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The Latest Breaking News from FEMA

Fema staff outraged by draft plans for deep cuts under Trump

Staff warn that the homeland security secretary’s proposed cuts could weaken Fema’s disaster response

The Guardian - US

Kristi Noem's Cutthroat Plans For FEMA Disaster Responders Revealed

A report from The Washington Post indicates that the White House is planning to reduce the number of FEMA workers by half.

International Business Times

New emails show how Kristi Noem plans to slash the number FEMA disaster responders in half this year

Layoffs across the agency would likely be carried out in stages, according to three people briefed on the plans

The Independent UK

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‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say

Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters

The Guardian - US

Federal judge blocks White House’s reductions of homeland security funding to states

Judge said cuts were ‘another example’ of Trump administration tying state assistance to its immigration crackdown

The Guardian - US

Trump's Unposted Truth Social Rant Exposed As Leaked Oval Office Photo 'Says It All'

Leaked Oval Office photo of Trump's unposted Truth Social draft on WA flooding sparks scrutiny over crisis communication, disaster response, and tensions in presidential messaging.

International Business Times UK

FEMA to send Georgia more than $300 million in Hurricane Helene relief after accusations of delays

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has announced $350 million in funding for relief efforts following Hurricane Helene and Tropical Storm Debby

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Federal judge orders FEMA to restore billions in canceled disaster mitigation funding

A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered the Trump administration to restore billions in canceled FEMA disaster mitigation funding

The Independent UK

Did Noem really have to rush out of a Congressional hearing for a FEMA meeting? Or was it canceled?

Noem’s office said she did not learn her afternoon meeting had been canceled until 25 minutes after she left the House committee meeting

The Independent UK

Meeting about FEMA reforms abruptly canceled, AP source says

A presidentially appointed council's meeting to announce reforms to FEMA was unexpectedly canceled, according to a source

The Independent UK

Trump's FEMA review group abruptly cancels final report meeting - Roll Call

A meeting for a Trump administration council tasked with recommending changes to FEMA was abruptly canceled Thursday.

Roll Call

White House Devolves Into 'SNL-Skit' Meeting As Noem Says POTUS 'Kept The Hurricanes Away'

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem credited Donald Trump for an unprecedented hurricane-free season, a remark widely mocked as an 'SNL-skit moment'.

International Business Times UK

Trump administration puts Fema workers back on administrative leave

Fourteen workers who signed a petition that warned cuts put the US at risk were initially suspended in August

The Guardian - US

FEMA now says workers were "wrongly" reinstated

The workers were "without authorization reinstated by bureaucrats acting outside of their authority," DHS said.

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The Independent UK

FEMA agents couldn’t survey Chicago storm damage because ICE had swarmed the area for raids: report

FEMA agents were reportedly concerned that presence of ICE agents would spark backlash from community members and impede operations

Capital & Main

California Endures Whipsaw Climate Extremes as Federal Support Withers

Data and aid to fight landslides fueled by bigger fires and intense storms are imperiled under Trump

Roll Call

FEMA to get new interim director ahead of agency review report - Roll Call

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is set to have a new interim director start next week, ahead of a review on an agency reorganization.

International Business Times UK

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick Faces £4m FEMA Theft Case as District Braces for Fallout

Florida congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick is indicted over £4m in alleged FEMA fund theft, raising questions about federal relief oversight and her political future.

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The Independent UK

Death row inmate who killed his boss in brutal attack set for lethal injection in Florida’s 17th execution this year

The highest previous annual total of Florida executions was eight in 2014

The Independent UK

Trump administration makes major changes to a report it commissioned on FEMA reforms, AP sources say

A draft report on reforms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency has been significantly reduced in size, according to three people familiar with the matter

Axios

Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick indicted, could face up to 53 years in prison

Cherfilus-McCormick is accused of stealing $5 million in FEMA overpayments and funneling them into her congressional campaign.

Roll Call

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick accused of stealing FEMA funds - Roll Call

The Justice Department on Wednesday accused Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of using a FEMA overpayment to support her 2021 campaign.

The Conversation

How Canada and the European Union could ensure the survival of the International Criminal Court

Canada has yet to officially throw its support behind the International Criminal Court (ICC), an institution it helped create, against targeted sanctions imposed on several prosecutors and judges by the United States earlier this year.

The Independent UK

Trump team considering moving FEMA headquarters from DC to Texas

News of the potential move comes as FEMA’s Acting Administrator resigned from his role

The Texas Tribune

Trump administration considers moving FEMA to Texas and tapping state’s top emergency official, report says

According to Politico, federal officials could relocate the agency here and tap Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd to lead it.

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