Tag: Washington D.C.

$FEMA granted the contract to Tribute Contracting LLC, owned by Atlanta entrepreneur Tiffany Brown, on Oct. 3. But the contract was terminated by FEMA 20 days later after the company delivered just 50,000 meals, a fraction of what it was supposed to provide, according to documents obtained by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.$ White House

Acting FEMA chief told staff he didn’t know US had a hurricane season, DHS laughed it off

Annabella Rosciglione · June 3, 2025 12:01 pm

The Trump administration will not garnish Social Security benefits for nearly half a million elderly borrowers in default on federal student loans.

Trump won’t garnish Social Security benefits for borrowers in default on student loans

Christian Datoc · June 3, 2025 11:53 am

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), left, with several of his Senate colleagues discuss during a news conference how the Biden administration's upcoming sanctions on America's ability to produce oil and critical minerals weaken America's energy security and embolden enemies on Capitol Hill Thursday, April 18, 2024, in Washington.

Roger Marshall anticipates ‘two or three’ bills to cut discretionary spending

Jenny Goldsberry · June 3, 2025 11:21 am

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner Marty Makary, right, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, left, attend a Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission Event in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Washington.

FDA commissioner commits to review of abortion pill

Gabrielle M. Etzel · June 3, 2025 10:50 am

Energy and Environment

Trump surprises FERC by moving to replace Republican chairman

Callie Patteson · June 3, 2025 10:14 am

President Donald Trump on stage at the Al Udeid Air Base, May 15, 2025, in Doha, Qatar.

Anti-abortion groups try to steer Trump IVF mandate toward MAHA language

Gabrielle M. Etzel · June 3, 2025 9:00 am

An American flag is posted near destroyed homes after a tornado passed through the area on May 17, 2025, in London, Ky.

Energy and Environment

National Weather Service commences rehires after layoffs

Jenny Goldsberry · June 3, 2025 8:37 am

Vice President JD Vance

How immigration, housing, and red tape hurt America’s fertility rate

Sarah Bedford · June 3, 2025 7:06 am

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2016 file photo, Federalist Society Executive Vice President Leonard Leo speaks to media at Trump Tower in New York. Leo is advising President Donald Trump on his Supreme Court nominee. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trumpworld turns on Leonard Leo as judicial rift widens

Kaelan Deese · June 3, 2025 6:00 am

Elon Musk arrives to speak at an indoor presidential inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Elon Musk exit part of GOP tradition on spending failure

W. James Antle III · June 3, 2025 6:00 am

IRS official linked to Obama-era targeting scandal now heads ethics office — with deputy who compared Trump to Hitler

Robert Schmad · June 3, 2025 5:00 am

Spring buds appear on a tree near Eliot House at Harvard University.

DOJ says it had ‘cooperating witness’ inside Harvard law journal who now works at White House

Brady Knox · June 2, 2025 11:16 pm