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MacKenzie Scott’s latest $60 million donation is a sign philanthropists are trying to fill the void from Trump’s cuts to FEMA

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October 29, 2025
‘Grant purgatory’ is a growing risk to crisis response, and the government shutdown isn’t helping, state emergency officials say
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‘Grant purgatory’ is a growing risk to crisis response, and the government shutdown isn’t helping, state emergency officials say

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated Press
October 19, 2025
A german shepherd and a FEMA worker search for damage and victims in the wake of Hurricane Helen. They walk next to a pile of branches and debris.
Environment

Trump critics inside FEMA put on indefinite leave after blasting cuts in dissent letter

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated Press
August 27, 2025
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Environment

‘I was just dumbfounded’: Trump kicks 15 high school students out of FEMA Youth Preparedness Council

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated Press
August 13, 2025
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

By Ryan J. Foley, Christopher L. Keller, Jim Mustian and The Associated Press
July 12, 2025
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Environment

Trump’s Texas response looks a lot like the FEMA he just promised to begin ‘phasing out’

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated Press
July 9, 2025
FEMA says it will stick with last year’s hurricane plan after its director tells staff he ‘didn’t realize it was a season’
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FEMA says it will stick with last year’s hurricane plan after its director tells staff he ‘didn’t realize it was a season’

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June 3, 2025
FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts
Politics

FEMA cancels classes at national fire training academy amid federal funding cuts

By Christine Fernando and The Associated Press
March 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in the Rotunda of the US Capitol
Environment

Trump proposes ‘getting rid of FEMA’ as he heads to fire-ravaged California

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January 24, 2025
damaged home
Politics

FEMA fires manager who told staff to skip homes with Trump signs

By Ari Natter and Bloomberg
November 10, 2024
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump prays with Mike Stewart, owner of Pine View Buildings, and others, after delivering remarks on the damage and federal response to Hurricane Helene.
Politics

Trump repeats false FEMA claims right in front of NC GOP official who debunked them weeks ago

By Michelle L. Price, Bill Barrow and The Associated Press
October 21, 2024
A Waffle House location covered in trees and debris after a storm
Environment

What the Waffle House Index says about Hurricane Milton

By Hannah Schoenbaum and The Associated Press
October 9, 2024
How the Waffle House Index helps FEMA judge a hurricane’s severity
Environment

How the Waffle House Index helps FEMA judge a hurricane’s severity

By Hannah Schoenbaum and The Associated Press
October 9, 2024
The secretary for the Department of Homeland Security speaks to the press
Politics

Helene is the deadliest hurricane in 20 years—and the government says it doesn’t have enough funding to last through the season

By Kevin Freking, Colleen Long and The Associated Press
October 4, 2024
car submerged in flood water
Environment

FEMA is denying requests for aid as relief fund runs dry amid record number of costly disasters

By Shruti Date Singh and Bloomberg
July 12, 2024

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