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FEMA Pushes Back on Criticism, Says Texas Flood Response ‘a Model’ for Disaster Response
The acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is pushing back on criticisms of the federal response to the central Texas floods that killed at least 136 people earlier this ...
Politics Surrounding Texas Flooding Underscore Challenges in Replacing FEMA
Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin "phasing out" the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to "wean off of FEMA" and "bring it down to the state ...
Victims of ‘Low Attention Disasters’ Must Go It Alone
The ashes of Hatim Naim's burned home lie just a few dozen miles west of the Los Angeles areas destroyed by January's Palisades and Eaton fires. But because the Mountain Fire, which destroyed 182 ...
Judge Rules Administration Violated Court Order by Pausing FEMA Grants
A federal judge ruled on Friday that Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's administration violated a court order by halting Federal Emergency Management Agency's disbursement of millions of ...
Some Hurricane Helene Victims Embrace Push to End FEMA
Emily Russell remembers feeling hopeful after she managed to get an appointment with the Federal Emergency Management Agency not long after Hurricane Helene ripped though her home in Swannanoa, North ...
Congress’ Funding Deal Includes More Than $100B in Disaster Aid
Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100 billion in emergency aid to help states and local ...
Massachusetts Governor Appeals Denial of Federal Disaster Aid for Flooding
Gov. Maura Healey is appealing a decision of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deny the state's request for a major disaster declaration to support Massachusetts cities and towns battered by ...