PM Modi to embark on three-day visit to Poland, Ukraine today
In Warsaw, Prime Minister Modi will receive a ceremonial welcome and engage in talks with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Texas women at DNC tell of necessary health care denied because of state abortion laws
The fight to push back abortion restrictions is central to Texas’ presence at the Democratic convention, and is a focus of the Kamala Harris campaign.
Harris celebrates ‘ceremonial’ Chicago DNC roll call vote from Milwaukee rally
CHICAGO – Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated the “ceremonial” roll call vote nominating her as the Democratic Party’s nominee on Tuesday evening during a rally in Milwaukee, which is located about a 90-minute drive from the DNC’s host city of Chicago. “The delegates at the Democratic National Convention, well they just completed their roll call. And they have nominated Coach Walz and me to be the next vice president and president of the United States of America,” Harris told the rally crowd in Milwaukee. “I thank everyone there and here for believing in what we can do together. We are so honored to be your nominees. This is a people power campaign, and together we will chart a new way forward,” she added. Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are in Milwaukee Tuesday evening for a rally in the city that hosted the Republican National Convention just last month. BIDEN REHASHES DEBUNKED TRUMP CHARLOTTESVILLE CLAIM IN LATE-NIGHT DNC SPEECH Just about 100 miles south of the Wisconsin city, thousands of Democrats are gathered in Chicago for the DNC, which kicked off on Monday. The roll call vote on Tuesday evening was ceremonial and non-binding, as Democrats moved to nominate Harris and Walz earlier this month. Tuesday’s DNC speech line-up is stacked with high-profile Democrats, including former President Barack Obama, former first lady Michelle Obama, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and others. BIDEN SAYS DNC ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS ‘HAVE A POINT,’ RIPS TRUMP AS ‘NOT WORTHY’ OF OVAL OFFICE The DNC officially kicked off on Monday, when Harris delivered surprise remarks, while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also took the stage in support of the Harris-Walz ticket. President Biden delivered Monday’s final speech, which wrapped up after midnight on the East Coast, as the president celebrated Harris’ run after he dropped out of the race last month amid mounting concern of his mental acuity and age. Biden endorsed Harris shortly after dropping out. “Selecting Kamala was the very first decision I made before I became when I became our nominee, and it was the best decision I made my whole career,” Biden said on Monday in his late-night speech. “We’ve not only gotten to know each other, we’ve become close friends. She’s tough, she’s experienced, and she has enormous integrity, enormous integrity. Her story represents the best American story.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Harris is slated to take the stage for her official acceptance speech for the nomination on Thursday evening in Chicago. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
Harriet Hageman wins Republican primary to defend at-large Wyoming seat
Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., coasted to victory in the Republican primary for Wyoming’s at-large congressional district Tuesday night. Wyoming is one of six states to only have one statewide district, along with Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota and Vermont. Harriet currently serves on the Natural Resources and Judiciary Committees, running her re-election campaign on issues such as securing the border, protecting the Second Amendment and fighting for federal land management reform. Former President Trump endorsed Hageman before she ousted former Rep. Liz Cheney in the 2022 midterms. WYOMING MAYORAL CANDIDATE PROMISES TO LET OPENAI BOT GOVERN CAPITAL CITY, FACES BACKLASH FROM TECH GIANT Hageman faced GOP opposition from Steven Helling, an attorney from Casper, who ran for the seat in 2022 as a Democrat. During his last congressional bid, Helling pushed a “Democrats for Trump” campaign, but did not win the Democratic nomination.
