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September 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM

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Lizzie O'Leary

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On July 5, as floodwaters were starting to recede, FEMA received 3,027 calls from disaster survivors and answered 3,018, or roughly 99.7 percent, the documents show. Contractors with four call center companies answered the vast majority of the calls.

That evening, however, Ms. Noem did not renew the contracts with the four companies and hundreds of contractors were fired, according to the documents and the person briefed on the matter.

The next day, July 6, FEMA received 2,363 calls and answered 846, or roughly 35.8 percent, according to the documents. And on Monday, July 7, the agency fielded 16,419 calls and answered 2,613, or around 15.9 percent, the documents sho

July 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM

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Ben Wikler

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The extra-extreme members of the House Budget Committee voted "present" tonight so that the Medicaid-cuts-to-fund-tax-giveaways-for-the-rich bill could pass out of committee 17-16.

Tomorrow, flood Capitol Hill switchboards to voice your opposition to this monstrosity.

202-224-3121.

May 19, 2025 at 4:26 AM

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia won a second term on Saturday, completing a stunning turnaround for his governing center-left Labor Party. It was a resounding defeat for Peter Dutton, who was associated with some of President Trump’s messaging and policies. nyti.ms/4cZTmEd