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FEMA faces nearly 30 lawsuits over Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire compensation delays
Three years after the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire tore through northern New Mexico, destroying nearly a thousand structures ...
US emergency agency FEMA should be 'eliminated as it exists today,' Noem says
The Federal Emergency Management Agency should be eliminated in its current form and reconfigured to respond more effectively ...
Noem doubles down on call to ax FEMA, then recreate it to support states
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has doubled down on her past calls to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) — but also says it should be “remade” as the agency responds ...
WATCH LIVE: Trump’s FEMA council meets with DHS as agency responds to Texas flood devastation
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem are expected to deliver ...
Trump’s FEMA Proposals and Feud With Gavin Newsom Could Devastate California’s Disaster Response
Jeremy Lindenfeld, Capital & Main This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with ...
FEMA to open 'Disaster Recovery Center' in Kerrville following fatal Texas floods
A disaster recovery center in Kerrville will aid victims of the Texas floods, offering FEMA assistance and support from ...
Amid Trump's FEMA phase-out, disasters make stark the need for federal help
Jen Psaki looks at questions about the preparedness of FEMA to offer its full assistance to Americans struggling through ...
Texas is relying on FEMA. State leaders said it should be cut
The governor and top emergency official in Texas are both members of a council advising the Trump administration on options for eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency.