Warnings of enhanced risk for severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes were issued on Saturday by the National Weather Service for parts of Texas, southern Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and western Alabama, Reuters reports.
What to watch: Damaging winds and large hail are expected from the storms, which are likely to continue into the evening and move east by Sunday morning, where they will stretch from the Ohio Valley and into the southeast. These storms follow a paralyzing blizzard that slammed 6 states in the Plains and Midwest with 2 feet of snow on Thursday, closing many major interstates.
Reports of widespread and “alarming" sexual harassment followed a workplace investigation into AccuWeather — a commercial weather forecasting company and federal contractor — where Barry Myers, tapped by President Trump to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, was previously CEO, the Washington Post reported on Friday.
The backdrop: A September 2016 complaint that comprised more than 20 witnesses, revealed last year that under executive control of Myers, AccuWeather promoted a hostile work environment wherein flagrant allegations were ignored and those who protested faced retaliation. In June, The Post reported AccuWeather’s $290,000 settlement, described in a conciliation agreement with 4 women who received payment and another 30 who were eligible.
Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) is preparing to issue a subpoena on Monday for all of President Trump's financial records from Mazars USA, according to a memo released Friday, per Politico.
Details: Mazars, the accounting firm, asked Cummings for a "friendly" subpoena, Politico reports. Cummings wrote that the subpoena is a result of Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen's testimonies that Trump "altered the estimated value of his assets and liabilities on financial statements." Cummings also noted Rep. Jim Jordan's (R-OH) "troubling actions," by sending Mazar a letter telling the company not to comply with the committee's request.
Oil-and-gas giant Chevron Corp. said Friday that it has agreed to acquire the big independent player Anadarko Petroleum Corp. in a $33 billion cash and stock deal.
Why it matters: Chevron, the second-largest U.S.-based multinational oil company, said the move would bolster its position in key domestic fields — notably the surging Permian Basin region of Texas and New Mexico, which produces over 4 million barrels of oil per day.
