A dangerous heat wave is expected to hit much of the United States this weekend – stretching from the Plains and Midwest all the way to the East Coast, according to the Weather Channel.
Trump Changes His Mind
While speaking to a group of reporters on Friday, President Trump said something that’s almost guaranteed to send Democrats back into fits of hysterical rage: He insisted that members of the audience during his North Carolina rally earlier this week – the same ones that chanted, “send her back” – are “incredible patriots.”
Strait of Hormuz: Tensions Escalate
It is now being reported that the UK is convening a high level national security meeting after British flagged tanker, the Stena Impero, was seized by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel’s owner and ship manager ‘Stena Bulk’ says it is unable to contact the vessel.
Trump Picks Eugene Scalia to Replace Acosta
President Donald Trump is likely to pick Eugene Scalia, the eldest son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be the secretary of labor.
Scalia would replace Alex Acosta in the role.
WHO: Ebola-Outbreak Emergency of International Concern
The World Health Organization declared the Ebola outbreak currently ongoing in the Democratic Republic of Congo a “public health emergency of international concern” on Wednesday, urging more funding to stop the virus but warning against “travel restrictions” to prevent its spread.
Foreign Military Made Incursion into U.S. Territory
Mexican military personnel have made an ‘incursion’ into U.S. territory, according to an American border official.
Multiple members of the Mexican military crossed into the U.S. in the El Paso sector of western Texas at around 6:15 pm ET on Tuesday, said National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd on Fox Business Network‘s Lou Dobbs Tonight.
U.S. Sends 2,100 More Troops to Southern Border
Less than a month after Congress passed and Trump signed a $4.6 billion emergency spending bill to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis at the border, the Pentagon has authorized the deployment of another 1,100 active-duty troops and 1,000 Texas National Guardsmen – which will increase the number of American military personnel at the southwestern border by 45%.
