by Katarzyna Nguyen | Oct 22, 2025 | Featured, Politics, Topics
WASHINGTON — Current and former FEMA employees held a solidarity rally outside the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters last Friday, calling out Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FEMA administrator David Richardson for their policies and...
by Audrey Pachuta | Oct 17, 2024 | Environment, Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON – In a span of two weeks, Florida endured two hurricanes, forcing immigrant communities to overcome storm preparations and recovery hurdles amid language barriers, infrastructure challenges and a glaring distrust of law enforcement. Central Florida is home...
by Charlotte Ehrlich and Clare Zhang | Jan 25, 2024 | Environment, Featured
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers on Thursday stressed the urgency of renewing the National Flood Insurance Program, with reforms to rein in ever-increasing premiums that are becoming harder for homeowners to afford. The Senate Banking Committee is working to reauthorize the...
by Stephanie Haines | Feb 12, 2014 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The federal government needs to invest in more preventative measures to protect the countryagainst natural disasters, senators said Wednesday. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Tom Carper, D-Del., and Sen. Ron Johnson,...