JD Vance attempted to confront Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz on the tarmac of a Wisconsin airport on Wednesday. The Republican vice presidential nominee took the opportunity to call out his competitor to a group of reporters as their planes happened to land at the same time. Donald Trump's running mate began walking closer to Air Force Two and told reporters he wanted to come by and "get a good look at the plane". "I just wanted to check out my future plane, but I also wanted to go say hello to the Vice President and ask her why Kamala Harris refuses… why does she refuse to answer questions from the media?"

‘The Megyn Kelly Show’ host Megyn Kelly has suggested there could be additional “negative reporting” about US Vice President Kamala Harris’ history which the public has yet to see. “She’s never been vetted, why would anybody vet her – she was put on the ticket by Joe Biden just to check a box,” she told Sky News host Paul Murray. “Done. It was over. Nobody had any interest in vetting her, and they knew she wasn’t a serious pick. “I think there’s going to be more coming out about her.”

‘The Megyn Kelly Show’ host Megyn Kelly says Kamala Harris’ position as the Democratic nominee “may not be as secure” as people thought it was. “I think there’s going to be more coming out about her,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray. “I’m hearing more and more Democrats say, ‘just keep your eyes open, be ready for anything’ because her position may not be as secure as we thought it was.”

‘The Megyn Kelly Show’ host Megyn Kelly says Donald Trump attacking the Georgia Governor to “settle an old personal score” is “stupid” for him to do. “It’s just stupid – it’s Trump’s narcissism that makes that kind of a decision,” Ms Kelly told Sky News host Paul Murray. “You’ve got to find a way to check your ego, but I don’t know who can speak to Trump in a way that he would hear that message.”

Sky News host James Morrow has criticised Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for being a “dud as governor” as people “started fleeing the state” under his leadership. US Vice-President Kamala Harris this week named Walz as her running mate for the 2024 US presidential election. “He was a dud as governor,” Mr Morrow told Sky News Australia. “Crime went up, school results went down, and people started fleeing the state under his leadership because it was so bad.”

Sky News host James Macpherson has described Kamala Harris’ vice presidential pick as “the most left-leaning ticket” America’s probably ever been presented with. Mr Macpherson’s remarks come after the US Vice President named Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate in this year’s presidential election in November. “It wasn’t really about his policies or what he could add; she just felt like he was a good guy,” he said. “You’ve now got presented to the American people: laughable and affable.”

Shadow Home Affairs Minister James Paterson has criticised the Albanese government’s handling following an inflammatory tweet made by Iran’s Ambassador to Australia. Ahmad Sadeghi on Saturday posted a series of messages supporting the militant group Hamas and labelling the destruction of Israel "a heavenly and divine promise". Mr Paterson claimed that the Albanese government needed to take a stronger approach than just a “mild rhetorical rebuke”. “Well, the Prime Minister has said that what the Iranian ambassador said is anti-Semitic. The Foreign Minister has said that they are repugnant, and yet what are they actually doing about it other than the most mild rhetorical rebuke from a DFAT bureaucrat,” Mr Paterson said. “There've been no consequences for the ambassador. “There has to be meaningful consequences; otherwise, it will continue.”

Sky News host Liz Storer says Kamala Harris has picked a “white male version of herself” who is also a fan of “socialism” to be her vice presidential running mate in the upcoming election. Ms Storer’s remarks come after the US Vice President named Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate in this year’s presidential election in November. “All the speculation is over ladies and gentlemen. I’m sure you’re on the edge of your seats – not,” Ms Storer said.

Independent MP Dai Le says the Reserve Bank putting rates on hold at 4.35 per cent is “because of government spending”. This comes as Treasurer Jim Chalmers maintains Labor’s $300 energy bill subsidies are not inflationary despite the Reserve Bank claiming otherwise. “In terms of the Reserve Bank putting rates on hold, what I’ve read is that, apparently, it’s because of the government’s spending,” Ms Le told Sky News Australia. “I’m not an economist, but I can tell you this … people are struggling; people are telling me again the costs … have increased.”

