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• US envoy Amos Hochstein is expected in Beirut today, according to two Lebanese official sources. His trip is seen as a sign of progress in ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hezbollah, but does not mean a deal is imminent. • In northern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike has killed over a dozen members of a single family. The 17 killed were family members of a cardiologist who was working at a hospital when the strike hit. Mike Huckabee, Trump’s pick for US ambassador to Israel, has voiced support for Israeli occupation in the Palestinian territory.

Persons: Amos Hochstein, •, Biden, Donald Trump, Mike Huckabee, Trump’s Organizations: West Bank, President Locations: Beirut, Israel, Israeli, •, Gaza, Palestinian

Vice President Kamala Harris and top Democrats are seizing on the Republican nominee’s bizarre antics to inject new urgency and a sharper focus into her campaign. Democrats are suggesting that he is “unstable” and showing cognitive decline, using the same critique he once used against President Joe Biden. The Harris campaign, for example, immediately highlighted the 78-year-old Trump saying on Sunday that he’s “not that close to 80” when calling for cognitive tests. His alarming behavior may look to some like a candidacy melting down when the pressure is at its most extreme. With polls deadlocked, Trump’s behavior hasn’t yet disqualified him.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Harris, Trump, Arnold Palmer’s, “, Mike Johnson, Read Organizations: CNN’s Locations: ”, CNN’s “ State

“The media can pick it apart,” Johnson said, “but people are going to vote. “What he’s talking about is marauding gangs,” Johnson said. But when Tapper pushed back, noting that Trump has described Democrats such as Rep. Adam Schiff as the “enemy from within,” Johnson said Trump was not talking about using the military on political opponents. “I did not hear President Trump in that clip say he’s going to sic the military on Adam Schiff. That’s not what he’s saying,” Johnson said.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, CNN’s Jake Tapper, Arnold Palmer, Tapper, Johnson, ” Johnson, Trump, They’re, ”, Adam Schiff, “, That’s Organizations: ”, Union Locations: Pennsylvania, “ State, Trump, ”

After more than five decades at the forefront of United States foreign policy, President Joe Biden may have hoped to use his speech to over a hundred world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York to burnish both his own legacy and the country’s leadership on the world stage. But an escalation in what was already a major crisis in the Middle East means the world will be listening for short-term solutions on top of capstone remarks on how his presidency will be regarded by history. Senior administration officials acknowledge that Biden, both in his remarks to the General Assembly and in engagements with world leaders, must confront that reality as Israel carries out extensive military strikes across Lebanon that so far have killed hundreds, including children, according to the Lebanese health ministry. But “peace efforts” – in the Middle East with concerns about a full-scale war breaking out between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, on top of the conflict in Gaza, but also Ukraine – will take center stage, these officials say, highlighting the increasing instability that’s emerged in the last year. Read the full story.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, ” Biden, ” –, Ukraine – Organizations: United, United Nations General Assembly, General Locations: United States, New York, Israel, Lebanon, Gaza, Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to reporters on July 25, in Washington, DC. Kenny Holston/Pool/Getty ImagesThe election authorities of at least 48 states, both Republicans and Democrats, say there are no obstacles that would prevent Vice President Kamala Harris from getting on election ballots if she becomes the official Democratic presidential nominee, as expected. There was not a single state election authority that told CNN Harris would face a ballot issue as the official nominee; election authorities in two states — Florida and Montana — did not respond to requests for comment, but a review of the states’ ballot access rules suggests Harris is not likely to face an issue there either. The 48 states also include the 15 states where former President Donald Trump, the Republicans’ 2024 nominee, had his highest share of the vote in 2020. Johnson’s office did not respond to CNN’s requests to identify the “impediments” he claimed some states have.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Kenny Holston, Mike Johnson, Joe Biden, CNN Harris, Montana —, Harris, Johnson, they’re, ”, Donald Trump Organizations: Democrats, Democratic, CNN, ABC, of Columbia, Republicans Locations: Washington , DC, Florida, Montana, Georgia, Arizona , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania, North Carolina , Michigan, Nevada

Democrats on Wednesday adopted the rules the party will use to choose their presidential nominee, with voting to officially nominate Kamala Harris likely to begin August 1. The party has said its goal is to nominate its presidential and vice presidential candidates by August 7 to avoid the possibility of litigation over ballot access in Ohio. That could be determined by a candidate either winning enough votes during remote balloting or gathering a sufficient number of signatures. After a presidential candidate is nominated, the rules allow the nominee to name a running mate without the need for additional remote voting. While the ceremonial presidential vote will be conducted as a roll call, the vote for vice president is likely to be a voice vote.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, superdelegates – Organizations: Wednesday, Democratic National, Democratic Locations: Ohio, Chicago

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