John Barrasso easily wins Wyoming GOP Senate primary
Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso on Tuesday defeated a Republican primary challenger, setting up a battle for a third term in November. Barrasso, currently the chair of the Senate Republican Conference, the third-ranking position among Senate Republicans, and a ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, defeated Reid Rasner, a financial adviser. TOP REPUBLICAN DEMANDS ANSWERS AFTER WH PROTESTS YIELD 0 ARRESTS; QUESTIONS ‘POLITICAL SYMPATHY’ WITH VANDALS Rasner ran his campaign on Wyoming’s energy industry, southern border security and imposing congressional term limits. Barrasso seeks to defend his seat against Democrat Scott Morrow of Laramie. BIDEN CALLS TO ‘LOWER THE TEMPERATURE’ THEN BASHES TRUMP IN NAACP SPEECH Barrasso, an orthopedic surgeon and former state lawmaker from Casper, has risen to prominence in the Senate and is a frequent critic of the Biden administration’s immigration policies. Barrasso made headlines recently for criticizing the Secret Service after the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. His office said “no one has taken responsibility” despite the gunman having been “identified as being suspicious one hour before the shooting.” SEN. JOHN BARRASSO CALLS SECRET SERVICE CONFERENCE CALL A ‘100% COVER-YOUR-A–‘ BRIEFING CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In January, Barrasso’s wife lost her battle with brain cancer. “After a courageous battle with cancer, Bobbi is now at peace and at home with the Lord,” Barrasso said in a statement. “In addition to being a devoted wife and mother, Bobbi was a leader, fierce advocate for Wyoming, and friend to everyone she met. We miss her dearly. On behalf of our entire family, we thank everyone for your prayers and continued support as we remember her and grieve together.”
DNC attendees reject popular GOP accusation of convention hypocrisy: ‘Apples and oranges’
CHICAGO — Attendees at the Democratic National Convention dismissed the criticism from Republicans that the perimeter fencing and tight security around the convention protecting Democrat officials should also be erected at the southern border. “It’s a false equivalence, right? Let’s just be 100,” Louidajean Payton from Naperville, Illinois, told Fox News Digital at the DNC’s DemPALOOZA event in Chicago on Tuesday, responding to the Republican narrative that Democrats are being hypocritical by installing fencing, barricades and layers of security at the convention while typically not supporting such precautions along the southern border. “People are coming in, not necessarily on that border, but they flying in every day. We got another border called Canada and we also have ocean and boats. Right. So the reality is this, right? Security is always a priority. But when you try to stigmatize and divide people, that’s when I know you’re not really for us.” Payton continued, “Let’s be honest, those people weren’t trying to cross the border like that when I was little. You know why? Because they could still make a good living doing agriculture, right? But let’s not talk about politics and how it got to where it is right now. So, when you really think about it, the dynamics of what’s going on there, Democrats were concerned about it as well as Republicans. But that’s a false equivalence.” ROB REINER PRAISES HARRIS CAMP, DNC FOR ‘PROTECTING’ ANTI-ISRAEL AGITATORS’ ‘RIGHT TO PROTEST’ “There are two different issues,” Chukwudi Chuck Eke, a Nigerian-American citizen attending the DNC representing the National Diversity Platform 4 Kamala Harris, told Fox News Digital. Eke brought up the assassination attempt on former President Trump and said he “thanked God” for saving Trump’s life but said it was a “learning experience.” “Every event you organize there’s been some form of security to protect life, so there are no comparisons. We’re talking about the security of an event and the security of the border; those are two different things. It’s not a good analogy to speak about, it’s like comparing apples and oranges.” BIDEN’S CHARLOTTESVILLE MOMENT? POTUS TORCHED FOR TELLING DNC ANTI-ISRAEL MOB OUTSIDE THEY ‘HAVE A POINT’ Patrice Parker, a Democrat who came to Chicago from Alaska for the event, told Fox News Digital that Republicans “lie about everything” and suggested their criticism shows that they have degraded as a party. “I can’t believe what it’s turned into. Ted Stevens was a Republican. He was independent. He voted for what he believed in not for some freak like Donald Trump. I think the same thing now with Lisa Murkowski. I never voted for her, but I came to respect her.” Get the latest updates on the ongoing border crisis from the Fox News Digital immigration hub. Parker added that “it’s all about security” for all these “really important valuable people that are running our country.” “Walls for me, but not for thee,” Trump campaign spokesperson Katherine Leavitt told Fox News this week, echoing criticism that conservatives have launched against the DNC in recent days. “It’s really telling that the DNC is using a wall to keep out undesirables who want to break into their convention, but they won’t use a wall to keep illegals out of our country,” conservative commentator Robby Starbuck posted on X. “Think about that…” Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub.
