In a rare sign of pushback against President Trump, a coalition of congressional Republicans from the New York area rebuked the president for cuts to a federal program that administers aid to emergency workers and others suffering from toxins related to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. More.
DOGE Cuts 9/11 Survivors’ Fund, and Republicans Join Democrats in Rebuke
Wednesday Morning on the Horizon
Like many children that grew up in New Jersey, Christine Fiorelli would frequently visit New York City with her family. Some of the most memorable visits were when she would go with her father, Stephen J. Fiorelli, to his office at the World Trade Center, where he worked for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey as an engineer. More.
9/11 health program cuts to cause 'life and death' delays, fired worker says
Just before his confirmation as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged to help 9/11 responders and survivors, two U.S. senators from New York said Tuesday. More.
U.S. senators criticize staffing cuts in health care program for 9/11 responders
Two U.S. senators are raising questions about how staffing cuts to the World Trade Center Health Program will affect 9/11 first responders, survivors and residents affected by the terrorist attacks who now live throughout the country. More.
'It lacks humanity': 9/11 community advocates warn of staffing cuts at federal health program
Advocates for the 9/11 community are warning of staffing cuts at a federal program that helps first responders and others sickened by toxic smoke and debris receive medical help. More.
N.Y. police officer dies from cancer resulting from service at 9/11
A former Nassau County Police Department officer has died as a result of cancer from serving at Ground Zero after the 9/11 terror attacks, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page. Officer Philip Schifini, 63, served with the Nassau County Police Department for 28 years, according to the page. More.
FDNY union reclassifies deaths of retired members as 9/11-related deaths
The Uniformed Firefighters Association ( UFA ) has reclassified the deaths of two retired members of the FDNY as 9/11-related deaths, according to a post on the union’s X, formerly Twitter, page. More.
Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors’ evidence in 9/11 attacks
Newly unsealed documents give one of the most detailed views yet of the evidence gathered on the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, including how prosecutors allege he and others interacted with the hijackers who carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. More.