Virginia families who lost their homes when Tropical Strom Lee flooded their Woodbridge, Va. trailer park demonstrated Friday in front of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which denied the state disaster aid. more ›

After initially denying Virginia disaster assistance for those whose property was damaged in the August earthquake, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved Gov. Robert McDonnell’s second request for aid. more ›

Now that inspections of the NationalWashington Monument and National Cathedral for earthquake damage have completed, it was only a matter of time before any numbers came out regarding the cost of repairs. During a post-tour press conference outside the National Cathedral Thursday, Mayor Vincent Gray told reporters that he would ask the Federal Emergency Management Agency for $22 million in federal funds for various repair projects. more ›

Good morning, Washington. The National Air and Space Museum closed Saturday and at least one person was pepper-sprayed after hundreds of anti-war demonstrators tried to enter the museum to protest a drone exhibit. The group was carrying signs that are forbidden inside, and some individuals reportedly began shoving guards when asked to leave the signage at the door. more ›

In a letter today, D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief assistance for Metro in the wake of this month's historic snow storms. more ›

We have an undeniable surplus of Michael Browns in D.C. There's Michael D. Brown, one of our two elected shadow senators. more ›

Mayor Fenty's office sent out a press release on Wednesday to announce that the District will spend $2.5 million to improve the 17th Street levee. As you may recall, the Federal Emergency Management Agency proposed new flood maps in January to include an area in Southwest Washington from the Lincoln Memorial to Fort McNair. The change would have required many private property owners to purchase mandatory flood insurance, but FEMA recently agreed to delay implementation of the new maps. The city hopes the plan will prevent insurance premiums from spiking in the proposed flood plain. more ›