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Giant Food is pleased to donate a truckload of bottled water and snacks for participants of the Rolling Thunder, Inc. Ride for Freedom. (Image courtesy of Giant Food)

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NORAD on Monday responded to the second incursion in two days by Russian bombers in U.S. airspace. (NORAD)

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ON AIR Alex Swoyer

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U.S. Army helicopter crew members look out of their Chinook helicopter as they fly from the U.S. Embassy to Baghdad International airport, following the helicopter of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, over Baghdad, Iraqi, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

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A Border Patrol agents talks on the phone in the processing area at a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection temporary facility near the Donna International Bridge, Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Donna, Texas. Officials say the site will primarily be used as a temporary site for processing and care of unaccompanied migrant children and families. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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James Madison

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Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Henry, an aviation boatswains mate from Pearl City, Hawaii, guides an AH-1Z "Viper SuperCobra" landing aboard USS Makin Island Oct. 5. The attack helicopter was piloted by Capt. Travis Patterson and 1st Lt. Michael Tetreault, who serve with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, aka Scarface. A squadron detachment is supporting the aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's special-purpose Marine air-ground task force. The 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit is the first amphibious landing force to embark Makin Island, which set sail for San Francisco Oct. 1 to participate in the city's 2010 Fleet Week. There the 11th MEU plans to showcase to the public the Marine Corps' men and women, its aircraft and equipment, and its ability to conduct missions that span the overlapping spectrums of peace and combat, from disaster relief of war. Tetrealt is from Killingly, Conn., and Patterson is from Austin, Texas. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Preston Reed)

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Illustration on financial disaster in the European Union by Alexandwer Hunter/The Washington Times

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Hole in the Fence Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Safety advocates say Wednesday's passing of the Florida Senate's bill to establish insurance guidelines for on-demand ride companies that use self-driving cars is another step toward the state becoming a dangerous "testing ground." (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Helicopter Money Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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A two-man Ranger team demonstrates combat medical skills on a simulated victim of a helicopter crash during the Best Ranger competition Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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The multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Nassau (LHA 4) receives a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) as it transits near the Haitian coast. Nassau is deployed as part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) supporting Operation Unified Response, the humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission in Haiti in the aftermath of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky/Released)

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The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) transits the east sea during Exercise Ssang Yong 2016. Boxer is the flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is participating in exercise Ssang Yong 16. Ssang Yong 16 is a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Craig Z. Rodarte/Released)

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Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin's outburst and ejection in the third period of Monday's Game 6 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes can be credited to the star's passion, coach Todd Reirden said. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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2020 Democratic presidential candidate Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, talks with climate analyst John Davis, of Hamburg, Iowa, while touring flood damage, Friday, April 12, 2019, in Hamburg, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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More than 30 homes were damaged when a tornado flattened part of Franklin, Texas. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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Notre Dame cathedral is burning in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow-brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris. (AP Photo/Lori Hinant)

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Bruce Ohr

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The food pantry at Robertson County Care, Inc., in Franklin, Texas, sustained damage to both the exterior and interior as a result of severe weather, Saturday, April 13, 2019. (Laura McKenzie/The Eagle via AP)