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The third day of the Republican National Convention will kick off in Milwaukee with Republicans shifting their focus to issues of national security and foreign policy. Republicans are expected to focus on Democratic President Joe Biden’s handling of the ongoing crises in Europe and the Middle East. Former Trump administration officials are also expected to take the stage Wednesday to outline what foreign policy would look like if Donald Trump returns for a second term. JD Vance will introduce himself to a national audience when he delivers his first speech as the Republican vice-presidential nominee.

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Anti-monarchy Not My King protesters demonstrate as King Charles III and Queen Camilla ride past in their carriage to the Houses of Parliament ahead of the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, London, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. King Charles III's speech will set out the agenda of the UK's first Labour government for 14 years. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Britain’s new Labour Party government says it will calm the country’s febrile politics and ease its cost-of-living crisis. The government set out its plans for “national renewal” at the grand State Opening of Parliament on Wednesday. King Charles III read out a speech written by the government outlining legislation to stabilize the U.K.’s public finances and spur economic growth. The government said it would get more houses and infrastructure projects built, strengthen workers’ rights and create a new industrial strategy. Labour won Britain’s July 4 election by a landslide, as voters eager for change after years of political and economic pain ousted the Conservative Party after 14 years in office.

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The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general says it's investigating the Secret Service’s handling of security for ex-President Donald Trump the day a gunman tried to assassinate him at a Pennsylvania rally. The agency said Wednesday the objective is to evaluate the Secret Service's “process for securing” Trump’s Saturday event. No date is given for when the investigation started. The shooting has raised questions about how the gunman could climb onto a roof with a clear line of sight to the Republican ex-president, who says he was shot in the ear. Democratic President Joe Biden already had directed an independent review. The Secret Service says it understands the importance of the review ordered by Biden.