DNC attendees a mixed bag when it comes to voter ID laws amid tight convention security: ‘Free and fair’
CHICAGO – Security at the Democratic National Convention has been tight as high-ranking elected officials pour into the United Center amid anti-Israel protests, requiring attendees and the media to show a photo ID, press badge, or other credentials to law enforcement and volunteers in order to enter. Fox News Digital spoke to Democrats at the Chicago convention about the tight security and how it stacks up when compared to calls for voter ID laws that many Republicans say would better ensure safe and secure elections. Democrats attending the convention offered varying views on whether all Americans should present photo IDs in order to vote, or if such a practice suppresses Black voices, as Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden have previously said. “We want to ensure elections are free and fair. There must be an element of security in everything we do in life. Even at your home, you put safety measures and security measures in place,” Chukwudi Chuck Eke of Boston told Fox News Digital in a video interview Tuesday. Eke, who was attending the DNC as a member of a group called “The National Diversity Platform for Kamala Harris, said that passing voter ID laws “should be fine” despite some Democrats painting such laws as racist. “There are a lot of Black voices here,” Eke said when asked if the DNC requiring IDs to enter the campus suppresses Black voices. “Once you register here, you can go downstairs for the Black Caucus, different meetings. … But what we’re talking about primarily is about security.” BIDEN REHASHES DEBUNKED TRUMP CHARLOTTESVILLE CLAIM IN LATE-NIGHT DNC SPEECH Another DNC attendee, Patrice Parker of Alaska, brushed off GOP-backed voter laws when compared to the DNC’s tight security measures. “No, it’s all about security for all these really important, valuable people that are leading our country. There should be security,” she told Fox Digital outside the United Center on Tuesday. DNC APPARENTLY SNUBS TEAMSTERS PRESIDENT FOLLOWING HIS HISTORIC RNC SPEECH Both Harris and Biden, along with other elected officials within the Democratic Party, have previously slammed voter ID laws as being mired in racism and targeting Black Americans. Harris published an op-ed in August of 2020, after Biden named the then-California senator as his running mate, that attempted to compare the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the power to vote, to modern days. “After ratification votes from 36 states, it was official: Our Constitution would forevermore enshrine the right to vote for American women,” she wrote. “That is, unless you were Black. Or Latina. Or Asian. Or Indigenous.” Harris accused Republicans of “once again doing everything in their power to suppress and attack the voting rights of people of color.” “They are deploying suppressive voter ID laws, racial gerrymandering, voter roll purges, precinct closures and reduced early-voting days all of which have been laser-targeted toward communities of color since the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013,” she wrote at the time. Biden, back in 2014, also issued a similar comment, referring to voter ID laws as a racially charged “attempt to repress minority voting masquerading as an attempt to end corruption.” PLANNED PARENTHOOD OFFERING FREE ABORTIONS, VASECTOMIES AT DNC Former President Donald Trump, as well as Republicans in the House and Senate, have called for voter ID laws in recent years, saying all voters should be required to present a valid photo ID to cast a ballot in order to better protect safe and secure elections. A form of identification in order to vote is required in 36 states. Another DNC attendee, Illinois resident Louidajean Payton, told Fox News Digital that comparing voter ID laws to the strict security at the DNC is “comparing apples to oranges.” DEMS’ SENATE CAMPAIGN CHAIR SAYS DEMS SKIPPING CONVENTION ‘KNOW WHAT’S BEST’ FOR THEM “Having grown up with my grandma, who was born in 1924 — she dealt with the Depression, right? Dealt with not only picking cotton. Not only having to go to college by a Caucasian lady who gave her the opportunity, right? All of those different things, and then to be subjected to Jim Crow laws as well, with voter ID, having to go up and pass a test, and all this other jack. The bottom line again is, why are we trying to compare things that aren’t the same? That’s apples and oranges,” Payton said. “The reality is here, we got some cray-crays out there that want to do people harm, right?” she said, referring to the anti-Israel protesters in Chicago who marched against the DNC on Monday. “If I gotta go through a line to prove that I’m not one of those, I’m down for that. But as far as it becomes to being able to exercise my right to vote: I have a driver’s license. Or my son, who doesn’t have a driver license, he has a state ID. So if you don’t have a state ID and you don’t have a driver’s license and you don’t have a passport, I’m sorry, why do you then make me have something else on top of these things? When those are legal documentations.” COMMUNIST ACTIVIST SLAMS DEMS FOR ‘DECEPTIVE’ MESSAGING AT DNC: ‘THEY NEED VOTES’ The DNC kicked off Monday, with high-profile Democrats such as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Biden addressing the convention. “Selecting Kamala was the very first decision I made when I became our nominee, and it was the best decision I made my whole career,” Biden said. “We’ve not only gotten to know each other, we’ve become close friends. She’s tough, she’s experienced, and she has enormous integrity, enormous integrity. Her story represents the best American story.” Harris rose to the top of the Democratic ticket after Biden dropped out of the race last month amid mounting concerns surrounding his mental acuity and age. Shortly after announcing his departure from the race in a tweet, Biden endorsed Harris to run in his place. Harris will deliver
Bharat Bandh: Are banks, post offices open today?
