Exclusive coverage from Lisa Desjardins and the politics team
Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.
... the studies. Since 1900, Earth has warmed by 1.8 degrees (1 degree Celsius) and seas have risen by 8 inches. Heat waves, downpours and wildfires have become frequent. Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt have repeatedly said carbon dioxide isn't the primary contributor ...
... of our country. Judy Woodruff: House Republicans will unveil details of the tax reform legislation tomorrow. Another influential Republican member of Congress, Jeb Hensarling of Texas, announced today that he will not seek reelection in 2018. Hensarling has been elected eight times and currently chairs the House Financial Services Committee ...
... sent the president a disaster aid bill worth nearly $36.5 billion. It includes money for Puerto Rico and other areas ravaged by hurricanes and wildfires. There's also funding for flood insurance claims and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. A U.S. watchdog agency says that climate change has ...
... swiftly — rather than add more money to it at this time — because the government's flood insurance reserves are running out. Still, members of the Texas and Florida delegations in Congress are unhappy because the measure failed to address extensive requests for additional hurricane rebuilding funds. Texas, inundated by Harvey ...
... And that's a whole other, shall we say, budget. JUDY WOODRUFF: The bill also earmarks about $16 billion to cover flood insurance claims in Texas and Florida. And nearly $600 million will go toward fighting wildfires. President Trump signed an executive order today aimed at promoting greater choice in ...
... season is only three weeks' old, and already, the Gulf Coast is bracing for a hit. Tropical Storm Cindy formed today and should reach the Texas-Louisiana border region late tomorrow night. A foot of rain could fall as far east as the Florida Panhandle. The rain was already falling ...
... is a follow-up to the mass marches after President Trump took office. We will have a full report later in the program. Crews battling wildfires in the Plains states made some headway today as winds eased slightly. The fires have been burning this week across Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and ...
... The court fight will continue, but the pipeline builders say the oil could begin flowing next week. Emergency crews struggled today to contain fast-moving wildfires that have killed six people in four states. The fires are sweeping across hundreds of square miles in Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado. They ...
... see the point of having a standoff," said Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the Senate GOP's campaign committee. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is using his rivalry with GOP leaders in Washington to help define his presidential campaign, responded in an editorial essay in Politico that ...
... Katrina's powerful winds and driving rain bore down on Louisiana on Aug. 29, 2005. The storm caused major damage to the Gulf Coast from Texas to central Florida while powering a storm surge that breached the system of levees that were built to protect New Orleans from flooding. Nearly ...
Support Provided By: Learn more
Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.