270 votes next week, the winner will be the American people.The United States is not the only democracy, but it is the most powerful. Estimates suggest that at least 160 million voters will cast a ballot by Election Day. They will have the remarkable power to choose the leader of the free world and the direction of the country.Fox News’ Democracy ’24 special coverage with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum begins next Tuesday at 6 p.m. ET from New York City.Coverage will include the latest race calls from the Fox News Decision Desk and results from the Fox News Voter Analysis.



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Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre is set to appear at a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump on Wednesday, and it appears he is coming to grips with the wild reality of this election cycle.Favre posted his reaction on social media on Monday with barely a week to go before most voters head to the polls to cast their vote in the presidential and other elections.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM”In all the elections I’ve seen over my lifetime, I’ve never seen one where there was so much hate,” Favre wrote on X. “It’s certainly sad to see.”The Trump campaign announced Favre as a guest speaker when Trump visits Green Bay on Wednesday. The event will take place at the Resch Center.Favre has been a staunch advocate of Trump, endorsing him in 2020 when he ran up against Joe Biden. Trump lost his bid for re-election at that time.He said last year the United States was in a “better place” when Trump was president.49ERS’ NICK BOSA DOUBLES DOWN ON TRUMP SUPPORT AS SOCIAL MEDIA FREAKS OUT”I think our country was in better shape with him,” he told Jason Whitlock on the “Fearless” podcast. “I think Donald was a non-political president, and I liked that about him. Was he perfect? Absolutely not. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. I’m flawed just like the rest of ’em. We’re all flawed. But I really felt like he had our country in a better place and really cared about our people in our country.”Black, White, Hispanic, Asian — you name it. I think if you were an American citizen, he cared about you, first and foremost. I don’t know if our current president has the same mentality.”In 2020, Favre backed Trump because of his stance on freedom of speech, gun rights and support for the military and police after a summer of racial unrest after the death of George Floyd.”My Vote is for what makes this country great, freedom of speech and religion, the second amendment, hard-working tax-paying citizens, police and military. In this election, we have freedom of choice, which all should respect. For me and these principles, my vote is for [Donald Trump],” Favre wrote on X at the time.Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.



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The Israeli Knesset has passed legislation aimed at halting the operations of the terror-linked United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) within Israel.”Finally, the iron curtain has fallen on this terrorist organization that we have been fighting against for almost a year,” said Knesset member Yulia Malinovsky from the Yisrael Beiteinu Party, one of the bill’s sponsors.  She expressed her satisfaction with the bill’s passage, telling Fox News Digital she credited the courage of Knesset leadership for facilitating the bill’s success and dedicated the law to the victims of the violence linked to UNRWA to include “Aner Shapira, Jonathan Samrano, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, the hostages Or Levy, Elia Cohen, Alon Ehal, and all the hostages and victims harmed by UNRWA terrorists.”IDF KILLS HAMAS TERRORIST IT SAYS WORKED FOR UNRWA, LED CHARGE ON REIM BOMB SHELTER MASSACREThe legislation includes two complementary bills that were passed one after the other: one from the coalition, which received overwhelming support with 92 votes in favor and only 10 against, and another from the opposition, which also received a significant majority of 87 votes. Both bills seek to terminate an agreement established in 1967 that allowed UNRWA to operate in Israel and to sever all relations between UNRWA and the Jewish state, including diplomatic visas granted to UNRWA workers and other services provided by the state of Israel.The legislation passed after evidence was presented to Knesset members indicating that UNRWA had been infiltrated by Hamas, with some employees suspected of involvement in terrorist activities, particularly during the Oct. 7 attacks.VICTIMS OF OCTOBER 7 MASSACRE FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST UNRWA FOR AIDING HAMAS TERRORISTSThis decision comes despite significant objections from the Biden-Harris administration, which has expressed deep concern that the legislation could force UNRWA to cease all operations in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. As reported by Fox News Digital, U.S. pressure on Israeli politicians to stop the bill was unprecedented, involving direct calls from the U.S. ambassador to Israel to leaders of the major parties in the Knesset.ISRAEL SHARES DOSSIER SPELLING OUT ALLEGATIONS AGAINST 12 UN EMPLOYEES ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN HAMAS ATTACKA State Department spokesperson said on Monday after the bill’s passage, “Implementing the legislation risks catastrophe for the more than 3 million Palestinians who rely on UNRWA for essential services, including healthcare and education,” further emphasizing that UNRWA is indispensable for humanitarian efforts in Gaza, especially amid the ongoing crisis, as quoted by The Times of Israel.When asked about a solution to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where nearly 2 million people have been displaced since the war began, Malinovsky replied, “We gave three months to prepare before the law takes effect.”Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “UNRWA workers involved in terrorist activities against Israel must be held accountable. While avoiding a humanitarian crisis is essential, sustained humanitarian aid must remain available in Gaza now and in the future.” He added that Israel is committed to working with international partners to facilitate humanitarian assistance while ensuring its security.UN FORCED TO FIRE 9 EMPLOYEES OVER LIKELY INVOLVEMENT IN HAMAS MASSACRE: ‘TIP OF THE ICEBERG’Israel’s United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters late Monday that, “UNRWA was infiltrated by Hamas many years ago. We have warned the Security Council. That is why today we are taking action that will limit UNRWA capabilities to function in Israel, and we will continue to work with U.N. organs that want to support humanitarian efforts,” adding that “We are doing it with the WHO, with UNICEF, on the polio vaccination campaign and on other campaigns.”A statement released by the U.N. Secretary General António Guterres condemned the legislation, noting that, “The implementation of the laws could have devastating consequences for Palestine refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, which is unacceptable. I call on Israel to act consistently with its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations and its other obligations under international law, including under international humanitarian law and those concerning privileges and immunities of the United Nations. National legislation cannot alter those obligations.”International reactions have been swift, especially from governments that have been hostile to the Jewish state, including Spain, Slovenia, Ireland and Norway, all condemning the Knesset’s decision. The Spanish Foreign Ministry issued a statement highlighting concerns that the legislation would significantly impact humanitarian efforts in the region.UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini described the Knesset vote as “unprecedented” and warned it sets a dangerous precedent, violating Israel’s obligations under international law.Before the legislation passed, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller urged Israel not to suspend UNRWA’s operations in Gaza, noting that doing so could have legal implications affecting U.S. security assistance to Israel. He emphasized that UNRWA provides vital humanitarian support and warned of the consequences for the already dire situation in Gaza.



