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Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FEMA workers who sounded alarm over nation’s disaster preparedness reinstated after 8 months

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks with reporters on the steps at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Homeland Security shutdown ends hours before workers would have gone without pay again

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

FILE - The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters is photographed in Washington, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

FEMA will resume major grant program after yearlong hiatus, following a court order

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

People wait in a TSA security line at Terminal A of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) in Newark, N.J., U.S., Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Record airport security lines among long list of DHS shutdown impacts

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Raw sewage flows into the Potomac River after a massive sewage pipe rupture in Glen Echo, Md., Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

D.C. mayor asks Trump for help with Potomac River sewage spill

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

A TSA agent wears a Transportation Security Administration badge while checking identification at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in SeaTac, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) ** FILE **

Democrats float breaking up DHS bill: Funding TSA, FEMA, other agencies except ICE and border patrol

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

FILE - An aerial view shows houses being rebuilt on cleared lots months after the Palisades Fire, Dec. 5, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Trump executive order seeks to speed up rebuilding of homes destroyed by Los Angeles wildfires

By Christopher Weber and Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

A Dominican man, left, and an activist, right, are detained by plainclothes officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement after an immigration hearing at the immigration court inside the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, on June 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

House Democrats balk at DHS funding bill but struggle with unanimous vision of ICE’s future

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

FILE - A general view of the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Maui braces for possible end to FEMA rental assistance and more housing strain for fire survivors

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis speaks to the National Governors Association at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo., July 25, 2025. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) **FILE**

Trump blocks disaster relief to Colorado; Gov. Polis blames ‘political games’

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

James Jones carries sandbags while trying to prevent water from running off a property scorched in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., as the region remains under flash flood warnings on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Acting head of FEMA David Richardson is stepping down

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., is seen here on May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) **FILE**

FEMA discriminated against pro-gun homes in disaster relief missions

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

FILE - Homeowner Daniel Olivas hugs Lorrie McMillan, a chaplain with Texans on Mission Disaster Relief, as he clears debris from his home, which was heavily damaged from flash floods along the Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

State emergency officials say new rules and delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., is seen here on May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) **FILE**

Judge rules feds can’t require states to cooperate on immigration to get disaster money

By Michael Casey - Associated Press

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a television interview at the White House, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Almost 50% of FEMA employees do social media while on the job; some consume porn

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Some FEMA staffers put on administrative leave after signing dissent letter

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

FILE - Camper's belongings sit outside one of Camp Mystic's cabins near the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area, July 7, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Eli Hartman, file)

Some FEMA staff call out Trump cuts in public letter of dissent

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Sept. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot reallocate billions meant for disaster mitigation

By Jack Brook and Michael Casey - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Sept. 1, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) **FILE**

FEMA overhaul gets bipartisan boost in Congress

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, center, speaks with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, right, about ongoing search and rescue efforts after recent flooding along the Guadalupe River during a press conference on Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Gonzalez)

‘Despicable’: DHS Secretary Noem rips Democrats for playing politics on Texas flooding

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times