Tag: Hurricanes

Ronnie Virgets is served the house specialty, ice-cold oysters on the half shell, by Alma Griffin at Casamento's Seafood Restaurant in Uptown New Orleans.

Ronnie’s Razoo City: New Orleans, writ very large

Quin Hillyer · May 22, 2019 6:54 pm

President Donald Trump, center, joins the Boston Red Sox for a group picture during a ceremony honoring the 2018 World Series baseball champion to the White House in Washington, Thursday, May 9, 2019.

Trump: Championship team visits to White House better than cover of Sports Illustrated

Caitlin Yilek · May 13, 2019 12:46 pm

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2018 file photo, an airplane hanger at Tyndall Air Force Base is damaged from hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla. Air Force officials say $3 billion has been committed to rebuilding a Florida base heavily damaged by Hurricane Michael. The assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and energy announced the reconstruction plans for Tyndall Air Force Base on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.

National Security

Military leaders beg Congress for money to repair bases hit by 2018 hurricanes

Russ Read · May 10, 2019 11:08 pm

Soldiers with Florida National Guard's Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, load food and water for the public at an aid distribution point in the wake of Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla., Monday, Oct. 15, 2018.

Disaster aid spending package keeps growing as parties bicker over funding deal

Susan Ferrechio · May 10, 2019 4:38 pm

Chuck Schumer and Donald Trump.

Schumer blasts Trump’s ‘bloviating’ Florida Panhandle rally

Susan Ferrechio · May 9, 2019 3:18 pm

Energy and Environment

Climate change makes the world go round

John Siciliano · April 26, 2019 4:00 am

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., arrives on the stage before speaking during the National Action Network Convention in New York, Friday, April 5, 2019.

Energy and Environment

This is the Green New Deal future AOC dreams about

Emily Brooks · April 17, 2019 11:52 pm

The Capitol is visible behind signs protesting a government shutdown.

Rick Scott trades Twitter blows with Chuck Schumer over Puerto Rico aid

Daniel Jativa · April 16, 2019 5:35 pm

Cindy Sanford sifts through the debris while retrieving personal items after a tornado destroyed her home in Beauregard, Ala., Tuesday, March 5, 2019.

Republican trio meets with Trump to talk disaster aid impasse

Colin Wilhelm · April 11, 2019 8:06 pm

Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller arrives for a news conference at the Pentagon, Friday, March 10, 2017. Neller said that an investigation into reports that nude photos of female service members are being secretly posted online without their permission has an effect on the entire Marine Corps and must be done carefully.

National Security

Pentagon sources claim Marine commandant leaked internal memos to keep military families from getting ‘f–ked’ in funding dispute

John Gage · April 4, 2019 10:06 pm

Soldiers and National Guard organize aid for the Santa Ana community in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017.

Washington Secrets

Pushback: White House cites $91 billion for Puerto Rico, hits corruption, incompetence

Paul Bedard · April 3, 2019 7:20 pm

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell, right, is sworn in by her father-in-law, Magistrate Judge Harry Cantrell, at her inauguration in New Orleans, Monday, May 7, 2018. Cantrell is the first woman to hold the job of New Orleans' mayor since the city was founded 300 years ago.

Beltway Confidential

The Big Easy is putting the squeeze on its golden geese

Quin Hillyer · April 3, 2019 2:00 pm