At 2:18 pm ET on Wednesday, cell phones across the country buzzed with a Presidential Alert emergency test from President Donald Trump.
It was part of the first-ever national test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system, part of a pair of tests …
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FEMA to test a new system that allows the president to send an alert to your phone
Get ready for a new alert coming straight to your phone, this time from the president himself.
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On the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 20, FEMA wi…
FEMA to test a new system that allows the president to send an alert to your phone
Get ready for a new alert coming straight to your phone, this time from the president himself.
SEE ALSO: Hawaii’s governor couldn’t tweet about missile false alarm because he forgot his Twitter password
On the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 20, FEMA wi…
San Juan’s mayor isn’t happy Republicans canceled a hurricane response hearing
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San Juan’s mayor has freely criticized the government’s response to Hurricane Maria. But now she’s been denied the chance to testify before Congress.
SEE ALSO: Trump gets a 10 on Puerto Rico response from San Juan mayor — but on a very different scale
Carmen Yulín Cruz was set to speak Wednesday in a hearing about FEMA’s preparation and response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Currently, only 33 percent of the island’s power has been restored.
She came to Washington, D.C., at the invitation of U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, a ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee. This happened shortly after her public spat with President Donald Trump and Whitefish Energy, the two-person Montana firm hired to restore power to Puerto Rico. Read more…
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San Juan’s mayor isn’t happy Republicans canceled a hurricane response hearing
San Juan’s mayor has freely criticized the government’s response to Hurricane Maria. But now she’s been denied the chance to testify before Congress.
SEE ALSO: Trump gets a 10 on Puerto Rico response from San Juan mayor — but on a very different scale
Carmen Yulín Cruz was set to speak Wednesday in a hearing about FEMA’s preparation and response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. Currently, only 33 percent of the island’s power has been restored.
She came to Washington, D.C., at the invitation of U.S. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, a ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee. This happened shortly after her public spat with President Donald Trump and Whitefish Energy, the two-person Montana firm hired to restore power to Puerto Rico. Read more…
More about Congress, Fema, Hurricane Maria, San Juan Mayor, and Hurricane Response