In 2002 President Bush had appointed a commission to look into the September 11 attacks, and two years later it issued its final report. The commission found that the key pre-September 11 failure at the CIA was its not adding to the State Department’s “watch list” two of the “muscle” hijackers. More.
The September 11 commission and its findings
Goldman, Nadler Slam Trump Administration for Failing to Fully Staff World Trade Center Health Program, Reassigning Personnel to DHS
Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (NY-10) and Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) are demanding answers about the Trump Administration’s decision to reassign staff from the World Trade Center Health Program (WTCHP) to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). More.
NYS officials seek answers after World Trade Center health workers are reassigned
New York lawmakers and 9/11 victim advocates are calling on the Trump administration to reverse the reassignment of two top World Trade Center Health Program officials as the program grapples with service delays and staffing shortages. More.
Brussels attacks 10 years on: a survivor’s testimony
Ten years after the Brussels bombings of 22 March 2016, Christelle Giovannetti still bears the scars. Yet the 40-year-old French woman, who was at Maelbeek metro station when suicide bombers struck, says she has found meaning in the connections that have emerged from the atrocity. More.
The "Harding Memo" Paper Chase
25 years ago, Andrew Carboy was catching a subway train to his office at 120 Broadway. He had a deposition at noon in Brooklyn, but decided to stop by the office on the way. More.
NY Calls on Trump to Restore 9/11 Health Program Staff
Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday called on the Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the federal Department of Homeland Security to undo efforts to gut essential services provided through the World Trade Center Health Program by reassigning personnel to federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More.
Gov. Hochul calls for restoration of 9/11 health program staff
Gov. Hochul is calling on the Trump administration to restore staffing levels at the World Trade Center Health Program after personnel were reportedly reassigned to other federal agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. More.
WTC staff reassigned to ICE: 9/11 advocates warn of longer wait times for people suffering from 9/11‑related illnesses
Federal reassignments inside the World Trade Center Health Program are worsening already‑severe delays in care for people suffering from 9/11‑related illnesses, according to advocates and members of Congress. More.