Washington Gov. Jay Inslee issued an emergency proclamation on Saturday after a wildfire continued to spread through Spokane County, leaving at least one person dead and destroying more than 185 structures in its wake. “As these fires rage in Spokane county, we want to thank the first responders who are doing such tremendous work in...

This summer, land temperatures reached record highs, putting a brutal heat dome over 116 million Americans, fueling massive wildfires and prompting warnings to stay indoors. Likewise, at sea, marine heat wave conditions are now encompassing 44 percent of our ocean globally, bleaching our coral reefs and propelling the migration of fish populations. So much of our understanding of these weather events and how to...

Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) said on Sunday more than 1,000 people were still unaccounted for, as search and rescue operations continue to scour the devastation left behind by the wildfires in Maui County.  “More than 1,000 are unaccounted for, about 1,050. It will take several weeks still. Some of the challenges are going to...

Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he was not made aware of any “broad-based effort to declassify documents,” by former President Trump, knocking down a key defense by Trump in which he denies that he mishandled and hoarded sensitive information after he left the White House. “In my case, I was never made aware...

Upon closer examination, the benefits that could accompany such a deal seem far less certain and the risks associated with them are considerable.  

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) on Sunday called the GOP presidential candidates heading to the debate stage a “weird group of folks.”  When asked by NBC’s “Meet The Press” moderator Chuck Todd about his working relationship with North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum (R), who appeared earlier on the show, Walz said he was "sad" to...

Former Vice President Mike Pence said he hopes former President Donald Trump will make a last-minute announcement and join the first Republican primary presidential debate.

Roughly half a dozen Republican White House contenders are desperately trying to make the stage for Wednesday’s Fox News-hosted first GOP presidential nomination debate.

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said disaster relief funding could have a shortage by mid-September after Hawaii's wildfires and California's storm.

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he’s "fine" with former President Donald Trump not showing up at the first debate despite singing a different tune in May.