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‘FEMA broke the law’: Judge blocks federal government from spending NC disaster preparedness funding elsewhere

In May, members of Congress wrote a bipartisan letter to FEMA asking the agency to reinstate the Building Resilient ...
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Court temporarily blocks Trump from reallocating FEMA disaster preparedness funds

A federal court on Tuesday temporarily barred the Trump administration from reallocating funds used by the Federal Emergency ...

Tennesseans have two weeks left to apply for federal assistance for April storms, FEMA says

The deadline to apply for assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency is Tuesday, August 19, at 11:59 p.m.
The Las Vegas Optic15h

A judge reaffirms FEMA must pay NM fire victims for emotional damages. Will the agency appeal?

A nearly two-year court battle finally came to an end late last month, with a federal judge ruling — again — that the Federal ...
WWLP Springfield on MSN15h

States wary of shift in federal disaster response

With record-breaking wildfires, floods and storms battering communities nationwide — and President Donald Trump pushing to ...

Kentucky governor praises FEMA under Trump, says its a 'credit to his administration'

Gov. Andy Beshear offered some praise of President Trump's FEMA on Tuesday during a podcast interview, but expressed concern that Trump wanted to "unwind" the agency.
Kentucky Today12h

Storm-damaged churches may be eligible for FEMA benefits

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says with President Trump’s recent approval of public assistance in areas ...
Governing18h

Emergency Managers Regroup as FEMA Pulls Back Support

Hurricane season begins in earnest in August. The devastating floods in Texas earlier this summer underscored the importance of state and local readiness as the federal government rethinks its role in ...

FEMA Will Deny Grants to States and Cities That Boycott Israeli Companies

The move by the Trump administration may be largely symbolic since official boycotts on Israeli firms are rare.
Nevada Appeal11h

Nevada scrambles to adapt to FEMA funding cuts, new requirement to fund border security

A new requirement that states fund immigration enforcement and the apparent axing of a grant program for densely populated ...

Former FEMA Head: Cuts to Federal Response Programs Guarantee Future Disasters | Opinion

FEMA was ready to respond to this week's floods in Texas—but was delayed by administrative hurdles and approval processes ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency

The latest news and top stories on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A prominent Washington D.C.-based federal governmental body, FEMA is dedicated to coordinating the U.S. government’s ...