The Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool and the Washington Monument beyond, June 29, 2026. Washington might break records for heat this week, and New York could record 100 degrees for the first time since 2012, as a brutal heat wave spreads east. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times) By AMY GRAFF A searing heat wave was expected to expand and intensify across much of the United States through the weekend, as a heat dome traps hot air close to the ground. Many records are projected to fall….