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The Washington Post is reportedly paying the price with its liberal readers after the Bezos-owned paper announced it would not be making an endorsement in the 2024 presidential race, which has sent shockwaves in its newsroom. NPR reported Monday that The Post has shed more than a whopping 200,000 subscribers since it revealed its editorial board would not formally endorse Vice President Kamala Harris after it had planned to do so. According to NPR, it marks roughly an 8% loss of The Post’s 2.5 million paid subscribers. WASHINGTON POST REPORTS LIBERALS ARE CANCELING SUBSCRIPTIONS OVER PAPER’S DECISION NOT TO ENDORSE VP HARRISA veteran Washington Post insider tells Fox News Digital that the NPR report was “the talk of the newsroom.””People are outraged at such a boneheaded decision,” the insider said. “Just recently, [Washington Post CEO and publisher Will] Lewis’ team was bragging about stemming subscription losses and how we had ‘green shoots’ of a gain of 4,000 subscribers so far this year. That’s been wiped out in a nanosecond.” “It’s a steep hole to climb out of, and it’s only going to get worse once the election is over and more people cancel,” the source added.When asked whether the Post can climb out of the hole or if the damage is done, they replied “No idea. A lot of damage has been done.”A spokesperson for The Washington Post declined to comment. WASHINGTON POST UNION, STAFFERS REVOLT OVER DECISION NOT TO ENDORSE A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, BLAME BEZOSA trio of Post reporters wrote Sunday that positive internal momentum at their place of employment “came to a halt” on Friday when Lewis declared the “Democracy Dies in Darkness” paper would not endorse a presidential candidate. In the days since, an onslaught of readers posted on social media about canceling subscriptions in protest, prompting Washington Post reporters to fret over how many subscribers would ultimately walk away. “A cancellation movement swept through social networks. Instead of using an internal analytics tool to check traffic to their own stories, some Post journalists used it to chart the soaring number of subscribers visiting the customer account page that allows them to cancel their subscriptions,” Post reporters Manuel Roig-Franzia, Herb Scribner and Laura Wagner wrote in a piece headlined “For The Post, more outrage from readers who say they’ve canceled.” “On social media, sharing screenshots of Post subscription cancellation confirmations became more than just a thing,” the Post reporters continued. “It was a political statement primarily coming from the American left, enraged by reports in The Post and elsewhere that the newspaper’s editorial writers had drafted an endorsement of the Democratic nominee.” BEFORE NON-ENDORSEMENT DECISION, WASHINGTON POST CALLED TRUMP ‘DREADFUL’ AND ‘WORST PRESIDENT OF MODERN TIMES’The Post also noted that Lewis has “sought to tamp down speculation” that the paper’s billionaire owner, Jeff Bezos, made the decision in order to help former President Trump. However, The Post previously reported that Bezos was behind the move “according to four people who were briefed on the decision.”Lewis has claimed the decision to end presidential endorsements “was made entirely internally and neither campaign nor candidate was given a heads up or consulted,” and has told concerned staffers that “it is the wrong thing for an independent newspaper to tell readers how to vote in a presidential election.”The Post announced on Friday that it would not be offering an endorsement in the upcoming presidential election or any future one, in what publisher Lewis said was a “returning to our roots.” An endorsement of Harris was reportedly drafted and ready to publish before it was suddenly shelved. The paper, which has been reliably hostile to former President Trump for years, has endorsed a Democrat for president in every election since 1976, except for when it skipped one in 1988. Fox News’ Brian Flood contributed to this report.



