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Kristi Noem Installs New FEMA Chief After Ousting Cameron Hamilton
The departing administrator told lawmakers that he didn’t support eliminating the agency.
Head of FEMA removed after saying the agency should not be abolished
The administration replaced Cameron Hamilton as acting administrator of the embattled disaster response agency, which Trump ...
Amidst FEMA staff cuts, worries grow about summer hurricane, tornado seasons
The Trump administration wants to rethink FEMA's role in disasters. So far it's mostly 'caused a lot of confusion.' ...
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States denied disaster aid as FEMA safety net begins to shrink
In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump turned down half the requests for major disaster aid that crossed his desk.
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FEMA to reduce reimbursement eligibility
Another change would see FEMA limiting the types of facilities eligible for reimbursement, specifically withholding funds for parks and recreation facilities, Bence said. Structures within that ...
FEMA can’t catch a break
Three weeks before the Atlantic hurricane season starts, the nation’s disaster response system is leaderless.
Trump denies disaster aid, tells states to do more amid threat of shutting down FEMA
Under President Donald Trump, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied federal assistance for tornadoes in Arkansas ...
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Congress Counters Trump with Massive FEMA Restructuring Plan
A bipartisan group in Congress is drafting a sweeping bill to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency—in some cases, ...
FEMA cleared of wrongdoing in probe into anti-Trump bias
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has been cleared of wrongdoing in a probe focusing on anti-Trump bias, ...