Francesca Hong, the democratic socialist running in Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor, had a double-digit lead in polls as recently as last week. Then she lost. What happened?Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, was the front-runner in polls ahead of the Wisconsin Democratic primary for
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman emerged from a special election sprint on Tuesday to succeed Lindsey Graham. She will sell her closeness to President Trump. He will tout his conservatism.Senator Darline Graham plans to tout her closeness to President Trump in a two-week Republican primary runoff for
A shifting race and a key endorsement helped the moderate Democrat overcome his progressive challenger, Francesca Hong, voters said.David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, casting his ballot alongside his daughter at Milwaukee German Immersion School on Tuesday.
Bruce Blakeman, who is vying to become the state’s second Republican governor in the last 50 years, pushes President Trump’s agenda even as he avoids mentioning his name.Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, trails Gov. Kathy Hochul by 10 percentage points in a Siena University poll of likely
Plus, takeaways from yesterday’s primary elections. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Mar Carretero-Castrillo, an astrophysicist, returned to her remote village in Spain to be in the path of totality. Hundreds of partygoers came too.Mar Carretero-Castrillo playing an eclipse-themed card game with residents in Castrillo de la Reina, Spain, on Tuesday.
People gathered across the continent to watch the total solar eclipse on Wednesday.
The Department of Homeland Security described the gloves as a “de-escalation device,” but critics said they could encourage agents to use more force.The government could spend up to $20 million to equip immigration officers with the gloves.
The White House aides Natalie Harp and Dan Scavino were among those traveling with the president on a military jet.President Trump disembarking from the old Air Force One at the Mildenhall military base in England on July 8.
President Trump said that Ms. Leavitt, who recently gave birth to her second child, would be leaving to spend time with her family.Karoline Leavitt in the Oval Office last week.
The lawsuit filed in federal court said President Trump “stands to gain financially by giving ‘market-moving’ government information to those who are willing and able to pay his personal company.”President Trump is the largest shareholder in Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged Latin American military leaders gathered in Panama to ramp up their efforts alongside U.S. forces.U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at a forum of the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition in Panama City, Wednesday.
President Trump’s Air Force One subterfuge pales in comparison to the secrecy surrounding Russia’s president, whose fixation on security has reached new heights in recent years.A Russian state media photo of President Vladimir Putin in his office in the Kremlin last month. The secrecy around Mr. Put
Paul Theroux traced the British coastline in 1982 for his book “The Kingdom by the Sea.” This year he walked parts of the new King Charles III England Coast Path, a continuous route along the country’s seashore.
The episode casts a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.Israeli soldiers gather near Israeli settlers (front) in front of Palestinian houses in the village of Qusra in the occupied West Bank, on Wednesday.
The spill of Russian crude bound for India compounds the environmental damage from spills in and around the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers and oil facilities have come under attack.A satellite image showing the damaged vessel Caroline Bezengi and oil slick off coast of Oman, on Aug. 5.
Even if a cease-fire materializes, Gulf exporters recognize that relying strictly on the Strait of Hormuz is a risk they can no longer take.Ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday off the coast of Bandar Abbas in Iran. Shipping through the strait has been greatly curtailed because of the wa
The brother of Jared Kushner is an influential venture capitalist with big bets on A.I. and health insurance.
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
In a recent interview, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez distanced herself from the 2020 era of progressivism.
At a speech in Lancaster County, Robert F. Kennedy mocked the threat of measles. Now local officials are racing to contain one of the largest outbreaks in the country.Before becoming health secretary, Mr. Kennedy promoted vaccine skepticism as the leader of Children’s Health Defense.
The order, whose legal power is unclear, recommended narrowing the use of vaccinations against several diseases that can be life-threatening.
President Trump is calling for immunizations for measles, mumps and rubella to be given in individual jabs in three different appointments instead of the standard combination shot.There is no evidence that the combination shot for measles, mumps and rubella is dangerous or that splitting it into its
