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'Higher risk of harm from natural disasters': Trump admin sued for installing acting FEMA heads with 'no prior emergency management experience'
A collection of blue state attorneys general and a governor accused Trump of "unlawfully" installing acting FEMA ...
US senator seeks release of delayed security funds from FEMA
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency must release months-overdue funding notices for security grants that help cities ...
Deadly Texas flooding puts Trump’s past talk of eliminating FEMA to the test
President Trump has not talked about eliminating FEMA as the emergency response agency helps with recovery efforts from the ...
FEMA's flood maps often miss dangerous flash flood risks, leaving homeowners unprepared
While FEMA has improved the accuracy and accessibility of the maps over time with better data, digital tools and community ...
Donald Trump Wants FEMA 'Remade,' Not Eradicated—DHS Secretary
The administration supported search and rescue operations in Kerr County, Texas, after at least 120 people died and dozens ...
FEMA approved Camp Mystic appeals to exempt buildings from flood zone
Camp Mystic successfully appealed to remove several structures from a FEMA flood zone, despite being located in a high-risk ...
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Heckuva time to make an appearance: Trump's FEMA chief drops in on Texas flood zone
Rachel Maddow introduces viewers to the unfamiliar image of Donald Trump's pick to lead FEMA, David Richardson, who finally ...
Fate of US disaster relief agency FEMA still being discussed
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has no immediate plans to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency amid ...
FEMA’s Texas-sized test
Weeks before flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) participated in the first meeting of a new ...