Deborah Rod
The FEMA Home Inspection: What to Expect and How to Prepare
After a disaster strikes, navigating the path to recovery can feel overwhelming. If you've applied for federal assistance,…
How to Check Your FEMA Application Status
Once you apply for FEMA disaster assistance, you can track your application through three channels: the DisasterAssistance.gov website,…
How to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance
When a disaster strikes, the path to recovery can feel overwhelming. Homes, possessions, and a sense of security…
What FEMA Does When There’s No Disaster
When the Federal Emergency Management Agency appears in the national consciousness, it is almost always framed by disaster:…
Presidential Major Disaster Declarations: How Federal Aid Gets Activated
When a hurricane obliterates a coastline, a wildfire consumes a town, or a flood devastates a region, the…
The Stafford Act Explained: How FEMA Responds to Disasters
When a hurricane, wildfire, or flood overwhelms a community, the arrival of federal assistance often seems like a…
FEMA vs. Red Cross: What They Do and How They Differ
After a disaster, you'll hear about FEMA and the American Red Cross. While both are vital to the…
How FEMA Was Created
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, coordinates the federal government's disaster response. When hurricanes, floods, or wildfires…
ACA Healthcare Subsidies Guide: Who Qualifies and How to Apply
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed in 2010, represents one of the most significant reforms of…
The Trump Administration’s Control of the Department of Justice
The United States Department of Justice has long operated under a guiding principle solidified after the Watergate scandal:…
How Presidential Words Shape America’s Response to National Crises
When disaster strikes America, the president's first words carry extraordinary weight. From Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio addresses during…
A Guide to Each State’s Job Training and Placement Programs
A network of public programs exists to help you succeed: finding jobs, accessing education and training for new…
A New Space Race: How America, China, and Russia Are Racing for the Moon and Mars
A Changed Playing Field From Ideology to Economics Countries now want resources and military advantage, not just bragging…
About the White House Doctor
Beyond the ever-present Secret Service detail, another figure remains close, a personal physician who shadows the leader of…
The Red Phone Myth: How Hollywood Created Cold War Fiction
The image is burned into American consciousness: the President in the Oval Office, facing global crisis, reaching for…