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Vice President Kamala Harris brings her presidential campaign to the nation’s capital on Tuesday, as she delivers what’s being billed as her closing argument address to American voters.With one week until Election Day, the vice president and Democratic presidential nominee will call on Americans to ‘turn the page’ on former President Trump, the Republican nominee.And a senior Harris campaign adviser also said the vice president, in what’s being touted as an optimistic and hopeful speech, will pledge to always put country and common ground above party to achieve results for all Americans.WHY TRUMP IS MAKING LAST MINUTE STOPS IN THESE TWO BLUE-LEANING STATESAccording to her campaign, Harris plans to argue that Trump – who four years later continues to charge that his 2020 election defeat to President Biden was due to an election rigged with massive voter fraud – is all-consumed by his grievances and desire for retribution that he’s not focused on the needs of Americans.It’s an argument the vice president has been spotlighting in recent days. WHAT THE LATEST FOX NEWS POWER RANKING IN THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE SHOW”He is focused and actually fixated on his grievances, on himself and on dividing our country, and it is not in any way something that will strengthen the American family, the American worker,” Harris told reporters on Monday.And at a large rally in suburban Atlanta, Georgia last Thursday, the vice president asked supporters to “just imagine the Oval Office in three months.  Picture it in your mind….It’s either Donald Trump in there, stewing — stewing over his enemies list, or me — working for you, checking off my to-do list.”The vice president is expected to expand on that contrast in her speech.Trump, who has been indicted multiple times and made history as the first current or former president convicted in a criminal case, has regularly threatened during the 2024 campaign that if he returned to the White House, he would prosecute his political foes.And both Biden and Harris – who replaced her boss atop the Democrats’ 2024 ticket in July after Biden ended his re-election bid – have repeatedly warned voters that Trump poses a threat to democracy if he’s re-elected.”Our democracy is at stake,” the president said last week. “Think about it. Think about what would happen if Donald Trump wins this election.”Harris will deliver her address from the Ellipse, a large park located just south of the White House and north of the National Mall.The Harris campaign points to two symbolic reasons for the Ellipse as the location of the vice president’s address.First, the backdrop is the White House, where either Harris or Trump will soon succeed Biden in the Oval Office.And second, Trump headlined a large rally of supporters at the Ellipse on Jan 6, 2021. Many of those who attended Trump’s rally then marched to the U.S. Capital and joined other protesters in storming the building in an attempt to upend congressional certification of Biden’s 2020 election victory over Trump.The Harris campaign says the vice president will also use her address to spotlight her plans and priorities for the country going forward. And they say at the top of that list is offering specifics on how she’ll bring down costs and put more money in the pockets of average Americans.Trump gave his closing argument at a large rally Sunday at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, where the former president’s message was partially outshined by controversial comments from speakers during the pre-show that grabbed national headlines.Harris’ address comes as the latest national polls indicate a margin-of-error race between her and Trump. It’s the same story with the most recent surveys in the seven crucial battleground states whose razor-thin margins decided Biden’s 2020 victory over Trump and will likely determine if Harris or Trump wins the 2024 election.Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.



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