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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

Nancy Epperson, right, and Brooklyn Pucek, 6, visit a memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Trump to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA

By Sean Murphy and Will Weissert - Associated Press

Nancy Epperson, right, and Brooklyn Pucek, 6, visit a memorial for flood victims along the Guadalupe River on Thursday, July 10, 2025, in Kerrville, Texas. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Trump plans to tour Texas flood damage as the scope of the disaster tests his pledge to shutter FEMA

By Sean Murphy and Will Weissert - Associated Press

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

Texas flooding, and politics around it, underscore the challenges Trump faces in replacing FEMA

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

FILE - Team Rubicon volunteer Nicholas Duchnowski of Broomfield, Colo., moves belongings into an apartment that will be home to Afghan refugees, in the north Denver suburb of Thornton, Colo., Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, Filepronto)

Aid groups weigh how much more they can help if FEMA reduces its disaster response

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

Dustin Holmes, second from right, holds hands with his girlfriend, Hailey Morgan, while returning to their flooded home with her children Aria Skye Hall, 7, right, and Kyle Ross, 4, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024, in Crystal River, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Turmoil, worry swirl over cuts to key federal agencies as hurricane season begins

By Seth Borenstein and Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

Brian Lowery stands before what remains of his home, which was ripped apart by a tornado, in Tylertown, Miss., on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)

While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance

By Sophie Bates - Associated Press

Clean up continues inside the fire station after flooding on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 in Westernport, Md. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

FEMA’s acting chief says agency will shift more disaster recovery responsibilities to the states

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira - Associated Press

Cam Hamilton acting administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations dubcommittee on Homeland Security oversight hearing of FEMA on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

FEMA’s acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony

By Chris Megerian and Gabriela Aoun - Associated Press

Utility poles and lines hang over downtown Mount Pleasant, N.C., on Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects

By Jack Brook - Associated Press

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during an interview at the governor's mansion in Little Rock, Ark., on Friday, April 18, 2025. (Thomas Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

Arkansas Republicans urge Trump administration to reconsider disaster aid denial

By Alex Miller - The Washington Times

FILE - The Eaton Fire destroys a structure, Jan. 7, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

Radical environmentalism and failed leadership turned America’s wildfires into costly infernos

By Jeff Stier