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

Nearly 1,000 households displaced by Maui's wildfires are anxiously awaiting news on federal assistance

The Independent UK

MacKenzie Scott is using her $26 billion philanthropy push to rescue organizations in danger after the Trump administration's funding cuts

The billionaire philanthropist steps in to help organizations with causes that “continue to be politicized and jeopardized,” said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project.

Fortune

Senior Homeowners in Georgia Are Seeing Higher Flood Premiums

If you’ve lived in the Peach State for more than a few seasons, you know that a “light afternoon shower” can turn a suburban cul-de-sac...

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Trump Administration to Begin FEMA Cuts, Dozens of Disaster Response Workers to Be Terminated

According to a report, FEMA employees received emails on New Year's Eve informing them their positions would not be renewed and that their services would no longer be needed once their contracts expire in early January.

International Business Times

Trump Administration to Begin FEMA Cuts, Dozens of Disaster Response Workers to Be Terminated

Latin Times

Leaked Emails Reveal FEMA Bracing for 11,500 Job Cuts as Disaster Workers Fired on New Year's Eve

FEMA supervisors expressed shock as disaster workers were abruptly terminated on New Year's Eve, with leaked emails showing plans to cut more than half the agency's workforce.

International Business Times UK

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

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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

‘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

The Independent UK

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

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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

Roll Call

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.

International Business Times UK

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'.

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The Guardian - US

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

Axios

FEMA now says workers were "wrongly" reinstated

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

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.

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

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