VP Harris touts $1B in so-called climate crisis aid
The White House has continued its climate crusade by pumping millions into grant programs. While speaking at Florida International University in Miami on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris pledged grants worth $1 billion to go towards addressing extreme weather events that she attributes are due to climate change. The Biden administration will be dispersing these funds to 343 towns and cities nationwide. The funds are intended to address a variety of natural disasters and may be used at the discretion of local jurisdictions.
Two people are dead and thousands more evacuated as firefighters battle California’s largest fire this season. Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) declared a state of emergency Saturday, as the McKinney Fire burning near the California-Oregon border continued to rage out of control. More than 55,000 acres have been charred since the flames broke out Friday. Crews found the bodies of two people in a burned-out vehicle Sunday morning. 
New York City, the epicenter of the Monkeypox outbreak, has declared a public health emergency. On Saturday, the New York City Health Department made the Big Apple the second major city to declare a pubic health emergency following San Francisco last week.
With the House of Representatives heading towards its summer recess, the House Minority Leader updated the press in his first solo conference since March. On Friday, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) explained his worries about the future while addressing issues he believes have been caused by unified Democrat control of Washington
A straw poll suggested young conservatives favor President Trump over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). The poll taken at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit was released on Sunday, where Trump overwhelmingly took the lead at 78.7 percent. However, 19 percent said they would vote for Ron DeSantis and one percent for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R). Former Vice President Mike Pence (R-Ind.) came in last with just .3 percent.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has claimed the Democrat-controlled January 6 Committee could come up with criminal charges against former President Donald Trump. The California Democrat alleged Sunday that he has “very powerful” evidence that Trump was responsible for clashes at the US Capitol. 
Former President Donald Trump criticized the January 6 Committee as another partisan sham. In a statement Thursday, he said the Democrat-controlled panel is a “unselect committee of political thugs.” 
Donald Trump Jr. said the Biden Administration is responsible for the gas shortages across the U.S.