Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday told Republicans that the House would vote Saturday evening on his foreign aid package for Israel and Ukraine, pushing through resistance in his own party to advance a long-stalled national security spending package for U.S. allies. His announcement came amid a crush of opposition from Republicans who are vehemently against…
There has been a pretty remarkable parade of intense storm systems this past week, Greg Carbin, the branch chief of forecast operations for the National Weather Service, said on Wednesday. And it isn’t over. Days after severe weather swept from Florida to Maine, another rapidly strengthening system — potentially more intense than the last —…
California is in for a heat wave. The Golden State has recently been locked into a cloudier- and chillier-than-usual weather pattern, a stark contrast to the extreme heat gripping so much of the country. The San Francisco Chronicle recently reported that the city had not yet hit 70 degrees this month, only the third time…
What followed was a quieter than expected weekend in Texas, Arizona, California and nearby Mexican cities. At Gate 42 of the border wall with El Paso, the number of migrants arriving has dwindled since Friday. On Sunday morning, the local news media reported, only about 20 people were waiting to turn themselves in. However, state and federal authorities…