FEMA staff argue Trump administration’s cuts risk undoing progress since Katrina

A group of current and former Federal Emergency Management Agency officials warned Congress on Monday that the Trump administration’s sweeping changes to the disaster relief agency could reverse decades of reforms made after Hurricane Katrina. The open letter was released as the U.S. this week marks 20 years since Katrina’s 2005 landfall — sparking one

On 4th Anniversary of Afghan Attack, Trump Honors Soldiers Lost in US Withdrawal

U.S. President Donald Trump signs a proclamation on the fourth anniversary of the “Abbey Gate” terrorist attack, as he is joined by family members of victims, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Aug. 25, 2025. On August 26, 2021, ISIS-K carried out a terrorist attack at Hamid Karzai International Airport

Trump Fires Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve member Lisa Cook, speaks during a conversations with leaders from organizations that include nonprofits, small businesses, manufacturing, supply chain management, the hospitality industry, and the housing and education sectors at the Federal Reserve building in Washington on Sept. 23, 2022. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump on