WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Across the Southeast, FEMA is working closely with federal, state, tribal and local officials to coordinate and respond to the impacts of Hurricane Helene. Anticipating the need for additional federal resources, the Biden-Harris Administration granted emergency declarations for Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee to assist t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 27, 2024: The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Secretary of State to challenge a systematic State program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls too close to the Nov. 5 general election, in violation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA). "The right to vote is one of the most sacred rights in our d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 -- President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor Randall Woodfin issued the following remarks on Sept. 26, 2024, on the scourge of gun violence in the U.S.: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Please have a seat. Please have a seat. Sari, you are extraordinary. You are right, I have been traveling our country for many years meeting with extrao  more