Trump posts cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton in fight over daylight saving timePresident Donald Trump is urging people to call the personal cellphone number of Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas after posting the number online. Trump wants the Senate to help pass the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent. The bill passed the House in July but some Republican senators — including Cotton — oppose it.…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution4d agoWhole story →CultureTechnologydaylight saving time bill dispute
A US envoy walks back his comments on Golan Heights that contradicted Trump's positionThe U.S. special envoy to Syria and ambassador to Turkey has clarified his comments on Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights. Ambassador Tom Barrack initially said Israel "still" occupies the territory, which contradicts the U.S. policy set by President Trump in 2019. Trump recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights at that time, reversing…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution2mo agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentRick Scottgolan heights policy controversy
Winds hamper crews as fast-moving fire in Utah, the largest in the US, burns through forestsThe largest fire in the United States is burning through tinder-dry forest in Utah, fueled by conditions that fire managers and experts call unprecedented. Little relief is on the horizon this weekend as forecasters warn that more hot, dry and windy weather is expected to hamper efforts as crews try to catch up with the fast-moving Cottonwood Fire. Gov.…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3mo agoWhole story →PlanetSpencer Coxutah wildfire
