Emily Williams
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More than 180 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees wrote members of Congress and other officials, arguing that the agency’s direction and current leaders’ inexperience harm FEMA’s mission and could result in a disaster on the level of Hurricane Katrina www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
FEMA staffers warn that Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster
About 180 FEMA employees, many of them anonymous, signed a letter to Congress arguing that the agency’s leadership has hindered its ability to effectively manage emergencies.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
More than 180 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees wrote members of Congress and other officials, arguing that the agency’s direction and current leaders’ inexperience harm FEMA’s mission and could result in a disaster on the level of Hurricane Katrina www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...
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DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
DOGE Put Critical Social Security Data at Risk, Whistle-Blower Says
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
DOGE team members uploaded a database with the personal information of hundreds of millions of Americans to a vulnerable cloud server, according to the agency’s chief data officer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...
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Bill Dudley wasn’t worried about Trump imperiling the Fed. Now he is: “The threat to the Fed’s independence — along with the risk of uncontained inflation, much higher long-term borrowing costs and a significantly weaker dollar — isn’t going away.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
I Wasn’t Very Worried About the Fed. Now I Am.
Markets are underestimating the threat that the president’s move to oust Lisa Cook represents.
www.bloomberg.com
August 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Bill Dudley wasn’t worried about Trump imperiling the Fed. Now he is: “The threat to the Fed’s independence — along with the risk of uncontained inflation, much higher long-term borrowing costs and a significantly weaker dollar — isn’t going away.” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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The deployment of out-of-state troops to occupy cities is a brutal power grab. It runs afoul of the Constitution and the proper role for states. bit.ly/4m6TG77
Crime as a Cover
The claim that troops are needed to fight local crime is nothing but a pretext.
www.brennancenter.org
August 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The deployment of out-of-state troops to occupy cities is a brutal power grab. It runs afoul of the Constitution and the proper role for states. bit.ly/4m6TG77
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"Trump has vowed repeatedly to halve power prices within 12 months of taking office as well as double electricity capacity. Instead, residential electricity prices have climbed about 10% from January until May and are projected to rise another 5.8% next year,"
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Soaring Power Bills in Largest US Grid Pose Risk for Republicans
Surging utility bills in key battleground states are threatening to become a political liability for Republicans heading into upcoming elections.
www.bloomberg.com
August 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"Trump has vowed repeatedly to halve power prices within 12 months of taking office as well as double electricity capacity. Instead, residential electricity prices have climbed about 10% from January until May and are projected to rise another 5.8% next year,"
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