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The move is opposed by fiscal conservatives who want to pair spending reform to the debt ceiling increase, which will push the nation's borrowing limit well about $20 trillion. The Senate will tie a critical hurricane relief measure to legislation that would increase the nation's borrowing limit, after theHouse planned to take up the two bills separately.
The Hurricane Harvey death toll has risen to more than 60 people, as cleanup efforts and disaster relief attempts continue to progress in southeast Texas. Many Houston residents who had been in shelters for the past week are beginning to come out to assess the damage and chart their way forward.
The Capitol is seen at sunrise as Congress returns from the August recess to face work on immigration, the debt limit, funding the government, and Hurricane Harvey, in Washington, Tuesday. WASHINGTON >> Congress ends its five-week summer recess Tuesday as storm-ravaged states clamor for Harvey aid, the Trump administration demands a swift increase in the nation's borrowing authority, and President Donald Trump's actions on immigration seem certain to upend the fall agenda.
President Trump is entering a critical fall, beset by low approval ratings, raw tensions with Republicans on Capitol Hill, an evolving nuclear crisis with North Korea and multiple investigations into alleged ties with Russia. This month, lawmakers will seek to raise the debt ceiling, pass a measure to fund the government and provide billions of dollars in relief for Texas and Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
A Standard & Poor's index of the five biggest U.S. airlines plunged 7.5 percent in August, wiping out about $10 billion in market value. Shares fell as a price war that started between Analysts see more pain ahead.
President Donald Trump and Melania Trump pass out food and meet people impacted by Hurricane Harvey during a visit to the NRG Center in Houston Saturday. It was his second trip to Texas in a week, and this time his first order of business was to meet with those affected by the record-setting rainfall and flooding.
The National Hurricane Center said at 0300 GMT that the storm was packing top sustained winds of 140 mph . "Additional strengthening is forecast during the next 48 hours," the NHC warned.
House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will have a packed schedule when Congress returns this week. Lawmakers have less than two weeks of legislative days to head off a government shutdown, raise the nation's borrowing limit and provide financial assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
The federal flood insurance program is on a course to continue falling deeper in debt, even when there is no catastrophic storm like Katrina or Harvey. The National Flood Insurance Program is currently on a path that will lead to a shortfall of $1.4 billion because its method for setting premiums has underestimated how much its claims will cost by about $1.1 billion and also because legislated surcharges are about $300 million shy of what's needed to cover premium discounts given to certain properties, according to the Congressional Budget Office report, National Flood Insurance Program Financial Soundness and Affordability .
Officials across the northeastern Caribbean canceled airline flights, shuttered schools and urged people to hunker down indoors as Hurricane Irma barreled toward the region as a powerful Category 4 storm expected to strengthen more before nearing land late Tuesday. States of emergency were declared in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and all of Florida while people on various Caribbean islands boarded up homes and rushed to find last-minute supplies, forming long lines outside supermarkets and gas stations.
As many people across Southwest Florida recover from record-breaking rainfall, some homeowners are wondering if their properties are covered in the event of another round of flooding. It's a common misconception that can cost homeowners thousands of dollars after a severe storm, once they realize that not all insurance is created equal.
Looming ahead are critical government funding deadlines and the last, best chance at championing a legislative win -- tax reform -- ahead of the 2018 midterm election. But Trump is clashing with Republican leaders, his approval ratings are in the 30s in most polls and more than half of voters are convinced he is bent on tearing the country apart, according to one recent Fox News survey.
Hurricane Irma grew into a powerful Category 4 storm Monday as it approached the northeastern Caribbean and was forecast to begin buffeting the region Tuesday. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 130 mph late Monday afternoon, and the U.S. National Hurricane Center said additional strengthening was expected.
Victoria's city and county officials agree: Much more remains to be done after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the city's homes and businesses. On Monday evening, local, state and federal officials met in Victoria's emergency operations center to discuss the city's road to recovery.
FEMA spokeswoman Tiana Suber says if those people's homes are found to be uninhabitable or inaccessible for an extended time, they may qualify for the agency's Transitional Shelter Assistance. Some will qualify for short-term hotel lodging at FEMA expense, while others will be referred to local agencies or voluntary organizations for possible assistance.
The report lists $42 million in costs, including debris removal, marine debris removal, repairs to culverts, damage at exit 5A , repairs to Lady's Island Airport, public facilities and mosquito abatement. The federal share of the costs is expected to be $31.5 million.
The American Red Cross is working around the clock to provide shelter, food, comfort and other emergency support to victims of Hurricane Harvey across Texas overnight. The Red Cross is also assisting the Louisiana state government with an emergency shelter which hosted nearly 1,300 people last night.
Among the most vulnerable in a region on the mend are Houston's estimated 575,000 undocumented immigrants, the third-largest population of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. Harvey wreaks havoc on Houston's undocumented immigrants Among the most vulnerable in a region on the mend are Houston's estimated 575,000 undocumented immigrants, the third-largest population of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. Check out this story on ydr.com: https://usat.ly/2eD4sWM Hurricane Harvey hit Houston's undocumented immigrants especially hard, with some not being able to pay rent because they haven't been able to go to work. Father-son activists Robert and Zakary Rodriguez donate their time, and a mattress.
It has been a deadly 24 hours on Kansas City roads with two people killed and one injured in auto-pedestrian collisions. The first one happened just after 10 p.m. Saturday.