Amid criticism, acting FEMA chief touts Texas flood response
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President Donald Trump denied disaster assistance for Western Maryland Wednesday that Gov. Wes Moore requested following massive floods that hit the region in May.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) joins Morning Joe to call out House Republicans for adjourning early to avoid a vote on the Epstein files: “They are running away… This is a Republican fight.” He also blasts FEMA leadership under Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem as dangerously unprepared for disaster season,
The head of FEMA offered no guarantees about the agency’s survival during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. He also defended the Trump administration's response to deadly floods in Texas. The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency offered ...
Kristi Noem suggested FEMA’s response to deadly Texas flooding was a model for the future. A resigning FEMA official apparently doesn’t see it that way.
David Richardson, acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Wednesday morning on ways to improve disaster response.
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FEMA is still paying Florida claims on 2024 storms amid debate about whether the federal agency should continue to exist.
The Trump administration wants to “rebrand” the agency to emphasize states’ roles in disaster response. But Texas’s history shows just how much it relies on federal funding.