
An atmospheric river is forecast to deliver up to a foot of rain and feet of snow to California
CNN
As people continue picking up the pieces from this weekend's deadly tornado outbreak, a new storm system is intensifying. This one is out West.
An atmospheric river -- a plume of moisture, similar to a river, that streams in off the Pacific Ocean and brings extreme rains -- is unleashing flooding rainfall of up to a foot and several feet of snow on the West Coast.

Trump orders ‘total and complete blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving Venezuela
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he was ordering a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers coming to and leaving from Venezuela, ratcheting up pressure against leader Nicolás Maduro’s regime and suggesting an economic motive to the US’ military campaign in the region.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order Thursday that would reschedule marijuana to a lower drug classification — a move that would ease federal restrictions, though it would not mean full legalization, according to a source familiar with the planning and a senior White House official.

The House Judiciary Committee is demanding interviews with four current and former Department of Justice officials who were involved in subpoenaing phone records for several members of Congress around the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, the day before Republicans interview former special counsel Jack Smith.










