4 days to go: Battle for control of Congress intensifies as midterms reach their final stretch

Republican 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.

A 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.

Alaska 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."

Mike Collins, the Republican nominee for Senate in Georgia, accused his opponent Sen. Jon Ossoff of using this year's midterm election as a springboard to run for president in 2028.

Collins also said Ossoff would become the leader of the Democratic Socialists of America should he mount a White House bid.

"I'm running to represent the state of Georgia. My opponent, John Ossoff, he's just using Georgia as a platform. You can look at his voting record and tell that he's never represented the people or the values of this state," Collins told Fox & Friends host Steve Doocy during a sitdown with voters at a restaurant in Hiram, Georgia.

Ossoff has repeatedly swatted away speculation that he will run for president in 2028, consistently saying he is focused on winning another term in the Senate.

Collins also expressed optimism that GOP voters will turn out for him, despite voter registration in the state being roughly evenly split between Democrats, Republicans and independents.

"We're going to prove on Nov. 3 that this state's not blue, it's not purple. This state is ruby red," Collins said to applause.

After Leo XIV, the first American-born pope, submitted his absentee ballot via mail in Chicago, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) urged American Catholics to vote as well.

“As Catholics and Americans, we are blessed to be able to participate in our nation’s political and public life. With the midterm elections approaching in the United States, the Conference has been encouraging Catholics to exercise their right to vote and to do so in a way that places our faith before our politics," the USCCB said.

The statement continued: "In voting, our Holy Father sets the example that encourages each citizen to exercise their civic responsibility. The U.S. bishops have emphasized that is not “who” one is voting for, but rather on encouraging Catholics to inform their conscience as they prepare to vote and to uphold human dignity and the common good in doing so.”

Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola insisted she "knew nothing" about an alleged scheme to recruit people with the same name as her opponent to run in the election, while incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan told Fox News she is "still lying."

"I just want to clear the air," Peltola began in a speech to supporters on Thursday in Juneau. "I knew nothing about any other candidates on the ballot except for me and the incumbent. That is all I have ever known about. I am not interested in tricking voters. I know I can beat Dan Sullivan."

In an interview with Fox News, Sullivan, a Republican, said Peltola's campaign "demonstrated the most corrupt action you could take."

"Most candidates, when they run for office, I've run for office, and this is my third election. You sit down at the beginning of your election with your advisers to think about 'What's my record? I'm going to run on a strong record. What's my vision? What do I want to get done?' Peltola sat down with her advisers, Democrats from D.C. and Alaska, and their first order of business was 'how do we cheat? How do we make sure Alaskans throw away their votes?'" Sullivan said.

A Washington Post-Schar School poll of likely voters in Kansas shows Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Adam Hamilton leading GOP Sen. Roger Marshall — but the outlet noted that Democrats were more willing to complete the poll than Republicans.

"Registered Democrats were more than twice as likely as registered Republicans to complete the survey after answering an interviewer’s call — 32 percent versus 12 percent — with a similar partisan gap when texting voters to complete the survey online," the Post reported.

The outlet explained that "there’s good reason to suspect that the poll overestimates Democratic candidates’ support. But The Post is publishing results in the interest of transparency and to highlight the challenges the poll faced."

The survey found 52% backing Hamilton, 43% choosing Marshall and 4% picked Libertarian David Graham.

The poll of 801 likely Kansas voters, which was conducted Oct. 22-26, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

Roman Catholic Pope Leo XIV has made history as the first pope ever to cast a ballot in a U.S. general election.

Vatican News reported that the Holy See Press Office indicated, "Pope Leo XIV has exercised his right to vote as a United States citizen, whenever he was eligible to do so." The pope "submitted his mail-in ballot in Chicago."

"The Holy Father has also confirmed that, during his years of residence in Peru he exercised his right to vote whenever he was eligible to do so," the statement noted, according to the report. "The Holy Father expresses his belief in the right and the duty of citizens to participate in democratic processes."

Josh Duhamel is encouraging Minnesotans to get out and vote in a new video he shared on Instagram.

The actor took to social media to send out a "PSA to the great people of Minnesota," rallying residents to pack the polls in what he dubbed "God's country."

