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FEMA, Trump and Hurricane Season

Explainer-What is FEMA, US emergency agency under fire from Trump?

Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after David Richardson, the head of the U.S. disaster agency, said he had not been aware the country had a hurricane season,

The New York Times · 15h

How Trump Is Changing FEMA as Hurricane Season Begins

As President Trump remakes the agency, former officials say the changes could leave states without key federal support after disasters.

OregonLive.com · 2d

New FEMA director tells staff he didn’t know there was a hurricane season

President Donald Trump’s acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told staff that he was unaware that the U.S. has a hurricane season, but officials claimed he was only joking.

FEMA, White House and disasters

CNN on MSN · 1d

The White House is approving disaster relief funds without notifying FEMA, leading to delays and confusion

President Donald Trump approved millions of dollars in assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Virginia, which was reeling from devastating winter storms and flooding. Gov. Glenn Youngkin,

Raw Story on MSN · 1d

'FEMA didn't get the memo': Chaos reported in White House response to disasters

Sources revealed a troubling pattern in Donald Trump's second term that has resulted in chaos and delays in approving disaster relief funds. Current and former officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency say communication and coordination with the White House and agency leaders has dwindled,

E&E · 2d

White House defends FEMA chief’s baffling hurricane comments

Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the acting administrator's remarks about there not being a hurricane season was a joke.

LAist on MSN17h

FEMA was starting to fix long-standing problems. Then came the Trump administration

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a long history of failing to help those who need assistance the most after ...

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With hurricane season underway, Gulf Coast worries FEMA, Weather Service aren’t ready

With hurricane season officially underway, worries are mounting around whether President Trump’s cuts to the federal government have endangered the nation’s disaster response.The concern is ...

9hon MSN

Gov. Stein fears uncertainty for NOAA & FEMA’s future amid federal cuts, urges NC to get prepared for hurricane season

When federal resources aren’t certain, personal and local preparedness becomes all that more important,” Stein said. “The ...

1don MSN

Joke or no joke, FEMA staff confused, concerned about budget cuts

The remark was made during a briefing by David Richardson, who has led FEMA since early May. The U.S. hurricane season ...

10hon MSN

FEMA to give Sanford fraction of cost to repair downtown Marina

Sanford leaders are asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a detailed explanation after learning the ...

14hon MSN

FEMA ‘joke’ from chief raises concerns about disaster preparedness in Black communities

Experts warn that Black communities stand to suffer the most in the event of any oversights or missteps from the Trump ...

Jewish temple in Colorado Springs concerned federal grant cuts will impact their security

After grants programs within the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have been cut since January, one Jewish community in Colorado Springs is worried about the grants that fund their security.

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FEMA assistance extended to July 25 for Kentuckians affected by April storms

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Thursday that Kentucky homeowners and renters who suffered damaged to property in severe storms in April have an extended deadline to apply for ...

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