Talarico leads Paxton on the issue by seven points. Black and Latino voters strongly favor Talarico, while white voters favor Paxton. If forced to choose, 19% lean toward Paxton and 10% lean towards TalarICO. The U.S. Senate race in Texas continues to be competitive, according to a poll.
The number of states with reported cyclosporiasis cases linked to Taylor Farms’ iceberg lettuce had increased from five to nine. Of the currently active cyclospora investigations, the FDA says four outbreaks are ongoing. People can contract the illness by eating raw produce contaminated with a diarrhea-causing parasi.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., hailed Graham as a "towering figure" Both in Congress and "on the international stage," Thune said. Thune noted how Graham connected with foreign leaders and U.S. service members. He said Graham was a "powerful voice for the pro-life movement"
The first phase of elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was held on Monday. There were reports of violence, allegations of electoral malpractice and clashes between rival political groups. Polling in the Mirpur Division took place under heavy security, although voter turnout remained low in some areas during the day.
The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to move forward with an extensive executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections. The request was made in response to a district court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s broad March 31 executive order.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear demanded Sen. Mitch McConnell prove his fitness to serve or submit his resignation in a new letter sent on Monday, July 27. The letter came after McConnell shared a new health update and photo through his office that revealed little about his wellbeing or timeline for returning to the Capitol.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The two were expected to continue discussions on finding a pathway to ending the multiyear war with Russia. Netanyahu last came to Washington to meet with Trump in February, days before the U.S. entered into a months-long conflict with Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to brief President Donald Trump on Iran's nuclear program. Netanyahu's office released photos of his team preparing him for the meeting. Netanyahu is scheduled to meet with Trump at the White House at 11 a.m. ET Tuesday. The meeting is part of a series of meetings between the two leaders.
Houthis say they fired ballistic missiles and drones at facilities belonging to the state oil company, Aramco. "By God's grace, a number of sensitive targets and points related to the supply and transportation of crude oil" were targeted, a Saudi official said. The Saudis didn't immediately respond to the Houthi claims, but did acknowledge being targeted from Iraq.
Hundreds of tiny snails have been reintroduced to a rocky Atlantic island. Conservationists at Chester Zoo said they had "one shot" to save the snails. The molluscs were so rare the global population could have fitted into a single petri dish. "We had to jump straight into the water, climb out, put helmets and harnesses on, and start scrambling up the cliff face"
Atos is expanding the Microsoft 365 Frontier Suite across its global workforce of more than 400,000 people. Atos is building, operating and governing a growing ecosystem of 19,000 AI agents through a unified operating model that brings together productivity, security, compliance and agent governance. Everything we are doing at Microsoft is empowering the flow of human ambition.
The current repayment threshold is due to be frozen in cash terms from 2027 to 2030 – meaning more graduates will repay a larger share of their earnings over time as wages rise. The Good Growth Foundation proposes an immediate uplift in the repayment threshold from £29,385 to £33,542 and an annual increase.
Ukraine’s Strike on an Iranian Ship Could Bring Two Wars Closer. The attack in the Caspian Sea was an unusually direct encounter between two countries that have been on opposite sides for years. The most visible recent example of this is the long-range attack drones that Tehran has supplied to Moscow.
The two largest wildfires are the largest recorded in France and Spain since European Union data began. Forty percent more land has already burned in France than in the previous record year documented by the European Forest Fire Information System. Three of the fifteen largest European fires in the last decade have burned this month — two near Madrid and one near Bordeaux.
Conservative leader Keiko Fujimori is set to be sworn in as Peru’s president Tuesday. She won the June presidential election by a margin of fewer than 50,000 votes. Florida's Most Accurate Forecast for Tampa Bay from Tampa Bay 28 Meteorologist Ally Blake for Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
The Reformers were set up to demolish the Centre Right faction and wrest control of the NSW party from the Moderates. The group was doing political work – it was recruiting conservatives to branches and attempting to influence policy. It had no formal status within the Liberal party. The Reformers weren't registered as a political party, or a third-party entity.
Graham was a member of virtually every bipartisan gang in Congress. He was part of a new era of conservatives to take their seats in the House. Graham was among the first Republicans from his Southern state since Reconstruction. He had said he wanted the president to be successful, and as Trump won a second term in 2024.
Inflation has topped the Fed’s 2% target for more than five years. “The Fed is looking at inflation well above goal, but mostly for reasons that it doesn’t have any influence on,” Vincent Reinhart, chief economist at Dreyfus-Mellon said.
Iran denies U.S. peace talks as new strikes continue; Washington honors Graham. President Donald Trump says he's prepared to take action if those efforts break down. Iran is expected to top the agenda as both leaders navigate a fragile pause in the fighting while also trying to show their partnership remains strong.
In May, a juvenile court in Berlin convicted Ballout of preparing a serious act of violence endangering the state. He was sentenced to one year and 10 months in youth custody, which Berlin prosecutors appealed. He returned to Germany after completing his sentence, where he was arrested at the Berlin airport.
Bill Pulte is the acting director of national intelligence. The Senate is poised to confirm his successor, Jay Clayton. Democrats have said they have more confidence in Clayton than they do in Pultes. Pulted released a series of documents on China's ability to interfere in the election system.
Coca-Cola posted adjusted earnings per share of 97 cents, more than the 93 cents anticipated by analysts polled by LSEG. The company expects earnings in the range of $22.28 to $23.65 per share, on an adjusted basis, down from prior guidance of $ 22.64 to $24.52 per share.
The last verified inventory figure we can stand behind is 311 million barrels for the week ending May 22, 2026, roughly half the December 27, 2009 peak of 726.6 million barrels. The Biden administration drew the reserve down aggressively during the 2022 to 2023 energy shock, selling more than 200 million barrels at an average price of roughly $75 per barrel.