Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is pushing back against criticism over her plan to overhaul the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), calling for a return to state-led disaster response.
Several employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) were placed on administrative leave Tuesday after signing an open letter criticizing the agency's leadership under President Donald Trump. The letter, posted on the website of non-profit group Stand Up for Science, accused Trump-appointed officials of inexperience and warned Congress of a potential disaster on the scale of Hurricane Katrina.
Parents who lost daughters in a devastating flood at Camp Mystic in Texas are demanding urgent legislative action, calling the tragedy “100% preventable.” The floodwaters from the Guadalupe River swept through the elite Hill Country camp, killing 27 campers and counselors, including one of the camp’s owners. Two victims, including 8-year-old Cile Steward, remain missing.
Tears and gratitude filled the Ingram Tom Moore High School event center Saturday as victims of the devastating July 4 Kerr County flood received $25,000 checks from country music legend George Strait’s fundraising efforts. The checks represent the first installment of assistance from Strait’s July 27 benefit concert in Boerne, which raised roughly $7 million for flood recovery. Governor Greg Abbott, Texas Division of Emergency Management Director Nim Kidd, and Strait’s longtime friend Tom Cusick personally handed out the relief funds.
Under the Trump administration, federal authorities are allocating $608 million from FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program to states willing to establish temporary immigration detention centers
Newly released internal emails show that FEMA officials and other Biden administration personnel privately acknowledged a potential “cancer cluster” risk following the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.
A bipartisan group in Congress is advancing legislation to prohibit political discrimination in federal disaster relief, following reports that FEMA workers skipped homes displaying support for President Trump.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has initiated the removal of terms related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and climate change from its official documents
FBI Director Kash Patel announced Wednesday that a senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official has been charged with attempting to defraud the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and making false statements to federal investigators.
Three additional employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have been fired following an investigation into workers who bypassed Florida homes displaying Trump campaign signs in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. Acting FEMA Administrator Cameron Hamilton confirmed the dismissals in a letter to House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, stating that the employees had failed "to meet our standards of conduct."
