Trump shifts his tone on FEMA
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After criticizing the agency for being ineffective for months, the Trump administration now plans to reform it to supplement state disaster response efforts.
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President Donald Trump is visiting Texas on Friday to assess catastrophic flooding that has killed at least 120 people.
A task force consisting of four members will assist recovery efforts after devastating floods. Common Childhood Virus Linked to Alzheimer’s Development in Old Age Paid sick leave repealed for millions in Missouri
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been exerting more direct control over the agency, which President Donald Trump has talked about "getting rid of."
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Just weeks ago, President Donald Trump said he wanted to begin “phasing out” the Federal Emergency Management Agency after this hurricane season to “wean off of FEMA” and “bring it down to the state level.
Some FEMA officials claim President Trump's cost-cutting policies are to blame for the delayed response to the disastrous Texas floods.
As hurricane season bears down, a new layer of uncertainty is spreading through the disaster response system: a wall of silence from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that’s leaving officials from across the country scrambling for answers.
Washington County Emergency Management Director Richard Hays says they’re ready to respond when disaster strikes.