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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell
News

Hurricane Idalia kicks FEMA while it’s down

With Hurricane Idalia hitting the Gulf Coast of Florida and Georgia, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is readying its response but finding itself stretched thin.

Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.
Analysis

DeSantis in a storm

Hurricane Idalia is set to make landfall on Wednesday in the US state of Florida. The storm will be the first of many this hurricane season, but it blows in at a sensitive political moment for state Gov. Ron DeSantis. The woke-bashing Republican is currently a distant second to Donald Trump for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, but he’s also fending off an increasingly stiff challenge from the youthful upstart conservative tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. (Poll numbers here.)

People cast ballots inside the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections during early voting ahead of the midterm elections in Cleveland, Ohio, US, November 1, 2026.
Analysis

The global issues that have shaped the US midterm elections

We’re breaking down the three main issues that could help decide tomorrow’s elections: the cost of living, Israel, and AI.