Scrapers move more material per pass than any other machine, but keeping accurate, actionable accounting of exactly how much they move has always been more an art than a science. The solution: John Deere’s new Earthmoving Productivity System helps determine the volume of material that is being loaded into a scraper in real time for each pass and tr

Overthrowing a personalist autocrat is not easy. Because individual elites can rarely remove a dictator on their own, they need a party, business organization, tribe, or military to stand behind them and assure that others will follow their lead. Recognizing this threat, personalist autocrats weaken organizations that enable elites to coalesce agai

“Democrats are on the defensive on violent crime, but they have a built-in trust advantage on gun violence prevention policies,” said Peter Ambler, executive director for the gun safety group Giffords. “If we’re worried about whether or not Democrats just rented the suburbs, or if we’ve made real substantial progress, if those are sort of top polit

A study by Way to Win, a network of progressive political donors that I helped start and which has moved over $200 million to grassroots efforts, media, candidates and research since 2018, found that in 2020, congressional Democrats spent three times more than Republicans on television ads touting bipartisanship. By contrast, Republicans went on of

But this means that, in the competition for commissioner time and support, the food program is a second-class citizen within FDA — a problem compounded in 2009 by Congress giving FDA the politically contentious responsibility to regulate the tobacco industry. Put simply, no commissioner has the bandwidth to provide strategic leadership and manageme

Built on the foundation provided by the X4 Series, Link-Belt has taken the wraps off the largest minimum swing excavator in the company lineup – the new 355 X4S. Weighing roughly 78,709 pounds, the 355 X4S offers the power of a large machine at a lower weight. Geared for road construction and maintenance, residential and commercial site work, site

Here are five endgame scenarios the committee must confront before going public: The committee is almost certain to seek testimony from Trump himself; it has long been seen as a fait accompli. While members of the panel have treaded cautiously around the question of whether to call the former president, it’s clear through court filings — and one la

Most liberals think they already know the answer — yes. Yet Republicans say they haven’t discussed the matter as a conference and, judging by their comments this week, they don’t have a unified position. A vacancy in 2023 would be treated far differently than one in 2024, according to interviews with 10 GOP senators across the ideological spectrum.

The first seven ambulances donated by the Munich City Hall were delivered to Kyiv. There will be 12 of them in total - the rest should arrive next week. This was stated by the mayor of the capital Vitaliy Klitschko. As can be seen from the photos, among the resuscitation vehicles that came to us, two were made on the basis of Volkswagen T5 vans, a

The new support will include more anti-tank missiles and air defence systems, as well as loitering munitions and non-lethal aid like helmets, body armour and night vision goggles. The UK will provide a further package of military aid to Ukraine, the Prime Minister announced today. The new support will include: More than 800 more NLAW anti-tank miss

But a federal inquiry isn’t deterring Republicans from pursuing broader allegations against Hunter Biden. The House GOP’s eagerness promises to test whether next year’s likely new majority can conduct legitimate oversight without falling down a rabbit hole of politically motivated allegations that have a murky provenance. Russian disinformation tou

Engcon has launched new PC6000 compactor plate for use with a tiltrotator on excavators in the 12- to 24-ton size class.  Combining a compactor plate with an excavator is becoming more common for soil compaction, reducing the number of machines or tools required for the task. Safety is increased by removing the need to have a person with a hand-ope

Hyundai strengthened its excavator lineup with the addition of two new mid-range models: the 16-ton HX160A L and the 18-ton HX180A L. The new machines come with Tier 4 Final/EU Stage V, B4.5 Cummins diesel engines that eliminate the need for exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) for emissions control while at the same time offering a 5% improvement in fu

It is no secret that Russia's KAMAZ equipped heavy vehicles with a capacity of more than 20 tons only with German 16-speed ZF gearboxes. And now the manufacturer stops exporting such units to Russia. All heavy-wheel drive KAMAZs without exception were equipped with the ZF16 transmission, and the Russian analogue - the KAMAZ-161 checkpoint - has not

Note: This story was updated March 29 with more details about the 904 P-Tier. John Deere launched its 904 P-Tier wheel loader under its new naming system at World of Asphalt this week with the intent of expanding the naming to most of its L Series loaders. The naming system is based on three tier levels for equipment: G, P and X. The company is als