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2016 “If the Republican nominee had done nothing but mow his lawn for the past 35 years, he would be a dramatically wealthier man than he is today,” Newsweek wrote of Trump ahead of the 2016 election. In 2024, a New York judge found the former president guilty of fraud for presenting false financial information to borrow money at lower rates. He and his companies were ordered to pay a penalty of $454 million. Trump appealed, but the results of his appeal hearing on September 26 will not be released until after the upcoming election. 1971 “He would rather win now than later,” Newsweek wrote of then-Washington Redskins coach George Allen, who prioritized veteran players. Nicknamed “The Over-the-Hill Gang,” about half his starters were in their 30s. Today, the oldest…

KAMALA HARRIS HAS TAKEN A HARDER LINE on immigration in her election battle with Donald Trump as Democrat-leaning voters have expressed serious concerns about the issue. Polling for Newsweek showed that support among Democrats for a more hard-line approach, including Joe Biden and Harris supporters, was 53 percent in October, softening slightly from 54 percent in July 2023. The percentage of Trump supporters who backed stricter policies over the same time period rose from 79 percent to 87 percent. Philip van Scheltinga, of Redfield & Wilton Strategies, told Newsweek: “When even Democratic voters are overwhelmingly unhappy with the situation as it has developed, then it is time for the Democratic Party to revisit their position.” The vice president has supported comprehensive immigration reform, which aims to provide pathways to citizenship,…

ALMOST THREE YEARS INTO THE RUSSIA-Ukraine war, polling has suggested a decline in support for contributions to aid efforts to Ukraine among Donald Trump supporters. Given the Democrats and Republicans have polar-opposite views on the U.S. approach, this issue could swing votes. Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the U.S. has been the biggest contributor of military aid for Kyiv, with Congress voting through five bills worth $175 billion. And while 34 percent of all respondents believed the U.S. should continue its support for Kyiv “until Ukraine wins the war,” this figure was down five points from March. Our October poll showed that 16 percent of all respondents wanted U.S. support to stop—a 2-point increase from 14 percent in August. And one-quarter of likely Trump voters believed U.S. support…

ASHER GRODMAN IS PERFECTLY FINE PLAYING a ghost on CBS’ Ghosts who walks through the afterlife without any pants. “I don’t really want to die in the state that Trevor died. It would be nice to have pants on.” But for now, Grodman is OK with it if it means he gets to continue to play Trevor, a former stockbroker who died of a drug-induced heart attack and is destined to haunt a mansion with other ghosts. “I still remember reading the pilot and thinking, ‘This is the best thing I’ve ever read.’” Now in its fourth season (October 17), Grodman said it’s “the most creative, out-there and surprising start to a season that we’ve ever had.” And being part of a large cast just adds to his excitement. “I…

PeriscopeNEWS, OPINION + ANALYSIS FORMER U.K. PRIME MINISTER SIR TONY Blair described Iran as the “origin of the instability in the Middle East” in a wide-ranging interview with Newsweek. Blair, whose decision to use British armed forces in the 2003 invasion of Iraq—as well as his perceived closeness to President George W. Bush—attracted criticism at home and abroad, said that the key to stability in the region was to ensure religious tolerance prevailed over Islamism. He blamed Iran for attempting to export its revolution through proxies such as Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, both of which have been heavily targeted by Israel since the attacks of October 7, 2023, the bloodiest massacre of Jewish people since the Holocaust. Blair, who is now Roman Catholic, became leader of the…

VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS’ FOCUS on abortion rights in her campaign for the White House could help her win, experts and polling suggest. More than half of the voters we polled (53 percent) said they lean toward the Democratic position on abortion, compared with 36 percent who favor the Republican stance. Some 33 percent said they now “strongly lean” Democrat on the issue, up from 28 percent in July last year. A smaller percentage said they “strongly lean” Republican, but those numbers also increased, up from 14 percent in July 2023 to 16 percent in October. The rise in those leaning Democrat has been largely due to women—from 51 percent just before Harris entered the race in July to 55 percent in October, and up from 48 percent in July…

YOUNGER AMERICAN VOTERS ARE MORE LIKELY to want an end to U.S. support for Israel in its war against Hamas, exclusive polling for Newsweek has revealed, which could prove pivotal to election outcomes in swing states. A year on from the October 7 Hamas attacks on southern Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed and at least 250 taken hostage, there is no end in sight to the war in Gaza, where more than 42,000 people have been killed according to the Gaza health ministry. Newsweek polling revealed those aged between 18 and 26, known as Generation Z, were the most skeptical of Washington’s backing for its Middle Eastern ally. Some 16 percent of voters in this age group believed the U.S. should stop its support for Israel now, compared…

CulturePARTING SHOT GEORGE LOPEZ HAS DONE A LOT IN HIS LONG CAREER. BUT NOW, WITH NBC’s Lopez vs Lopez, George knows what’s most important “is the people you get to be around and get to talk to.” One of those people includes his daughter, Mayan Lopez, who he created the show with. The two play fictionalized versions of themselves as they rekindle their estranged relationship both in the show and in real life. “Everything came very difficult to me, and I think everything’s meant to be.” One thing he never expected to be is the rare example of a Latin American success story on network TV. “When I sat at my grandmother’s house and I saw I Love Lucy and Chico and the Man, I never really thought that I…