Vice President Harris on Tuesday held her first campaign event as the lead contender for the top of Democratic presidential ticket, rallying supporters in key state Wisconsin around beating former President Trump in November. She was met with a loud and excited crowd in the Milwaukee area where bystanders outside the venue where she spoke held up signs that said “We love u Kamala.” Another sign said “Kamala Harris changes lives. Watch her change the world.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson informed lawmakers in a letter Monday that a zero-tolerance policy will be in effect for disruptions during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to both chambers of Congress on Wednesday. In his letter, the speaker noted that an increased police presence will be inside the House chamber and around the Capitol and urged lawmakers to make sure their guests stay in line.

Global temperatures hit the highest levels in recorded history on Sunday, according to preliminary data from Europe’s top climate monitor — another worrying sign of how human-caused climate change is pushing the planet into dangerous new territory. The results from the Copernicus Climate Change Service show the planet’s average temperature on July 21 was 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 degrees Fahrenheit) — breaking a record set only last year. The historic day...

Republicans have yet to follow through on their threats to take Democrats to court over Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the new presumptive presidential nominee after President Biden's last-minute withdrawal. Why it matters: The GOP is trying to peg Democrats as a "threat to Democracy" for replacing their nominee after primary voters had their say. But it's unlikely legal action would get very far.

WASHINGTON – One candidate spent much of her career putting criminals behind bars. The other has been convicted of 34 felonies. Kamala Harris’ elevation to the top of the Democratic ticket against Republican Donald Trump sets the stage for a presidential contest unlike any other in American history in a campaign season already filled with unexpected twists and turns.

Palestinian rivals including Hamas and Fatah agreed to form a unity government at talks hosted by China, Beijing said on Tuesday, a deal meant to deliver a post-war Gaza administration but quickly rejected by Israel as it seeks to crush Hamas. Analysts said the agreement would prove hard to implement, with complications including the deep enmity between Palestinian factions and Western opposition to Hamas having any role in governance. No timetable was declared for implementation. The...

Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump announced plans Tuesday to welcome Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago resort later this week after years of strife between the duo. Netanyahu touched down in Washington, DC, on Monday and has a brisk week ahead including meetings with top officials and an address to a joint session of Congress Wednesday. He will meet with Trump on Friday.

Opposing Palestinian factions agreed to form an interim national unity government during negotiations in China that ended on Tuesday with the signing of the Beijing Declaration, China's foreign ministry said. Previous efforts to reconcile rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have failed to do so. The Beijing Declaration has yet to be tested on the ground. The agreement displays China's growing influence in the Middle East. Last year, it brokered a breakthrough peace deal between...

Protesters gathered in the Cannon Rotunda on Tuesday afternoon to protest the Israeli government, with some being arrested by law enforcement. Video shows a large group of protesters wearing red shirts sitting in circles in the Cannon House Office Building's rotunda. Demonstrators clapped and chanted as police officers were seen apprehending fellow protesters, who were escorted away.

Palestinian factions have signed a “national unity” agreement aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once Israel’s war on the enclave concludes. The deal, finalised on Tuesday in China after three days of intensive talks, lays the groundwork for an “interim national reconciliation government” to rule post-war Gaza, said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The agreement was signed by long-term rivals Hamas and Fatah, as well as 12 other Palestinian groups. “Today we sign an...