FEMA rescinds strategic plan less than 2 weeks before hurricane season

Less than two weeks until the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, Federal Emergency Management Agency acting Administrator David Richardson has rescinded the agency’s strategic plan, a comprehensive policy document that outlines the disaster relief agency’s priorities.  In a short memo sent to FEMA employees on Wednesday and obtained by CBS News, Richardson wrote,

First Lady Melania Trump Speaks at Senate Spouses Luncheon on Supporting Children & Youth

Office of the First Lady First Lady Melania Trump delivered keynote remarks today at the Senate Spouses Luncheon at the National Gallery of Art. In her address, Mrs. Trump emphasized the importance of empathy, public service, and unity in advancing the well-being of children and youth. Speaking to a distinguished audience of wives and husbands

Americans to See Net Gains Under GOP Budget Bill but Deficit Would Rise by $3.8 Trillion: CBO

CBO says the GOP-led budget reconciliation bill would boost resources for U.S. households—at the cost of widening deficits and uneven impacts. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—the GOP-backed reconciliation package—would lead to a net increase in resources to households nationwide over the next decade, but at the cost