Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Wednesday.
Vance will introduce himself to American votersJ.D. Vance is 39 years old and has spent just 18 months as the junior senator from Ohio; he had never even attended a national political convention before this year. But tonight, the newly minted Republican vice-presidential nominee will introduce himself to millions of Americans as one of the party's most powerful figures. You can expect Vance to use the prime-time address to tell his personal story, our political correspondent Michael Bender told me. It's the kind of tale that helped convince Donald Trump that he would be an asset: Vance grew up poor, enlisted in the Marine Corps, went to Yale Law School and wrote a best-selling book. So far, Vance has received a mostly warm welcome in Milwaukee, where the party's convention is in its third day. "We're at a moment in time right now where Trump can do no wrong in the party's eyes," Michael said. "A lot of that excitement and momentum is transferring directly to J.D. Vance." Vance — once a sharp Trump critic — earned the admiration of many of the former president's allies during his time in the Senate, where he did not establish much of a legislative record but showed a willingness to break with Republican orthodoxy and mount a lawyerly defense of Trump's policies. Perhaps his most consequential shift was his choice to defend Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election. We took a look at Vance's other policy views. Michael said we should also expect Vance to mention his isolationist foreign policy positions, perhaps including his opposition to aiding Ukraine. "Trump picked Vance not just because of his roots in the Midwest where Trump needs to win, but also because he has been one of the party's most combative voices on some of its most controversial issues," he added. Test yourself: Think you know Republicans' host city? Take our Milwaukee quiz.
Local police shot at the gunman at Trump's rally, an official saidAt least one local police officer fired at the gunman who over the weekend rained gunfire on Donald Trump and his supporters at a rally in Pennsylvania, the local district attorney said. It was unclear, however, if the officer had hit the gunman, who the Secret Service said was killed by one of its own snipers. Here's what we know so far. A report obtained by The Times said that the gunman had two improvised explosive devices in his car, and that the devices used a radio-controlled initiation system designed for commercial fireworks demonstrations. Leaders of the F.B.I. and the Secret Service briefed members of Congress this afternoon about the shooting and the investigation into the security lapse that allowed it to happen. The director of the Secret Service said she took responsibility for the events but did not plan to resign.
The D.N.C. slowed Biden's nomination as unease persistsThe Democratic National Committee announced today that it would push back by a week its plans to nominate President Biden for re-election. The move will allow more time to accommodate party leaders and voters who remain concerned about Biden's presence atop the ticket. A recent poll found that nearly two-thirds of Democrats want him to quit the race. Today, another prominent voice urged Biden to step down: Representative Adam Schiff of California, a leading candidate for a Senate seat and a top ally of former Speaker Nancy Pelosi. In related news, Biden said he would consider dropping out if a doctor told him he had a condition that made it necessary.
Summer heat waves have made surfaces more dangerousNearly a quarter of Americans live in areas where the heat was expected to reach dangerous levels today. The heat index values in large swaths of the South and the East were over 100 degrees. But there's another metric that matters: Surfaces like sidewalks can get hot enough to cause contact burns. In other news, passengers riding Amtrak are facing record delays because of extreme weather. More top news
'Shogun' and 'The Bear' dominated Emmy nominations"Shogun," the FX hit about 17th-century feudal Japan, led all television series with 25 Emmy nominations, which were announced today. Another FX show, "The Bear," broke a 15-year-old Emmy record, earning the most nominations in the comedy category in a single year. Check out all the nominees, and the most notable snubs. This year's submissions plummeted after last year's actors' and writers' strikes, along with several years of cost cutting. The awards ceremony will be held on Sept. 15.
Donald Glover is saying goodbye to Childish GambinoDonald Glover has been a star on a television comedy, an actor in blockbuster movies and the creator of the hit series "Atlanta." But the rawest expression of his art has long been his rap alter ego, Childish Gambino, under which he has won several Grammys. But now Glover, who is 40, plans to retire the persona for good after the release of his sixth album, "Bando Stone & the New World," on Friday. "It's not fulfilling," he said. "And I just felt like I didn't need to build in this way anymore."
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A symbolic plunge in the SeineThis morning in Paris, the city's mayor went for a celebratory swim in the Seine — something that's been outlawed since 1923. She took the plunge to prove that the river's murky waters were finally clean enough to be the centerpiece of this year's Olympic Games, which begin in just nine days. The swimmable Seine was the result of a $1.5 billion engineering project. If no further problems arise, it will be a venue for several Olympic events, including the triathlon and two 10-kilometer swimming events. Have a refreshing evening. Thanks for reading. I'll be back tomorrow. — Matthew Emree Weaver was our photo editor today. We welcome your feedback. Write to us at evening@nytimes.com.
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