"I just wanted to take a second to remind you that the midterms are coming up. This is such an important, such an important time. We have to get out there. We have to vote. Every single person," he said. "Minnesota is my second favorite state in the whole country, right behind North Dakota, but I absolutely love it there. It is God's country. It is worth saving. It is absolutely worth saving."

While he said he "would never tell you who to vote for," he believes voting is one's "job as an American citizen" and a "sacred duty."

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Plans for President Donald Trump to rally in Kansas and Iowa have been called off, though he is expected to participate in tele-rallies as he continues working to give Republicans a boost in the midterms.

"With Election Day approaching, the Republican Party is maximizing opportunities for President Donald J. Trump to speak to voters across the country. With Republicans in a strong position in Kansas and Iowa, previously planned in-person rallies in those states will no longer take place as scheduled," the Republican National Committee noted in a press release.

"President Trump is expected to participate in a large number of tele-rallies, which can reach more voters in the limited time left before polls close," the RNC noted. "As reported, the President will hold tele-rallies in nearly 20 states, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. Additional events may be announced."

Asked on Thursday why he's not traveling to Kansas, the president, in a likely reference to Republican Sen. Roger Marshall, said, "Because I think he's doing well. We're gonna do a tele-rally for him instead."

Trump slammed another reporter who asked if the canceled plans to head to Kansas had anything to do with the president feeling sick of traveling.

Trump fired back, telling the reporter he was "sick" for posing the question, and asking which outlet he was with.

The reporter identified himself as with Reuters.

"You are a sick guy," Trump said, later noting that he feels "perfect."

"You are disgusting. Put yourself in shape. You look like hell," Trump told the reporter before walking away.

The election system in Minnesota is facing scrutiny on social media after a clip of a state official speaking to Somali voters reignited concerns about election integrity in the state.

"If you’re already registered to vote, you don’t need to bring anything with you," Minnesota Voter Outreach Director Melanie Hazelip said on Somali TV.

"You just show up to your early voting location, which is usually the county office or City Hall. Minneapolis and the bigger jurisdictions have a lot of extra places where you can go, like a lot of libraries or community centers. As long as you’re registered to vote, you don’t need to bring anything with you. 

"If you’re not registered to vote … you still have options. If you have a Minnesota ID that is updated, that’s all you need to bring with you. If you don’t have that, there is a list of documents on our website that you can find. You still have options to get registered same day."

While Hazelip's comments were in accordance with the laws on the books, they prompted outrage on social media after being posted by conservative influencer End Wokeness, and the post racked up almost a million views with users making the case that the system is too lax.

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With only four days left until Election Day, President Donald Trump is slated to rally in Daytona Beach, Florida on Friday.

The president rallied in Fort Myers last Friday.

Backed by Trump, GOP Rep. Byron Donalds is running to succeed Sunshine State Gov. Ron DeSantis. Donalds faces Democratic candidate David Jolly, a former House Republican lawmaker, in the contest.

Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola is facing an onslaught of social media criticism over a resurfaced quote that critics say reeks of hypocrisy, following an explosive New York Times report this week.

"It should be a criminal offense to lie or mislead the electorate," Peltola says in the clip from August posted by the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) on Wednesday, shortly after The New York Times reported that her campaign was actively involved in a scheme to peel votes away from incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan by recruiting namesake and spoiler candidates.

Conservatives on social media quickly shared the post and suggested that Peltola should be investigated based on her own words.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris broke with some on the left flank of the Democratic Party on Wednesday over whether Democrats should pursue impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump if they regain control of Congress in November.

"The Parnas Perspective" host Aaron Parnas asked Harris what she would recommend Congress do if Democrats regain control following the midterm elections.

"Would it be to go the investigations route and potentially an impeachment one day," he asked, "or would it be go past policy and force the president to veto it?"

"I think that going on in the direction of impeachment is not a good idea. OK, just to be honest with you. Because we have limited resources and I think the energy and the resources need to be put into accountability, need to be put into investigations and that's where the time should be spent. Remember I was in the Senate for the last go-round and the votes aren't there, right? So that's how I feel," Harris said.

She argued Democrats need to focus on getting things done and that they should be "ruthless."

"When I say we should be ruthless, I don't mean cruel, but we should be uncompromising and not sit around, you know, being genteel about the relationships and instead actually get stuff done, whether it be about accountability or restoring, for example, what they took in terms of the Medicaid cuts, restoring what we need to do around some check and balance around this war nobody wants," the former VP said.

