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President Donald Trump listens Tuesday during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington with, from left, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick.
Storm clouds pass over downtown Chicago and the Bronzeville neighborhood of the city heading east out over Lake Michigan on July 12, 2023, when the National Weather Service issued tornado warnings in the greater metropolitan area.
Americans seek relief from record-breaking heat wave
People cross Pennsylvania Avenue on June 25, 2025, as heat rises from the crosswalk and street in Washington.
A fruit vendor pushes her cart June 24, 2025, on the Brooklyn Bridge during a heat wave in New York.
A U.S. Capitol Police officer pours water on his head June 25, 2025, outside the Capitol in Washington.
Sevlin Mendez cools off June 25, 2025, in the Harpeth River as the heat index reaches 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Nashville, Tenn.
With temperatures hovering near 100 degrees, a woman protects herself from the sun June 24, 2025, while walking through Boston Common.
A man squints at the sun June 24, 2025, during a heat wave in New York.
Nolan Kelehel cools off in a mister June 25, 2025, at Kauffman Stadium before a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Tampa Bay Rays in Kansas City, Mo.
Mayor Michelle Wu dips her daughter Mira's toes into the Frog Pond on June 24, 2025, on Boston Common as temperatures hover near 100 degrees.
Children cool off June 24, 2025, during the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety's Spray & Play held at the Pete Mitchell City Center Park in downtown Benton Harbor, Mich.
Dory, an explosives-certified dog, cools down in front of a fan June 24, 2025, outside of Bank of America Stadium before the start of a FIFA Club World Cup game in Charlotte, N.C.
Beachgoers crowd a public beach June 22, 2025, on the Lake Michigan shore in Chicago.
Skateboarders Anthony Eadens and Tommy Wright catch their breath June 22, 2025, after skating at the Dave Armstrong Extreme Park in Louisville, Ky.
Asher Gillen, 3, uses a battery-powered fan while holding a cup of ice to cool off June 23, 2025, before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers in Baltimore.
Mudassar Khan, right, talks with a customer June 24, 2025, while sitting outside his electronics store in New York with air conditioners and fans for sale on display.
Bubba the English bulldog plays in a pool June 20, 2025, in his family's front yard in Chicago.
Children run through water sprayed by a firetruck to cool off June 22, 2025, outside Busch Stadium before the start of a baseball game between the 51ºÚÁÏ Cardinals and the Cincinnati Reds Sunday in 51ºÚÁÏ.
Construction worker Tony Martins, 49, sweats as he stands for a portrait June 24, 2025, in New York.
Shanae Brooks and her daughter, Devynn, 2, cool off June 20, 2025, at a splash pad in Cincinnati.
Jude Puroway cools off at a fountain June 22, 2025, in Chicago.
Robby, 12, who did not want to give his last name, sells lemonade June 20, 2025, in his front yard in Chicago.
With temperatures hovering near 100 degrees, children cool off June 24, 2025, in the Frog Pond on Boston Common.
People use umbrellas to shield themselves from the sun June 24, 2025, as they walk along the National Mall in Washington near the Washington Monument.
A boy cools off June 24, 2025, at the World War II Memorial in Washington.
Lucy Stamp and her dog, Kenna, cool down June 23, 2025, under the Dummerston Covered Bridge in the West River in Dummerston, Vt.
A woman takes a bite of an ice cream cone June 24, 2025, in New York.
