2024 presidential election live updates: Shock new poll reveals Ted Cruz could be in trouble in Texas

Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz is trailing his Democratic challenger Colin Allred in a shocking new poll that could signal trouble for the longtime lawmaker.

According to a Morning Consult survey released Friday, Allred has a one-point advantage over Cruz at 45% to 44%.

It comes after Donald Trump adviser Chris LaCivita wrote on X earlier this week: ‘What the hell is wrong with the Senate race in Texas? I think i know …and i think i know his name ….time to get some real professionals in to save @tedcruz‘

Cruz is still expected to keep his seat and has held a lead over Allred in all previous polls.

The Cook Political Report maintains that the race is still ‘likely Republican.’

GOP firebrand is again in the middle of controversy for alleged sex crimes.

According to bombshell court documents, a witness saw Gaetz and a 17-year-old high school girl at a party that his ex-girlfriend also attended in 2017.

The witness claimed in a sworn document that the girl was ‘naked’ and attendees were engaging ‘in sexual activities.’

In addition, ‘alcohol, cocaine, ecstasy and marijuana’ were prevalent at the event.

Gaetz has denied all of the allegations that have long swirled around him, including paying for sex.

The Department of Justice previously investigated Gaetz for alleged sex trafficking a minor but informed him they would not bring charges in 2023 after issues of witness credibility.

The House Ethics Committee is still conducting ‘further review’ into Gaetz on charges that include sex abuse and illicit drug use.

Former Vice President Mike Pence’s Advancing American Freedom is putting a staggering amount of money behind a push to keep Trump-era tax cuts in place.

We will be urging conservative leaders to join us in this fight.

According to a 13-page plan, the foundation will target swing state voters, particularly in states that could decide control of the Senate.

The campaign plans to span into 2025 and impact Congress as it considers whether to make changes to the tax code.

President Joe Biden has said he wants to keep cuts for Americans who make under $400K every year.

But his proposal includes raises on taxes for the wealthy. Kamala Harris is expected to mirror similar policies.

Pence said in a statement:

Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. Our national debt is out of control, and taxing the American people more is not the solution.

Rep. Nancy Mace spent the day Thursday skewering CNN guest Michael Eric Dyson, revealing private text messages that he sent her after the pair had a fiery exchange over the proper way to pronounce Vice President Kamala Harris’ name.

The Uncommitted National Movement said Thursday that the group would not formally endorse Vice President Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign, which could impact her chances in the key state of Michigan.

In a lengthy statement, leaders made clear they didn’t support former President Donald Trump and didn’t want followers of the movement to vote third-party.

‘[E]specially as third party votes in key swing states could help inadvertently deliver a Trump presidency given our country’s broken electoral college system,’ the statement said.

Donald Trump is leading Kamala Harris by a slim margin in the critical battleground of Georgia with just 46 days until Election Day.

FiveThirtyEight’s poll tracker has him one point up while Real Clear Politics has him 1.7 points in the lead.

Yet forecasters still have her projected to win the state, helping her path to victory on what will be a nail-biting night.

FiveThirtyEight gives her a 51 percent chance of winning the state, while Trump has a 49 percent chance.

Nate Silver, another top pollster, gives Trump the edge.

Kamala Harris reaffirmed that she’s a gun owner and will fire away if anyone tries to sneak into her house.

‘If somebody breaks into my house, they’re getting shot,’ she said, before showing off her trademark cackle.

She then expressed regret, similar to how her boss Joe Biden would try to take back foolish statements: ‘I probably should not have said that. My staff will deal with that later.’

The statement made headlines on social media, including an immediately condemnation from the National Rifle Association, who accused her of being a ‘walking contradiction’.

A star political reporter for New York magazine has been placed on leave following an alleged affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr, that began when she visited his $7 million aliforniahome to write a feature article.

Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi admitted that ‘the nature of some communication between myself and a former reporting subject turned personal’, in a statement to DailyMail.com.

She also claimed the relationship was never physical.

Her editors confirmed that the other party was a ‘former subject relevant to the 2024 campaign’. Status reports that the affair was with the former presidential hopeful, who is married to actress Cheryl Hines.

RFK Jr., 70, has insisted he only met the political journalist once when she did a profile on him last year.

‘Mr. Kennedy only met Olivia Nuzzi once in his life for an interview she requested, which yielded a hit piece,’ his spokesman told CNN. A source added that the nature of the relationship was ’emotional and digital in nature, not physical’.

Her own campaign has tried to link her to controlling drug prices and economic growth.

Both efforts seem to be working, according to a J.L. Partners/DailyMail.com which found high proportions of voters blamed her or credited her for a slew of policies implemented during her time as Joe Biden‘s vice president.

In particular, 60 percent of likely voters said was very or somewhat responsible for the record number of crossings at the southern border.

The Trump campaign sees that as a winning issue.