It is anticipated that both petrol stations and educational facilities will run smoothly.
Matt Gaetz survives revenge primary amid Kevin McCarthy feud
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz survived a primary challenge Tuesday backed by his nemesis, former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. McCarthy spent $3 million on Aaron Dimmock’s campaign against Gaetz. Dimmock is a former Navy aviator and director of the Missouri Leadership Academy. Last year, Gaetz led a group of eight Republicans to oust McCarthy from the speakership with the help of Democratic members, spawning a feud between the two. McCarthy’s attacks on Gaetz stem from a House Ethics Committee investigation into alleged sexual misconduct and drug use. But the allegations aren’t new, and Gaetz had a loyal following in his district, making Tuesday’s result the likely outcome. KEVIN MCCARTHY SAYS MATT GAETZ SHOULD GET PROFESSIONAL HELP AFTER VIRAL SPAT: ‘HE LOOKS VERY UNHINGED’ As of this summer, Gaetz is still under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. The bipartisan committee, led by Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., issued a statement in June saying that it needs to further review allegations against Gaetz involving sexual misconduct, illicit drug use and accepting improper gifts. WHY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DECIDE THEY ‘GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE’ The committee also accused Gaetz of being uncooperative with its probe and said it had “difficulty in obtaining relevant information” from him. Gaetz has denied all the allegations. STRATEGISTS PIN GOP SENATE HOPES ON TRUMP BASE COMING ‘HOME’ AHEAD OF ELECTION
Biden’s preferred candidate, Mucarsel-Powell, wins Florida Dem Senate primary
The South Florida Democrat who previously held the title of first Ecuadorian American in Congress has defeated her primary challengers as she seeks the seat currently held by Republican Sen. Rick Scott. Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell was projected to win the Democrat primary on Tuesday evening, according to the Associated Press. Scott, won his own contested race Tuesday, has led Mucarsel-Powell in a likely matchup by mid single-digits in recent polls. Biden has endorsed Mucarsel-Powell, previously referring to her as Florida’s “next U.S. senator.” Mucarsel-Powell immigrated to the U.S. as a teenager and won the Florida Keys-centric seat currently held by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., for one term in 2018. She previously worked in the nonprofit sector. Her challenger, Stanley Campbell, appeared to focus his campaign directly on Scott, expressing confidence he would win the nomination. “I’m going to beat Rick Scott like he stole something,” Campbell said during a recent visit to a Baptist church, according to the Florida Phoenix. FLASHBACK: GOP FLIPS FLORIDA CONGRESSIONAL SEAT, SPEAKING TO DEMOCRAT STRUGGLES IN SOUTHERN TIP OF STATE He has criticized the fact that many Democrats were already calling Mucarsel-Powell the “nominee” prior to Tuesday’s contest, the outlet reported. Veteran and community organizer Rod Joseph highlighted his military service on his campaign website and said he had been nicknamed “The Truth” for “steadfast adherence to honesty and integrity.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP A native of Haiti, Joseph said on his campaign website he wanted to ensure access to quality health care and champion criminal justice reform as “cornerstone[s]” of his mission to “foster equality, justice and opportunity for all.”