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Warning about Democrats potentially winning control of the presidency and both chambers of Congress in the 2028 elections, business tycoon Elon Musk, who announced that he voted early in Texas, urged people to cast their ballots for Republican senators in the 2026 midterms.

Musk expressed concern that Democrats could grant statehood to Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico, open the nation's borders, legalize immigrants living in the country illegally and expand the Supreme Court.

"My biggest concern is that if there is a clean sweep by Democrats of the House, Senate and Presidency in 2028, they will: 1. Make DC and Puerto Rico states to gain a strong majority in the Senate. 2. Open the borders and legalize everyone living in America illegally to cement a permanent majority. 3. Increase the size of the Supreme Court to gain an immediate majority," Musk explained.

"This would result in America becoming a permanent one-party state and the end of democracy in any meaningful sense of the word. All that is needed to ensure this doesn’t happen is 51 Republican senators in 2029. That is why you should vote for Republican senators this election. Other reasons are irrelevant compared to this one," he wrote.

"It would be game over for America," he added in another post.

TEXAS — Gas prices are soaring ahead of the midterm elections, but President Donald Trump's supporters at campaign rallies in Texas say the rising costs aren't shaking their loyalty to the president, with some warning that the country's future is at stake.

"I do experience that costs are high, but I'm in for the long haul and I support everything that he's been doing," one supporter told Fox News Digital at Trump's rally in Lubbock, Texas.

Fox News Digital spoke with Trump supporters at rallies in Lubbock and Corpus Christi, two cities in a state deeply tied to America's oil and gas industry where voters acknowledged the economic squeeze but remained firmly behind the president. For some, concerns about the country's future and the rise of socialism are adding urgency to the approaching election.

As Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., heads to Michigan Friday Republicans are ramping up their final push in this closely watched Senate race that could help determine control of the chamber.

Scott, who chairs the National Republican Senatorial Committee, announced his next stop while campaigning alongside Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, at a Faith and Freedom town hall in Kettering, Ohio Thursday.

"I'll be in Michigan tomorrow working to make sure that Abdul El-Sayed never gets to the United States Senate, to be honest with you," Scott said.

Scott reiterated as he left the event, telling the crowd, "I'm going to Michigan to fight with Abdul El-Sayed."

El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee, is facing Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers for the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters.

The battleground race is drawing national attention as Republicans seek to flip the Democratic-held seat and both parties fight for control of the Senate. As of late-September Fox News poll showed El-Sayed at 50% and Rogers at 49% among likely voters, within the poll's margin of sampling error.

Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, acknowledged that some Ohioans are struggling amid U.S.-Canada trade tensions but defended President Donald Trump's broader trade agenda as he fights to hold his Senate seat in the final days before Election Day.

"I know that there are some people who are struggling as a result of it, but as a net — I hear this from Ohioans — fair trade," Husted told Fox News in an exclusive interview Thursday.

Husted argued that Ohio has suffered from what he described as unfair trade deals in the past and said Trump's policies are helping bring manufacturing jobs back to the state.

"We don't want to be ripped off anymore, China stealing our intellectual property, undermining American businesses," Husted said. "And the Toledo area is growing."

The comments come as Husted faces former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in one of the races that could help determine control of the Senate. Fox News Power Rankings moved the Ohio contest from Toss-up to Lean D this week, while a Fox News poll released Oct. 21 found Brown at 52% and Husted at 47% among likely voters.

Ohio is particularly exposed to the ongoing trade dispute with Canada. Roughly $2.3 billion in Ohio exports to Canada are exposed to retaliatory tariffs, with machinery, transportation products, minerals and metals among the industries facing potential effects, according to previous Fox News reporting.

Husted also told Fox News that he recently spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer about negotiations with Canada.

"He believes that this will come together," Husted said. "We just got to get the politics out of the way, and let's focus on the economics and fair trade between United States and Canada.

"Husted also pointed to manufacturing employment in Ohio, saying the state has added 10,000 manufacturing jobs over the past 20 months.

"We just got to drive down prices," Husted said. "But we have to fight back against people who want to steal our jobs and treat America unfairly."

Fox New’s Dana Blanton and Rémy Numa contributed to this report.