US President Joe Biden has claimed he doesn’t have confidence there’ll be a peaceful transfer of power if former president Donald Trump loses the upcoming election in November. In his first TV interview since exiting the race, the US President spoke with CBS News chief election correspondent Robert Costa about the election campaigns. “He means what he says. We don’t take him seriously. He means it. All this stuff about ‘if we lose, there’ll be a bloodbath’,” Mr Biden said.

The Philippines has launched military drills alongside Australia, Canada and the US in the South China Sea. The joint exercise follows several violent clashes between Philippine and Chinese ships near contested reefs as tensions between Manilla and Beijing simmer. It is the first time these four countries have held this kind of joint drill.

Authorities in Austria have arrested two men accused of planning attacks on upcoming Taylor Swift concerts. A 19-year-old man who allegedly pledged his allegiance to ISIS was arrested after a bomb squad secured chemical substances. Both men are believed to have been radicalised on the internet. Security has been tightened ahead of the pop star’s three Austrian shows, which begin tonight in Vienna.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers maintains Labor’s $300 energy bill subsidies are not inflationary despite the Reserve Bank claiming otherwise. Analysis shows government spending on goods and services went up by nearly 12 per cent in the nine months to March this year. The central bank says big spending public sector budgets risk making Australia’s economy too hot after Governor Michele Bullock pushed back the prospect of a rate cut to 2025.

Sky News host James Macpherson discusses a video on Facebook where a man has rescued five seagulls from a shopping centre. “A Melbourne wildlife rescuer … who goes around whether it is Bunnings, or Kmart, or in this shopping centre rescuing birds,” Mr Macpherson said. Nigel Williamson rescued five birds from a mall in a video posted to Facebook.

A Ray White franchise has started a “tenant of the month” award and faced immediate backlash on social media, Sky News host Liz Storer says. “And so, they give out this tenant award, everyone thinks it is a great idea except nobody thinks it is a great idea and they get absolutely slammed on social media,” Ms Storer said. To be eligible tenants must ‘always’ pay rent on time, have a well presented home and be a ‘pleasure’ to deal with.

Sky News host Liz Storer reacts to Kamala Harris choosing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the upcoming United States election. Ms Storer said that Tim Walz is “unlike most VP picks”. She added that the presidential nominee is usually “looking for someone who is complementary but a little bit different”. “He is also a big fan of socialism,” she said.

Sky News host Paul Murray discusses US Vice President Kamala Harris’ choice of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the presidential election. “I think if you look here, it is pretty damn obvious that basically the left is backing in the left as the right is backing in the right,” Mr Murray said. “This is an absolute fork in the road election that has consequences, serious consequences of which type of America is spat out at the end.” “Let’s talk about the Minnesota Governor who, by the way, starts with 71 per cent of the American population having no idea who he is.”

Sky News host Liz Storer discusses Elon Musk and X's lawsuit against the Global Alliance for Responsible Media for allegedly boycotting platform advertising. “What we are talking about now is at the crux of a culture war,” Ms Storer said. “I think in this culture war he (Elon Musk) is bringing a very important case.”

US Attorney-General William Barr says the abuse of the criminal justice process has been “underway for a while” in the United States. “It was instigated by the left and they use it as a political tool,” Mr Barr told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “It’s not enough to disagree with your adversary, they have to be labelled and established as a criminal. “It’s part of the anything goes tactics of the left; anything goes to win power.”

US Attorney-General William Barr has described Kamala Harris as part of a group of “lefty loons” who “refuse to talk”. Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate for the upcoming United States election. “One of my main concerns is I don't think she is a clear thinker ... she doesn’t speak clearly,” Mr Barr told Sky News host Andrew Bolt. “She doesn’t have any strong principles other than sort of the far-left agenda that is essential to have if you’re going to get the nomination for president from the Democratic Party.”