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Chantal caused catastrophic flooding and six deaths in central North Carolina. Orange County leaders said the cost of repairs ...
Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders ...
A coalition of 20 state attorneys general claims President Trump illegally terminated FEMA's pre-disaster mitigation program.
The lawsuit was filed after over 60 North Carolina entities lost funding after the Building Resilient Infrastructure and ...
Trump Blames Migrants, Not the Climate Crisis, for FEMA Funding Issues While the nation’s politicians decide whether or not to act, undocumented migrants will likely make up a large percentage ...
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is tightening her grip on her department’s purse strings, ordering that every contract and grant over $100,000 must now cross her desk for approval, according ...
While recently-criticized FEMA funds used for migrant issues is formally partitioned from disaster relief (DRF), Roy said COVID-19 response-related funding falls in the disaster relief pot.
FEMA canceled some projects already in the works and refused to approve new ones despite funding from Congress.
Andrew Stanton is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in Maine. His role is reporting on U.S. politics and social issues. Andrew joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Boston Globe. He is a graduate of ...
Misinformation about FEMA funding being sent to support migrants caught on in particular. Since 2019, during Donald Trump’s first term, ... among other issues.
FEMA faces critical funding shortages and staffing challenges as Hurricane Helene recovery efforts ... and I’m more concerned about their workforce issues now than I ever have been,” said ...
Petersburg officials will address the city's flooding emergency and decades-old Appomattox River issues at a Thursday press ...