Exclusive: FEMA firings reveal roiling tension and confusion within the Department of Homeland Security
One week into the Trump administration, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a directive that the Federal Emergency ...
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Truth Be Told: FEMA is neither perfect nor political
In the end, FEMA helped more than 154,000 families in North Carolina with aid, with assistance also going to other ...
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Florida officials are backing President Trump's idea to 'get rid of FEMA'
A proposal to eliminate the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is gaining ground. Some officials in Florida are backing the idea as they believe it would give states more control over ...
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Housing advocates say cutting FEMA could drastically affect disaster response in Kentucky
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'Getting rid of FEMA': Takeaways from Trump's trip to two disaster zones
Inaugurated on Monday, President Donald Trump spent Friday on a coast-to-coast tour of disaster zones, musing about abolishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency and conditioning California ...
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DR CONGO CRISIS: Updates as top UN official tells emergency Security Council meeting ‘we are trapped’
26 January 2025 — Spiralling violence and killings in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo triggered an emergency Security Council meeting Sunday morning amid peacekeeper and civilian ...
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California Wildfires: Much-needed rain is expected to help firefighting efforts this weekend.
Shawn Hubler and Zolan Kanno-Youngs contributed reporting. President Trump mused on Friday about shutting down the Federal Emergency Management Agency, saying that states could do a better job at ...
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Touring disaster sites, Trump says he wants to get rid of FEMA
“I think we’re going to recommend that FEMA go away,” Trump said, suggesting that states take the lead in responding to disasters and then get reimbursed a percentage of their costs from the ...
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Trump suggests he may strip FEMA and let states "take care of their own problems"
President Donald Trump went on Fox News' "Hannity" Wednesday to complain about the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), accusing it of "getting in the way of everything" and promising to ...
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Trump's energy emergency is a gift to fossil fuel firms. It's likely headed to court
President Trump declared a national energy emergency as part of a flurry of executive orders issued Monday. But the document is not an emergency for all forms of energy, it's mostly supporting the ...
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Trump plans to declare a national energy emergency. Here’s what happens next.
Trump has also said he will declare a national energy emergency. Emergency declarations provide the government extra authority to take actions. But an energy emergency? That’s something no other ...
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FEMA gives Boston, MBTA $13M to reduce flood risks
The city of Boston and the MBTA will receive nearly $13 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to protect neighborhoods and infrastructure from the impacts of climate change.