The new head of the British Army, the chief of the general staff, has outlined an ambitious plan to transform the United Kingdom’s land force so it can effectively fight a major war with Russia. In a late July speech, Gen. Sir Roland “Roly” Walker said he wanted to double the British Army’s fighting power […]
Former President Trump during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort Thursday said he had agreed to three separate debates on three different networks against his new opponent, Vice President Harris. Trump scheduled the press conference as his campaign seeks to make Harris's access to the media a campaign issue. Trump had previously said he...
Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is rolling out its first independent expenditure advertisements for several candidates this week as it prepares for the fall election. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) is launching ads in several key battleground states that will likely determine which party wins control of the body in November. The ads released on...
A new survey found Vice President Harris and former President Trump are neck-and-neck in swing states. According to the survey, released Thursday by Ipsos, voters in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada have Harris and Trump in a “statistical dead heat for the presidency.” Overall, Harris earned 50 percent support compared to...
BMW is recalling more than 100,000 vehicles because of a motor defect that could result in overheating and, in “extreme” circumstances, increase the risk of a fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in a statement posted on Thursday. If there is mechanical damage to the engine, it may not be able to...
Ahmir Lavon Merrell, 22, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for bringing a gun to the grounds of the Capitol last fall. Merrell pleaded guilty in April to one count of illegal receipt of a firearm, after he brought an AR-style pistol and 73 rounds of ammunition to the Capitol in November 2023,...
Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), the Democratic nominee for Senate in the Grand Canyon State, excoriated the Biden administration Thursday for what he called insufficient federal support on extreme heat. Gallego issued the statement the day after Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra called extreme heat a “public health crisis” in Phoenix before meeting with...
Vice President Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) are set to play up their support for organized labor during an appearance at a union hall in Detroit Thursday, just two days after Harris named Walz to be her running mate. The duo was certified earlier this week to top the Democratic ticket in November, and...
Drought-driven drinking water contamination is disproportionately affecting members of California's Latino communities, a new study has found. Among the pollutants plaguing these water systems are arsenic and nitrate, which are linked to an increased risk of a variety of diseases, according to the study, published Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health. Some such illnesses...