Joe Lundberg, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather, discussed the upcoming weekend weather, predicting a shower or thunderstorm late Saturday night into Sunday morning, adding to the 11 or 12 consecutive weekends of rain. He forecasted significant heat for the following week, with Monday expected to be in the 80s and Tuesday reaching the 90s with high humidity. This intense heat is expected to be a one-day affair, with the worst conditions on Tuesday. Lundberg also mentioned that the general wetness is likely to continue into July, though the frequency of showers may decrease after the Fourth of July.
They gathered at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday — former presidents, vice presidents, sworn political foes and newfound friends — in a show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an acidic scold of President Donald Trump.
Melania Trump and Usha Vance took their first trip together, spending time in North Carolina on Wednesday with service members and their families to show appreciation for their service and sacrifice as the holidays approach.
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
