• FEMA administrator discusses federal response to Hurricane Idalia

    FEMA administrator discusses federal response to Hurricane Idalia

    Aug 30, 2023 10:54 PM EDT

    ... right? That is what we are prioritizing the remaining balance of the disaster relief fund for, so we can have enough funding to send the search-and-rescue teams out there or power generation out there after a storm and ensure that those that are in harm's way don ...

  • WATCH: Biden says government will help Maui ‘for as long as it takes’ in fire recovery

    WATCH: Biden says government will help Maui ‘for as long as it takes’ in fire recovery

    Aug 22, 2023 01:11 AM EDT

    ... Emergency Management Agency, to be the chief federal response coordinator for the Maui wildfires, ensuring that someone from his administration will be responsible for long-term recovery efforts. It will take years to rebuild Lahaina, where just about every building was obliterated. “We’re going to rebuild the way the ...

  • After wildfires, Hawaii vows to protect Maui landowners from pressure to sell

    After wildfires, Hawaii vows to protect Maui landowners from pressure to sell

    Aug 17, 2023 01:07 PM EDT

    ... vowed to prevent land grabs. He said he would announce details of the moratorium by Friday, adding that he also wants to see a long-term moratorium on sales of land that won’t “benefit local people.” Many in Lahaina struggled to afford life in Hawaii before the fire. Statewide ...

  • WATCH: Biden marks anniversary of the PACT Act that expanded veteran benefits

    WATCH: Biden marks anniversary of the PACT Act that expanded veteran benefits

    Aug 10, 2023 04:02 PM EDT

    ... he said. The president is winding up a three-state Western swing in which he has been combining events focused on achievements from his first term with campaign fundraisers aimed at helping him win a second in next year's election. But the empathetic, deeply personal tone Biden struck Thursday ...

  • After delays, Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case

    After delays, Trump valet Walt Nauta pleads not guilty in classified documents case

    Jul 06, 2023 02:53 PM EDT

    ... of prosecutors accuses Nauta of conspiring with Trump to conceal records that the former president had taken with him from the White House after his term ended in January 2021. Prosecutors allege that Nauta, at the former president's direction, moved boxes of documents bearing classification markings so they would ...

  • Court date postponed for Trump valet in classified documents case

    Court date postponed for Trump valet in classified documents case

    Jun 27, 2023 02:53 PM EDT

    ... based lawyer. The indictment accuses Nauta of conspiring with Trump to conceal records that he had taken with him from the White House after this term ended in January 2021. Prosecutors allege that Nauta, at the former president's direction, moved boxes of documents bearing classification markings so that they ...

  • Justice Department won't bring charges over classified documents found at Pence's home

    Justice Department won't bring charges over classified documents found at Pence's home

    Jun 02, 2023 04:36 PM EDT

    ... vice president. About a dozen documents with classified markings were discovered at Pence's home in January after he asked his lawyers to perform a search of his vice presidential belongings "out of an abundance of caution" after the Biden discovery. The items had been "inadvertently boxed and transported" to ...

  • Zelenskyy makes surprise stop in Paris, meets with French President Macron

    Zelenskyy makes surprise stop in Paris, meets with French President Macron

    May 14, 2023 09:54 PM EDT

    ... most important points of bilateral relations.” The French leader's office said they'll discuss Ukraine’s military and humanitarian needs and “the more long-term perspectives for a return to peace in Europe,” and that Macron will “reaffirm France and Europe’s unwavering support" for Ukraine in its fight ...

  • How pot holiday 4/20 came to be

    How pot holiday 4/20 came to be

    Apr 20, 2023 10:57 PM EDT

    ... quickly on legalization as many expected. Here’s a look at the holiday’s history. Why 4/20 The origins of the date, and the term “420” generally, were long murky. Some claimed it referred to a police code for marijuana possession or that it arose from Bob Dylan’s ...

  • Why the leak of top-secret government documents could inspire similar leaks

    Why the leak of top-secret government documents could inspire similar leaks

    Apr 19, 2023 04:51 PM EDT

    ... Telegram to 4Chan and ultimately, to Twitter,” Ingber said. It was then that the New York Times picked up the document leaks and then the search for the leaker, later to be identified as Teixeira, was on. What are the risks of this information being shared? While these findings may ...