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FEMA faces backlog of emergency aid requests as hurricane season nears
Eleven requests for disaster declarations are pending at the agency — a sign that it is reducing disaster aid to states, ...
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FEMA was starting to fix long-standing problems. Then came the Trump administration
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has a long history of failing to help those who need assistance the most after ...
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It's hurricane season. What's up with FEMA? Some New Orleans area leaders are worried.
Potential changes to FEMA — and the reimbursements it awards to parishes after storms — have some New Orleans leaders on edge ...
As hurricane season begins, Trump's FEMA chief once again fails to inspire confidence
It was a problem when the acting FEMA chief jokingly said he didn't know the U.S. has a hurricane season, but it wasn't the ...
St. Louis waits for aid as FEMA response to Missouri disasters is slowest in 15 years
The wait for federal aid after tornadoes in St. Louis is part of a pattern in Donald Trump’s second term of longer waits and, ...
Trump approves FEMA disaster relief for 8 states
JACKSON, Miss. -- President Donald Trump green-lit disaster relief for eight states on Friday, assistance that some of the ...
Victims of Kentucky's historic flooding seek aid, buyouts as FEMA deadline nears
Eric Gibson, Kentucky's Emergency Management director, said the Hazard Mitigation Program to buyout flood-prone homes needs ...
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When billions in emergency funds were stalled, the Trump administration sped FEMA money to some GOP-led states
The first directives to distribute funding came in March, when FEMA was sitting on a backlog ... assistance for its recovery from Hurricane Helene, according to the state’s office of emergency ...