Staffers at FEMA "were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources familiar with the situation." reuters.com/world/us/fema-…

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

NEW: Senate Republicans are holding a meeting on reconciliation plans for all GOP senators on Wednesday afternoon, per multiple sources Comes as Senate GOP leadership is trying to move extremely fast to wrap the tax, border & spending-cut bill by July 4 w/ Andrew Desiderio

the BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL is already having major impacts on the Pee Dee-This really is a GUT PUNCH for our region-AESC announced on Thursday that it would be pausing construction at its facility in Florence due to policy and market uncertainty. Source: WPDE share.google/hS1iqLXEGBKOgk…

Electric vehicle battery company halts construction of SC manufacturing plant Gov. McMaster points to uncertainty in Washington, but urges people to “relax” scdailygazette.com/2025/06/05/ele… by Jessica Holdman

NEW: How Senate GOP can meet their reconciliation deadline — & how Dems are trying to muck it up Schumer targeting 16 R senators over clean energy tax credits, a centerpiece of the IRA “There’s such a vulnerability,” Schumer says in interview punchbowl.news/article/senate…

NEW -- THE BIG SIX reconciliation meeting between the Trump administration and the Hill is THURSDAY.

Schumer outlines multi-pronged strategy to save climate law trib.al/XvYeiKy

Nearly 10 years ago, the United States and other world powers reached a landmark nuclear agreement with Iran known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA. abcnews.link/MSp10l0

Some doctors warn of potential harms of proposed cuts to Medicaid

Take note: Trump makes clear he aims to end birthright citizenship entirely, claiming just now the 14th amendment protections were “meant for the babies of slaves.”

Multiple GOP senators now saying they expect votes tomorrow — first vote could be at noon — even as the final text is still being drafted and major disputes remain.

The new Senate bill is EVEN WORSE than the House bill. It includes a new tax on wind and solar projects that aren’t even getting a tax credit. This will raise costs for everyone by tens of billions and cause shortages.

Some more news in here: Protect Our Jobs group expanded its $1.1 million national TV ad buy on Saturday to hit Republicans for supporting what it warns will be a “national rate hike” on electricity stemming from clean energy cuts, according to details shared with Semafor.

The Senate’s version of OBBBA hits poor families even harder than the initial version passed by the House — now the poorest Americans will lose 2.9% of their income while the richest gain 2.2%

NEW: As the clean energy debate rages on in Washington over the "big beautiful bill," Florida's solar industry is in a panic. The bill's new tax for solar projects will cost jobs and possibly close FL factories, they said. tampabay.com/news/environme…

Curtis is a small town of 900 people in rural southwest Nebraska. The Curtis Medical Center announced yesterday it is closing, after more than 30 years. It is the only health care provider in the community. They blame Trump’s Medicaid cuts. klkntv.com/rural-southwes…

Buckle up for the upcoming peak of the 2025 hurricane season. And possibly for 25 seasons after that. As seen on ⁦NBC 6 South Florida⁩ 📺 #StandUpForScience #ScienceUnderSiege #NOAA #HurricaneSeason #ScienceMatters #TogetherForScience

Del Rio TX is among the NWS locations in which balloons launches haven't skipped a beat. Data from the Thursday evening radiosonde played a crucial role in NWS Weather Prediction Center & NWS Austin/San Antonio properly warning ahead of the 1-in-1000 year event (which these days happen more frequently). 1/

And now I know why the Del Rio TX radiosonde, despite NOAA / NWS cuts, couldn't have missed a balloon release: it is automated! It's data played a crucial role in providing advance warning for the Texas flash flood tragedy that has claimed over 50 lives. youtube.com/shorts/aamw0_e…