Acting FEMA head David Richardson steps down after troubled tenure ⊖
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Richardson is the second official President Donald Trump has appointed to lead FEMA since the start of his second term.
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Acting head of FEMA leaves after short and troubled tenure ⊖
David Richardson, a former Marine Corps officer, is the second FEMA head to leave or be fired since May.
53 days ago
US court rules Trump violated order by placing conditions on FEMA grants
The judge called on the Trump administration to revise its grant requirements by next week, nixing immigration demands.
3 months ago
FEMA employees placed on leave after criticizing the Trump administration in open letter
The letter was signed by nearly 200 FEMA employees, about three dozen of whom used their names.
FEMA staffers warn Trump’s cuts will result in Katrina-level catastrophe
Nearly 200 current and former employees of the US emergency response agency urge Congress to protect FEMA.
States brace for less disaster relief aid as Trump administration reshapes FEMA
As the Trump administration lays out a new vision for FEMA, funding for western North Carolina's Hurricane Helene recovery hangs in the balance.
4 months ago
Trump administration reverses pledge to tie FEMA funds to stance on Israel following criticism
A clause in FEMA’s terms and conditions mandating states to maintain commercial ties with Israel and Israeli companies to be allowed access to federal emergency funds was quietly removed on Monday.
FEMA to send states $608 million to build migrant detention centers
FEMA is starting a "detention support grant program" to cover the cost of building temporary facilities. States have until August 8 to apply for the funds.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem says Trump wants FEMA 'remade,' not dismantled
Noem and Trump have previously floated getting rid of the agency, which administers emergency relief.
Trump heads to Texas a week after devastating floods – US politics live
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President reportedly backing away from abolishing FEMA but is still describing tragedy as a ‘once-in-every-200-year deal’ as at least 120 have died
Secretary of state Marco Rubio on Friday said there …