Hurricanes

Elaine Duke, who was nominated last January as Homeland Security deputy secretary and was confirmed to that position in March, announced Friday evening she will retire in April from her role. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

National Security

Former acting DHS Secretary Elaine Duke to retire in April

Anna Giaritelli · February 23, 2018 10:42 pm

The Department of Housing and Urban Development told states receiving funding for hurricane recovery to "take into account" sea level rise when they build new structures in flood-prone areas, six months after President Trump rescinded similar standards. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Energy and Environment

HUD tells states to consider sea level rise when rebuilding from storms

Josh Siegel · February 7, 2018 10:08 pm

$FEMA granted the contract to Tribute Contracting LLC, owned by Atlanta entrepreneur Tiffany Brown, on Oct. 3. But the contract was terminated by FEMA 20 days later after the company delivered just 50,000 meals, a fraction of what it was supposed to provide, according to documents obtained by Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.$ News

FEMA awarded contract for 30 million meals for Puerto Rico to one-woman firm, which delivered 50K

Melissa Quinn · February 6, 2018 5:14 pm

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel moves past a cargo ship near the Isla Grande Port in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sept. 27. President Trump ordered the Jones Act to be waived for shipments to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico at the request of Gov. Ricardo Rossello. (Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg)

The Jones Act, a century-old maritime law, proves tough to sink

Diana Stancy Correll · February 6, 2018 5:01 am

Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, (pictured above, standing) Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and several other people in Congress signed a letter to the Food and Drug Administration asking it to do more about the shortage of IV saline fluid after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, a major manufacturer of the product. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Lawmakers demand FDA fix IV shortage

Robert King · February 2, 2018 6:55 pm

Puerto Rico’s new revised fiscal plan is business as usual

Puerto Rico’s new revised fiscal plan is business as usual

Washington Examiner · February 2, 2018 5:01 am

He wove several real-life stories of American heroes into the tenets of his speech, showing that bravery, heroism, selflessness, and ingenuity of the people creates the fabric of the country's greatness. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Beltway Confidential

The best part of Trump’s State of the Union wasn’t Trump — it was the people

Nicole Russell · January 31, 2018 3:48 pm

President Trump delivered his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to a joint session of Congress. (Win McNamee/Pool via AP)

Making America strong again

Washington Examiner · January 31, 2018 5:49 am

Donnie Cardenas recovers from the flu at the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, Calif. The San Diego County resident said he was battling a heavy cough for days before a spike in his temperature sent him into the emergency room on Jan. 10. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Congress looks to reauthorize pandemic program as flu cases swell

Kimberly Leonard · January 30, 2018 5:01 am

San Juan, Puerto Rico Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz feuded with Trump in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Kirsten Gillibrand bringing San Juan mayor who feuded with Trump to State of the Union

Caitlin Yilek · January 29, 2018 2:48 pm

Four months after Hurricane Maria rolled across the center of Puerto Rico, power is still out for nearly 30 percent of people as the work to restore miles of transmission and distribution lines grinds on. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

Energy and Environment

Puerto Rico to privatize bankrupt power utility

Josh Siegel · January 22, 2018 10:55 pm

Puerto Rico authorities said that nearly half of power customers in the U.S. territory still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)

National Security

Watch: Kids, teachers rejoice when power returns to Puerto Rico school after 112 days in the dark

Anna Giaritelli · January 17, 2018 2:23 pm