Natural Disasters

On Friday, Congress passed a law that protects churches, synagogues, and other houses of worship to which FEMA has denied aid. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Congress passes law protecting churches from one of FEMA’s dumbest decisions ever

Nicole Russell -

February 9, 2018 6:33 pm

The Tea Party had one tangible achievement to show for all of the havoc it caused: The enactment of spending caps that resulted from the 2011 standoff over raising the debt ceiling. Those caps are now under threat. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

Columnists

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

Philip Klein -

February 9, 2018 3:44 am

The Department of Housing and Urban Development told states receiving funding for hurricane recovery to

Energy and Environment

HUD tells states to consider sea level rise when rebuilding from storms

Josh Siegel -

February 7, 2018 10:08 pm

Net interest on the national debt, which must be paid to keep the federal government from defaulting, is estimated to be $316 billion. (iStock)

Op-Eds

A real government shutdown

Gary Wolfram -

February 7, 2018 5:01 am

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, (pictured above, standing) Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and several other people in Congress signed a letter to the Food and Drug Administration asking it to do more about the shortage of IV saline fluid after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, a major manufacturer of the product. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Healthcare

Lawmakers demand FDA fix IV shortage

Robert King -

February 2, 2018 6:55 pm

President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Opinion

Making America strong again

Washington Examiner -

January 31, 2018 5:49 am

Donnie Cardenas recovers from the flu at the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, Calif. The San Diego County resident said he was battling a heavy cough for days before a spike in his temperature sent him into the emergency room on Jan. 10. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Healthcare

Congress looks to reauthorize pandemic program as flu cases swell

Kimberly Leonard -

January 30, 2018 5:01 am

San Juan, Puerto Rico Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz feuded with Trump in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

News

Kirsten Gillibrand bringing San Juan mayor who feuded with Trump to State of the Union

Caitlin Yilek -

January 29, 2018 2:48 pm

Four months after Hurricane Maria rolled across the center of Puerto Rico, power is still out for nearly 30 percent of people as the work to restore miles of transmission and distribution lines grinds on. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Energy and Environment

Puerto Rico to privatize bankrupt power utility

Josh Siegel -

January 22, 2018 10:55 pm

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said enough members of the caucus opposed a short-term spending bill as written Wednesday to prevent Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., from passing it on a party-line vote. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Healthcare

White House scrambles to avoid government shutdown as immigration talks stall

Sarah Bedford -

January 18, 2018 5:01 am

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Tag: Natural Disasters

Congress passes law protecting churches from one of FEMA’s dumbest decisions ever

Republicans repeal the Tea Party

HUD tells states to consider sea level rise when rebuilding from storms

Lawmakers demand FDA fix IV shortage

Making America strong again

Congress looks to reauthorize pandemic program as flu cases swell

Kirsten Gillibrand bringing San Juan mayor who feuded with Trump to State of the Union

Puerto Rico to privatize bankrupt power utility

White House scrambles to avoid government shutdown as immigration talks stall

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