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Kristi Noem backtracks on FEMA, says Trump wants it ‘remade’
In a shift, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appeared on Sunday to walk back earlier plans for a sweeping dismantling ...
Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' and more tariffs are set for U.S. trade partners: Weekend Rundown
Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' and more tariffs are set for U.S. trade partners: Weekend Rundown Homeland ...
Donald Trump wants FEMA "remade," not eradicated—DHS Secretary
The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens ...
Trump Admin to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Meant for Children
The Trump administration has ordered 500 metric tons of emergency food aid—enough to feed 1.5 million malnourished children for a week—to be incinerated tomorrow rather than be distributed as part of ...
Trump administration moves away from abolishing FEMA
As Trump visits Texas to see the impact of last week’s deadly flash floods, the White House has backed away from plans to ...
Opinion
The Trump Administration Is Violating the First Rule of Disasters
In the days since the Texas flash-flood disaster, the Department of Homeland Security has had a stock response to questions about delays in the federal government’s response, or about a recent rule ...
Norman was ready to build a new flood warning system. Then FEMA axed the funding
President Donald Trump’s administration has systematically reduced states’ access to resources to safeguard their people ...
Floods put Abbott, a disaster veteran, at crossroads of Trump’s FEMA rebrand
Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott participated in the first meeting of a new council to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He criticized FEMA ...