Donald Trump is facing new charges. The Department of Justice is

investigating Memphis Police and scientists woke up a 46,000-year-old worm.

That's some of what will get to on the 7 from the Washington Post.

I'm Jeff Pierre. Today is Friday, July 28th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Number one, Donald Trump is facing new charges

in the classified documents case.

The former president, along with two aides, is accused of trying to keep security camera footage from being reviewed by investigators.

Prosecutors announce the additional charges yesterday.

Trump now faces a total of 40 federal charges in this case.

That includes 32 counts of illegally retaining national defense information.

All of this centers on allegations that he hoarded and hit classified documents at Maralago, his home in Florida.

Number two, extreme heat is covering more of the US now than it has all summer. Over 170 million people are under heat alerts from California to Maine.

In the Midwest will see the most intense heat compared to its normal temperatures this weekend.

President Biden unveiled new safety measures yesterday, which aimed to protect workers in construction, agriculture, and other industries vulnerable to heat.

The number one weather-related killer is heat. The number one weather-related-killer is heat. 600 people

die annually from its effects more than from floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes in America combined.

Biden also announced more funding to improve weather forecasting

and increase water storage capacity in Western states. Number three, the Senate passed a defense policy bill last night.

It would also

Number three, the Senate passed a defense policy bill last night.

It would authorize more military spending and give a pay raise for service members and

other defense department employees. In the House, Hardwright Republicans recently passed a vastly different package targeting the military's abortion policy and diversity protections.

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