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Trump taps massive war chest to energize MAGA voters in final 2025 election push

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November 3, 2025

Trump taps massive war chest to energize MAGA voters in final 2025 election push

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President Donald Trump is making a final multimillion-dollar investment in Tuesday’s statewide elections in New Jersey and Virginia, in an effort to turn out MAGA voters who tend to sit out off-year elections when Trump isn’t on the ballot.

Trump’s political team is making a withdrawal from the president’s massive political war chest, with New Jersey and Virginia each receiving roughly $1 million for get-out-the-vote microtargeting efforts, Fox News confirmed this weekend.

“What you’ve seen just in the last couple of days is the president and all of our Republican forces have put even more money behind our efforts to turn out our votes because that’s what it’s gonna come down to,” Joe Gruters, chairman of the Trump-aligned Republican National Committee (RNC) said Saturday on Fox News’ “The Big Weekend Show.”

While Trump lost New Jersey and Virginia in last year’s presidential election, he made major gains in both states.

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President Donald Trump, seen during a campaign rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on May 11, 2024, has poured a couple of million dollars in get-out-the-vote efforts in Tuesday’s elections in New Jersey and Virginia. (Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

New Jersey and Virginia are the only two states to hold gubernatorial contests the year after a presidential election, and the two contests typically receive outsized national attention. The elections are also seen as a key barometer ahead of next year’s midterms, when the GOP will be defending its slim House and Senate majorities.

This year’s elections are also seen as the first major ballot box test of Trump’s unprecedented and explosive agenda.

The new infusion of cash from Trump’s political coffers, which was first reported by Axios, is fueling the RNC’s 72-hour program aimed at turning out GOP voters in the final stretch leading up to Election Day.

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Republican operatives are tracking down low-propensity GOP voters, and then reaching out to those voters through phone-banking efforts, or through digital and social media targeting ads.

“We have to have Republicans show up on Election Day if our candidates are gonna have a chance,” Gruters said.

While Trump hasn’t made any campaign stops in New Jersey or Virginia, he reached out to supporters in both states.

Trump held a tele-rally Thursday evening with term-limited Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia, to boost GOP turnout in the state’s races for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli speaks with voters at a restaurant in Robbinsville, New Jersey, on Oct. 29, 2025. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News )

Last weekend, on the eve of the kick-off of early voting in New Jersey, Trump headlined a tele-rally with GOP gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli.

Trump is likely to headline another tele-rally for Ciattarelli ahead of Tuesday’s election, sources told Fox News Digital.

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Meanwhile, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) has dished out over $7 million – a party record – for get-out-the-vote and organizing efforts this summer and autumn in New Jersey, Virginia and Pennsylvania, where Democrats are fighting to retain three state Supreme Court seats.

“I’ve always taken the position that every election matters, whether it’s an on-year, off-year, whether it’s a local election, a federal election, every inch of ground that we gain here adds up,” DNC chair Ken Martin said last week in a Fox News Digital interview.

The latest public opinion polls indicate former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger has a solid lead over Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia’s gubernatorial race.

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Surveys point to Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill of New Jersey with a slight edge over Ciattarelli in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

“I do expect that we’ll win those elections in New Jersey and Virginia,” Martin said. “We feel pretty bullish about our chances.”

Fox News’ Bryan Llenas contributed to this report

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.”

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Boston, MA

TSA wait times hit

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1 hour ago

March 25, 2026

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March 25, 2026 / 10:33 AM EDT
/ CBS Boston

TSA wait times are still painfully long at airports across the country because of the partial government shutdown. Even if you avoid the problem by leaving Logan Airport in Boston, you will likely run into it when you fly home.

Exhausted travelers flying into Boston from George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, said they spent several hours in TSA lines before getting on their flights Tuesday.

Nay Dedrick of Dorchester was to supposed to arrive in Boston at 6 p.m. Monday, but said she missed her flight after waiting “6 to 8 hours” in the long security line in Houston.

“TSA was only 2 people working,” she said. “The line started downstairs and went all the way down to the basement, and then it goes all the way back up to the third floor.”

So, she slept at the airport and tried again on Tuesday.

“It’s very frustrating. I’m very tired,” Dedrick said after finally arriving home in Boston Tuesday afternoon.

Travelers wait in long security lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas on March 23, 2026.

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Mary Jo Kane of Jamaica Plain arrived at the airport in Houston nearly six hours before her 7 a.m. flight to Boston Tuesday.

“I got there at 2-2:15 (a.m.) and then you go to the TSA and it’s kind of like Disney World during school vacation week,” she said.

One thing these travelers had in common is sympathy for TSA agents.

“I commend them,” Dedrick said.

“These people came in here, they’re not getting paid. Maybe their pay is deferred, but would you come into work?,” Kane said.

TSA agents have now gone 40 days without pay since the Department of Homeland Security stopped getting funding from the government.

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Pittsburg, PA

New park to feature soccer fields approved | City of Pittsburg

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March 25, 2026

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New park to feature soccer fields approved | City of Pittsburg

Joining in on the excitement of the upcoming FIFA World Cup, the Pittsburg City Commission approved the development of a new park featuring soccer fields.

For months, many soccer players from the Pittsburg area have appeared before the City Commissioners to advocate for much-needed soccer fields. A search for the right spot was conducted, and after several months, a purchase of space for the sport was made during Tuesday’s city commission meeting.

The property, purchased from Mercy Health Pittsburg, is located between Hospital Drive and Springdale Street south of Centennial Drive. The park will sit on 23.7 acres and feature three full-size soccer fields, serving Pittsburg and the surrounding region. The site would also include a walking trail around the lake, offering additional amenities for residents.

Both the City and Mercy share a vision for strengthening community well‑being and enhancing local amenities.

“Mercy thanks the City Commission for approving this transaction, and we couldn’t possibly be more excited to watch what the City has planned to provide the community,” said Dave Smith, Mercy Health Pittsburg administrator. “We appreciate the opportunity to lend our name to the development, deepening our integration into the community. It brings all of us joy to think about being neighbors with a new Pittsburg staple that families will enjoy for years to come.”

City Manager Daron Hall said, “We appreciate the willingness of Mercy to continue our partnership by allowing us to purchase these unique assets for our citizens. Not only does it provide soccer facilities and ample parking, but also a wonderful lake for the entire community to enjoy. We look forward to developing this over the next few years and turn it into another wonderful destination in Pittsburg.”

Beyond providing a place to play soccer, fish, walk, and enjoy the outdoors, the park will also serve as another way to encourage visitors to the area.

“Our goal is to provide a much-needed space for our soccer community and hopefully host tournaments, attract visitors, and create a highly visible recreation destination,” City of Pittsburg Housing and Community Development Director Kim Froman said.

The development of the park will start after design details are finalized. The city is hoping to have soccer fields ready for play in 2027.

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Connecticut

State trooper who was arrested twice has resigned

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March 25, 2026

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State trooper who was arrested twice has resigned

A state trooper who was arrested in August and November of 2025 for the same domestic disturbance resigned on March 5, Connecticut State Police confirmed on Tuesday.

On Aug. 27, 37-year-old Trooper Edward Gookin was arrested after a verbal and physical altercation at a home in Griswold, and he was determined to be the aggressor.

He was charged with disorderly conduct, released on $2,500 bond, and placed on paid administrative duty at that time.

Then on Nov. 19, Gookin was arrested again for the same incident that happened on Aug. 27.

This time, he was charged with risk of injury to a child, reckless endangerment, and illegal discharge of a firearm. He was again placed on paid administrative duty, posted a $25,000 bond, and appeared in court.

Now, state police say Gookin has resigned.

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