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FEMA Administrator Brock Long testified before the House Appropriations Homeland Security Subcommittee on his agency’s 2019 budget request. Administrator Long discussed the major lessons…

Representatives from several Washington, D.C. think tanks talked about the findings of a report titled, “States of Change: America’s Electoral Future” report. The report, a collaboration between…

FEMA Administrator Brock Long testified before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on how his agency is preparing for future disasters. He also reflected on some of the lessons learned…

Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA), the Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition ranking member as well as the just-named Rules Committee ranking member, talked about the proposed overhaul of…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors convened a discussion on public safety issues facing American cities. Mayors and police chiefs talked about ways they can address challenges, such as gun…

Henry Cisneros, former HUD Secretary & San Antonio Mayor, provided his thoughts on how to build and expand economic growth, mobility, and opportunity in cities.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions made a civil rights initiative announcement on the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson…

The Heritage Foundation held a discussion focusing on at-risk youth and school safety. Experts talked about how the community and local organizations can help these children cope with their…

Daniel Kaniewski, Federal Emergency Management Agency deputy administrator, spoke about the agency’s future disaster preparedness strategic plan and reflected on the lessons learned from recovery…

Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Jeanette Manfra, Kathryn Condello of CenturyLink, Zello’s Bill Moore, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Robert Strayer, and Sanja Kelly of Freedom House, spoke…

Former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman gave a the keynote address at the Consumer Federation of America annual food policy conference. He talked about current and future trends in the…

High school students from the U.S. Senate Youth Program talked about their participation in a week-long government and leadership education program. One hundred four students were selected…

Ben Carson, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. He took questions on the president’s 2019 budget request and…

Lenore Skenazy, who founded the “free-range kids” movement, talked about Utah becoming the first state in the nation to pass a law legalizing “free-range parenting.”

Bill Gates spoke with Politico ahead of the Microsoft founder’s meeting with President Trump. Mr. Gates said he would press upon the president the benefit of foreign aid and how the combination of taxpayer dollars…

Food policy experts talked about food programs. They focused on food programs, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as “food stamps,” that provides…

In reaction to the January 13, 2018, false missile alert in Hawaii, a House Homeland Security subcommittee held a hearing on ensuring reliable and accurate emergency alerts. Witnesses included…

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act, which is set to expire in September. The committee heard from the Justice Department’s…

Federal and state officials testified at a hearing on lessons learned from 2017 disasters resulting from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testified at a hearing on President' Trumps fiscal year 2019 budget request for his department. He responded to several questions regarding the…