Amtrak warned that high temperatures could force trains on the Northeast Corridor to be delayed by up to an hour into Sunday evening. Extreme heat has blasted the Midwest and Northeast this week, with temperatures reaching the triple digits on the East Coast on Saturday and Sunday. High temperatures make the steel tracks expand, raising...
Louisiana has triggered a national controversy with a new law mandating that the Ten Commandments be displayed in all public classrooms. The law signed by the state's GOP governor has been blasted by civil liberties groups, which argue it infringes on the rights of students and blatantly ignores the separation of church and state. The...
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) indicated she will keep her role as governor over a spot in the Trump administration should he win reelection in November. When asked in an interview with Talk Business & Politics last week if she would accept a role in the Trump administration, if asked, Sanders said, "I love...
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant planned to meet with senior Pentagon officials Sunday to discuss Israeli security, as tensions rise between the country and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Gallant said the meeting would be focused on discussing the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza as well as the Israeli military’s actions in Lebanon. “These...
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum is the “better” choice to be former President Trump’s running mate. Burgum has risen as one of the top contenders for Trump's vice-presidential pick, frequently vouching for him in media interviews and during campaign trials. The North Dakota senator signaled in an interview with...
President Biden's "cancer moonshot" initiative is in danger of being derailed by federal and state policies that limit access to new cancer treatments, and the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program within the Inflation Reduction Act is particularly concerning.
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) predicted Sunday that as many as a quarter of Black voters could side with former President Trump this November in what he described as an “opening salvo” of Black voters moving toward Republicans. Donalds said in a Fox News “Sunday Morning Futures” interview with Maria Bartiromo that if the election were...
President Biden’s campaign is planning a full week of events and promotions leading up to the first presidential debate of 2024 on Thursday. Biden is slated to go head-to-head with former President Trump on the debate stage, which will mark the first time either of the front-runners has debated since the 2020 campaign. The Biden-Harris...
More than 1,300 people died during the Hajj pilgrimage to Islamic holy sites in Saudi Arabia this year, as temperatures soared well into the triple digits, the Saudi health minister said Sunday. Temperatures hit a high of 125 degrees during the peak of the five-day pilgrimage, which began June 14 and centered on the holy...