FEMA Funding Narrowly Secured by Congressional Agreement
FEMA funding was in limbo during the near-government shutdown, underscoring the vulnerability of communities endangered by climate change.
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FEMA funding was in limbo during the near-government shutdown, underscoring the vulnerability of communities endangered by climate change.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s last-minute decision to do what it took to secure the Democratic votes that were always going to be needed to avert a politically and economically damaging government shutdown calls to mind Winston Churchill’s famous observation t
Gaetz has repeatedly vowed to bring a motion to vacate McCarthy from his leadership position this week.
President Joe Biden said that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support. But time is running out in a warning to Congress.
The Senate passed a stopgap spending bill Thursday that avoids a short-term shutdown and funds the federal government through Feb. 18 after leaders defused a partisan standoff over federal vaccine mandates. The measure now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.