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President Biden visited with victims of flash flooding in eastern Kentucky. The catastrophic flooding killed more than three dozen people and some were still missing.

President Biden promised federal assistance to rebuild eastern Kentucky communities devastated by flash floods. The president’s commitment came as he toured a neighborhood damaged by rising…

President Biden traveled to eastern Kentucky and received an update on recovery efforts in response to deadly flash floods that killed more than three dozen people. Governor Andy Beshear…

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a hearing to examine priorities for FEMA in 2022. Chris…

The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing focused on disaster recovery assistance as part of the Community Development Block Grant program. Topics included…

President Biden made remarks after visiting with families of the victims and first responders to the deadly condo collapse in Surfside, Florida. He commented on the level of cooperation in responding to the emergency and said the federal…

President Biden thanked Florida first responders working at the site of the Surfside condo collapse. First lady Jill Biden joined the president for the meeting. As of this visit, at least…

President Biden received an update from Florida officials on the deadly condo collapse in Surfside. He pledged to provide whatever federal resources are needed as the search continues for…

Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn talked about their book 102 Minutes: The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers, published by Times Books. It drew on interviews the two…

Paul Farmer talked about the devastation caused by the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti and took a critical look at the aid agencies which had been working there since. Dr. Farmer also…

Following an update from USAID Administrator Mark Green on additional aid to the Bahamas, Morgan Ortagus briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of international…

Michael Greenberger, director of the Center for Health and Homeland Security at the University of Maryland, talked about local, state, and federal disaster response.

Thomas Frank talked about an investigative report on U.S. federal disaster response capabilities and shortfalls.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Daniel Kaniewski talked about the agency’s preparation ahead of Hurricane Dorian.

Representative Michael Waltz (R-FL) talked about federal hurricane preparations in Florida.

Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis briefed reporters on preparations for Hurricane Dorian. The governor spoke about his conversation with President Trump regarding Florida’s needs for the…

Laura Lightbody, who leads the Flood-Prepared Communities Project at Pew, discusses what needs to be done to better prepare communities for floods and potential reforms to the National…

Two House Homeland Security subcommittees held a joint hearing on how FEMA contracts are awarded and managed. The committee heard testimony from a FEMA associate administrator, a Government…

A House Education and Labor subcommittee held a hearing on responses for elementary and secondary schools to natural disasters. In the first panel, Frank Brogan, the assistant Education…

Vice President Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence visit Tulsa, Oklahoma, to tour communities and speak to families affected by recent tornadoes in the region.