Trump labels New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani a "communist" as Republicans aim to paint the progressive assemblyman as an extremist ahead of midterm elections.
Sweeping tariffs set to be imposed by President Donald Trump next month may overshadow his top diplomat's first official trip to Asia this week - just as the U.S. seeks to boost relations with Indo-Pacific nations to counter China's growing influence in the region.
U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting five West African leaders on Wednesday for a "multilateral lunch" at the White House as the region reels from the impact of U.S. aid cuts.
State and local officials are calling out federal forecasters amid deadly flooding in the Texas Hill Country over the extended Fourth of July weekend. The criticism comes, as funding cuts and staff shortages plague the National Weather Service and other emergency management agencies nationwide.
In the aftermath of deadly Hill Country flooding, Texas’ junior U.S. Senator is defending the National Weather Service, as questions surface over the agency’s forecast timing, urgency and communication.
Following this weekend's devastating Texas floods that killed more than 100 people, and left at least two dozen still missing, outdoor warning sirens are now getting renewed attention.
The flash flooding deluged summer camps in Kerr County, dotted along the Guadalupe River, and also left families in Burnet, Kendall, Tom Green, Travis and Williamson Counties looking for family members swept away in the floodwaters.
The combined effects of climate change and air pollution have led to direct declines in precipitation in the U.S. Southwest, making drought inevitable, a new study has shown. These circumstances, which began taking hold in about 1980, are likely here to stay as the planet warms, according to the study, published on Wednesday in Nature Geoscience....
President Trump's nominee to lead the nation's top scientific agency focused on climate and weather said in his confirmation hearing on Wednesday one of his "top" priorities would be National Weather Service staffing levels. Neil Jacobs, nominated to be the next leader of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is testifying in the Senate Commerce...
PETA is suing the American Kennel Club for its breed standards, which they argue encourage the breeding of short-snouted breeds that can have serious health issues.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) took a shot at President Trump Wednesday for falling well short of his top trade advisor’s pledge of striking 90 trade deals in 90 days, declaring it another “broken promise.” “Ninety days ago Donald Trump promised the world that his tariffs would lead to 90 deals in 90 days,”...
More than 90 Democratic lawmakers filed a brief with a federal court this week telling it to block an agreement between the IRS and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that would give the agency access to private taxpayer data. The group of 93 senators and representatives called the data sharing agreement “unprecedented” and said it...
