Aerial footage shows the extent of Hurricane Michael’s eye-popping destruction after the storm slammed Mexico Beach, Florida, with 155 mph winds Wednesday. At least two people were left dead in its violent aftermath.
Michael made landfall on Wednesday on the Florida panhandle as a Category 4 hurricane with 320,000 people impacted by the initial hit.
Shocking footage of Hurricane Michael slamming Panama City, Florida, is making the rounds on social media on Wednesday. Videos captured by meteorologists and storm chasers show potentially catastrophic winds damaging structures across the area.
President Donald Trump warned Americans on Tuesday of the growing threat posed by Hurricane Michael. “We have another one coming, and a big one,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “Much bigger than they anticipated a week ago.”
Following the test of the Presidential Alert system which displayed a notification on all U.S. citizens’ phones, users across the Internet turned the notification into a meme — re-writing the contents of the notification for comedic effect. Breitbart Tech has rounded up the best memes for your enjoyment.
Many Americans were startled — and some were annoyed — when the Trump administration sent a “presidential alert” test to 225 million wireless telephones on Wednesday.
Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore tweeted that the Presidential test alert that Americans got on their cell phone Wednesday was a “preview of the state of emergency he is creating to justify the end of democracy.”
“Right now, everybody is saying what a great job we are doing with Hurricane Florence – and they are 100% correct,” he wrote on Twitter. “But don’t be fooled, at some point in the near future the Democrats will start ranting…”
The coastal town of New Bern has been hit especially hard by the fury of Hurricane Florence, leaving many citizens stranded atop their houses.
Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-NY) said on Friday that Congress should set up a 9/11-style commission to look into President Trump’s response to Hurricane Maria.
President Donald Trump praised FEMA and first responders on Friday for their rescue efforts in areas hit by Hurricane Florence.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a portion of its website devoted to Hurricane Florence — now a Category 1 storm off the coast of the Carolinas — including a roundup of seven fake news stories that are swirling around in the media.
A Democratic Senator helped media falsely report that the Trump administration was taking money away from FEMA ahead of Hurricane Florence and giving it to ICE.
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Wolf,” Representative David Price (D-NC) stated that he is “very heartened” by the level of preparation for Hurricane Florence at all levels of government. Price also said that while he isn’t sure that President Trump
Two months into the official Atlantic hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) forecasters at its Climate Prediction Center have increased the likelihood of a below-normal season to 60 percent — up 25 percent since its preseason May forecast.
First Lady Melania Trump stepped out alongside President Donald Trump on Wednesday to attend a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) meeting on hurricane preparedness, wearing a sculptural trench coat and snakeskin stilettos.
First Lady Melania Trump returned to the public eye on Wednesday, shutting down many of the conspiracy theories hyped about her private life at the White House after undergoing kidney surgery. “She went through a little rough patch but she’s
Eight months after Hurricane Maria made landfall on the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, the effort to restore the island continues. The federal government has obligated $2.2 billion in federal aid, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and countless other contracted boots are still on the ground.
In the mixed bag season finale of the hit ABC sitcom Roseanne, the Connor family faced dilemmas over healthcare, illegal aliens taking jobs away from Americans, and a region-wide flood that damages their beloved home.
The Trump Administration saved taxpayers $774 million last by beginning to privatize FEMA flood insurance risk and intends to go further in privatizing risk this year
The Trump Administration appears to have made a break-through in negotiating terms for a $4.7 billion Community Disaster Loan to rebuild Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 ends an Obama-era policy of not allowing faith-based groups to get federal aid following a natural disaster.
President Donald Trump approved a declaration of a state of emergency in California on Friday, ordering federal assistance in response to multiple wildfires that have broken out and continue to cause massive damage in the state since December 4.
The world’s top credit rating agency has warned U.S. state and municipal governments that they must make climate change preparations or suffer credit downgrades and pay higher interest rates to borrow.
Members of the Texas Congressional Delegation burned the midnight oil with Governor Greg Abbott and leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives to secure nearly $15 billion in disaster relief funding for the state. The funds will be included in an emergency disaster bill that is expected to pass the House on Thursday afternoon.
California has 64 active fires burning across the state, with the worst devastation caused by the seven major Wine Country fires, fueled by 68-mile-per-hour Diablo winds that have burned 94,000 acres, killed 11 people, and destroyed at least 2,000 homes and businesses.
“I hate to tell you, Puerto Rico, but you threw our budget a little out of whack, but that’s fine,” Trump said.
Former Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Tevi Troy told Breitbart News: Sunday Edition that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had actually done an even better job managing Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico than it had in dealing with Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane Irma in Florida recently.
President Donald Trump challenged critics of his response to Puerto Rico after the island was devastated by hurricanes.
President Donald Trump can score a triple win by superseding a policy manual from the Obama administration and allowing churches to help relief efforts in Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. It would be good policy and good politics, and more importantly help millions of Americans in desperate need.
President Donald Trump is moving to apply the full resources of the federal government to assist in the Hurricane Maria relief efforts underway in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump traveled to Naples, Florida, to visit with people affected by Hurricane Irma and thank Americans involved with the recovery efforts.
Congress already faces a daunting legislative session when it returns to Washington on Tuesday. But the massive destruction left in the wake of Tropical Storm Harvey in Texas and Louisiana adds even more urgency — and fiscal maneuvering — as lawmakers craft a spending bill to keep the federal government operating.
Congress is already facing a massive legislative calendar when it returns to Washington: a spending bill to fund the government, dealing with the debt ceiling, the fate of Obamacare, and tax reform, the devastation caused by Tropical Storm Harvey in Texas will be added to the “To Do” list.
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump plan to visit Texas on Tuesday in the wake of the Hurricane Harvey, according to the White House.
