U.S. Representative Greg Steube (R-Fla.) reintroduced the FEMA for America First Act on Thursday, a legislative effort aimed at restricting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster relief benefits to American citizens and certain noncitizens with specific legal statuses.
With news reports that FEMA firings will affect the majority of staff at the agency and hurricane season three months away, Floridians are about to be the guinea pigs in measuring the effects of
Deanne Criswell, who led FEMA during the Biden administration, says she is shielded from the lawsuit by "qualified immunity."
FEMA, which manages the flood-insurance program, said the two hurricanes as of Feb. 6 had led to more than 78,000 claims, with estimated losses possibly topping $10 billion. FEMA is able to borrow money from the U.
For the past month, the Trump Administration has taken a chainsaw approach to slashing the federal workforce, axing thousands of civil servants from their jobs in the president’s quest to reshape the government.
President Trump has pledged to reform FEMA, while suggesting it should be done away with. Two Floridians who used to lead the agency told WLRN they support the process — but caution federal emergency management is needed.
President Trump has talked about “getting rid of” FEMA and criticized its North Carolina response to Hurricane Helene.
A developing Trump administration plan for deep staff cuts and drastic changes at the Federal Emergency Management Agency is raising alarm among some state officials and even Republican lawmakers, who worry that it will weaken responses to future disasters.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, has been a fierce defender of the beleaguered agency that the president wants to eliminate.
After Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton pounded Florida’s Gulf Coast last year, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is borrowing $2 billion to pay National Flood Insurance Program claims. FEMA, which manages the flood-insurance program ...
During Hurricane Helene last year, which caused destructive flooding from Florida to North Carolina, FEMA deployed 900 employees to the area, some who reported working long hours of overtime to meet the overwhelming demand. FEMA called in hundreds of ...
Cuts at the Federal Emergency Management Agency could affect people across the country who are struggling to rebuild and prepare for disasters.